Fayetteville State University Softball
Fayetteville State University fields a softball team in the Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association (NCAA Division II). In 2024–25 the roster carried 19 players, below the median of 23, with 1 head coach and 0 assistants. Team expenses were $211,243, well below the median of $393k — $11,118 per roster spot, bottom quarter of Division II softball programs. The school gave $615,047 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $6,474 per roster spot.
Among Division II softball programs
Where this program sits against its 269 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
Team budgets across the division
Roster sizes
The program
- Roster19 2024–25 season
- Coaching staff1 head, 0 assistant
- Team expenses$211,243 for the year
- Operating expenses$97,966 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$11,118 division median $16,717
- Athletic aid, women's teams$615,047 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$6,474 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$3,205 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Denzel Wallace head coach | Interim Head Coach | not on file |
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
General NCAA rule for Division II; the softball recruiting guide has the date for each grad year, the eligibility checklist and what to put in a first email.
About the school
What an athlete asks first — each panel opens the full picture.Campus
Full picture →- Setting
- City
- Type
- Public · Master's university
- Affiliation
- None
- HBCU
- Yes
Getting in
Full picture →- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 35%
Softball
Full picture →- Team expenses
- $211,243 $11,118 per roster spot · bottom quarter of Division II
- Coaches
- 1 head · 0 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $615,047
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $3,205
Cost
Full picture →- Tuition & fees
- $3,969 in-state · $7,969 out
Campus safety
Full picture →- In residence halls
- 5 burglaries · 21 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 3 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →Research Fayetteville State University
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 programs within 150 miles
| School | Miles | Roster | Budget | APR | Admitted | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Methodist University Division III · USA South Athletic Conference | 4 | 26 | $128k | — | 75% | |
| Campbell University Division I · Coastal Athletic Association | 25 | 24 | $1.1M | 976 | 94% | |
| University of North Carolina at Pembroke Division II · Conference Carolinas | 32 | 22 | $203k | — | 92% | |
| University of Mount Olive Division II · Conference Carolinas | 47 | 24 | $355k | — | 78% | |
| Shaw University Division II · Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association | 50 | 25 | $162k | — | 30% | |
| North Carolina State University Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference | 51 | 24 | $2.3M | 983 | 40% | |
| Meredith College Division III · USA South Athletic Conference | 51 | — | — | — | 75% | |
| William Peace University Division III · USA South Athletic Conference | 51 | 23 | $128k | — | 97% | |
| University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference | 59 | 26 | $2.3M | 993 | 19% | |
| North Carolina Central University Division I · Mid-Eastern Athletic Conf. | 62 | 20 | $517k | 954 | 90% | |
| Duke University Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference | 64 | 20 | $3.3M | 994 | 7% | |
| Barton College Division II · Conference Carolinas | 72 | 26 | $292k | — | 96% |
Other softball programs in the Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bowie State University | 26 | $303k | $11,663 | — | vs | |
| Winston-Salem State University | 17 | $287k | $16,901 | — | vs | |
| Lincoln University (Pennsylvania) | 16 | $278k | $17,394 | — | vs | |
| Claflin University | 19 | $258k | $13,568 | — | vs | |
| Bluefield State University | 18 | $214k | $11,909 | — | vs | |
| Fayetteville State University | 19 | $211k | $11,118 | — | vs | |
| Virginia Union University | 19 | $207k | $10,908 | — | vs | |
| Virginia State University | 16 | $191k | $11,918 | — | vs | |
| Shaw University | 25 | $162k | $6,472 | — | vs | |
| Livingstone College | 22 | $129k | $5,868 | — | vs | |
| Elizabeth City State University | 17 | $103k | $6,061 | — | vs | |
| Johnson C. Smith University | 12 | $98k | $8,156 | — | vs |
Every Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association softball program · Softball budgets ranked