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Division III · St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference

Mississippi University for Women Softball

Columbus, MS · the Owls · Mississippi University for Women overview
23
Roster
2024–25 season
$139k
Team budget
35th percentile in Division III
$6,023
Per roster spot
median $7,623
2
Coaches
1 head · 1 assistant
100%
Admitted
bottom quarter for selectivity

Mississippi University for Women fields a softball team in the St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (NCAA Division III). In 2024–25 the roster carried 23 players, about the median of 21, with 1 head coach and 1 assistant. Team expenses were $138,535, below the median of $162k — $6,023 per roster spot, lower half of Division III softball programs. The school reports no athletic aid for women's teams — Division III programs do not offer athletic scholarships.

Among Division III softball programs

Where this program sits against its 382 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).

Team budget$139k
Spend per player$6,023
Roster size23
Coaching staff2

Team budgets across the division

$27k$749k
this programevery Division III softball program

Roster sizes

1156
this programevery Division III roster

The program

  • Roster23 2024–25 season
  • Coaching staff1 head, 1 assistant
  • Team expenses$138,535 for the year
  • Operating expenses$70,635 game-day and travel
  • Spend per roster spot$6,023 division median $7,623
  • Athletic aid, women's teamsNone school-wide
  • Aid per roster spot$0 across women's teams
  • Recruiting spend, women's$6,000 school-wide

Coaching staff

NameTitleEmail
Rebecca Oldham head coachHead Coachnot on file
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Recruiting timing

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  • High-school softball players338,315 2024-25
  • Division III roster spots8,293 382 programs
  • Odds of a spot1 in 41 2.5% of high-school players hold a Division III roster spot

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About the school

What an athlete asks first — each panel opens the full picture.
1,995undergraduates · 2,227 students in all
Women 78% Men 22%
Setting
Town
Type
Public · Master's university
Affiliation
None
100%admitted · of 553 applicants
ACT middle 50%18 – 23
Test scores
Test-optional
Graduate in 6 yrs
37%
23on the roster · 2024–25 season
Team expenses
$138,535 $6,023 per roster spot · lower half of Division III
Coaches
1 head · 1 assistant
Athletic aid, women's teams
None
Recruiting spend, women's
$6,000
$12,617net price · after grants, aided first-years
Sticker price$22,879
Average net price$12,617
Net price by family income
$0–30k$11,376
$30–48k$13,027
$48–75k$11,964
$75–110k$18,894
$110k and up$18,012
Tuition & fees
$8,092

Campus safety

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0.15violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
Violent0.15
Property2.13
In residence halls
0 burglaries · 1 sex offences over 2022–2024
Residence-hall fires
0 over 2022–2024
60%of bachelor's degrees in health professions & nursing · 20 fields · Associate's, Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Health professions & nursing385 · 60%
Business96 · 15%
Education23 · 4%
Kinesiology, parks & recreation21 · 3%
Biological sciences18 · 3%

Research Mississippi University for Women

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Softball programs within 150 miles

Mississippi University for WomenMississippi State University · 22 miUniversity of Alabama · 54 miUniversity of West Alabama · 64 miMiles College · 87 miUniversity of Mississippi · 88 miUniversity of Alabama at Birmingham · 93 miUniversity of Montevallo · 94 miSamford University · 94 miUniversity of North Alabama · 100 miMississippi Valley State University · 111 miBelhaven University · 130 miMillsaps College · 130 mi
SchoolMilesRosterBudgetAPRAdmitted
Mississippi State University Division I · Southeastern Conference2222$3.3M99576%
University of Alabama Division I · Southeastern Conference5421$3.9M99776%
University of West Alabama Division II · Gulf South Conference6423$664k—87%
Miles College Division II · Southern Intercol. Ath. Conf.8722$281k——
University of Mississippi Division I · Southeastern Conference8826$3.9M98998%
University of Alabama at Birmingham Division I · American Conference9327$1.1M99788%
University of Montevallo Division II · Gulf South Conference9424$398k—54%
Samford University Division I · Southern Conference9421$945k98982%
University of North Alabama Division I · United Athletic Conference10026$669k99996%
Mississippi Valley State University Division I · Southwestern Athletic Conf.11119$234k98651%
Belhaven University Division III · Collegiate Conference of the South13023$296k—53%
Millsaps College Division III · Southern Athletic Association13018$162k—49%

Other softball programs in the St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference

SchoolRosterBudgetPer playerAPRCompare
Westminster College (Missouri)28$193k$6,885—vs
Webster University15$161k$10,744—vs
Blackburn College20$155k$7,752—vs
Spalding University24$146k$6,064—vs
Lyon College30$142k$4,737—vs
Mississippi University for Women23$139k$6,023—vs
Greenville University22$111k$5,063—vs
Principia College13$102k$7,860—vs
Eureka College19$79k$4,148—vs

Every St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference softball program · Softball budgets ranked