Division I · Southwestern Athletic Conf.
Grambling State University Softball
Grambling, LA · the Tigers · Grambling State University overview
31
Roster
6 over the D-I cap of 25
$441k
Team budget
3rd percentile in Division I
$14,236
Per roster spot
median $46,727
2
Coaches
1 head · 1 assistant
937
APR
96% of players retained
24%
Admitted
top quarter for selectivity
Grambling State University fields a softball team in the Southwestern Athletic Conf. (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 31 players, above the median of 23, with 1 head coach and 1 assistant. Team expenses were $441,329, well below the median of $1.1M — $14,236 per roster spot, bottom quarter of Division I softball programs. Under the Division I roster cap of 25 in force from 2025-26, that is 6 over — cuts or attrition are likely, though players already on the roster may stay (65 of 305 Division I programs carried more than the cap). The team's multi-year Academic Progress Rate is 937, about the median of 989, with 96% of players retained year to year. The school gave $1,564,583 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $9,482 per roster spot.
Among Division I softball programs
Where this program sits against its 305 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
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Roster sizes (cap 25)
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The program
- Roster31 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap25 6 over last season
- Coaching staff1 head, 1 assistant
- Team expenses$441,329 for the year
- Operating expenses$9,070 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$14,236 division median $46,727
- Academic Progress Rate937 multi-year; 972 latest
- Players retained96% year to year
- Eligible92% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, women's teams$1,564,583 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$9,482 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$26,527 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Jessica Hurtado head coach | Head 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
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About the school
What an athlete asks first — each panel opens the full picture.Campus
Full picture →4,279undergraduates · 5,114 students in all
Women 66% Men 34%
- Setting
- Town
- Type
- Public · Master's university
- Affiliation
- None
- HBCU
- Yes
Getting in
Full picture →24%admitted · of 24,521 applicants
SAT middle 50%860 – 1150
ACT middle 50%15 – 19
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 32%
Softball
Full picture →31on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 2531
6 over — players already on the roster may stay
Academic Progress Rate937
96% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $441,329 $14,236 per roster spot · bottom quarter of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 1 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $1,564,583
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $26,527
Cost
Full picture →$19,092net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $7,683 in-state · $16,706 out
Campus safety
Full picture →0.91violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 13 burglaries · 8 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 3 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →16%of bachelor's degrees in business · 19 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
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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 program31 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions24% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$19,092 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsBusiness · 16%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusTown · 4,279Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety0.91 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Louisiana Tech University Division I · Sun Belt Conference | 4 | 21 | $1M | 971 | 73% | |
| University of Louisiana Monroe Division I · Sun Belt Conference | 37 | 21 | $903k | 987 | 75% | |
| Northwestern State University Division I · Southland Conference | 58 | 19 | $530k | 987 | 94% | |
| Centenary College (Louisiana) Division III · Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference | 59 | 20 | $177k | — | 54% | |
| Southern Arkansas University Division II · Great American Conference | 61 | 35 | $462k | — | 67% | |
| University of Arkansas, Monticello Division II · Great American Conference | 90 | 26 | $304k | — | — | |
| East Texas Baptist University Division III · American Southwest Conference | 97 | 24 | $435k | — | 60% | |
| Alcorn State University Division I · Southwestern Athletic Conf. | 102 | 22 | $397k | 972 | 25% | |
| Ouachita Baptist University Division II · Great American Conference | 112 | 29 | $502k | — | 69% | |
| Henderson State University Division II · Great American Conference | 113 | 30 | $374k | — | 82% | |
| LeTourneau University Division III · Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference | 117 | 19 | $221k | — | 41% | |
| University of Arkansas, Pine Bluff Division I · Southwestern Athletic Conf. | 125 | 24 | $362k | 983 | 58% |
Other softball programs in the Southwestern Athletic Conf.
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bethune-Cookman University room for 6 | 19 | $833k | $43,847 | 946 | vs | |
| Alabama State University 2 over cap | 27 | $537k | $19,880 | 953 | vs | |
| Texas Southern University at cap | 25 | $500k | $19,993 | 978 | vs | |
| Alabama A&M University 6 over cap | 31 | $487k | $15,724 | 985 | vs | |
| Prairie View A&M University 8 over cap | 33 | $484k | $14,674 | 990 | vs | |
| Southern University, Baton Rouge 2 over cap | 27 | $449k | $16,635 | 963 | vs | |
| Grambling State University 6 over cap | 31 | $441k | $14,236 | 937 | vs | |
| Jackson State University 1 over cap | 26 | $440k | $16,932 | 986 | vs | |
| Alcorn State University room for 3 | 22 | $397k | $18,048 | 972 | vs | |
| University of Arkansas, Pine Bluff room for 1 | 24 | $362k | $15,102 | 983 | vs | |
| Florida A&M University room for 4 | 21 | $335k | $15,964 | 963 | vs | |
| Mississippi Valley State University room for 6 | 19 | $234k | $12,319 | 986 | vs |
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