Division I · Big South Conference
Gardner-Webb University Softball
Boiling Springs, NC · the Runnin' Bulldogs · Gardner-Webb University overview
25
Roster
at the D-I cap of 25
$732k
Team budget
22nd percentile in Division I
$29,282
Per roster spot
median $46,727
3
Coaches
1 head · 2 assistant
996
APR
99% of players retained
87%
Admitted
lower half for selectivity
Gardner-Webb University fields a softball team in the Big South Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 25 players, about the median of 23, with 1 head coach and 2 assistants. Team expenses were $732,058, below the median of $1.1M — $29,282 per roster spot, bottom quarter of Division I softball programs. That is exactly the Division I roster cap of 25 in force from 2025-26. The team's multi-year Academic Progress Rate is 996, about the median of 989, with 99% of players retained year to year. The school gave $3,649,368 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $18,156 per roster spot.
Among Division I softball programs
Where this program sits against its 305 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#239Team budgetof 305 · Division I#250Spend per playerof 305 · Division I#66Roster sizeof 305 · Division I#59APRof 305 · Division I
Team budgets across the division
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Roster sizes (cap 25)
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The program
- Roster25 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap25 at the cap
- Coaching staff1 head, 2 assistant
- Team expenses$732,058 for the year
- Operating expenses$112,660 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$29,282 division median $46,727
- Academic Progress Rate996 multi-year; 1000 latest
- Players retained99% year to year
- Eligible100% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, women's teams$3,649,368 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$18,156 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$57,558 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Matt Burns | Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Ella Whitney | Assistant Coach | not on file |
| Jazmyne Armendariz | 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 →1,840undergraduates · 3,125 students in all
Women 67% Men 33%
- Setting
- Rural
- Type
- Private · Doctoral/professional university
- Affiliation
- Southern Baptist
Getting in
Full picture →87%admitted · of 4,670 applicants
SAT middle 50%1040 – 1260
ACT middle 50%20 – 26
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 59%
Softball
Full picture →25on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 2525
exactly at the cap
Academic Progress Rate996
99% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $732,058 $29,282 per roster spot · bottom quarter of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 2 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $3,649,368
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $57,558
Cost
Full picture →$24,035net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $33,450
Campus safety
Full picture →0.11violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 4 burglaries · 1 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 0 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →20%of bachelor's degrees in business · 18 fields · Associate's, Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research Gardner-Webb 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 program25 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions87% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$24,035 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsBusiness · 20%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusRural · 1,840Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety0.11 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 South Carolina Upstate Division I · Big South Conference | 24 | 24 | $829k | 977 | 70% | |
| Converse University Division II · Conference Carolinas | 25 | 23 | $334k | — | 64% | |
| Wofford College Division I · Southern Conference | 25 | 22 | $1.1M | — | 59% | |
| Belmont Abbey College Division II · Conference Carolinas | 35 | 43 | $398k | — | 90% | |
| Lenoir-Rhyne University Division II · South Atlantic Conference | 39 | 24 | $500k | — | 81% | |
| North Greenville University Division II · Conference Carolinas | 42 | 21 | $650k | — | 63% | |
| Winthrop University Division I · Big South Conference | 42 | 23 | $509k | 993 | 75% | |
| Johnson C. Smith University Division II · Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association | 46 | 12 | $98k | — | 43% | |
| Queens University of Charlotte Division I · Atlantic Sun Conference | 47 | 22 | $867k | — | 68% | |
| Furman University Division I · Southern Conference | 49 | 22 | $1M | 1000 | 53% | |
| The University of North Carolina at Charlotte Division I · American Conference | 53 | 20 | $1.5M | 990 | 80% | |
| Presbyterian College Division I · Big South Conference | 55 | 20 | $760k | 986 | 72% |
Other softball programs in the Big South Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Longwood University room for 5 | 20 | $1.1M | $56,995 | 993 | vs | |
| University of South Carolina Upstate room for 1 | 24 | $829k | $34,559 | 977 | vs | |
| Presbyterian College room for 5 | 20 | $760k | $38,016 | 986 | vs | |
| Gardner-Webb University at cap | 25 | $732k | $29,282 | 996 | vs | |
| Charleston Southern University room for 3 | 22 | $689k | $31,305 | 967 | vs | |
| Radford University room for 4 | 21 | $591k | $28,137 | 987 | vs | |
| Winthrop University room for 2 | 23 | $509k | $22,118 | 993 | vs |
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