Marist University Softball
Marist University fields a softball team in the Metro 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 $987,899, about the median of $1.1M — $54,883 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 982, about the median of 989, with 97% of players retained year to year. The school gave $4,356,498 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $11,968 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
- Roster18 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap25 room for 7
- Coaching staff1 head, 2 assistant
- Team expenses$987,899 for the year
- Operating expenses$213,699 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$54,883 division median $46,727
- Academic Progress Rate982 multi-year; 1000 latest
- Players retained97% year to year
- Eligible100% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, women's teams$4,356,498 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$11,968 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$164,332 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Joe Ausanio head coach | Head 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
- Suburb
- Type
- Private · Master's university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 80%
Softball
Full picture →- Team expenses
- $987,899 $54,883 per roster spot · lower half of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 2 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $4,356,498
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $164,332
Cost
Full picture →- Tuition & fees
- $46,010
Campus safety
Full picture →- In residence halls
- 6 burglaries · 37 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 40 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →Research Marist University
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Softball programs within 150 miles
| School | Miles | Roster | Budget | APR | Admitted | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| State University of New York at New Paltz Division III · New Jersey Athletic Conference | 8 | 18 | $152k | — | 59% | |
| Mount Saint Mary College (New York) Division III · Skyline Conference | 15 | 16 | $111k | — | 82% | |
| U.S. Military Academy Division I · Patriot League | 23 | — | — | 968 | 14% | |
| Western Connecticut State University Division III · Little East Conference | 34 | 30 | $336k | — | 81% | |
| Ramapo College Division III · New Jersey Athletic Conference | 46 | 20 | $251k | — | 73% | |
| Post University Division II · Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference | 46 | 15 | $277k | — | — | |
| Dominican University New York Division II · Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference | 47 | 15 | $117k | — | 79% | |
| St. Thomas Aquinas College Division II · East Coast Conference | 47 | 21 | $342k | — | 82% | |
| Purchase College, State University of New York Division III · Skyline Conference | 48 | 14 | $46k | — | 73% | |
| Mercy University Division II · East Coast Conference | 48 | 24 | $210k | — | 85% | |
| Manhattanville University Division III · Skyline Conference | 49 | 21 | $138k | — | 85% | |
| Sacred Heart University Division I · Metro Conference | 50 | 25 | $1M | 1000 | 68% |
Other softball programs in the Metro Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quinnipiac University 2 over cap | 27 | $1.1M | $40,588 | 993 | vs | |
| Sacred Heart University at cap | 25 | $1M | $41,356 | 1000 | vs | |
| Mount St. Mary's University room for 3 | 22 | $992k | $45,095 | 986 | vs | |
| Marist University room for 7 | 18 | $988k | $54,883 | 982 | vs | |
| Fairfield University room for 2 | 23 | $970k | $42,153 | 996 | vs | |
| Siena University 1 over cap | 26 | $872k | $33,528 | 992 | vs | |
| Merrimack College at cap | 25 | $864k | $34,547 | — | vs | |
| Iona University room for 6 | 19 | $748k | $39,362 | 1000 | vs | |
| Rider University room for 3 | 22 | $594k | $26,994 | 993 | vs | |
| Canisius University at cap | 25 | $544k | $21,766 | 985 | vs | |
| Niagara University 4 over cap | 29 | $515k | $17,759 | 990 | vs | |
| Manhattan University room for 9 | 16 | $507k | $31,670 | 1000 | vs | |
| Saint Peter's University room for 9 | 16 | $262k | $16,354 | 985 | vs |
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