Division I · Mid-American Conference
Kent State University Softball
Kent, OH · the Golden Flashes · Kent State University overview
Kent State University fields a softball team in the Mid-American Conference (NCAA Division I).
Among Division I softball programs
Where this program sits against its 305 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
Team budgets across the division
Roster sizes (cap 25)
The program
- Division I roster cap25 from 2025-26
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Jexx Varner head coach | Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Maddy Wright | Assistant Softball Coach | On file · sign in |
| Sierra Fretz | Assistant Softball Coach | On file · sign in |
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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 →1,762undergraduates · 1,762 students in all
Women 63% Men 37%
- Setting
- Town
- Type
- Public · Baccalaureate/associate's college
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 0%
Softball
Full picture →No team figures on file for this program yet.
Cost
Full picture →$10,502net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $7,428 in-state · $16,541 out
Campus safety
Full picture →0violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 0 burglaries · 0 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 0 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →54%of bachelor's degrees in computer & information sciences · 10 fields · Associate's, Bachelor's
Research Kent 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 programThe programPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions—SAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$10,502 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsComputer & information sciences · 54%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusTown · 1,762Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety0 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lake Erie College Division II · Great Midwest Athletic Conference | 25 | 23 | $363k | — | 64% | |
| Allegheny College Division III · Presidents' Athletic Conference | 39 | 19 | $179k | — | 59% | |
| Thiel College Division III · Presidents' Athletic Conference | 40 | 19 | $133k | — | 71% | |
| Gannon University Division II · Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference | 42 | 31 | $444k | — | 77% | |
| Ursuline College Division II · Great Midwest Athletic Conference | 42 | 22 | $297k | — | 84% | |
| Mercyhurst University Division I · Northeast Conference | 43 | 22 | $564k | — | 83% | |
| Hiram College Division III · Presidents' Athletic Conference | 43 | 16 | $84k | — | 93% | |
| John Carroll University Division III · North Coast Athletic Conference | 45 | 22 | $160k | — | 81% | |
| Pennsylvania State Univ. Erie, the Behrend College Division III · Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference | 46 | 17 | $122k | — | 96% | |
| Case Western Reserve University Division III · University Athletic Association | 48 | 19 | $316k | — | 29% | |
| Youngstown State University Division I · Horizon League | 55 | 21 | $597k | 993 | 80% | |
| Westminster College (Pennsylvania) Division III · Presidents' Athletic Conference | 59 | 27 | $120k | — | 86% |
Other softball programs in the Mid-American Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Massachusetts, Amherst room for 7 | 18 | $1.2M | $67,765 | 984 | vs | |
| Ball State University at cap | 25 | $1.1M | $44,023 | 994 | vs | |
| University of Toledo room for 1 | 24 | $1.1M | $45,426 | 976 | vs | |
| University at Buffalo, the State University of New York room for 2 | 23 | $1.1M | $47,371 | 986 | vs | |
| Western Michigan University room for 1 | 24 | $999k | $41,606 | 986 | vs | |
| Central Michigan University room for 1 | 24 | $943k | $39,297 | 997 | vs | |
| University of Akron at cap | 25 | $790k | $31,603 | 963 | vs | |
| Bowling Green State University at cap | 25 | $755k | $30,203 | 986 | vs | |
| Kent State University | — | — | — | — | vs | |
| Miami University (Ohio) | — | — | — | — | vs | |
| Ohio University | — | — | — | — | vs |
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