Division I · Conference USA
Jacksonville State University Softball
Jacksonville, AL · the Gamecocks · Jacksonville State University overview
23
Roster
room for 2 under the cap of 25
$1.3M
Team budget
62nd percentile in Division I
$55,268
Per roster spot
median $46,727
4
Coaches
1 head · 3 assistant
967
APR
97% of players retained
76%
Admitted
upper half for selectivity
Jacksonville State University fields a softball team in the Conference USA (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 23 players, about the median of 23, with 1 head coach and 3 assistants. Team expenses were $1,271,181, above the median of $1.1M — $55,268 per roster spot, upper half of Division I softball programs. That leaves room for 2 under the Division I roster cap of 25 in force from 2025-26. The team's multi-year Academic Progress Rate is 967, about the median of 989, with 97% of players retained year to year. The school gave $2,493,056 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $13,927 per roster spot.
Among Division I softball programs
Where this program sits against its 305 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#116Team budgetof 305 · Division I#121Spend per playerof 305 · Division I#126Roster sizeof 305 · Division I#266APRof 305 · Division I
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Roster sizes (cap 25)
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The program
- Roster23 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap25 room for 2
- Coaching staff1 head, 3 assistant
- Team expenses$1,271,181 for the year
- Operating expenses$309,458 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$55,268 division median $46,727
- Academic Progress Rate967 multi-year; 944 latest
- Players retained97% year to year
- Eligible96% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, women's teams$2,493,056 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$13,927 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$192,486 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Julie Boland head coach | Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Hayley Sims | Associate Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Holly Stewart | Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
| Olivia Grey | Pitching 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 →8,378undergraduates · 9,672 students in all
Women 60% Men 40%
- Setting
- Suburb
- Type
- Public · Master's university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →76%admitted · of 12,008 applicants
SAT middle 50%970 – 1260
ACT middle 50%17 – 24
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 51%
Softball
Full picture →23on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 2523
room for 2
Academic Progress Rate967
97% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $1,271,181 $55,269 per roster spot · upper half of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 3 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $2,493,056
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $192,486
Cost
Full picture →$14,511net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $12,426 in-state · $22,716 out
Campus safety
Full picture →0.6violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 14 burglaries · 16 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 8 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →23%of bachelor's degrees in health professions & nursing · 20 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research Jacksonville 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 program23 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions76% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$14,511 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsHealth professions & nursing · 23%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusSuburb · 8,378Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety0.6 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of West Georgia Division I · United Athletic Conference | 42 | 27 | $569k | — | 49% | |
| Shorter University Division II · Conference Carolinas | 44 | 20 | $263k | — | 97% | |
| Berry College Division III · Southern Athletic Association | 46 | 23 | $245k | — | 62% | |
| University of Alabama at Birmingham Division I · American Conference | 63 | 27 | $1.1M | 997 | 88% | |
| Samford University Division I · Southern Conference | 64 | 21 | $945k | 989 | 82% | |
| LaGrange College Division III · Collegiate Conference of the South | 68 | 21 | $104k | — | 63% | |
| Kennesaw State University Division I · Conference USA | 69 | 25 | $1.3M | 988 | 69% | |
| Miles College Division II · Southern Intercol. Ath. Conf. | 70 | 22 | $281k | — | — | |
| Clark Atlanta University Division II · Southern Intercol. Ath. Conf. | 78 | 24 | $223k | — | 65% | |
| Georgia Institute of Technology Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference | 79 | 25 | $1.9M | 990 | 16% | |
| Georgia State University Division I · Sun Belt Conference | 79 | 24 | $1.1M | 981 | 62% | |
| University of Alabama in Huntsville Division II · Gulf South Conference | 80 | 20 | $648k | — | 74% |
Other softball programs in the Conference USA
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberty University 2 over cap | 27 | $2.2M | $81,139 | 979 | vs | |
| University of Delaware room for 1 | 24 | $1.5M | $64,433 | 981 | vs | |
| Kennesaw State University at cap | 25 | $1.3M | $52,714 | 988 | vs | |
| Middle Tennessee State University at cap | 25 | $1.3M | $51,709 | 1000 | vs | |
| Jacksonville State University room for 2 | 23 | $1.3M | $55,268 | 967 | vs | |
| New Mexico State University room for 2 | 23 | $1.2M | $50,657 | 980 | vs | |
| Missouri State University room for 2 | 23 | $1.1M | $47,077 | 1000 | vs | |
| Florida International University room for 3 | 22 | $1M | $45,933 | 989 | vs | |
| Sam Houston State University room for 2 | 23 | $955k | $41,518 | 985 | vs | |
| Western Kentucky University room for 10 | 15 | $902k | $60,105 | 982 | vs |
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