Division I · Mid-Eastern Athletic Conf.
Howard University Softball
Washington, DC · the Bison · Howard University overview
35
Roster
10 over the D-I cap of 25
$850k
Team budget
32nd percentile in Division I
$24,290
Per roster spot
median $46,727
3
Coaches
1 head · 2 assistant
939
APR
96% of players retained
35%
Admitted
top quarter for selectivity
Howard University fields a softball team in the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conf. (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 35 players, well above the median of 23, with 1 head coach and 2 assistants. Team expenses were $850,179, below the median of $1.1M — $24,290 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 10 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 939, about the median of 989, with 96% of players retained year to year. The school gave $4,640,477 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $16,874 per roster spot.
Among Division I softball programs
Where this program sits against its 305 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#207Team budgetof 305 · Division I#277Spend per playerof 305 · Division I#1Roster sizeof 305 · Division I#284APRof 305 · Division I
Team budgets across the division
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Roster sizes (cap 25)
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The program
- Roster35 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap25 10 over last season
- Coaching staff1 head, 2 assistant
- Team expenses$850,179 for the year
- Operating expenses$40,498 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$24,290 division median $46,727
- Academic Progress Rate939 multi-year; 978 latest
- Players retained96% year to year
- Eligible91% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, women's teams$4,640,477 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$16,874 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$20,848 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Tori Tyson | Head Softball Coach | On file · sign in |
| Lair Beautae | Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
| Meeko Harrison | 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 →10,190undergraduates · 13,416 students in all
Women 70% Men 30%
- Setting
- City
- Type
- Private · Research university
- Affiliation
- None
- HBCU
- Yes
Getting in
Full picture →35%admitted · of 30,342 applicants
SAT middle 50%1100 – 1298
ACT middle 50%22 – 28
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 69%
Softball
Full picture →35on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 2535
10 over — players already on the roster may stay
Academic Progress Rate939
96% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $850,179 $24,291 per roster spot · lower half of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 2 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $4,640,477
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $20,848
Cost
Full picture →$30,028net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $33,344
Campus safety
Full picture →1.25violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 0 burglaries · 0 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 6 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →14%of bachelor's degrees in business · 23 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research Howard 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 program35 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions35% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$30,028 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsBusiness · 14%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusCity · 10,190Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety1.25 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Catholic University Division III · Landmark Conference | 1 | 24 | $214k | — | 84% | |
| Gallaudet University Division III · United East Conference | 2 | 14 | $144k | — | 61% | |
| George Washington University Division I · Atlantic 10 Conference | 2 | 21 | $1.5M | 1000 | 44% | |
| Georgetown University Division I · BIG EAST Conference | 3 | 20 | $864k | 1000 | 13% | |
| Marymount University (Virginia) Division III · Atlantic East Conference | 6 | 19 | $150k | — | 81% | |
| University of Maryland, College Park Division I · Big Ten Conference | 6 | 20 | $1.8M | 990 | 45% | |
| Bowie State University Division II · Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association | 15 | 26 | $303k | — | 84% | |
| George Mason University Division I · Atlantic 10 Conference | 17 | 23 | $831k | 986 | 89% | |
| University of Maryland, Baltimore County Division I · America East Conference | 28 | 22 | $738k | 987 | 74% | |
| Coppin State University Division I · Mid-Eastern Athletic Conf. | 33 | 14 | $328k | 924 | 50% | |
| Notre Dame of Maryland University Division III · United East Conference | 37 | 13 | $52k | — | 86% | |
| Stevenson University Division III · Middle Atlantic Conference Commonwealth | 37 | 29 | $143k | — | 83% |
Other softball programs in the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conf.
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Howard University 10 over cap | 35 | $850k | $24,290 | 939 | vs | |
| Morgan State University at cap | 25 | $685k | $27,396 | 968 | vs | |
| Norfolk State University at cap | 25 | $645k | $25,807 | 954 | vs | |
| University of Maryland Eastern Shore room for 8 | 17 | $606k | $35,653 | 982 | vs | |
| North Carolina Central University room for 5 | 20 | $517k | $25,856 | 954 | vs | |
| Delaware State University 4 over cap | 29 | $512k | $17,662 | 973 | vs | |
| South Carolina State University at cap | 25 | $447k | $17,893 | 955 | vs | |
| Coppin State University room for 11 | 14 | $328k | $23,455 | 924 | vs |
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