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Harvard University Softball

Boston, MA · the Crimson · Harvard University overview
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21
Roster
room for 4 under the cap of 25
$666k
Team budget
16th percentile in Division I
$31,706
Per roster spot
median $46,727
4
Coaches
1 head · 3 assistant
991
APR
99% of players retained
3%
Admitted
top 10% for selectivity

Harvard University fields a softball team in the The Ivy League (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 21 players, about the median of 23, with 1 head coach and 3 assistants. Team expenses were $665,827, below the median of $1.1M — $31,706 per roster spot, bottom quarter of Division I softball programs. That leaves room for 4 under the Division I roster cap of 25 in force from 2025-26. The team's multi-year Academic Progress Rate is 991, about the median of 989, with 99% of players retained year to year. The school reports no athletic aid for women's teams.

Among Division I softball programs

Where this program sits against its 305 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).

#256Team budgetof 305 · Division I#233Spend per playerof 305 · Division I#211Roster sizeof 305 · Division I#120APRof 305 · Division I
Team budget$666k
Spend per player$31,706
Roster size21
Coaching staff4
APR991

Team budgets across the division

$234k$8.2M
this programevery Division I softball program

Roster sizes (cap 25)

1435
this programevery Division I roster

The program

  • Roster21 2024–25 season
  • Division I roster cap25 room for 4
  • Coaching staff1 head, 3 assistant
  • Team expenses$665,827 for the year
  • Operating expenses$220,886 game-day and travel
  • Spend per roster spot$31,706 division median $46,727
  • Academic Progress Rate991 multi-year; 977 latest
  • Players retained99% year to year
  • Eligible99% of player-terms
  • Athletic aid, women's teamsNone school-wide
  • Aid per roster spot$0 across women's teams
  • Recruiting spend, women's$637,479 school-wide

Coaching staff

NameTitleEmail
Jenny Rohn head coachHead CoachOn file · sign in
Xiao GinAssistant Coachnot on file
Peyton SchnackenbergAssistant Coachnot on file
Amelia VarelaAssistant CoachOn 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

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9,095undergraduates · 30,386 students in all
Women 54% Men 46%
Setting
City
Type
Private · Research university
Affiliation
None

Getting in

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3%admitted · of 56,937 applicants
SAT middle 50%1500 – 1580
ACT middle 50%34 – 36
Test scores
Test-optional
Graduate in 6 yrs
97%

Softball

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21on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 2521
room for 4
Academic Progress Rate991
99% of players kept year to year
Team expenses
$665,827 $31,706 per roster spot · bottom quarter of Division I
Coaches
1 head · 3 assistant
Athletic aid, women's teams
None
Recruiting spend, women's
$637,479

Cost

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$17,900net price · after grants, aided first-years
Sticker price$86,705
Average net price$17,900
Net price by family income
$0–30k$2,895
$30–48k$2,496
$48–75k$2,167
$75–110k$13,937
$110k and up$53,571
Tuition & fees
$59,076

Campus safety

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1.04violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
Violent1.04
Property5.17
In residence halls
53 burglaries · 50 sex offences over 2022–2024
Residence-hall fires
10 over 2022–2024

Majors

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31%of bachelor's degrees in social sciences · 21 fields · Associate's, Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Social sciences598 · 31%
Biological sciences244 · 13%
Mathematics & statistics222 · 12%
Computer & information sciences184 · 10%
History141 · 7%

Research Harvard 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 program21 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions3% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$17,900 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsSocial sciences · 31%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusCity · 9,095Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety1.04 violent / 1,000Three years of reported offences against the divisionAthleticsEvery teamThe whole department: every team, staff and aid

Softball programs within 150 miles

Harvard UniversityLesley University · 0 miMassachusetts Institute of Technology · 2 miBoston University · 2 miTufts University · 2 miEmmanuel College (Massachusetts) · 2 miSimmons University · 3 miWentworth Institute of Technology · 3 miEmerson College · 3 miSuffolk University · 3 miBoston College · 4 miBentley University · 5 miUniversity of Massachusetts Boston · 6 mi
SchoolMilesRosterBudgetAPRAdmitted
Lesley University Division III · North Atlantic Conference014$32k—94%
Massachusetts Institute of Technology Division III · New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference220$249k—5%
Boston University Division I · Patriot League220$1.9M99211%
Tufts University Division III · New England Small College Athletic Conference220$323k—10%
Emmanuel College (Massachusetts) Division III · Great Northeast Athletic Conference222$112k—81%
Simmons University Division III · Great Northeast Athletic Conference3———66%
Wentworth Institute of Technology Division III · Conference of New England319$167k—85%
Emerson College Division III · New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference315$164k—47%
Suffolk University Division III · Conference of New England318$205k—85%
Boston College Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference426$2.4M98816%
Bentley University Division II · Northeast 10 Conference519$391k—48%
University of Massachusetts Boston Division III · Little East Conference622$211k—83%

Other softball programs in the The Ivy League

SchoolRosterBudgetPer playerAPRCompare
Yale University room for 322$820k$37,2701000vs
Princeton University room for 718$771k$42,8361000vs
Harvard University room for 421$666k$31,706991vs
Cornell University room for 520$617k$30,839993vs
Columbia University-Barnard College room for 619$599k$31,515996vs
Dartmouth College room for 520$588k$29,4191000vs
University of Pennsylvania room for 718$522k$29,0241000vs
Brown University room for 421$505k$24,042993vs

Every The Ivy League softball program · Softball budgets ranked