Division I · Sun Belt Conference
Georgia Southern University Softball
Statesboro, GA · the Eagles · Georgia Southern University overview
20
Roster
room for 5 under the cap of 25
$905k
Team budget
38th percentile in Division I
$45,239
Per roster spot
median $46,727
3
Coaches
1 head · 2 assistant
993
APR
98% of players retained
90%
Admitted
bottom quarter for selectivity
Georgia Southern University fields a softball team in the Sun Belt Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 20 players, below the median of 23, with 1 head coach and 2 assistants. Team expenses were $904,785, below the median of $1.1M — $45,239 per roster spot, lower half of Division I softball programs. That leaves room for 5 under the Division I roster cap of 25 in force from 2025-26. The team's multi-year Academic Progress Rate is 993, about the median of 989, with 98% of players retained year to year. The school gave $2,404,296 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $10,638 per roster spot.
Among Division I softball programs
Where this program sits against its 305 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#190Team budgetof 305 · Division I#162Spend per playerof 305 · Division I#243Roster sizeof 305 · Division I#87APRof 305 · Division I
Team budgets across the division
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Roster sizes (cap 25)
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The program
- Roster20 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap25 room for 5
- Coaching staff1 head, 2 assistant
- Team expenses$904,785 for the year
- Operating expenses$268,762 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$45,239 division median $46,727
- Academic Progress Rate993 multi-year; 986 latest
- Players retained98% year to year
- Eligible100% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, women's teams$2,404,296 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$10,638 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$188,943 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Sharon Brown head coach | Head Coach | not on file |
| Cortney Radke | Assistant Coach / Pitching | On file · sign in |
| Riley Ludlam | Assistant Coach / Hitting | 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 →22,295undergraduates · 26,041 students in all
Women 59% Men 41%
- Setting
- Town
- Type
- Public · Research university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →90%admitted · of 14,410 applicants
SAT middle 50%980 – 1160
ACT middle 50%18 – 23
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 53%
Softball
Full picture →20on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 2520
room for 5
Academic Progress Rate993
98% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $904,785 $45,239 per roster spot · lower half of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 2 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $2,404,296
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $188,943
Cost
Full picture →$16,957net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $5,905 in-state · $16,959 out
Campus safety
Full picture →0.83violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 18 burglaries · 47 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 48 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →18%of bachelor's degrees in business · 25 fields · Associate's, Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research Georgia Southern 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 program20 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions90% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$16,957 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsBusiness · 18%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusTown · 22,295Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety0.83 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 Beaufort Division II · Peach Belt Conference | 48 | 30 | $367k | — | 69% | |
| Savannah State University Division II · Southern Intercol. Ath. Conf. | 50 | 16 | $144k | — | — | |
| Augusta University Division II · Peach Belt Conference | 73 | 21 | $329k | — | 89% | |
| University of South Carolina Aiken Division II · Peach Belt Conference | 79 | 20 | $403k | — | 80% | |
| Claflin University Division II · Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association | 92 | 19 | $258k | — | 73% | |
| South Carolina State University Division I · Mid-Eastern Athletic Conf. | 92 | 25 | $447k | 955 | 82% | |
| Georgia College Division II · Peach Belt Conference | 96 | 26 | $325k | — | 88% | |
| Charleston Southern University Division I · Big South Conference | 107 | 22 | $689k | 967 | 76% | |
| College of Charleston (South Carolina) Division I · Coastal Athletic Association | 110 | 27 | $1.1M | 990 | 72% | |
| Mercer University Division I · Southern Conference | 112 | 25 | $1.4M | 997 | 66% | |
| University of South Carolina, Columbia Division I · Southeastern Conference | 117 | 27 | $4M | 1000 | 61% | |
| Allen University Division II · Southern Intercol. Ath. Conf. | 118 | 16 | $84k | — | 32% |
Other softball programs in the Sun Belt Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Louisiana at Lafayette at cap | 25 | $2.1M | $84,202 | 984 | vs | |
| James Madison University at cap | 25 | $1.9M | $76,949 | 980 | vs | |
| Coastal Carolina University room for 1 | 24 | $1.6M | $67,139 | 992 | vs | |
| University of South Alabama 1 over cap | 26 | $1.5M | $57,925 | 990 | vs | |
| Marshall University room for 2 | 23 | $1.5M | $63,930 | 997 | vs | |
| Georgia State University room for 1 | 24 | $1.1M | $46,093 | 981 | vs | |
| Appalachian State University at cap | 25 | $1.1M | $44,123 | 973 | vs | |
| Troy University 4 over cap | 29 | $1.1M | $37,922 | 1000 | vs | |
| Louisiana Tech University room for 4 | 21 | $1M | $48,555 | 971 | vs | |
| The University of Southern Mississippi 5 over cap | 30 | $958k | $31,923 | 978 | vs | |
| Georgia Southern University room for 5 | 20 | $905k | $45,239 | 993 | vs | |
| University of Louisiana Monroe room for 4 | 21 | $903k | $42,980 | 987 | vs |
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