Division I · Conference USA
Kennesaw State University Softball
Kennesaw, GA · the Owls · Kennesaw State University overview
25
Roster
at the D-I cap of 25
$1.3M
Team budget
65th percentile in Division I
$52,714
Per roster spot
median $46,727
3
Coaches
1 head · 2 assistant
988
APR
98% of players retained
69%
Admitted
upper half for selectivity
Kennesaw State University fields a softball team in the Conference USA (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 25 players, about the median of 23, with 1 head coach and 2 assistants. Team expenses were $1,317,860, above the median of $1.1M — $52,714 per roster spot, upper half of Division I softball programs. That is exactly the Division I roster cap of 25 in force from 2025-26. The team's multi-year Academic Progress Rate is 988, about the median of 989, with 98% of players retained year to year. The school gave $3,073,070 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $10,175 per roster spot.
Among Division I softball programs
Where this program sits against its 305 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#109Team budgetof 305 · Division I#130Spend per playerof 305 · Division I#66Roster sizeof 305 · Division I#151APRof 305 · Division I
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Roster sizes (cap 25)
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The program
- Roster25 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap25 at the cap
- Coaching staff1 head, 2 assistant
- Team expenses$1,317,860 for the year
- Operating expenses$313,071 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$52,714 division median $46,727
- Academic Progress Rate988 multi-year; 1000 latest
- Players retained98% year to year
- Eligible99% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, women's teams$3,073,070 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$10,175 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$126,758 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Selena Collins-Patterson | Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Crystal Hampton | Assistant Coach | not on file |
| Daisy Hess | Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
| Campbell Hutcherson | Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
| Evone Garcia | Director of Operations | 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
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About the school
What an athlete asks first — each panel opens the full picture.Campus
Full picture →40,509undergraduates · 45,069 students in all
Women 51% Men 49%
- Setting
- Suburb
- Type
- Public · Research university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →69%admitted · of 23,138 applicants
SAT middle 50%1020 – 1220
ACT middle 50%19 – 25
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 48%
Softball
Full picture →25on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 2525
exactly at the cap
Academic Progress Rate988
98% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $1,317,860 $52,714 per roster spot · upper half of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 2 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $3,073,070
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $126,758
Cost
Full picture →$17,566net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $5,786 in-state · $17,040 out
Campus safety
Full picture →0.43violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 14 burglaries · 41 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 6 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →18%of bachelor's degrees in business · 24 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research Kennesaw 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 program25 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions69% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$17,566 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsBusiness · 18%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusSuburb · 40,509Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety0.43 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Georgia Institute of Technology Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference | 21 | 25 | $1.9M | 990 | 16% | |
| Clark Atlanta University Division II · Southern Intercol. Ath. Conf. | 22 | 24 | $223k | — | 65% | |
| Emory University Division III · University Athletic Association | 23 | 20 | $404k | — | 11% | |
| Georgia State University Division I · Sun Belt Conference | 23 | 24 | $1.1M | 981 | 62% | |
| Agnes Scott College Division III · Collegiate Conference of the South | 25 | — | — | — | 67% | |
| Shorter University Division II · Conference Carolinas | 38 | 20 | $263k | — | 97% | |
| Berry College Division III · Southern Athletic Association | 39 | 23 | $245k | — | 62% | |
| University of West Georgia Division I · United Athletic Conference | 44 | 27 | $569k | — | 49% | |
| University of North Georgia Division II · Peach Belt Conference | 48 | 23 | $872k | — | 72% | |
| Jacksonville State University Division I · Conference USA | 69 | 23 | $1.3M | 967 | 76% | |
| University of Georgia Division I · Southeastern Conference | 69 | 21 | $3.3M | 980 | 37% | |
| Piedmont University Division III · Collegiate Conference of the South | 70 | 26 | $275k | — | 93% |
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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