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Fairmont State University Softball

Fairmont, WV · the Fighting Falcons · Fairmont State University overview
29
Roster
2024–25 season
$286k
Team budget
16th percentile in Division II
$9,845
Per roster spot
median $16,717
2
Coaches
1 head · 1 assistant
99%
Admitted
bottom quarter for selectivity

Fairmont State University fields a softball team in the Mountain East Conference (NCAA Division II). In 2024–25 the roster carried 29 players, above the median of 23, with 1 head coach and 1 assistant. Team expenses were $285,511, below the median of $393k — $9,845 per roster spot, bottom quarter of Division II softball programs. The school gave $820,596 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $4,770 per roster spot.

Among Division II softball programs

Where this program sits against its 269 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).

Team budget$286k
Spend per player$9,845
Roster size29
Coaching staff2

Team budgets across the division

$84k$1.2M
this programevery Division II softball program

Roster sizes

1263
this programevery Division II roster

The program

  • Roster29 2024–25 season
  • Coaching staff1 head, 1 assistant
  • Team expenses$285,511 for the year
  • Operating expenses$55,578 game-day and travel
  • Spend per roster spot$9,845 division median $16,717
  • Athletic aid, women's teams$820,596 school-wide
  • Aid per roster spot$4,770 across women's teams
  • Recruiting spend, women's$11,472 school-wide

Coaching staff

NameTitleEmail
Brooke Lowery head coachHead Coachnot on file
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Recruiting timing

  • Coaches may first contact youJune 15 after sophomore year
  • Your own emailsAny time the rule limits what coaches send back
  • High-school softball players338,315 2024-25
  • Division II roster spots6,493 269 programs
  • Odds of a spot1 in 52 1.9% of high-school players hold a Division II roster spot

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About the school

What an athlete asks first — each panel opens the full picture.
3,060undergraduates · 3,307 students in all
Women 57% Men 43%
Setting
Town
Type
Public · Master's university
Affiliation
None
99%admitted · of 1,979 applicants
SAT middle 50%830 – 1040
ACT middle 50%17 – 23
Test scores
Scores required
Graduate in 6 yrs
45%
29on the roster · 2024–25 season
Team expenses
$285,511 $9,845 per roster spot · bottom quarter of Division II
Coaches
1 head · 1 assistant
Athletic aid, women's teams
$820,596
Recruiting spend, women's
$11,472
$10,993net price · after grants, aided first-years
Sticker, in-state$22,940
Sticker, out-of-state$32,858
Average net price$10,993
Net price by family income
$0–30k$8,019
$30–48k$8,713
$48–75k$9,166
$75–110k$10,588
$110k and up$9,661
Tuition & fees
$8,454 in-state · $18,372 out

Campus safety

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0.71violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
Violent0.71
Property0.91
In residence halls
1 burglaries · 7 sex offences over 2022–2024
Residence-hall fires
0 over 2022–2024
14%of bachelor's degrees in business · 22 fields · Associate's, Bachelor's, Master's
Business76 · 14%
Health professions & nursing64 · 12%
Engineering technologies46 · 9%
Social sciences45 · 8%
Education41 · 8%

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Softball programs within 150 miles

Fairmont State UniversitySalem University (West Virginia) · 26 miWaynesburg University · 29 miWest Virginia Wesleyan College · 34 miDavis & Elkins College · 42 miPennsylvania Western University, California · 43 miPennsylvania Western University, Edinboro · 43 miPennsylvania Western University, Clarion · 43 miWashington and Jefferson College · 48 miWheeling University · 49 miGlenville State University · 52 miWest Liberty University · 53 miBethany College (West Virginia) · 54 mi
SchoolMilesRosterBudgetAPRAdmitted
Salem University (West Virginia) Division II · Independent2619$257k——
Waynesburg University Division III · Presidents' Athletic Conference2929$73k—92%
West Virginia Wesleyan College Division II · Mountain East Conference3433$375k—95%
Davis & Elkins College Division II · Mountain East Conference4232$317k—58%
Pennsylvania Western University, California Division II · Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference4359$948k—94%
Pennsylvania Western University, Edinboro Division II · Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference4359$948k—94%
Pennsylvania Western University, Clarion Division II · Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference4359$948k—94%
Washington and Jefferson College Division III · Presidents' Athletic Conference4823$178k—82%
Wheeling University Division II · Mountain East Conference4923$434k—75%
Glenville State University Division II · Mountain East Conference5232$275k——
West Liberty University Division II · Mountain East Conference5332$297k—72%
Bethany College (West Virginia) Division III · Presidents' Athletic Conference5425$105k—60%

Other softball programs in the Mountain East Conference

SchoolRosterBudgetPer playerAPRCompare
Wheeling University23$434k$18,847—vs
University of Charleston (West Virginia)29$410k$14,147—vs
West Virginia Wesleyan College33$375k$11,356—vs
West Virginia State University20$355k$17,773—vs
Davis & Elkins College32$317k$9,904—vs
Frostburg State University24$311k$12,968—vs
West Liberty University32$297k$9,266—vs
Concord University35$296k$8,463—vs
Fairmont State University29$286k$9,845—vs
Glenville State University32$275k$8,586—vs
Shawnee State University21$270k$12,870—vs
Point Park University19$231k$12,181—vs

Every Mountain East Conference softball program · Softball budgets ranked