Division III · New Jersey Athletic Conference
Kean University Softball
Union, NJ · the Cougars · Kean University overview
23
Roster
2024–25 season
$212k
Team budget
76th percentile in Division III
$9,219
Per roster spot
median $7,623
4
Coaches
1 head · 3 assistant
77%
Admitted
upper half for selectivity
Kean University fields a softball team in the New Jersey Athletic Conference (NCAA Division III). In 2024–25 the roster carried 23 players, about the median of 21, with 1 head coach and 3 assistants. Team expenses were $212,056, above the median of $162k — $9,219 per roster spot, upper half of Division III softball programs. The school reports no athletic aid for women's teams — Division III programs do not offer athletic scholarships.
Among Division III softball programs
Where this program sits against its 382 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#92Team budgetof 382 · Division III#115Spend per playerof 382 · Division III#121Roster sizeof 382 · Division III
Team budgets across the division
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Roster sizes
this programevery Division III roster
The program
- Roster23 2024–25 season
- Coaching staff1 head, 3 assistant
- Team expenses$212,056 for the year
- Operating expenses$63,606 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$9,219 division median $7,623
- Athletic aid, women's teamsNone school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$0 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$26,093 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Margie Acker head coach | Head Coach | not on file |
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Recruiting timing
- Coaches may first contact youany time
- Your own emailsAny time the rule limits what coaches send back
- High-school softball players338,315 2024-25
- Division III roster spots8,293 382 programs
- Odds of a spot1 in 41 2.5% of high-school players hold a Division III roster spot
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About the school
What an athlete asks first — each panel opens the full picture.Campus
Full picture →11,234undergraduates · 13,352 students in all
Women 63% Men 37%
- Setting
- Suburb
- Type
- Public · Doctoral/professional university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →77%admitted · of 12,142 applicants
SAT middle 50%1020 – 1198
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 43%
Softball
Full picture →23on the roster · 2024–25 season
- Team expenses
- $212,056 $9,220 per roster spot · top quarter of Division III
- Coaches
- 1 head · 3 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- None
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $26,093
Cost
Full picture →$11,593net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $13,426 in-state · $21,076 out
Campus safety
Full picture →0.31violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 0 burglaries · 8 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 1 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →22%of bachelor's degrees in business · 25 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research Kean 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 divisionAdmissions77% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$11,593 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsBusiness · 22%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusSuburb · 11,234Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety0.31 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seton Hall University Division I · BIG EAST Conference | 4 | 22 | $1.5M | 997 | 79% | |
| Rutgers, The State Univ. of New Jersey, Newark Division III · New Jersey Athletic Conference | 5 | 26 | $246k | — | 79% | |
| College of Staten Island Division II · East Coast Conference | 7 | 26 | $378k | — | — | |
| Wagner College Division I · Northeast Conference | 9 | 29 | $780k | 980 | 83% | |
| Saint Peter's University Division I · Metro Conference | 9 | 16 | $262k | 985 | 91% | |
| Caldwell University Division II · Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference | 11 | 23 | $314k | — | 65% | |
| Drew University Division III · Landmark Conference | 12 | 23 | $217k | — | 69% | |
| Stevens Institute of Technology Division III · Middle Atlantic Conference Freedom | 12 | 18 | $293k | — | 43% | |
| Pace University Division II · Northeast 10 Conference | 12 | 20 | $405k | — | 77% | |
| Montclair State University Division III · New Jersey Athletic Conference | 13 | 29 | $230k | — | 87% | |
| New York University Division III · University Athletic Association | 13 | 19 | $360k | — | 9% | |
| Saint Elizabeth University Division III · Atlantic East Conference | 13 | 23 | $118k | — | 77% |
Other softball programs in the New Jersey Athletic Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rowan University | 22 | $329k | $14,964 | — | vs | |
| Ramapo College | 20 | $251k | $12,529 | — | vs | |
| Stockton University | 25 | $247k | $9,860 | — | vs | |
| Rutgers, The State Univ. of New Jersey, Newark | 26 | $246k | $9,472 | — | vs | |
| Montclair State University | 29 | $230k | $7,927 | — | vs | |
| Kean University | 23 | $212k | $9,219 | — | vs | |
| The College of New Jersey | 19 | $208k | $10,968 | — | vs | |
| Rutgers, The State Univ. of New Jersey, Camden | 15 | $195k | $12,974 | — | vs | |
| State University of New York at New Paltz | 18 | $152k | $8,439 | — | vs | |
| William Paterson University of New Jersey | 19 | $93k | $4,878 | — | vs |
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