Division I · Southern Conference
Furman University Softball
Greenville, SC · the Paladins · Furman University overview
22
Roster
room for 3 under the cap of 25
$1M
Team budget
46th percentile in Division I
$46,435
Per roster spot
median $46,727
3
Coaches
1 head · 2 assistant
1000
APR
100% of players retained
53%
Admitted
top quarter for selectivity
Furman University fields a softball team in the Southern Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 22 players, about the median of 23, with 1 head coach and 2 assistants. Team expenses were $1,021,580, about the median of $1.1M — $46,435 per roster spot, lower half of Division I softball programs. That leaves room for 3 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 $5,197,935 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $26,120 per roster spot.
Among Division I softball programs
Where this program sits against its 305 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#166Team budgetof 305 · Division I#154Spend per playerof 305 · Division I#163Roster sizeof 305 · Division I#1APRof 305 · Division I
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Roster sizes (cap 25)
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The program
- Roster22 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap25 room for 3
- Coaching staff1 head, 2 assistant
- Team expenses$1,021,580 for the year
- Operating expenses$129,303 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$46,435 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$5,197,935 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$26,120 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$115,162 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Mary Beth Dennison head coach | Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Kristina Burkhardt | Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
| Valerie Cagle | Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
| Emme Buzhardt | Graduate Assistant Coach | not on file |
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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 →2,327undergraduates · 2,505 students in all
Women 59% Men 41%
- Setting
- Suburb
- Type
- Private · Liberal arts college
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →53%admitted · of 8,406 applicants
SAT middle 50%1260 – 1425
ACT middle 50%28 – 32
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 81%
Softball
Full picture →22on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 2522
room for 3
Academic Progress Rate1000
100% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $1,021,580 $46,435 per roster spot · lower half of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 2 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $5,197,935
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $115,162
Cost
Full picture →$32,901net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $58,312
Campus safety
Full picture →3.78violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 0 burglaries · 29 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 1 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →15%of bachelor's degrees in social sciences · 20 fields · Bachelor's, Master's
Research Furman 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 program22 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions53% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$32,901 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsSocial sciences · 15%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusSuburb · 2,327Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety3.78 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Greenville University Division II · Conference Carolinas | 11 | 21 | $650k | — | 63% | |
| Southern Wesleyan University Division II · Conference Carolinas | 23 | 33 | $363k | — | 100% | |
| Brevard College Division III · USA South Athletic Conference | 27 | 26 | $152k | — | 40% | |
| University of South Carolina Upstate Division I · Big South Conference | 27 | 24 | $829k | 977 | 70% | |
| Clemson University Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference | 28 | 23 | $4.3M | — | 38% | |
| Wofford College Division I · Southern Conference | 29 | 22 | $1.1M | — | 59% | |
| Converse University Division II · Conference Carolinas | 30 | 23 | $334k | — | 64% | |
| Anderson University (South Carolina) Division II · South Atlantic Conference | 30 | 18 | $404k | — | 53% | |
| Erskine College Division II · Conference Carolinas | 41 | 28 | $343k | — | 61% | |
| Presbyterian College Division I · Big South Conference | 45 | 20 | $760k | 986 | 72% | |
| Gardner-Webb University Division I · Big South Conference | 49 | 25 | $732k | 996 | 87% | |
| Western Carolina University Division I · Southern Conference | 50 | 20 | $556k | 995 | 87% |
Other softball programs in the Southern Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercer University at cap | 25 | $1.4M | $56,358 | 997 | vs | |
| Wofford College room for 3 | 22 | $1.1M | $48,096 | — | vs | |
| Furman University room for 3 | 22 | $1M | $46,435 | 1000 | vs | |
| University of Tennessee at Chattanooga 2 over cap | 27 | $1M | $37,277 | 970 | vs | |
| Samford University room for 4 | 21 | $945k | $44,996 | 989 | vs | |
| The University of North Carolina at Greensboro room for 4 | 21 | $846k | $40,273 | 986 | vs | |
| Tennessee Technological University 2 over cap | 27 | $700k | $25,919 | 985 | vs | |
| Western Carolina University room for 5 | 20 | $556k | $27,823 | 995 | vs | |
| East Tennessee State University 6 over cap | 31 | $531k | $17,130 | 993 | vs |
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