Division I · Missouri Valley Conference
Illinois State University Softball
Normal, IL · the Redbirds · Illinois State University overview
20
Roster
room for 5 under the cap of 25
$986k
Team budget
41st percentile in Division I
$49,316
Per roster spot
median $46,727
4
Coaches
1 head · 3 assistant
1000
APR
99% of players retained
89%
Admitted
bottom quarter for selectivity
Illinois State University fields a softball team in the Missouri Valley Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 20 players, below the median of 23, with 1 head coach and 3 assistants. Team expenses were $986,335, about the median of $1.1M — $49,316 per roster spot, upper half of Division I softball programs. That leaves room for 5 under the Division I roster cap of 25 in force from 2025-26. The team's multi-year Academic Progress Rate is 1000, about the median of 989, with 99% of players retained year to year. The school gave $3,835,397 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $14,049 per roster spot.
Among Division I softball programs
Where this program sits against its 305 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#179Team budgetof 305 · Division I#141Spend per playerof 305 · Division I#243Roster sizeof 305 · Division I#1APRof 305 · Division I
Team budgets across the division
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Roster sizes (cap 25)
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The program
- Roster20 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap25 room for 5
- Coaching staff1 head, 3 assistant
- Team expenses$986,335 for the year
- Operating expenses$321,548 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$49,316 division median $46,727
- Academic Progress Rate1000 multi-year; 987 latest
- Players retained99% year to year
- Eligible100% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, women's teams$3,835,397 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$14,049 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$123,794 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Tina Kramos head coach | Head Coach | not on file |
| Brandon Duncan | Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
| Jhavon Hayes | Assistant Coach | not on file |
| Bella Atkinson | 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 →18,450undergraduates · 20,989 students in all
Women 58% Men 42%
- Setting
- Suburb
- Type
- Public · Research university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →89%admitted · of 20,884 applicants
SAT middle 50%1010 – 1230
ACT middle 50%22 – 27
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 66%
Softball
Full picture →20on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 2520
room for 5
Academic Progress Rate1000
99% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $986,335 $49,317 per roster spot · lower half of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 3 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $3,835,397
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $123,794
Cost
Full picture →$20,871net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $14,121 in-state · $23,479 out
Campus safety
Full picture →0.87violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 2 burglaries · 43 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 3 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →22%of bachelor's degrees in business · 26 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research Illinois 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 program20 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions89% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$20,871 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsBusiness · 22%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusSuburb · 18,450Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety0.87 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Illinois Wesleyan University Division III · College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin | 1 | 22 | $200k | — | 45% | |
| Eureka College Division III · St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | 20 | 19 | $79k | — | 88% | |
| Bradley University Division I · Missouri Valley Conference | 35 | 22 | $803k | 997 | 77% | |
| Millikin University Division III · College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin | 46 | 22 | $227k | — | 54% | |
| University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Division I · Big Ten Conference | 49 | 27 | $2.4M | 994 | 44% | |
| University of Illinois Springfield Division II · Great Lakes Valley Conference | 63 | 22 | $417k | — | 84% | |
| Knox College Division III · Midwest Conference | 78 | 19 | $153k | — | 71% | |
| Eastern Illinois University Division I · Ohio Valley Conference | 83 | 22 | $770k | 996 | 68% | |
| Illinois College Division III · Midwest Conference | 85 | 21 | $180k | — | 75% | |
| Western Illinois University Division I · Ohio Valley Conference | 89 | 24 | $658k | 990 | 75% | |
| Lewis University Division II · Great Lakes Valley Conference | 89 | 20 | $531k | — | 73% | |
| Monmouth College (Illinois) Division III · Midwest Conference | 91 | 22 | $98k | — | 87% |
Other softball programs in the Missouri Valley Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Belmont University room for 3 | 22 | $1.3M | $60,248 | 993 | vs | |
| University of Illinois Chicago room for 3 | 22 | $1.1M | $51,785 | 996 | vs | |
| Drake University room for 2 | 23 | $1.1M | $45,920 | 983 | vs | |
| University of Evansville room for 2 | 23 | $1M | $45,569 | 988 | vs | |
| Southern Illinois University at Carbondale room for 3 | 22 | $1M | $46,001 | 1000 | vs | |
| Illinois State University room for 5 | 20 | $986k | $49,316 | 1000 | vs | |
| Valparaiso University room for 1 | 24 | $954k | $39,731 | 993 | vs | |
| University of Northern Iowa room for 3 | 22 | $825k | $37,520 | 989 | vs | |
| Bradley University room for 3 | 22 | $803k | $36,485 | 997 | vs | |
| Indiana State University room for 4 | 21 | $748k | $35,635 | 996 | vs | |
| Murray State University room for 3 | 22 | $666k | $30,277 | 1000 | vs |
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