Division I · Atlantic Sun Conference
Jacksonville University Softball
Jacksonville, FL · the Dolphins · Jacksonville University overview
22
Roster
room for 3 under the cap of 25
$1.1M
Team budget
49th percentile in Division I
$47,840
Per roster spot
median $46,727
4
Coaches
1 head · 3 assistant
984
APR
97% of players retained
57%
Admitted
upper half for selectivity
Jacksonville University fields a softball team in the Atlantic Sun Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 22 players, about the median of 23, with 1 head coach and 3 assistants. Team expenses were $1,052,491, about the median of $1.1M — $47,840 per roster spot, upper half of Division I softball programs. That leaves room for 3 under the Division I roster cap of 25 in force from 2025-26. The team's multi-year Academic Progress Rate is 984, about the median of 989, with 97% of players retained year to year. The school gave $4,133,568 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $14,204 per roster spot.
Among Division I softball programs
Where this program sits against its 305 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#156Team budgetof 305 · Division I#148Spend per playerof 305 · Division I#163Roster sizeof 305 · Division I#190APRof 305 · Division I
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Roster sizes (cap 25)
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The program
- Roster22 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap25 room for 3
- Coaching staff1 head, 3 assistant
- Team expenses$1,052,491 for the year
- Operating expenses$122,973 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$47,840 division median $46,727
- Academic Progress Rate984 multi-year; 967 latest
- Players retained97% year to year
- Eligible99% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, women's teams$4,133,568 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$14,204 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$104,514 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Erica Ayers head coach | Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Holli Mitchell | Associate Head Coach / Pitching Coach | On file · sign in |
| Sydney Benz | Assistant Coach | not on file |
| Garrett Johns | Assistant 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
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 →2,662undergraduates · 3,957 students in all
Women 64% Men 36%
- Setting
- City
- Type
- Private · Master's university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →57%admitted · of 8,879 applicants
SAT middle 50%1110 – 1260
ACT middle 50%24 – 28
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 57%
Softball
Full picture →22on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 2522
room for 3
Academic Progress Rate984
97% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $1,052,491 $47,841 per roster spot · lower half of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 3 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $4,133,568
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $104,514
Cost
Full picture →$25,745net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $46,030
Campus safety
Full picture →1.33violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 0 burglaries · 17 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 1 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →41%of bachelor's degrees in health professions & nursing · 20 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research Jacksonville 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 program22 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions57% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$25,745 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsHealth professions & nursing · 41%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusCity · 2,662Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety1.33 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 North Florida Division I · Atlantic Sun Conference | 8 | 23 | $786k | 986 | 62% | |
| Flagler College Division II · Peach Belt Conference | 36 | 20 | $662k | — | 78% | |
| University of Florida Division I · Southeastern Conference | 66 | 25 | $4.4M | 991 | 24% | |
| Bethune-Cookman University Division I · Southwestern Athletic Conf. | 86 | 19 | $833k | 946 | 100% | |
| Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University (Florida) Division II · Sunshine State Conference | 87 | 22 | $616k | — | 66% | |
| Stetson University Division I · Atlantic Sun Conference | 93 | 20 | $1M | 982 | 86% | |
| Valdosta State University Division II · Gulf South Conference | 106 | 18 | $405k | — | 83% | |
| Savannah State University Division II · Southern Intercol. Ath. Conf. | 120 | 16 | $144k | — | — | |
| Rollins College Division II · Sunshine State Conference | 123 | 29 | $690k | — | 41% | |
| University of Central Florida Division I · Big 12 Conference | 123 | 22 | $2.9M | 994 | 40% | |
| University of South Carolina Beaufort Division II · Peach Belt Conference | 140 | 30 | $367k | — | 69% | |
| Georgia Southern University Division I · Sun Belt Conference | 144 | 20 | $905k | 993 | 90% |
Other softball programs in the Atlantic Sun Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lipscomb University room for 5 | 20 | $1.1M | $56,059 | 981 | vs | |
| Jacksonville University room for 3 | 22 | $1.1M | $47,840 | 984 | vs | |
| Stetson University room for 5 | 20 | $1M | $50,005 | 982 | vs | |
| Queens University of Charlotte room for 3 | 22 | $867k | $39,424 | — | vs | |
| Florida Gulf Coast University room for 2 | 23 | $849k | $36,926 | 990 | vs | |
| University of North Florida room for 2 | 23 | $786k | $34,185 | 986 | vs | |
| Bellarmine University 3 over cap | 28 | $691k | $24,693 | — | vs | |
| University of West Florida room for 2 | 23 | $545k | $23,685 | — | vs |
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