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Division II · Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference

Metropolitan State University of Denver Softball

Denver, CO · the Roadrunners · Metropolitan State University of Denver overview
21
Roster
2024–25 season
$544k
Team budget
81st percentile in Division II
$25,903
Per roster spot
median $16,717
4
Coaches
1 head · 3 assistant
99%
Admitted
bottom quarter for selectivity

Metropolitan State University of Denver fields a softball team in the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference (NCAA Division II). In 2024–25 the roster carried 21 players, about the median of 23, with 1 head coach and 3 assistants. Team expenses were $543,969, above the median of $393k — $25,903 per roster spot, top quarter of Division II softball programs. The school gave $1,459,825 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $8,487 per roster spot.

Among Division II softball programs

Where this program sits against its 269 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).

Team budget$544k
Spend per player$25,903
Roster size21
Coaching staff4

Team budgets across the division

$84k$1.2M
this programevery Division II softball program

Roster sizes

1263
this programevery Division II roster

The program

  • Roster21 2024–25 season
  • Coaching staff1 head, 3 assistant
  • Team expenses$543,969 for the year
  • Operating expenses$116,263 game-day and travel
  • Spend per roster spot$25,903 division median $16,717
  • Athletic aid, women's teams$1,459,825 school-wide
  • Aid per roster spot$8,487 across women's teams
  • Recruiting spend, women's$24,985 school-wide

Coaching staff

NameTitleEmail
Annie Hurst head coachHead Coachnot on file
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Recruiting timing

  • Coaches may first contact youJune 15 after sophomore year
  • Your own emailsAny time the rule limits what coaches send back
  • High-school softball players338,315 2024-25
  • Division II roster spots6,493 269 programs
  • Odds of a spot1 in 52 1.9% of high-school players hold a Division II roster spot

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About the school

What an athlete asks first — each panel opens the full picture.
16,430undergraduates · 17,593 students in all
Women 57% Men 43%
Setting
City
Type
Public · Master's university
Affiliation
None
99%admitted · of 12,403 applicants
SAT middle 50%880 – 1110
ACT middle 50%17 – 23
Test scores
Test-optional
Graduate in 6 yrs
30%
21on the roster · 2024–25 season
Team expenses
$543,969 $25,903 per roster spot · top quarter of Division II
Coaches
1 head · 3 assistant
Athletic aid, women's teams
$1,459,825
Recruiting spend, women's
$24,985
$13,727net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
$0–30k$12,364
$30–48k$12,005
$48–75k$13,276
$75–110k$19,263
$110k and up$21,812
Tuition & fees
$10,780 in-state · $29,503 out

Campus safety

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0.76violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
Violent0.76
Property2.82
In residence halls
0 burglaries · 5 sex offences over 2022–2024
Residence-hall fires
1 over 2022–2024
20%of bachelor's degrees in business · 25 fields · Associate's, Bachelor's, Master's
Business509 · 20%
Psychology276 · 11%
Health professions & nursing189 · 7%
Biological sciences139 · 5%
Computer & information sciences136 · 5%

Research Metropolitan State University of Denver

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 programs within 150 miles

Metropolitan State University of DenverRegis University (Colorado) · 3 miColorado Christian University · 5 miColorado School of Mines · 12 miUniversity of Northern Colorado · 49 miColorado State University · 58 miUniversity of Colorado Colorado Springs · 60 miColorado State University Pueblo · 102 mi
SchoolMilesRosterBudgetAPRAdmitted
Regis University (Colorado) Division II · Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference321$363k—87%
Colorado Christian University Division II · Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference520$543k——
Colorado School of Mines Division II · Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference1225$559k—60%
University of Northern Colorado Division I · Big Sky Conference4926$873k96886%
Colorado State University Division I · Pac-12 Conference5825$1.3M98290%
University of Colorado Colorado Springs Division II · Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference6027$360k—97%
Colorado State University Pueblo Division II · Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference10221$304k—100%

Other softball programs in the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference

SchoolRosterBudgetPer playerAPRCompare
Colorado School of Mines25$559k$22,357—vs
Metropolitan State University of Denver21$544k$25,903—vs
Colorado Christian University20$543k$27,138—vs
Colorado Mesa University21$399k$18,980—vs
Black Hills State University23$378k$16,455—vs
Fort Lewis College23$369k$16,024—vs
Regis University (Colorado)21$363k$17,263—vs
University of Colorado Colorado Springs27$360k$13,331—vs
Chadron State College21$351k$16,717—vs
New Mexico Highlands University18$304k$16,904—vs
Colorado State University Pueblo21$304k$14,478—vs
Adams State University25$271k$10,821—vs

Every Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference softball program · Softball budgets ranked