Division I · Patriot League
Lafayette College Softball
Easton, PA · the Leopards · Lafayette College overview
18
Roster
room for 7 under the cap of 25
$1.2M
Team budget
59th percentile in Division I
$65,195
Per roster spot
median $46,727
2
Coaches
1 head · 1 assistant
1000
APR
100% of players retained
31%
Admitted
top quarter for selectivity
Lafayette College fields a softball team in the Patriot League (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 18 players, below the median of 23, with 1 head coach and 1 assistant. Team expenses were $1,173,517, above the median of $1.1M — $65,195 per roster spot, upper half of Division I softball programs. That leaves room for 7 under the Division I roster cap of 25 in force from 2025-26. The team's multi-year Academic Progress Rate is 1000, about the median of 989, with 100% of players retained year to year. The school gave $6,275,328 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $18,844 per roster spot.
Among Division I softball programs
Where this program sits against its 305 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#125Team budgetof 305 · Division I#92Spend per playerof 305 · Division I#285Roster sizeof 305 · Division I#1APRof 305 · Division I
Team budgets across the division
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Roster sizes (cap 25)
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The program
- Roster18 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap25 room for 7
- Coaching staff1 head, 1 assistant
- Team expenses$1,173,517 for the year
- Operating expenses$190,487 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$65,195 division median $46,727
- Academic Progress Rate1000 multi-year; 1000 latest
- Players retained100% year to year
- Eligible100% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, women's teams$6,275,328 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$18,844 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$142,795 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Kelliner Croushore head coach | Head Coach | not on file |
| Kristyn Smith | Assistant 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 →2,764undergraduates · 2,764 students in all
Women 49% Men 51%
- Setting
- Suburb
- Type
- Private · Liberal arts college
- Affiliation
- Presbyterian Church (USA)
Getting in
Full picture →31%admitted · of 9,874 applicants
SAT middle 50%1340 – 1490
ACT middle 50%30 – 33
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 88%
Softball
Full picture →18on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 2518
room for 7
Academic Progress Rate1000
100% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $1,173,517 $65,195 per roster spot · upper half of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 1 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $6,275,328
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $142,795
Cost
Full picture →$34,728net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $61,824
Campus safety
Full picture →2.16violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 8 burglaries · 13 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 0 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →30%of bachelor's degrees in social sciences · 15 fields · Bachelor's
Research Lafayette College
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 program18 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions31% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$34,728 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsSocial sciences · 30%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusSuburb · 2,764Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety2.16 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moravian University Division III · Landmark Conference | 10 | 29 | $210k | — | 54% | |
| Lehigh University Division I · Patriot League | 11 | 18 | $1.5M | 992 | 29% | |
| DeSales University Division III · Middle Atlantic Conference Freedom | 14 | 28 | $204k | — | 79% | |
| Muhlenberg College Division III · Centennial Conference | 17 | 25 | $230k | — | 64% | |
| Cedar Crest College Division III · United East Conference | 18 | 16 | $130k | — | 99% | |
| East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania Division II · Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference | 21 | 36 | $475k | — | 93% | |
| Centenary University (New Jersey) Division III · Atlantic East Conference | 22 | 14 | $88k | — | 97% | |
| Delaware Valley University Division III · Middle Atlantic Conference Freedom | 28 | 16 | $111k | — | 92% | |
| Kutztown University of Pennsylvania Division II · Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference | 33 | 30 | $475k | — | 95% | |
| Gwynedd Mercy University Division III · Atlantic East Conference | 35 | 19 | $42k | — | 94% | |
| Ursinus College Division III · Centennial Conference | 37 | 17 | $135k | — | 87% | |
| The College of New Jersey Division III · New Jersey Athletic Conference | 37 | 19 | $208k | — | 62% |
Other softball programs in the Patriot League
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boston University room for 5 | 20 | $1.9M | $96,496 | 992 | vs | |
| Bucknell University room for 3 | 22 | $1.5M | $67,144 | 994 | vs | |
| Lehigh University room for 7 | 18 | $1.5M | $80,732 | 992 | vs | |
| Colgate University room for 7 | 18 | $1.4M | $77,925 | 1000 | vs | |
| Lafayette College room for 7 | 18 | $1.2M | $65,195 | 1000 | vs | |
| College of the Holy Cross room for 7 | 18 | $800k | $44,453 | 1000 | vs | |
| U.S. Military Academy | — | — | — | 968 | vs |
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