Division II · Peach Belt Conference
Lander University Softball
Greenwood, SC · the Bearcats · Lander University overview
27
Roster
2024–25 season
$584k
Team budget
87th percentile in Division II
$21,620
Per roster spot
median $16,717
3
Coaches
1 head · 2 assistant
68%
Admitted
top quarter for selectivity
Lander University fields a softball team in the Peach Belt Conference (NCAA Division II). In 2024–25 the roster carried 27 players, above the median of 23, with 1 head coach and 2 assistants. Team expenses were $583,755, above the median of $393k — $21,620 per roster spot, top quarter of Division II softball programs. The school gave $1,964,234 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $7,468 per roster spot.
Among Division II softball programs
Where this program sits against its 269 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#35Team budgetof 269 · Division II#66Spend per playerof 269 · Division II#50Roster sizeof 269 · Division II
Team budgets across the division
this programevery Division II softball program
Roster sizes
this programevery Division II roster
The program
- Roster27 2024–25 season
- Coaching staff1 head, 2 assistant
- Team expenses$583,755 for the year
- Operating expenses$57,095 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$21,620 division median $16,717
- Athletic aid, women's teams$1,964,234 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$7,468 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$11,482 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Madison Gibbs head coach | Head Coach | not on file |
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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 →3,669undergraduates · 4,363 students in all
Women 69% Men 31%
- Setting
- Town
- Type
- Public · Baccalaureate college
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →68%admitted · of 5,184 applicants
SAT middle 50%960 – 1160
ACT middle 50%17 – 24
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 49%
Softball
Full picture →27on the roster · 2024–25 season
- Team expenses
- $583,755 $21,621 per roster spot · top quarter of Division II
- Coaches
- 1 head · 2 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $1,964,234
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $11,482
Cost
Full picture →$14,657net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $11,700 in-state · $21,300 out
Campus safety
Full picture →0.84violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 1 burglaries · 6 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 4 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →29%of bachelor's degrees in business · 21 fields · Bachelor's, Master's
Research Lander 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 program27 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions68% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$14,657 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsBusiness · 29%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusTown · 3,669Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety0.84 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Erskine College Division II · Conference Carolinas | 16 | 28 | $343k | — | 61% | |
| Presbyterian College Division I · Big South Conference | 25 | 20 | $760k | 986 | 72% | |
| Newberry College Division II · South Atlantic Conference | 32 | 30 | $300k | — | 75% | |
| Anderson University (South Carolina) Division II · South Atlantic Conference | 35 | 18 | $404k | — | 53% | |
| University of South Carolina Aiken Division II · Peach Belt Conference | 49 | 20 | $403k | — | 80% | |
| Southern Wesleyan University Division II · Conference Carolinas | 50 | 33 | $363k | — | 100% | |
| Clemson University Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference | 51 | 23 | $4.3M | — | 38% | |
| Augusta University Division II · Peach Belt Conference | 51 | 21 | $329k | — | 89% | |
| Furman University Division I · Southern Conference | 52 | 22 | $1M | 1000 | 53% | |
| Converse University Division II · Conference Carolinas | 54 | 23 | $334k | — | 64% | |
| Wofford College Division I · Southern Conference | 54 | 22 | $1.1M | — | 59% | |
| University of South Carolina Upstate Division I · Big South Conference | 56 | 24 | $829k | 977 | 70% |
Other softball programs in the Peach Belt Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of North Georgia | 23 | $872k | $37,918 | — | vs | |
| Flagler College | 20 | $662k | $33,076 | — | vs | |
| Lander University | 27 | $584k | $21,620 | — | vs | |
| University of South Carolina Aiken | 20 | $403k | $20,167 | — | vs | |
| Columbus State University | 23 | $374k | $16,272 | — | vs | |
| University of South Carolina Beaufort | 30 | $367k | $12,232 | — | vs | |
| Augusta University | 21 | $329k | $15,687 | — | vs | |
| Georgia College | 26 | $325k | $12,501 | — | vs | |
| Georgia Southwestern State University | 18 | $310k | $17,236 | — | vs |
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