Division I · Patriot League
Lehigh University Softball
Bethlehem, PA · the Mountain Hawks · Lehigh University overview
18
Roster
room for 7 under the cap of 25
$1.5M
Team budget
69th percentile in Division I
$80,732
Per roster spot
median $46,727
4
Coaches
1 head · 3 assistant
992
APR
99% of players retained
29%
Admitted
top quarter for selectivity
Lehigh University 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 3 assistants. Team expenses were $1,453,182, above the median of $1.1M — $80,732 per roster spot, top quarter 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 992, about the median of 989, with 99% of players retained year to year. The school gave $7,140,976 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $19,781 per roster spot.
Among Division I softball programs
Where this program sits against its 305 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#94Team budgetof 305 · Division I#66Spend per playerof 305 · Division I#285Roster sizeof 305 · Division I#109APRof 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, 3 assistant
- Team expenses$1,453,182 for the year
- Operating expenses$192,385 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$80,732 division median $46,727
- Academic Progress Rate992 multi-year; 1000 latest
- Players retained99% year to year
- Eligible99% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, women's teams$7,140,976 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$19,781 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$172,941 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Fran Troyan head coach | Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Dani Gonzales | Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
| Marisa DeStasio | 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 →5,811undergraduates · 7,590 students in all
Women 48% Men 52%
- Setting
- City
- Type
- Private · Research university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →29%admitted · of 18,415 applicants
SAT middle 50%1350 – 1490
ACT middle 50%31 – 33
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 89%
Softball
Full picture →18on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 2518
room for 7
Academic Progress Rate992
99% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $1,453,182 $80,732 per roster spot · upper half of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 3 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $7,140,976
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $172,941
Cost
Full picture →$33,289net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $62,180
Campus safety
Full picture →0.52violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 12 burglaries · 10 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 4 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →27%of bachelor's degrees in business · 19 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research Lehigh 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 program18 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions29% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$33,289 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsBusiness · 27%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusCity · 5,811Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety0.52 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 | 2 | 29 | $210k | — | 54% | |
| DeSales University Division III · Middle Atlantic Conference Freedom | 5 | 28 | $204k | — | 79% | |
| Muhlenberg College Division III · Centennial Conference | 7 | 25 | $230k | — | 64% | |
| Cedar Crest College Division III · United East Conference | 7 | 16 | $130k | — | 99% | |
| Lafayette College Division I · Patriot League | 11 | 18 | $1.2M | 1000 | 31% | |
| Kutztown University of Pennsylvania Division II · Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference | 22 | 30 | $475k | — | 95% | |
| Delaware Valley University Division III · Middle Atlantic Conference Freedom | 24 | 16 | $111k | — | 92% | |
| Ursinus College Division III · Centennial Conference | 29 | 17 | $135k | — | 87% | |
| East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania Division II · Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference | 29 | 36 | $475k | — | 93% | |
| Gwynedd Mercy University Division III · Atlantic East Conference | 29 | 19 | $42k | — | 94% | |
| Albright College Division III · Middle Atlantic Conference Commonwealth | 33 | 21 | $48k | — | 86% | |
| Centenary University (New Jersey) Division III · Atlantic East Conference | 33 | 14 | $88k | — | 97% |
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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