Indiana University Indianapolis Softball
Indiana University Indianapolis fields a softball team in the Horizon League (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 24 players, about the median of 23, with 1 head coach and 1 assistant. Team expenses were $562,163, well below the median of $1.1M — $23,423 per roster spot, bottom quarter of Division I softball programs. That leaves room for 1 under the Division I roster cap of 25 in force from 2025-26. The team's multi-year Academic Progress Rate is 989, about the median of 989, with 99% of players retained year to year. The school gave $1,860,610 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $10,003 per roster spot.
Among Division I softball programs
Where this program sits against its 305 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
Team budgets across the division
Roster sizes (cap 25)
The program
- Roster24 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap25 room for 1
- Coaching staff1 head, 1 assistant
- Team expenses$562,163 for the year
- Operating expenses$178,192 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$23,423 division median $46,727
- Academic Progress Rate989 multi-year; 970 latest
- Players retained99% year to year
- Eligible99% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, women's teams$1,860,610 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$10,003 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$100,325 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Elisabeth Beirne head coach | Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Kennedy Krull | Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
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 →- Setting
- City
- Type
- Public · Research university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 54%
Softball
Full picture →- Team expenses
- $562,163 $23,423 per roster spot · bottom quarter of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 1 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $1,860,610
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $100,325
Cost
Full picture →- Tuition & fees
- $10,449 in-state · $33,717 out
Campus safety
Full picture →- In residence halls
- 103 burglaries · 296 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 105 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →Research Indiana University Indianapolis
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 programs within 150 miles
| School | Miles | Roster | Budget | APR | Admitted | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Butler University Division I · BIG EAST Conference | 4 | 21 | $1.2M | 991 | 86% | |
| University of Indianapolis Division II · Great Lakes Valley Conference | 5 | 23 | $671k | — | 73% | |
| Franklin College Division III · Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference | 21 | 24 | $117k | — | 71% | |
| Anderson University (Indiana) Division III · Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference | 36 | 29 | $103k | — | 53% | |
| DePauw University Division III · North Coast Athletic Conference | 38 | 24 | $276k | — | 54% | |
| Indiana University, Bloomington Division I · Big Ten Conference | 46 | 19 | $2.5M | 997 | 80% | |
| Ball State University Division I · Mid-American Conference | 50 | 25 | $1.1M | 994 | 72% | |
| Purdue University Division I · Big Ten Conference | 60 | 24 | $2.3M | 969 | 50% | |
| Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology Division III · Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference | 65 | 18 | $188k | — | 73% | |
| Earlham College Division III · Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference | 67 | 24 | $203k | — | 74% | |
| Indiana State University Division I · Missouri Valley Conference | 69 | 21 | $748k | 996 | 92% | |
| Hanover College Division III · Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference | 82 | 19 | $117k | — | 84% |
Other softball programs in the Horizon League
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Northern Illinois University room for 1 | 24 | $921k | $38,362 | 992 | vs | |
| Robert Morris University room for 2 | 23 | $884k | $38,437 | 989 | vs | |
| Oakland University room for 3 | 22 | $699k | $31,757 | 985 | vs | |
| University of Wisconsin-Green Bay 1 over cap | 26 | $678k | $26,071 | 989 | vs | |
| Northern Kentucky University room for 4 | 21 | $644k | $30,664 | 990 | vs | |
| Youngstown State University room for 4 | 21 | $597k | $28,415 | 993 | vs | |
| Indiana University Indianapolis room for 1 | 24 | $562k | $23,423 | 989 | vs | |
| University of Detroit Mercy 6 over cap | 31 | $546k | $17,622 | 961 | vs |
Every Horizon League softball program · Softball budgets ranked