Division III · American Southwest Conference
Hardin-Simmons University Softball
Abilene, TX · the Cowboys · Hardin-Simmons University overview
25
Roster
2024–25 season
$209k
Team budget
74th percentile in Division III
$8,370
Per roster spot
median $7,623
3
Coaches
1 head · 2 assistant
97%
Admitted
bottom quarter for selectivity
Hardin-Simmons University fields a softball team in the American Southwest Conference (NCAA Division III). In 2024–25 the roster carried 25 players, above the median of 21, with 1 head coach and 2 assistants. Team expenses were $209,269, above the median of $162k — $8,370 per roster spot, upper half of Division III softball programs. The school reports no athletic aid for women's teams — Division III programs do not offer athletic scholarships.
Among Division III softball programs
Where this program sits against its 382 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#101Team budgetof 382 · Division III#154Spend per playerof 382 · Division III#77Roster sizeof 382 · Division III
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Roster sizes
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The program
- Roster25 2024–25 season
- Coaching staff1 head, 2 assistant
- Team expenses$209,269 for the year
- Operating expenses$79,993 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$8,370 division median $7,623
- Athletic aid, women's teamsNone school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$0 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$3,899 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Casey Wilson head coach | Head Coach | not on file |
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Recruiting timing
- Coaches may first contact youany time
- Your own emailsAny time the rule limits what coaches send back
- High-school softball players338,315 2024-25
- Division III roster spots8,293 382 programs
- Odds of a spot1 in 41 2.5% of high-school players hold a Division III roster spot
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About the school
What an athlete asks first — each panel opens the full picture.Campus
Full picture →1,283undergraduates · 1,655 students in all
Women 55% Men 45%
- Setting
- City
- Type
- Private · Doctoral/professional university
- Affiliation
- Baptist
Getting in
Full picture →97%admitted · of 2,452 applicants
SAT middle 50%968 – 1190
ACT middle 50%18 – 24
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 50%
Softball
Full picture →25on the roster · 2024–25 season
- Team expenses
- $209,269 $8,371 per roster spot · upper half of Division III
- Coaches
- 1 head · 2 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- None
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $3,899
Cost
Full picture →$21,321net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $31,686
Campus safety
Full picture →1.6violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 1 burglaries · 1 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 0 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →19%of bachelor's degrees in business · 20 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research Hardin-Simmons 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 divisionAdmissions97% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$21,321 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsBusiness · 19%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusCity · 1,283Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety1.6 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abilene Christian University Division I · United Athletic Conference | 2 | 21 | $1.1M | 977 | 64% | |
| McMurry University Division III · American Southwest Conference | 3 | 31 | $235k | — | 58% | |
| Howard Payne University Division III · American Southwest Conference | 68 | 22 | $109k | — | 68% | |
| Angelo State University Division II · Lone Star Conference | 83 | 19 | $455k | — | 79% | |
| Tarleton State University Division I · United Athletic Conference | 90 | 30 | $1.3M | — | 94% | |
| Midwestern State University Division II · Lone Star Conference | 120 | 30 | $315k | — | 87% | |
| Texas Tech University Division I · Big 12 Conference | 146 | 23 | $3.7M | 980 | 71% | |
| Lubbock Christian University Division II · Lone Star Conference | 148 | 22 | $613k | — | 73% |
Other softball programs in the American Southwest Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| East Texas Baptist University | 24 | $435k | $18,114 | — | vs | |
| University of Mary Hardin-Baylor | 26 | $237k | $9,117 | — | vs | |
| McMurry University | 31 | $235k | $7,571 | — | vs | |
| Hardin-Simmons University | 25 | $209k | $8,370 | — | vs | |
| Schreiner University | 41 | $160k | $3,904 | — | vs | |
| Howard Payne University | 22 | $109k | $4,958 | — | vs |
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