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Division II · Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association

Johnson C. Smith University Softball

Charlotte, NC · the Golden Bulls · Johnson C. Smith University overview
12
Roster
2024–25 season
$98k
Team budget
0th percentile in Division II
$8,156
Per roster spot
median $16,717
1
Coaches
1 head · 0 assistant
43%
Admitted
top 10% for selectivity

Johnson C. Smith University fields a softball team in the Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association (NCAA Division II). In 2024–25 the roster carried 12 players, well below the median of 23, with 1 head coach and 0 assistants. Team expenses were $97,883, well below the median of $393k — $8,156 per roster spot, bottom quarter of Division II softball programs. The school gave $661,503 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $8,590 per roster spot.

Among Division II softball programs

Where this program sits against its 269 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).

Team budget$98k
Spend per player$8,156
Roster size12
Coaching staff1

Team budgets across the division

$84k$1.2M
this programevery Division II softball program

Roster sizes

1263
this programevery Division II roster

The program

  • Roster12 2024–25 season
  • Coaching staff1 head, 0 assistant
  • Team expenses$97,883 for the year
  • Operating expenses$14,292 game-day and travel
  • Spend per roster spot$8,156 division median $16,717
  • Athletic aid, women's teams$661,503 school-wide
  • Aid per roster spot$8,590 across women's teams
  • Recruiting spend, women's$1,432 school-wide

Coaching staff

NameTitleEmail
Chris McKenzieHead Softball CoachOn file · sign in
Gabriel McKenzieVolunteer Assistant Coach, Softballnot on file
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Recruiting timing

  • Coaches may first contact youJune 15 after sophomore year
  • Your own emailsAny time the rule limits what coaches send back
  • High-school softball players338,315 2024-25
  • Division II roster spots6,493 269 programs
  • Odds of a spot1 in 52 1.9% of high-school players hold a Division II roster spot

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About the school

What an athlete asks first — each panel opens the full picture.
1,058undergraduates · 1,102 students in all
Women 52% Men 48%
Setting
City
Type
Private · Liberal arts college
Affiliation
None
HBCU
Yes
43%admitted · of 4,273 applicants
Test scores
Scores not considered
Graduate in 6 yrs
34%
12on the roster · 2024–25 season
Team expenses
$97,883 $8,157 per roster spot · bottom quarter of Division II
Coaches
1 head · 0 assistant
Athletic aid, women's teams
$661,503
Recruiting spend, women's
$1,432
$19,326net price · after grants, aided first-years
Sticker price$35,944
Average net price$19,326
Net price by family income
$0–30k$19,693
$30–48k$29,425
$48–75k$17,959
$75–110k$19,673
$110k and up$21,063
Tuition & fees
$20,480

Campus safety

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2.3violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
Violent2.30
Property2.82
In residence halls
7 burglaries · 4 sex offences over 2022–2024
Residence-hall fires
1 over 2022–2024
22%of bachelor's degrees in business · 15 fields · Bachelor's, Master's
Business46 · 22%
Kinesiology, parks & recreation26 · 13%
Liberal arts & general studies24 · 12%
Social sciences22 · 11%
Biological sciences17 · 8%

Research Johnson C. Smith University

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Softball programs within 150 miles

Johnson C. Smith UniversityQueens University of Charlotte · 4 miThe University of North Carolina at Charlotte · 8 miBelmont Abbey College · 10 miWinthrop University · 23 miWingate University · 29 miLivingstone College · 36 miPfeiffer University · 36 miCatawba College · 37 miLenoir-Rhyne University · 43 miGardner-Webb University · 46 miConverse University · 63 miWofford College · 64 mi
SchoolMilesRosterBudgetAPRAdmitted
Queens University of Charlotte Division I · Atlantic Sun Conference422$867k—68%
The University of North Carolina at Charlotte Division I · American Conference820$1.5M99080%
Belmont Abbey College Division II · Conference Carolinas1043$398k—90%
Winthrop University Division I · Big South Conference2323$509k99375%
Wingate University Division II · South Atlantic Conference2922$511k—85%
Livingstone College Division II · Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association3622$129k—74%
Pfeiffer University Division III · USA South Athletic Conference3628$195k—95%
Catawba College Division II · South Atlantic Conference3722$470k—78%
Lenoir-Rhyne University Division II · South Atlantic Conference4324$500k—81%
Gardner-Webb University Division I · Big South Conference4625$732k99687%
Converse University Division II · Conference Carolinas6323$334k—64%
Wofford College Division I · Southern Conference6422$1.1M—59%

Other softball programs in the Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association

SchoolRosterBudgetPer playerAPRCompare
Bowie State University26$303k$11,663—vs
Winston-Salem State University17$287k$16,901—vs
Lincoln University (Pennsylvania)16$278k$17,394—vs
Claflin University19$258k$13,568—vs
Bluefield State University18$214k$11,909—vs
Fayetteville State University19$211k$11,118—vs
Virginia Union University19$207k$10,908—vs
Virginia State University16$191k$11,918—vs
Shaw University25$162k$6,472—vs
Livingstone College22$129k$5,868—vs
Elizabeth City State University17$103k$6,061—vs
Johnson C. Smith University12$98k$8,156—vs

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