Division I · Southeastern Conference
Mississippi State University Softball
Mississippi State, MS · the Bulldogs · Mississippi State University overview
22
Roster
room for 3 under the cap of 25
$3.3M
Team budget
93rd percentile in Division I
$149,526
Per roster spot
median $46,727
4
Coaches
1 head · 3 assistant
995
APR
99% of players retained
76%
Admitted
upper half for selectivity
Mississippi State University fields a softball team in the Southeastern Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 22 players, about the median of 23, with 1 head coach and 3 assistants. Team expenses were $3,289,587, well above the median of $1.1M — $149,526 per roster spot, top 10% of Division I softball programs. That leaves room for 3 under the Division I roster cap of 25 in force from 2025-26. The team's multi-year Academic Progress Rate is 995, about the median of 989, with 99% of players retained year to year. The school gave $4,611,961 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $20,681 per roster spot.
Among Division I softball programs
Where this program sits against its 305 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#23Team budgetof 305 · Division I#19Spend per playerof 305 · Division I#163Roster sizeof 305 · Division I#71APRof 305 · Division I
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The program
- Roster22 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap25 room for 3
- Coaching staff1 head, 3 assistant
- Team expenses$3,289,587 for the year
- Operating expenses$904,740 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$149,526 division median $46,727
- Academic Progress Rate995 multi-year; 991 latest
- Players retained99% year to year
- Eligible100% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, women's teams$4,611,961 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$20,681 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$862,158 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Samantha Ricketts head coach | Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Tyler Bratton | Associate Head Softball Coach | On file · sign in |
| Taryne Mowatt-McKinney | Assistant Softball Coach | On file · sign in |
| Zac Shaw | Assistant Softball 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 →18,230undergraduates · 22,657 students in all
Women 52% Men 48%
- Setting
- Town
- Type
- Public · Research university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →76%admitted · of 20,877 applicants
SAT middle 50%1110 – 1410
ACT middle 50%21 – 29
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 63%
Softball
Full picture →22on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 2522
room for 3
Academic Progress Rate995
99% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $3,289,587 $149,527 per roster spot · top 10% of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 3 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $4,611,961
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $862,158
Cost
Full picture →$16,480net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $9,815 in-state · $26,580 out
Campus safety
Full picture →0.73violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 1 burglaries · 17 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 1 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →20%of bachelor's degrees in business · 26 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research Mississippi State 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 program22 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions76% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$16,480 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsBusiness · 20%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusTown · 18,230Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety0.73 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mississippi University for Women Division III · St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | 22 | 23 | $139k | — | 100% | |
| University of West Alabama Division II · Gulf South Conference | 69 | 23 | $664k | — | 87% | |
| University of Alabama Division I · Southeastern Conference | 74 | 21 | $3.9M | 997 | 76% | |
| University of Mississippi Division I · Southeastern Conference | 76 | 26 | $3.9M | 989 | 98% | |
| Mississippi Valley State University Division I · Southwestern Athletic Conf. | 89 | 19 | $234k | 986 | 51% | |
| Miles College Division II · Southern Intercol. Ath. Conf. | 108 | 22 | $281k | — | — | |
| Belhaven University Division III · Collegiate Conference of the South | 112 | 23 | $296k | — | 53% | |
| Millsaps College Division III · Southern Athletic Association | 112 | 18 | $162k | — | 49% | |
| University of North Alabama Division I · United Athletic Conference | 113 | 26 | $669k | 999 | 96% | |
| Delta State University Division II · Gulf South Conference | 114 | 23 | $305k | — | 100% | |
| University of Montevallo Division II · Gulf South Conference | 114 | 24 | $398k | — | 54% | |
| Jackson State University Division I · Southwestern Athletic Conf. | 115 | 26 | $440k | 986 | 91% |
Other softball programs in the Southeastern Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Oklahoma room for 3 | 22 | $8.2M | $370,715 | 988 | vs | |
| University of Tennessee, Knoxville 4 over cap | 29 | $4.7M | $162,686 | 1000 | vs | |
| Texas A&M University, College Station 6 over cap | 31 | $4.5M | $144,868 | 991 | vs | |
| University of Florida at cap | 25 | $4.4M | $177,583 | 991 | vs | |
| University of South Carolina, Columbia 2 over cap | 27 | $4M | $147,058 | 1000 | vs | |
| University of Alabama room for 4 | 21 | $3.9M | $185,133 | 997 | vs | |
| University of Mississippi 1 over cap | 26 | $3.9M | $148,256 | 989 | vs | |
| Louisiana State University 1 over cap | 26 | $3.8M | $145,652 | 982 | vs | |
| University of Missouri, Columbia at cap | 25 | $3.7M | $146,339 | 989 | vs | |
| Auburn University at cap | 25 | $3.7M | $146,242 | 981 | vs | |
| University of Texas at Austin room for 5 | 20 | $3.6M | $181,515 | 994 | vs | |
| University of Arkansas, Fayetteville room for 3 | 22 | $3.6M | $164,043 | 1000 | vs | |
| Mississippi State University room for 3 | 22 | $3.3M | $149,526 | 995 | vs | |
| University of Georgia room for 4 | 21 | $3.3M | $156,128 | 980 | vs | |
| University of Kentucky room for 4 | 21 | $3.2M | $154,134 | 991 | vs |
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