Division I · Northeast Conference
Fairleigh Dickinson University, Metropolitan Campus Softball
Teaneck, NJ · the Knights · Fairleigh Dickinson University, Metropolitan Campus overview
26
Roster
1 over the D-I cap of 25
$691k
Team budget
19th percentile in Division I
$26,585
Per roster spot
median $46,727
3
Coaches
1 head · 2 assistant
983
APR
97% of players retained
96%
Admitted
bottom quarter for selectivity
Fairleigh Dickinson University, Metropolitan Campus fields a softball team in the Northeast Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 26 players, above the median of 23, with 1 head coach and 2 assistants. Team expenses were $691,217, below the median of $1.1M — $26,585 per roster spot, bottom quarter of Division I softball programs. Under the Division I roster cap of 25 in force from 2025-26, that is 1 over — cuts or attrition are likely, though players already on the roster may stay (65 of 305 Division I programs carried more than the cap). The team's multi-year Academic Progress Rate is 983, about the median of 989, with 97% of players retained year to year. The school gave $3,314,394 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $16,655 per roster spot.
Among Division I softball programs
Where this program sits against its 305 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#248Team budgetof 305 · Division I#264Spend per playerof 305 · Division I#48Roster sizeof 305 · Division I#198APRof 305 · Division I
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Roster sizes (cap 25)
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The program
- Roster26 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap25 1 over last season
- Coaching staff1 head, 2 assistant
- Team expenses$691,217 for the year
- Operating expenses$142,583 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$26,585 division median $46,727
- Academic Progress Rate983 multi-year; 986 latest
- Players retained97% year to year
- Eligible99% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, women's teams$3,314,394 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$16,655 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$89,478 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Chris Foye | Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Sarah Piening | Assistant Coach / Pitching Coach | On file · sign in |
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Recruiting timing
- Coaches may first contact youSeptember 1 of junior year
- Your own emailsAny time the rule limits what coaches send back
- High-school softball players338,315 2024-25
- Division I roster spots7,038 305 programs
- Odds of a spot1 in 48 2.1% of high-school players hold a Division I roster spot
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About the school
What an athlete asks first — each panel opens the full picture.Campus
Full picture →5,440undergraduates · 7,607 students in all
Women 58% Men 42%
- Setting
- Suburb
- Type
- Private · Master's university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →96%admitted · of 4,259 applicants
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 62%
Softball
Full picture →26on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 2526
1 over — players already on the roster may stay
Academic Progress Rate983
97% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $691,217 $26,585 per roster spot · bottom quarter of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 2 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $3,314,394
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $89,478
Cost
Full picture →$17,121net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $37,686
Campus safety
Full picture →0.08violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 0 burglaries · 1 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 0 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →31%of bachelor's degrees in liberal arts & general studies · 20 fields · Associate's, Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research Fairleigh Dickinson University, Metropolitan Campus
School pages built around what an athlete needs to know — the program's money and roster room, admissions fit, what a family really pays, majors, campus life and safety.
Softball program26 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions96% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$17,121 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsLiberal arts & general studies · 31%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusSuburb · 5,440Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety0.08 violent / 1,000Three years of reported offences against the divisionAthleticsEvery teamThe whole department: every team, staff and aid
Softball programs within 150 miles
| School | Miles | Roster | Budget | APR | Admitted | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fairleigh Dickinson University, Florham Division III · Middle Atlantic Conference Freedom | 0 | 26 | $691k | 983 | 96% | |
| Felician University Division II · Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference | 4 | 31 | $520k | — | 94% | |
| Yeshiva University Division III · Skyline Conference | 6 | 17 | $98k | — | 64% | |
| University of Mount Saint Vincent Division III · Skyline Conference | 6 | 21 | $87k | — | 85% | |
| Manhattan University Division I · Metro Conference | 7 | 16 | $507k | 1000 | 78% | |
| Columbia University-Barnard College Division I · The Ivy League | 7 | 19 | $599k | 996 | 4% | |
| Lehman College Division III · City University of New York Athletic Conference | 7 | 14 | $42k | — | 55% | |
| Fordham University Division I · Atlantic 10 Conference | 8 | 19 | $1.7M | 1000 | 56% | |
| John Jay College of Criminal Justice Division III · City University of New York Athletic Conference | 9 | 21 | $112k | — | 57% | |
| Montclair State University Division III · New Jersey Athletic Conference | 9 | 29 | $230k | — | 87% | |
| Hunter College Division III · City University of New York Athletic Conference | 9 | 16 | $27k | — | 54% | |
| William Paterson University of New Jersey Division III · New Jersey Athletic Conference | 10 | 19 | $93k | — | 93% |
Other softball programs in the Northeast Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Long Island University room for 7 | 18 | $1.2M | $64,607 | — | vs | |
| Wagner College 4 over cap | 29 | $780k | $26,902 | 980 | vs | |
| Central Connecticut State University 4 over cap | 29 | $740k | $25,506 | 977 | vs | |
| Fairleigh Dickinson University, Metropolitan Campus 1 over cap | 26 | $691k | $26,585 | 983 | vs | |
| Le Moyne College room for 1 | 24 | $636k | $26,512 | — | vs | |
| Stonehill College room for 1 | 24 | $564k | $23,517 | — | vs | |
| Mercyhurst University room for 3 | 22 | $564k | $25,651 | — | vs | |
| University of New Haven 1 over cap | 26 | $449k | $17,283 | — | vs |
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