Division I · Big West Conference
Long Beach State University Softball
Long Beach, CA · the The Beach · Long Beach State University overview
26
Roster
1 over the D-I cap of 25
$1.3M
Team budget
65th percentile in Division I
$50,844
Per roster spot
median $46,727
4
Coaches
1 head · 3 assistant
983
APR
97% of players retained
47%
Admitted
top quarter for selectivity
Long Beach State University fields a softball team in the Big West Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 26 players, above the median of 23, with 1 head coach and 3 assistants. Team expenses were $1,321,951, above the median of $1.1M — $50,844 per roster spot, upper half of Division I softball programs. Under the Division I roster cap of 25 in force from 2025-26, that is 1 over — cuts or attrition are likely, though players already on the roster may stay (65 of 305 Division I programs carried more than the cap). The team's multi-year Academic Progress Rate is 983, about the median of 989, with 97% of players retained year to year. The school gave $2,467,934 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $9,716 per roster spot.
Among Division I softball programs
Where this program sits against its 305 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#108Team budgetof 305 · Division I#136Spend per playerof 305 · Division I#48Roster sizeof 305 · Division I#198APRof 305 · Division I
Team budgets across the division
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Roster sizes (cap 25)
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The program
- Roster26 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap25 1 over last season
- Coaching staff1 head, 3 assistant
- Team expenses$1,321,951 for the year
- Operating expenses$329,417 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$50,844 division median $46,727
- Academic Progress Rate983 multi-year; 979 latest
- Players retained97% year to year
- Eligible98% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, women's teams$2,467,934 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$9,716 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$112,219 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Kendall Fearn head coach | Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Tyler Heil | Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
| Mariah Lopez | Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
| Maddie Schmidt | 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 →34,243undergraduates · 40,278 students in all
Women 59% Men 41%
- Setting
- City
- Type
- Public · Research university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →47%admitted · of 79,680 applicants
- Test scores
- Scores not considered
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 70%
Softball
Full picture →26on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 2526
1 over — players already on the roster may stay
Academic Progress Rate983
97% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $1,321,951 $50,844 per roster spot · upper half of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 3 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $2,467,934
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $112,219
Cost
Full picture →$9,731net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $7,008 in-state · $18,888 out
Campus safety
Full picture →0.17violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 6 burglaries · 9 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 0 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →16%of bachelor's degrees in business · 25 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research Long Beach 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 program26 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions47% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$9,731 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsBusiness · 16%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusCity · 34,243Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety0.17 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| California State University, Dominguez Hills Division II · California Collegiate Athletic Association | 10 | 25 | $471k | — | 91% | |
| Biola University Division II · Pacific West Conference | 10 | 20 | $640k | — | 60% | |
| Whittier College Division III · Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conf. | 14 | 21 | $157k | — | 85% | |
| California State University, Fullerton Division I · Big West Conference | 15 | 22 | $1.6M | 979 | 87% | |
| Vanguard University Division II · Pacific West Conference | 15 | 28 | $523k | — | 65% | |
| Chapman University Division III · Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conf. | 15 | 30 | $277k | — | 56% | |
| Concordia University Irvine Division II · Pacific West Conference | 19 | 23 | $864k | — | 60% | |
| Loyola Marymount University Division I · West Coast Conference | 22 | 20 | $2M | 980 | 40% | |
| Occidental College Division III · Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conf. | 24 | 17 | $203k | — | 40% | |
| Azusa Pacific University Division III · Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conf. | 27 | 18 | $638k | — | 79% | |
| University of California, Los Angeles Division I · Big Ten Conference | 28 | 23 | $3.9M | 977 | 9% | |
| University of La Verne Division III · Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conf. | 29 | 25 | $173k | — | 48% |
Other softball programs in the Big West Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| California Baptist University 3 over cap | 28 | $2M | $70,822 | 974 | vs | |
| University of California, Santa Barbara room for 4 | 21 | $1.6M | $76,940 | 966 | vs | |
| California State University, Fullerton room for 3 | 22 | $1.6M | $72,277 | 979 | vs | |
| Long Beach State University 1 over cap | 26 | $1.3M | $50,844 | 983 | vs | |
| University of California, San Diego at cap | 25 | $1.3M | $52,317 | — | vs | |
| California State University, Sacramento 1 over cap | 26 | $1.1M | $42,580 | 976 | vs | |
| California State University, Northridge 3 over cap | 28 | $1M | $37,086 | 994 | vs | |
| California Polytechnic State University room for 2 | 23 | $1M | $45,122 | 997 | vs | |
| California State University, Bakersfield 3 over cap | 28 | $995k | $35,548 | 980 | vs | |
| Utah Valley University room for 4 | 21 | $987k | $47,011 | 982 | vs | |
| University of California, Riverside room for 1 | 24 | $886k | $36,930 | 967 | vs |
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