Division I · Sun Belt Conference
Louisiana Tech University Softball
Ruston, LA · the Bulldogs, Lady Techsters · Louisiana Tech University overview
21
Roster
room for 4 under the cap of 25
$1M
Team budget
45th percentile in Division I
$48,555
Per roster spot
median $46,727
4
Coaches
1 head · 3 assistant
971
APR
96% of players retained
73%
Admitted
upper half for selectivity
Louisiana Tech University fields a softball team in the Sun Belt Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 21 players, about the median of 23, with 1 head coach and 3 assistants. Team expenses were $1,019,655, about the median of $1.1M — $48,555 per roster spot, upper half of Division I softball programs. That leaves room for 4 under the Division I roster cap of 25 in force from 2025-26. The team's multi-year Academic Progress Rate is 971, about the median of 989, with 96% of players retained year to year. The school gave $2,367,492 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $14,348 per roster spot.
Among Division I softball programs
Where this program sits against its 305 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#167Team budgetof 305 · Division I#142Spend per playerof 305 · Division I#211Roster sizeof 305 · Division I#254APRof 305 · Division I
Team budgets across the division
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Roster sizes (cap 25)
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The program
- Roster21 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap25 room for 4
- Coaching staff1 head, 3 assistant
- Team expenses$1,019,655 for the year
- Operating expenses$288,218 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$48,555 division median $46,727
- Academic Progress Rate971 multi-year; 1000 latest
- Players retained96% year to year
- Eligible97% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, women's teams$2,367,492 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$14,348 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$185,641 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Josh Taylor head coach | Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Chelsea Krobetzky | Assistant Coach | not on file |
| Tyler Krobetzky | Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
| Madie Green | 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 →10,401undergraduates · 11,427 students in all
Women 48% Men 52%
- Setting
- Town
- Type
- Public · Research university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →73%admitted · of 9,263 applicants
SAT middle 50%1045 – 1290
ACT middle 50%21 – 27
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 57%
Softball
Full picture →21on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 2521
room for 4
Academic Progress Rate971
96% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $1,019,655 $48,555 per roster spot · lower half of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 3 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $2,367,492
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $185,641
Cost
Full picture →$12,593net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $10,125 in-state · $16,866 out
Campus safety
Full picture →0.59violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 4 burglaries · 7 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 2 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →21%of bachelor's degrees in business · 23 fields · Associate's, Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research Louisiana Tech 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 program21 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions73% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$12,593 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsBusiness · 21%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusTown · 10,401Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety0.59 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grambling State University Division I · Southwestern Athletic Conf. | 4 | 31 | $441k | 937 | 24% | |
| University of Louisiana Monroe Division I · Sun Belt Conference | 34 | 21 | $903k | 987 | 75% | |
| Northwestern State University Division I · Southland Conference | 60 | 19 | $530k | 987 | 94% | |
| Southern Arkansas University Division II · Great American Conference | 63 | 35 | $462k | — | 67% | |
| Centenary College (Louisiana) Division III · Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference | 63 | 20 | $177k | — | 54% | |
| University of Arkansas, Monticello Division II · Great American Conference | 88 | 26 | $304k | — | — | |
| Alcorn State University Division I · Southwestern Athletic Conf. | 99 | 22 | $397k | 972 | 25% | |
| East Texas Baptist University Division III · American Southwest Conference | 100 | 24 | $435k | — | 60% | |
| Ouachita Baptist University Division II · Great American Conference | 113 | 29 | $502k | — | 69% | |
| Henderson State University Division II · Great American Conference | 113 | 30 | $374k | — | 82% | |
| LeTourneau University Division III · Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference | 121 | 19 | $221k | — | 41% | |
| University of Arkansas, Pine Bluff Division I · Southwestern Athletic Conf. | 124 | 24 | $362k | 983 | 58% |
Other softball programs in the Sun Belt Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Louisiana at Lafayette at cap | 25 | $2.1M | $84,202 | 984 | vs | |
| James Madison University at cap | 25 | $1.9M | $76,949 | 980 | vs | |
| Coastal Carolina University room for 1 | 24 | $1.6M | $67,139 | 992 | vs | |
| University of South Alabama 1 over cap | 26 | $1.5M | $57,925 | 990 | vs | |
| Marshall University room for 2 | 23 | $1.5M | $63,930 | 997 | vs | |
| Georgia State University room for 1 | 24 | $1.1M | $46,093 | 981 | vs | |
| Appalachian State University at cap | 25 | $1.1M | $44,123 | 973 | vs | |
| Troy University 4 over cap | 29 | $1.1M | $37,922 | 1000 | vs | |
| Louisiana Tech University room for 4 | 21 | $1M | $48,555 | 971 | vs | |
| The University of Southern Mississippi 5 over cap | 30 | $958k | $31,923 | 978 | vs | |
| Georgia Southern University room for 5 | 20 | $905k | $45,239 | 993 | vs | |
| University of Louisiana Monroe room for 4 | 21 | $903k | $42,980 | 987 | vs |
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