Division I · Missouri Valley Conference
Indiana State University Softball
Terre Haute, IN · the Sycamores · Indiana State University overview
21
Roster
room for 4 under the cap of 25
$748k
Team budget
23rd percentile in Division I
$35,635
Per roster spot
median $46,727
4
Coaches
1 head · 3 assistant
996
APR
99% of players retained
92%
Admitted
bottom quarter for selectivity
Indiana State University fields a softball team in the Missouri Valley Conference (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 $748,341, below the median of $1.1M — $35,635 per roster spot, lower half 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 996, about the median of 989, with 99% of players retained year to year. The school gave $2,635,062 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $10,096 per roster spot.
Among Division I softball programs
Where this program sits against its 305 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#234Team budgetof 305 · Division I#219Spend per playerof 305 · Division I#211Roster sizeof 305 · Division I#59APRof 305 · Division I
Team budgets across the division
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Roster sizes (cap 25)
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The program
- Roster21 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap25 room for 4
- Coaching staff1 head, 3 assistant
- Team expenses$748,341 for the year
- Operating expenses$231,549 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$35,635 division median $46,727
- Academic Progress Rate996 multi-year; 1000 latest
- Players retained99% year to year
- Eligible100% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, women's teams$2,635,062 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$10,096 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$127,386 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Windy Thees head coach | Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Nicole Bechtel | Assistant Women's Softball Coach | On file · sign in |
| Lauren Gambone | 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 →6,668undergraduates · 8,304 students in all
Women 58% Men 42%
- Setting
- City
- Type
- Public · Doctoral/professional university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →92%admitted · of 13,601 applicants
- Test scores
- Scores not considered
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 41%
Softball
Full picture →21on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 2521
room for 4
Academic Progress Rate996
99% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $748,341 $35,635 per roster spot · bottom quarter of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 3 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $2,635,062
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $127,386
Cost
Full picture →$13,321net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $9,992 in-state · $21,734 out
Campus safety
Full picture →1.6violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 16 burglaries · 33 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 8 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →22%of bachelor's degrees in business · 27 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 program21 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions92% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$13,321 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsBusiness · 22%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusCity · 6,668Setting, 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology Division III · Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference | 4 | 18 | $188k | — | 73% | |
| DePauw University Division III · North Coast Athletic Conference | 31 | 24 | $276k | — | 54% | |
| Eastern Illinois University Division I · Ohio Valley Conference | 41 | 22 | $770k | 996 | 68% | |
| Indiana University, Bloomington Division I · Big Ten Conference | 52 | 19 | $2.5M | 997 | 80% | |
| University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Division I · Big Ten Conference | 62 | 27 | $2.4M | 994 | 44% | |
| Indiana University Indianapolis Division I · Horizon League | 69 | 24 | $562k | 989 | 81% | |
| University of Indianapolis Division II · Great Lakes Valley Conference | 70 | 23 | $671k | — | 73% | |
| Butler University Division I · BIG EAST Conference | 70 | 21 | $1.2M | 991 | 86% | |
| Purdue University Division I · Big Ten Conference | 71 | 24 | $2.3M | 969 | 50% | |
| Franklin College Division III · Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference | 73 | 24 | $117k | — | 71% | |
| Millikin University Division III · College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin | 87 | 22 | $227k | — | 54% | |
| Anderson University (Indiana) Division III · Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference | 103 | 29 | $103k | — | 53% |
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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