Division I · Sun Belt Conference
Georgia State University Softball
Atlanta, GA · the Panthers · Georgia State University overview
24
Roster
room for 1 under the cap of 25
$1.1M
Team budget
54th percentile in Division I
$46,093
Per roster spot
median $46,727
4
Coaches
1 head · 3 assistant
981
APR
97% of players retained
62%
Admitted
upper half for selectivity
Georgia State University fields a softball team in the Sun Belt Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 24 players, about the median of 23, with 1 head coach and 3 assistants. Team expenses were $1,106,247, about the median of $1.1M — $46,093 per roster spot, lower half of Division I softball programs. That leaves room for 1 under the Division I roster cap of 25 in force from 2025-26. The team's multi-year Academic Progress Rate is 981, about the median of 989, with 97% of players retained year to year. The school gave $3,522,570 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $17,525 per roster spot.
Among Division I softball programs
Where this program sits against its 305 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#140Team budgetof 305 · Division I#155Spend per playerof 305 · Division I#98Roster sizeof 305 · Division I#215APRof 305 · Division I
Team budgets across the division
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Roster sizes (cap 25)
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The program
- Roster24 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap25 room for 1
- Coaching staff1 head, 3 assistant
- Team expenses$1,106,247 for the year
- Operating expenses$200,790 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$46,093 division median $46,727
- Academic Progress Rate981 multi-year; 953 latest
- Players retained97% year to year
- Eligible99% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, women's teams$3,522,570 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$17,525 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$175,756 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Rebecca Mueller head coach | Head Coach | not on file |
| Becca Owens | Head Softball Coach | not on file |
| Kevin Olmstead | Assistant Coach | not on file |
| Alexandra Preston | 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 →27,588undergraduates · 34,974 students in all
Women 61% Men 39%
- Setting
- City
- Type
- Public · Research university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →62%admitted · of 30,230 applicants
SAT middle 50%1040 – 1280
ACT middle 50%19 – 26
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 54%
Softball
Full picture →24on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 2524
room for 1
Academic Progress Rate981
97% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $1,106,247 $46,094 per roster spot · upper half of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 3 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $3,522,570
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $175,756
Cost
Full picture →$16,390net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $8,478 in-state · $23,709 out
Campus safety
Full picture →0.44violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 1 burglaries · 27 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 4 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →20%of bachelor's degrees in business · 19 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research Georgia 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 program24 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions62% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$16,390 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsBusiness · 20%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusCity · 27,588Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety0.44 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Georgia Institute of Technology Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference | 1 | 25 | $1.9M | 990 | 16% | |
| Clark Atlanta University Division II · Southern Intercol. Ath. Conf. | 2 | 24 | $223k | — | 65% | |
| Emory University Division III · University Athletic Association | 4 | 20 | $404k | — | 11% | |
| Agnes Scott College Division III · Collegiate Conference of the South | 5 | — | — | — | 67% | |
| Kennesaw State University Division I · Conference USA | 23 | 25 | $1.3M | 988 | 69% | |
| University of West Georgia Division I · United Athletic Conference | 43 | 27 | $569k | — | 49% | |
| Shorter University Division II · Conference Carolinas | 58 | 20 | $263k | — | 97% | |
| University of North Georgia Division II · Peach Belt Conference | 58 | 23 | $872k | — | 72% | |
| Berry College Division III · Southern Athletic Association | 59 | 23 | $245k | — | 62% | |
| University of Georgia Division I · Southeastern Conference | 60 | 21 | $3.3M | 980 | 37% | |
| LaGrange College Division III · Collegiate Conference of the South | 62 | 21 | $104k | — | 63% | |
| Piedmont University Division III · Collegiate Conference of the South | 74 | 26 | $275k | — | 93% |
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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