Division I · Southwestern Athletic Conf.
Jackson State University Softball
Jackson, MS · the Tigers · Jackson State University overview
26
Roster
1 over the D-I cap of 25
$440k
Team budget
2nd percentile in Division I
$16,932
Per roster spot
median $46,727
2
Coaches
1 head · 1 assistant
986
APR
98% of players retained
91%
Admitted
bottom quarter for selectivity
Jackson State University fields a softball team in the Southwestern Athletic Conf. (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 26 players, above the median of 23, with 1 head coach and 1 assistant. Team expenses were $440,240, well below the median of $1.1M — $16,932 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 1 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 986, about the median of 989, with 98% of players retained year to year. The school gave $1,538,938 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $8,597 per roster spot.
Among Division I softball programs
Where this program sits against its 305 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#298Team budgetof 305 · Division I#296Spend per playerof 305 · Division I#48Roster sizeof 305 · Division I#169APRof 305 · Division I
Team budgets across the division
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Roster sizes (cap 25)
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The program
- Roster26 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap25 1 over last season
- Coaching staff1 head, 1 assistant
- Team expenses$440,240 for the year
- Operating expenses$44,029 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$16,932 division median $46,727
- Academic Progress Rate986 multi-year; 988 latest
- Players retained98% year to year
- Eligible99% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, women's teams$1,538,938 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$8,597 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$34,787 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Kevin Montgomery head coach | Head Coach | not on file |
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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
What an athlete asks first — each panel opens the full picture.Campus
Full picture →4,769undergraduates · 6,564 students in all
Women 67% Men 33%
- Setting
- City
- Type
- Public · Research university
- Affiliation
- None
- HBCU
- Yes
Getting in
Full picture →91%admitted · of 14,141 applicants
SAT middle 50%850 – 1080
ACT middle 50%15 – 20
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 32%
Softball
Full picture →26on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 2526
1 over — players already on the roster may stay
Academic Progress Rate986
98% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $440,240 $16,932 per roster spot · bottom quarter of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 1 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $1,538,938
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $34,787
Cost
Full picture →$19,892net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $8,795 in-state · $9,795 out
Campus safety
Full picture →0.84violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 8 burglaries · 5 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 0 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →15%of bachelor's degrees in education · 20 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research Jackson 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 program26 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions91% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$19,892 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsEducation · 15%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusCity · 4,769Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety0.84 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Millsaps College Division III · Southern Athletic Association | 2 | 18 | $162k | — | 49% | |
| Belhaven University Division III · Collegiate Conference of the South | 3 | 23 | $296k | — | 53% | |
| Mississippi Christian University Division II · Gulf South Conference | 8 | 18 | $645k | — | 49% | |
| Alcorn State University Division I · Southwestern Athletic Conf. | 62 | 22 | $397k | 972 | 25% | |
| The University of Southern Mississippi Division I · Sun Belt Conference | 84 | 30 | $958k | 978 | 99% | |
| Mississippi Valley State University Division I · Southwestern Athletic Conf. | 85 | 19 | $234k | 986 | 51% | |
| Delta State University Division II · Gulf South Conference | 105 | 23 | $305k | — | 100% | |
| University of Louisiana Monroe Division I · Sun Belt Conference | 110 | 21 | $903k | 987 | 75% | |
| Mississippi State University Division I · Southeastern Conference | 115 | 22 | $3.3M | 995 | 76% | |
| University of West Alabama Division II · Gulf South Conference | 120 | 23 | $664k | — | 87% | |
| Southeastern Louisiana University Division I · Southland Conference | 124 | 28 | $839k | 979 | 94% | |
| University of Arkansas, Monticello Division II · Great American Conference | 129 | 26 | $304k | — | — |
Other softball programs in the Southwestern Athletic Conf.
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bethune-Cookman University room for 6 | 19 | $833k | $43,847 | 946 | vs | |
| Alabama State University 2 over cap | 27 | $537k | $19,880 | 953 | vs | |
| Texas Southern University at cap | 25 | $500k | $19,993 | 978 | vs | |
| Alabama A&M University 6 over cap | 31 | $487k | $15,724 | 985 | vs | |
| Prairie View A&M University 8 over cap | 33 | $484k | $14,674 | 990 | vs | |
| Southern University, Baton Rouge 2 over cap | 27 | $449k | $16,635 | 963 | vs | |
| Grambling State University 6 over cap | 31 | $441k | $14,236 | 937 | vs | |
| Jackson State University 1 over cap | 26 | $440k | $16,932 | 986 | vs | |
| Alcorn State University room for 3 | 22 | $397k | $18,048 | 972 | vs | |
| University of Arkansas, Pine Bluff room for 1 | 24 | $362k | $15,102 | 983 | vs | |
| Florida A&M University room for 4 | 21 | $335k | $15,964 | 963 | vs | |
| Mississippi Valley State University room for 6 | 19 | $234k | $12,319 | 986 | vs |
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