Division I · Southern Conference
Mercer University Softball
Macon, GA · the Bears · Mercer University overview
25
Roster
at the D-I cap of 25
$1.4M
Team budget
68th percentile in Division I
$56,358
Per roster spot
median $46,727
3
Coaches
1 head · 2 assistant
997
APR
99% of players retained
66%
Admitted
upper half for selectivity
Mercer University fields a softball team in the Southern Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 25 players, about the median of 23, with 1 head coach and 2 assistants. Team expenses were $1,408,969, above the median of $1.1M — $56,358 per roster spot, upper half of Division I softball programs. That is exactly the Division I roster cap of 25 in force from 2025-26. The team's multi-year Academic Progress Rate is 997, about the median of 989, with 99% of players retained year to year. The school gave $4,743,593 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $24,326 per roster spot.
Among Division I softball programs
Where this program sits against its 305 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#99Team budgetof 305 · Division I#116Spend per playerof 305 · Division I#66Roster sizeof 305 · Division I#39APRof 305 · Division I
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Roster sizes (cap 25)
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The program
- Roster25 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap25 at the cap
- Coaching staff1 head, 2 assistant
- Team expenses$1,408,969 for the year
- Operating expenses$304,187 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$56,358 division median $46,727
- Academic Progress Rate997 multi-year; 1000 latest
- Players retained99% year to year
- Eligible100% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, women's teams$4,743,593 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$24,326 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$261,943 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Chris Kuhlmeyer head coach | Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Morgan Edmondson | 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 →4,807undergraduates · 9,124 students in all
Women 66% Men 34%
- Setting
- City
- Type
- Private · Research university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →66%admitted · of 11,058 applicants
SAT middle 50%1180 – 1350
ACT middle 50%25 – 31
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 73%
Softball
Full picture →25on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 2525
exactly at the cap
Academic Progress Rate997
99% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $1,408,969 $56,359 per roster spot · upper half of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 2 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $4,743,593
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $261,943
Cost
Full picture →$24,197net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $33,380
Campus safety
Full picture →2.03violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 3 burglaries · 49 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 1 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →21%of bachelor's degrees in health professions & nursing · 24 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research Mercer 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 program25 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions66% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$24,197 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsHealth professions & nursing · 21%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusCity · 4,807Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety2.03 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fort Valley State University Division II · Southern Intercol. Ath. Conf. | 25 | 20 | $200k | — | 63% | |
| Georgia College Division II · Peach Belt Conference | 30 | 26 | $325k | — | 88% | |
| Georgia Southwestern State University Division II · Peach Belt Conference | 63 | 18 | $310k | — | 77% | |
| Agnes Scott College Division III · Collegiate Conference of the South | 75 | — | — | — | 67% | |
| Georgia State University Division I · Sun Belt Conference | 77 | 24 | $1.1M | 981 | 62% | |
| Emory University Division III · University Athletic Association | 77 | 20 | $404k | — | 11% | |
| Clark Atlanta University Division II · Southern Intercol. Ath. Conf. | 77 | 24 | $223k | — | 65% | |
| Georgia Institute of Technology Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference | 78 | 25 | $1.9M | 990 | 16% | |
| Columbus State University Division II · Peach Belt Conference | 78 | 23 | $374k | — | 99% | |
| University of Georgia Division I · Southeastern Conference | 79 | 21 | $3.3M | 980 | 37% | |
| LaGrange College Division III · Collegiate Conference of the South | 82 | 21 | $104k | — | 63% | |
| Albany State University (Georgia) Division II · Southern Intercol. Ath. Conf. | 92 | 23 | $152k | — | — |
Other softball programs in the Southern Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercer University at cap | 25 | $1.4M | $56,358 | 997 | vs | |
| Wofford College room for 3 | 22 | $1.1M | $48,096 | — | vs | |
| Furman University room for 3 | 22 | $1M | $46,435 | 1000 | vs | |
| University of Tennessee at Chattanooga 2 over cap | 27 | $1M | $37,277 | 970 | vs | |
| Samford University room for 4 | 21 | $945k | $44,996 | 989 | vs | |
| The University of North Carolina at Greensboro room for 4 | 21 | $846k | $40,273 | 986 | vs | |
| Tennessee Technological University 2 over cap | 27 | $700k | $25,919 | 985 | vs | |
| Western Carolina University room for 5 | 20 | $556k | $27,823 | 995 | vs | |
| East Tennessee State University 6 over cap | 31 | $531k | $17,130 | 993 | vs |
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