Loyola Marymount University Softball
Loyola Marymount University fields a softball team in the West Coast Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 20 players, below the median of 23, with 1 head coach and 2 assistants. Team expenses were $1,986,691, well above the median of $1.1M — $99,334 per roster spot, top quarter of Division I softball programs. That leaves room for 5 under the Division I roster cap of 25 in force from 2025-26. The team's multi-year Academic Progress Rate is 980, about the median of 989, with 97% of players retained year to year. The school gave $7,194,879 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $45,827 per roster spot.
Among Division I softball programs
Where this program sits against its 305 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
Team budgets across the division
Roster sizes (cap 25)
The program
- Roster20 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap25 room for 5
- Coaching staff1 head, 2 assistant
- Team expenses$1,986,691 for the year
- Operating expenses$393,377 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$99,334 division median $46,727
- Academic Progress Rate980 multi-year; 1000 latest
- Players retained97% year to year
- Eligible99% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, women's teams$7,194,879 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$45,827 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$278,413 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Tairia Flowers head coach | Head Coach | not on file |
| Shelby Jeffries | Assistant Coach | not on file |
| Bianca Mejia | Assistant Coach | not on file |
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 →- Setting
- City
- Type
- Private · Research university
- Affiliation
- Roman Catholic
Getting in
Full picture →- Test scores
- Scores not considered
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 80%
Softball
Full picture →- Team expenses
- $1,986,691 $99,335 per roster spot · top quarter of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 2 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $7,194,879
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $278,413
Cost
Full picture →- Tuition & fees
- $58,489
Campus safety
Full picture →- In residence halls
- 4 burglaries · 18 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 1 over 2022–2024
Majors
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Softball programs within 150 miles
| School | Miles | Roster | Budget | APR | Admitted | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of California, Los Angeles Division I · Big Ten Conference | 7 | 23 | $3.9M | 977 | 9% | |
| California State University, Dominguez Hills Division II · California Collegiate Athletic Association | 12 | 25 | $471k | — | 91% | |
| Occidental College Division III · Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conf. | 16 | 17 | $203k | — | 40% | |
| California State University, Northridge Division I · Big West Conference | 20 | 28 | $1M | 994 | 93% | |
| Long Beach State University Division I · Big West Conference | 22 | 26 | $1.3M | 983 | 47% | |
| Whittier College Division III · Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conf. | 22 | 21 | $157k | — | 85% | |
| Biola University Division II · Pacific West Conference | 23 | 20 | $640k | — | 60% | |
| California State University, Fullerton Division I · Big West Conference | 31 | 22 | $1.6M | 979 | 87% | |
| California Lutheran University Division III · Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conf. | 32 | 27 | $256k | — | 89% | |
| Azusa Pacific University Division III · Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conf. | 32 | 18 | $638k | — | 79% | |
| Chapman University Division III · Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conf. | 35 | 30 | $277k | — | 56% | |
| Vanguard University Division II · Pacific West Conference | 36 | 28 | $523k | — | 65% |
Other softball programs in the West Coast Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loyola Marymount University room for 5 | 20 | $2M | $99,334 | 980 | vs | |
| University of San Diego room for 2 | 23 | $1.6M | $68,782 | 992 | vs | |
| Saint Mary's College of California 2 over cap | 27 | $1.5M | $56,610 | 980 | vs | |
| University of the Pacific 2 over cap | 27 | $1.5M | $56,328 | 1000 | vs | |
| Santa Clara University room for 3 | 22 | $1.3M | $59,857 | 996 | vs | |
| Seattle University room for 6 | 19 | $1.2M | $61,044 | 997 | vs |
Every West Coast Conference softball program · Softball budgets ranked