Division II · Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association
Fort Hays State University Softball
Hays, KS · the Tigers · Fort Hays State University overview
23
Roster
2024–25 season
$330k
Team budget
32nd percentile in Division II
$14,367
Per roster spot
median $16,717
2
Coaches
1 head · 1 assistant
92%
Admitted
lower half for selectivity
Fort Hays State University fields a softball team in the Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association (NCAA Division II). In 2024–25 the roster carried 23 players, about the median of 23, with 1 head coach and 1 assistant. Team expenses were $330,443, below the median of $393k — $14,367 per roster spot, lower half of Division II softball programs. The school gave $1,176,839 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $5,325 per roster spot.
Among Division II softball programs
Where this program sits against its 269 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#184Team budgetof 269 · Division II#180Spend per playerof 269 · Division II#107Roster sizeof 269 · Division II
Team budgets across the division
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Roster sizes
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The program
- Roster23 2024–25 season
- Coaching staff1 head, 1 assistant
- Team expenses$330,443 for the year
- Operating expenses$65,745 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$14,367 division median $16,717
- Athletic aid, women's teams$1,176,839 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$5,325 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$41,030 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Adrian Pilkington head coach | Head Coach | not 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
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 →10,206undergraduates · 12,843 students in all
Women 63% Men 37%
- Setting
- Town
- Type
- Public · Master's university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →92%admitted · of 2,174 applicants
SAT middle 50%970 – 1200
ACT middle 50%19 – 25
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 48%
Softball
Full picture →23on the roster · 2024–25 season
- Team expenses
- $330,443 $14,367 per roster spot · lower half of Division II
- Coaches
- 1 head · 1 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $1,176,839
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $41,030
Cost
Full picture →$13,774net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $5,633 in-state · $16,811 out
Campus safety
Full picture →0.41violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 3 burglaries · 15 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 1 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →33%of bachelor's degrees in business · 22 fields · Associate's, Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research Fort Hays 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 program23 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions92% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$13,774 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsBusiness · 33%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusTown · 10,206Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety0.41 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Nebraska at Kearney Division II · Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association | 127 | 21 | $437k | — | 86% | |
| Newman University Division II · Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association | 135 | 32 | $450k | — | 48% | |
| Wichita State University Division I · American Conference | 137 | 21 | $2.1M | 997 | 95% | |
| Northwestern Oklahoma State University Division II · Great American Conference | 148 | 23 | $303k | — | 66% |
Other softball programs in the Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washburn University | 21 | $581k | $27,655 | — | vs | |
| Pittsburg State University | 20 | $554k | $27,721 | — | vs | |
| Northwest Missouri State University | 27 | $529k | $19,575 | — | vs | |
| University of Central Oklahoma | 21 | $520k | $24,783 | — | vs | |
| Missouri Southern State University | 24 | $514k | $21,399 | — | vs | |
| Missouri Western State University | 26 | $507k | $19,510 | — | vs | |
| Emporia State University | 19 | $502k | $26,412 | — | vs | |
| Rogers State University | 21 | $488k | $23,261 | — | vs | |
| Newman University | 32 | $450k | $14,051 | — | vs | |
| University of Nebraska at Kearney | 21 | $437k | $20,832 | — | vs | |
| University of Central Missouri | 16 | $423k | $26,419 | — | vs | |
| Fort Hays State University | 23 | $330k | $14,367 | — | vs | |
| Northeastern State University | 24 | $279k | $11,644 | — | vs |
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