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Division I · Big Ten Conference

Indiana University, Bloomington Softball

Bloomington, IN · the Hoosiers · Indiana University, Bloomington overview
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19
Roster
room for 6 under the cap of 25
$2.5M
Team budget
88th percentile in Division I
$131,482
Per roster spot
median $46,727
4
Coaches
1 head · 3 assistant
997
APR
99% of players retained
80%
Admitted
lower half for selectivity

Indiana University, Bloomington fields a softball team in the Big Ten Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 19 players, below the median of 23, with 1 head coach and 3 assistants. Team expenses were $2,498,165, well above the median of $1.1M — $131,482 per roster spot, top 10% of Division I softball programs. That leaves room for 6 under the Division I roster cap of 25 in force from 2025-26. The team's multi-year Academic Progress Rate is 997, about the median of 989, with 99% of players retained year to year. The school gave $8,778,138 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $21,515 per roster spot.

Among Division I softball programs

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

#39Team budgetof 305 · Division I#31Spend per playerof 305 · Division I#270Roster sizeof 305 · Division I#39APRof 305 · Division I
Team budget$2.5M
Spend per player$131,482
Roster size19
Coaching staff4
APR997

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

  • Roster19 2024–25 season
  • Division I roster cap25 room for 6
  • Coaching staff1 head, 3 assistant
  • Team expenses$2,498,165 for the year
  • Operating expenses$438,324 game-day and travel
  • Spend per roster spot$131,482 division median $46,727
  • Academic Progress Rate997 multi-year; 1000 latest
  • Players retained99% year to year
  • Eligible100% of player-terms
  • Athletic aid, women's teams$8,778,138 school-wide
  • Aid per roster spot$21,515 across women's teams
  • Recruiting spend, women's$646,696 school-wide

Coaching staff

NameTitleEmail
Shonda Stanton head coachHead Coachnot on file
Chanda BellAssociate Head CoachOn file · sign in
Ally MikleshAssistant CoachOn file · sign in
Kendra KirkhoffAssistant Coachnot on file
Cassie HendrixDirector of OperationsOn 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

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About the school

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Campus

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36,833undergraduates · 47,527 students in all
Women 50% Men 50%
Setting
City
Type
Public · Research university
Affiliation
None

Getting in

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80%admitted · of 54,279 applicants
SAT middle 50%1170 – 1400
ACT middle 50%27 – 32
Test scores
Test-optional
Graduate in 6 yrs
81%

Softball

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19on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 2519
room for 6
Academic Progress Rate997
99% of players kept year to year
Team expenses
$2,498,165 $131,482 per roster spot · top quarter of Division I
Coaches
1 head · 3 assistant
Athletic aid, women's teams
$8,778,138
Recruiting spend, women's
$646,696

Cost

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$16,282net price · after grants, aided first-years
Sticker, in-state$28,900
Sticker, out-of-state$57,592
Average net price$16,282
Net price by family income
$0–30k$6,125
$30–48k$7,383
$48–75k$12,311
$75–110k$20,828
$110k and up$24,018
Tuition & fees
$11,790 in-state · $40,482 out

Campus safety

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1.45violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
Violent1.45
Property1.27
In residence halls
49 burglaries · 149 sex offences over 2022–2024
Residence-hall fires
12 over 2022–2024

Majors

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33%of bachelor's degrees in business · 27 fields · Associate's, Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Business2,444 · 33%
Biological sciences658 · 9%
Kinesiology, parks & recreation496 · 7%
Communication & journalism453 · 6%
Computer & information sciences443 · 6%

Research Indiana University, Bloomington

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 program19 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions80% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$16,282 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsBusiness · 33%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusCity · 36,833Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety1.45 violent / 1,000Three years of reported offences against the divisionAthleticsEvery teamThe whole department: every team, staff and aid

Softball programs within 150 miles

Indiana University, BloomingtonFranklin College · 33 miDePauw University · 37 miUniversity of Indianapolis · 43 miIndiana University Indianapolis · 46 miRose-Hulman Institute of Technology · 48 miButler University · 50 miIndiana State University · 52 miHanover College · 65 miSpalding University · 76 miUniversity of Louisville · 78 miBellarmine University · 79 miAnderson University (Indiana) · 80 mi
SchoolMilesRosterBudgetAPRAdmitted
Franklin College Division III · Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference3324$117k—71%
DePauw University Division III · North Coast Athletic Conference3724$276k—54%
University of Indianapolis Division II · Great Lakes Valley Conference4323$671k—73%
Indiana University Indianapolis Division I · Horizon League4624$562k98981%
Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology Division III · Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference4818$188k—73%
Butler University Division I · BIG EAST Conference5021$1.2M99186%
Indiana State University Division I · Missouri Valley Conference5221$748k99692%
Hanover College Division III · Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference6519$117k—84%
Spalding University Division III · St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference7624$146k—99%
University of Louisville Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference7822$1.7M99481%
Bellarmine University Division I · Atlantic Sun Conference7928$691k—94%
Anderson University (Indiana) Division III · Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference8029$103k—53%

Other softball programs in the Big Ten Conference

SchoolRosterBudgetPer playerAPRCompare
University of Nebraska-Lincoln 2 over cap27$4.4M$164,016997vs
University of Washington room for 520$4.4M$218,581997vs
University of Oregon room for 223$4M$174,240962vs
University of California, Los Angeles room for 223$3.9M$171,560977vs
University of Michigan at cap25$3.2M$128,3081000vs
Northwestern University room for 520$2.9M$145,522992vs
University of Wisconsin-Madison 2 over cap27$2.6M$97,8961000vs
University of Minnesota, Twin Cities room for 520$2.6M$129,274993vs
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, New Brunswick room for 520$2.6M$128,751997vs
The Ohio State University room for 322$2.5M$113,577988vs
Indiana University, Bloomington room for 619$2.5M$131,482997vs
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign 2 over cap27$2.4M$87,934994vs
University of Iowa 1 over cap26$2.3M$90,354976vs
Pennsylvania State University room for 421$2.3M$108,807984vs
Purdue University room for 124$2.3M$94,818969vs
Michigan State University room for 124$2.1M$88,810988vs
University of Maryland, College Park room for 520$1.8M$89,544990vs

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