Johnson C. Smith University Softball
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 budgets across the division
Roster sizes
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
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Chris McKenzie | Head Softball Coach | On file · sign in |
| Gabriel McKenzie | Volunteer Assistant Coach, Softball | not on file |
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
General NCAA rule for Division II; 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
- Private · Liberal arts college
- Affiliation
- None
- HBCU
- Yes
Getting in
Full picture →- Test scores
- Scores not considered
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 34%
Softball
Full picture →- 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
Cost
Full picture →- Tuition & fees
- $20,480
Campus safety
Full picture →- In residence halls
- 7 burglaries · 4 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 1 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →Research Johnson C. Smith University
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Softball programs within 150 miles
| School | Miles | Roster | Budget | APR | Admitted | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Queens University of Charlotte Division I · Atlantic Sun Conference | 4 | 22 | $867k | — | 68% | |
| The University of North Carolina at Charlotte Division I · American Conference | 8 | 20 | $1.5M | 990 | 80% | |
| Belmont Abbey College Division II · Conference Carolinas | 10 | 43 | $398k | — | 90% | |
| Winthrop University Division I · Big South Conference | 23 | 23 | $509k | 993 | 75% | |
| Wingate University Division II · South Atlantic Conference | 29 | 22 | $511k | — | 85% | |
| Livingstone College Division II · Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association | 36 | 22 | $129k | — | 74% | |
| Pfeiffer University Division III · USA South Athletic Conference | 36 | 28 | $195k | — | 95% | |
| Catawba College Division II · South Atlantic Conference | 37 | 22 | $470k | — | 78% | |
| Lenoir-Rhyne University Division II · South Atlantic Conference | 43 | 24 | $500k | — | 81% | |
| Gardner-Webb University Division I · Big South Conference | 46 | 25 | $732k | 996 | 87% | |
| Converse University Division II · Conference Carolinas | 63 | 23 | $334k | — | 64% | |
| Wofford College Division I · Southern Conference | 64 | 22 | $1.1M | — | 59% |
Other softball programs in the Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bowie State University | 26 | $303k | $11,663 | — | vs | |
| Winston-Salem State University | 17 | $287k | $16,901 | — | vs | |
| Lincoln University (Pennsylvania) | 16 | $278k | $17,394 | — | vs | |
| Claflin University | 19 | $258k | $13,568 | — | vs | |
| Bluefield State University | 18 | $214k | $11,909 | — | vs | |
| Fayetteville State University | 19 | $211k | $11,118 | — | vs | |
| Virginia Union University | 19 | $207k | $10,908 | — | vs | |
| Virginia State University | 16 | $191k | $11,918 | — | vs | |
| Shaw University | 25 | $162k | $6,472 | — | vs | |
| Livingstone College | 22 | $129k | $5,868 | — | vs | |
| Elizabeth City State University | 17 | $103k | $6,061 | — | vs | |
| Johnson C. Smith University | 12 | $98k | $8,156 | — | vs |
Every Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association softball program · Softball budgets ranked