Division I · Atlantic 10 Conference
Loyola University Chicago Softball
Chicago, IL · the Ramblers · Loyola University Chicago overview
18
Roster
room for 7 under the cap of 25
$1.2M
Team budget
60th percentile in Division I
$65,447
Per roster spot
median $46,727
3
Coaches
1 head · 2 assistant
986
APR
99% of players retained
81%
Admitted
lower half for selectivity
Loyola University Chicago fields a softball team in the Atlantic 10 Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 18 players, below the median of 23, with 1 head coach and 2 assistants. Team expenses were $1,178,058, above the median of $1.1M — $65,447 per roster spot, upper half 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 986, about the median of 989, with 99% of players retained year to year. The school gave $4,144,131 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $27,444 per roster spot.
Among Division I softball programs
Where this program sits against its 305 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#124Team budgetof 305 · Division I#90Spend per playerof 305 · Division I#285Roster sizeof 305 · Division I#169APRof 305 · Division I
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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, 2 assistant
- Team expenses$1,178,058 for the year
- Operating expenses$277,752 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$65,447 division median $46,727
- Academic Progress Rate986 multi-year; 968 latest
- Players retained99% year to year
- Eligible98% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, women's teams$4,144,131 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$27,444 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$200,642 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Alicia Abbott head coach | Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Alaynie Woollard | Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
| Ali Brems | 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
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About the school
What an athlete asks first — each panel opens the full picture.Campus
Full picture →12,487undergraduates · 17,397 students in all
Women 69% Men 31%
- Setting
- City
- Type
- Private · Research university
- Affiliation
- Roman Catholic
Getting in
Full picture →81%admitted · of 40,468 applicants
SAT middle 50%1160 – 1340
ACT middle 50%27 – 31
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 76%
Softball
Full picture →18on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 2518
room for 7
Academic Progress Rate986
99% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $1,178,058 $65,448 per roster spot · upper half of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 2 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $4,144,131
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $200,642
Cost
Full picture →$37,592net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $51,716
Campus safety
Full picture →0.75violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 1 burglaries · 33 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 2 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →18%of bachelor's degrees in business · 26 fields · Associate's, Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research Loyola University Chicago
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 divisionAdmissions81% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$37,592 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsBusiness · 18%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusCity · 12,487Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety0.75 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Park University Division III · College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin | 3 | 22 | $187k | — | 73% | |
| Northwestern University Division I · Big Ten Conference | 4 | 20 | $2.9M | 992 | 7% | |
| DePaul University Division I · BIG EAST Conference | 9 | 20 | $1.6M | 997 | 74% | |
| Roosevelt University Division II · Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | 9 | 21 | $568k | — | 94% | |
| University of Illinois Chicago Division I · Missouri Valley Conference | 9 | 22 | $1.1M | 996 | 79% | |
| Concordia University Chicago Division III · Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference | 11 | 23 | $225k | — | 93% | |
| Dominican University (Illinois) Division III · Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference | 11 | 29 | $231k | — | 80% | |
| University of Chicago Division III · University Athletic Association | 15 | 19 | $264k | — | 5% | |
| Elmhurst University Division III · College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin | 16 | 29 | $133k | — | 76% | |
| Lake Forest College Division III · Midwest Conference | 19 | 24 | $162k | — | 59% | |
| Wheaton College (Illinois) Division III · College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin | 24 | 18 | $181k | — | 90% | |
| Benedictine University (Illinois) Division III · Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference | 27 | 56 | $500k | — | 77% |
Other softball programs in the Atlantic 10 Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fordham University room for 6 | 19 | $1.7M | $91,406 | 1000 | vs | |
| George Washington University room for 4 | 21 | $1.5M | $71,304 | 1000 | vs | |
| Loyola University Chicago room for 7 | 18 | $1.2M | $65,447 | 986 | vs | |
| University of Rhode Island room for 2 | 23 | $1.2M | $50,519 | 980 | vs | |
| University of Dayton room for 6 | 19 | $1.1M | $58,073 | 1000 | vs | |
| George Mason University room for 2 | 23 | $831k | $36,143 | 986 | vs | |
| Saint Louis University room for 8 | 17 | $822k | $48,365 | 1000 | vs | |
| Saint Joseph's University room for 6 | 19 | $752k | $39,588 | 996 | vs | |
| St. Bonaventure University room for 3 | 22 | $598k | $27,170 | 996 | vs |
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