Division I · Atlantic 10 Conference
Fordham University Softball
Bronx, NY · the Rams · Fordham University overview
19
Roster
room for 6 under the cap of 25
$1.7M
Team budget
78th percentile in Division I
$91,406
Per roster spot
median $46,727
3
Coaches
1 head · 2 assistant
1000
APR
100% of players retained
56%
Admitted
upper half for selectivity
Fordham University fields a softball team in the Atlantic 10 Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 19 players, below the median of 23, with 1 head coach and 2 assistants. Team expenses were $1,736,729, well above the median of $1.1M — $91,406 per roster spot, top quarter of Division I softball programs. That leaves room for 6 under the Division I roster cap of 25 in force from 2025-26. The team's multi-year Academic Progress Rate is 1000, about the median of 989, with 100% of players retained year to year. The school gave $8,738,644 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $34,002 per roster spot.
Among Division I softball programs
Where this program sits against its 305 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#67Team budgetof 305 · Division I#52Spend per playerof 305 · Division I#270Roster sizeof 305 · Division I#1APRof 305 · Division I
Team budgets across the division
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Roster sizes (cap 25)
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The program
- Roster19 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap25 room for 6
- Coaching staff1 head, 2 assistant
- Team expenses$1,736,729 for the year
- Operating expenses$297,424 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$91,406 division median $46,727
- Academic Progress Rate1000 multi-year; 1000 latest
- Players retained100% year to year
- Eligible100% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, women's teams$8,738,644 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$34,002 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$245,807 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Melissa Inouye head coach | Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Mackenzie Swinehart | Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
| Bella Ayala | Assistant 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
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 →10,307undergraduates · 16,153 students in all
Women 62% Men 38%
- Setting
- City
- Type
- Private · Research university
- Affiliation
- Roman Catholic
Getting in
Full picture →56%admitted · of 43,663 applicants
SAT middle 50%1330 – 1490
ACT middle 50%30 – 33
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 80%
Softball
Full picture →19on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 2519
room for 6
Academic Progress Rate1000
100% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $1,736,729 $91,407 per roster spot · top quarter of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 2 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $8,738,644
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $245,807
Cost
Full picture →$45,368net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $61,567
Campus safety
Full picture →1.09violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 7 burglaries · 28 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 12 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →18%of bachelor's degrees in business · 19 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research Fordham 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 program19 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions56% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$45,368 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsBusiness · 18%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusCity · 10,307Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety1.09 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lehman College Division III · City University of New York Athletic Conference | 1 | 14 | $42k | — | 55% | |
| Manhattan University Division I · Metro Conference | 2 | 16 | $507k | 1000 | 78% | |
| Yeshiva University Division III · Skyline Conference | 3 | 17 | $98k | — | 64% | |
| University of Mount Saint Vincent Division III · Skyline Conference | 4 | 21 | $87k | — | 85% | |
| Columbia University-Barnard College Division I · The Ivy League | 5 | 19 | $599k | 996 | 4% | |
| Sarah Lawrence College Division III · Skyline Conference | 6 | 19 | $53k | — | 59% | |
| Iona University Division I · Metro Conference | 7 | 19 | $748k | 1000 | 91% | |
| Hunter College Division III · City University of New York Athletic Conference | 8 | 16 | $27k | — | 54% | |
| Fairleigh Dickinson University, Florham Division III · Middle Atlantic Conference Freedom | 8 | 26 | $691k | 983 | 96% | |
| Fairleigh Dickinson University, Metropolitan Campus Division I · Northeast Conference | 8 | 26 | $691k | 983 | 96% | |
| John Jay College of Criminal Justice Division III · City University of New York Athletic Conference | 8 | 21 | $112k | — | 57% | |
| Queens College (New York) Division II · East Coast Conference | 9 | 13 | $160k | — | 69% |
Other softball programs in the Atlantic 10 Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fordham University room for 6 | 19 | $1.7M | $91,406 | 1000 | vs | |
| George Washington University room for 4 | 21 | $1.5M | $71,304 | 1000 | vs | |
| Loyola University Chicago room for 7 | 18 | $1.2M | $65,447 | 986 | vs | |
| University of Rhode Island room for 2 | 23 | $1.2M | $50,519 | 980 | vs | |
| University of Dayton room for 6 | 19 | $1.1M | $58,073 | 1000 | vs | |
| George Mason University room for 2 | 23 | $831k | $36,143 | 986 | vs | |
| Saint Louis University room for 8 | 17 | $822k | $48,365 | 1000 | vs | |
| Saint Joseph's University room for 6 | 19 | $752k | $39,588 | 996 | vs | |
| St. Bonaventure University room for 3 | 22 | $598k | $27,170 | 996 | vs |
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