Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference
Florida State University Softball
Tallahassee, FL · the Seminoles · Florida State University overview
21
Roster
room for 4 under the cap of 25
$3.7M
Team budget
96th percentile in Division I
$176,994
Per roster spot
median $46,727
3
Coaches
1 head · 2 assistant
997
APR
99% of players retained
25%
Admitted
top quarter for selectivity
Florida State University fields a softball team in the Atlantic Coast Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 21 players, about the median of 23, with 1 head coach and 2 assistants. Team expenses were $3,716,880, well above the median of $1.1M — $176,994 per roster spot, top 10% of Division I softball programs. That leaves room for 4 under the Division I roster cap of 25 in force from 2025-26. The team's multi-year Academic Progress Rate is 997, about the median of 989, with 99% of players retained year to year. The school gave $3,588,398 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $13,439 per roster spot.
Among Division I softball programs
Where this program sits against its 305 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#14Team budgetof 305 · Division I#7Spend per playerof 305 · Division I#211Roster sizeof 305 · Division I#39APRof 305 · Division I
Team budgets across the division
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Roster sizes (cap 25)
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The program
- Roster21 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap25 room for 4
- Coaching staff1 head, 2 assistant
- Team expenses$3,716,880 for the year
- Operating expenses$1,142,119 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$176,994 division median $46,727
- Academic Progress Rate997 multi-year; 989 latest
- Players retained99% year to year
- Eligible100% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, women's teams$3,588,398 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$13,439 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$653,805 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Lonni Alameda head coach | Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Travis Wilson | Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
| Troy Cameron | Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
| Kaleigh Rafter | Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
| Kristin Tubeck | Director of Operations | 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
General NCAA rule for Division I; 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 →32,217undergraduates · 43,234 students in all
Women 58% Men 42%
- Setting
- City
- Type
- Public · Research university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →25%admitted · of 74,038 applicants
SAT middle 50%1240 – 1390
ACT middle 50%27 – 31
- Test scores
- Scores required
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 83%
Softball
Full picture →21on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 2521
room for 4
Academic Progress Rate997
99% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $3,716,880 $176,994 per roster spot · top 10% of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 2 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $3,588,398
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $653,805
Cost
Full picture →$14,903net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $6,517 in-state · $21,683 out
Campus safety
Full picture →0.38violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 11 burglaries · 30 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 9 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →23%of bachelor's degrees in business · 24 fields · Associate's, Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research Florida 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 program21 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions25% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$14,903 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsBusiness · 23%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusCity · 32,217Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety0.38 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Florida A&M University Division I · Southwestern Athletic Conf. | 1 | 21 | $335k | 963 | 21% | |
| Valdosta State University Division II · Gulf South Conference | 66 | 18 | $405k | — | 83% | |
| Albany State University (Georgia) Division II · Southern Intercol. Ath. Conf. | 78 | 23 | $152k | — | — | |
| Georgia Southwestern State University Division II · Peach Belt Conference | 111 | 18 | $310k | — | 77% | |
| University of Florida Division I · Southeastern Conference | 129 | 25 | $4.4M | 991 | 24% | |
| Troy University Division I · Sun Belt Conference | 136 | 29 | $1.1M | 1000 | 93% | |
| Fort Valley State University Division II · Southern Intercol. Ath. Conf. | 147 | 20 | $200k | — | 63% | |
| Columbus State University Division II · Peach Belt Conference | 147 | 23 | $374k | — | 99% |
Other softball programs in the Atlantic Coast Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clemson University room for 2 | 23 | $4.3M | $187,541 | — | vs | |
| Florida State University room for 4 | 21 | $3.7M | $176,994 | 997 | vs | |
| Stanford University room for 3 | 22 | $3.5M | $160,247 | 1000 | vs | |
| Duke University room for 5 | 20 | $3.3M | $165,190 | 994 | vs | |
| University of Notre Dame room for 4 | 21 | $2.9M | $140,407 | 1000 | vs | |
| Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University room for 3 | 22 | $2.7M | $124,439 | 989 | vs | |
| Boston College 1 over cap | 26 | $2.4M | $92,789 | 988 | vs | |
| University of Pittsburgh at cap | 25 | $2.3M | $93,693 | 993 | vs | |
| University of California, Berkeley room for 2 | 23 | $2.3M | $101,242 | 1000 | vs | |
| University of Virginia room for 2 | 23 | $2.3M | $100,176 | 988 | vs | |
| University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill 1 over cap | 26 | $2.3M | $88,610 | 993 | vs | |
| North Carolina State University room for 1 | 24 | $2.3M | $94,461 | 983 | vs | |
| Syracuse University room for 2 | 23 | $2.1M | $93,291 | 996 | vs | |
| Georgia Institute of Technology at cap | 25 | $1.9M | $76,808 | 990 | vs | |
| University of Louisville room for 3 | 22 | $1.7M | $75,695 | 994 | vs |
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