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Division II · South Atlantic Conference

Lincoln Memorial University Softball

Harrogate, TN · the Railsplitters · Lincoln Memorial University overview
22
Roster
2024–25 season
$589k
Team budget
88th percentile in Division II
$26,784
Per roster spot
median $16,717
3
Coaches
1 head · 2 assistant
59%
Admitted
top quarter for selectivity

Lincoln Memorial University fields a softball team in the South Atlantic Conference (NCAA Division II). In 2024–25 the roster carried 22 players, about the median of 23, with 1 head coach and 2 assistants. Team expenses were $589,259, above the median of $393k — $26,784 per roster spot, top quarter of Division II softball programs. The school gave $2,339,386 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $9,032 per roster spot.

Among Division II softball programs

Where this program sits against its 269 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).

Team budget$589k
Spend per player$26,784
Roster size22
Coaching staff3

Team budgets across the division

$84k$1.2M
this programevery Division II softball program

Roster sizes

1263
this programevery Division II roster

The program

  • Roster22 2024–25 season
  • Coaching staff1 head, 2 assistant
  • Team expenses$589,259 for the year
  • Operating expenses$104,109 game-day and travel
  • Spend per roster spot$26,784 division median $16,717
  • Athletic aid, women's teams$2,339,386 school-wide
  • Aid per roster spot$9,032 across women's teams
  • Recruiting spend, women's$30,146 school-wide

Coaching staff

NameTitleEmail
Ritchie Richardson head coachHead Coachnot 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

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About the school

What an athlete asks first — each panel opens the full picture.
1,605undergraduates · 5,805 students in all
Women 68% Men 32%
Setting
Town
Type
Private · Doctoral/professional university
Affiliation
None
59%admitted · of 4,007 applicants
SAT middle 50%1006 – 1220
ACT middle 50%19 – 24
Test scores
Test-optional
Graduate in 6 yrs
50%
22on the roster · 2024–25 season
Team expenses
$589,259 $26,785 per roster spot · top quarter of Division II
Coaches
1 head · 2 assistant
Athletic aid, women's teams
$2,339,386
Recruiting spend, women's
$30,146
$19,401net price · after grants, aided first-years
Sticker price$43,558
Average net price$19,401
Net price by family income
$0–30k$14,423
$30–48k$12,970
$48–75k$19,591
$75–110k$22,243
$110k and up$25,680
Tuition & fees
$26,150

Campus safety

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0.66violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
Violent0.66
Property0.11
In residence halls
1 burglaries · 6 sex offences over 2022–2024
Residence-hall fires
1 over 2022–2024
42%of bachelor's degrees in health professions & nursing · 20 fields · Associate's, Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Health professions & nursing110 · 42%
Business34 · 13%
Kinesiology, parks & recreation27 · 10%
Biological sciences22 · 8%
Psychology12 · 5%

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Softball programs within 150 miles

Lincoln Memorial UniversityCarson-Newman University · 33 miUniversity of Tennessee, Knoxville · 46 miTusculum University · 57 miMaryville College (Tennessee) · 60 miThe University of Virginia's College at Wise · 67 miEast Tennessee State University · 74 miBerea College · 77 miMars Hill University · 81 miKing University · 83 miEastern Kentucky University · 88 miWestern Carolina University · 92 miCentre College · 96 mi
SchoolMilesRosterBudgetAPRAdmitted
Carson-Newman University Division II · South Atlantic Conference3325$522k—68%
University of Tennessee, Knoxville Division I · Southeastern Conference4629$4.7M100046%
Tusculum University Division II · South Atlantic Conference5723$413k—60%
Maryville College (Tennessee) Division III · Southern Athletic Association6021$201k—66%
The University of Virginia's College at Wise Division II · South Atlantic Conference6725$316k—94%
East Tennessee State University Division I · Southern Conference7431$531k99387%
Berea College Division III · Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference7713$147k—33%
Mars Hill University Division II · South Atlantic Conference8124$339k—78%
King University Division II · Conference Carolinas8324$287k—54%
Eastern Kentucky University Division I · United Athletic Conference8822$986k97878%
Western Carolina University Division I · Southern Conference9220$556k99587%
Centre College Division III · Southern Athletic Association9617$124k—54%

Other softball programs in the South Atlantic Conference

SchoolRosterBudgetPer playerAPRCompare
Lincoln Memorial University22$589k$26,784—vs
Carson-Newman University25$522k$20,899—vs
Wingate University22$511k$23,232—vs
Lenoir-Rhyne University24$500k$20,831—vs
Catawba College22$470k$21,355—vs
Tusculum University23$413k$17,977—vs
Anderson University (South Carolina)18$404k$22,471—vs
Coker University27$397k$14,691—vs
Mars Hill University24$339k$14,117—vs
The University of Virginia's College at Wise25$316k$12,622—vs
Newberry College30$300k$9,992—vs
Emory & Henry University25$288k$11,536—vs

Every South Atlantic Conference softball program · Softball budgets ranked