Division I · Southwestern Athletic Conf.
Mississippi Valley State University Softball
Itta Bena, MS · the Delta Devils · Mississippi Valley State University overview
19
Roster
room for 6 under the cap of 25
$234k
Team budget
0th percentile in Division I
$12,319
Per roster spot
median $46,727
2
Coaches
1 head · 1 assistant
986
APR
97% of players retained
51%
Admitted
top quarter for selectivity
Mississippi Valley State University fields a softball team in the Southwestern Athletic Conf. (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 19 players, below the median of 23, with 1 head coach and 1 assistant. Team expenses were $234,068, well below the median of $1.1M — $12,319 per roster spot, bottom quarter of Division I softball programs. That leaves room for 6 under the Division I roster cap of 25 in force from 2025-26. The team's multi-year Academic Progress Rate is 986, about the median of 989, with 97% of players retained year to year. The school gave $622,638 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $5,103 per roster spot.
Among Division I softball programs
Where this program sits against its 305 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
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Roster sizes (cap 25)
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The program
- Roster19 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap25 room for 6
- Coaching staff1 head, 1 assistant
- Team expenses$234,068 for the year
- Operating expenses$71,305 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$12,319 division median $46,727
- Academic Progress Rate986 multi-year; 1000 latest
- Players retained97% year to year
- Eligible99% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, women's teams$622,638 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$5,103 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$706 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Sierra Hollins head coach | Head Coach | not on file |
| Taliyah Riddick-Waters | Head 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 →2,005undergraduates · 2,196 students in all
Women 56% Men 44%
- Setting
- Rural
- Type
- Public · Master's university
- Affiliation
- None
- HBCU
- Yes
Getting in
Full picture →51%admitted · of 3,411 applicants
ACT middle 50%14 – 18
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 22%
Softball
Full picture →19on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 2519
room for 6
Academic Progress Rate986
97% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $234,068 $12,319 per roster spot · bottom quarter of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 1 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $622,638
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $706
Cost
Full picture →$12,304net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $7,912
Campus safety
Full picture →0.3violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 0 burglaries · 0 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 0 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →29%of bachelor's degrees in liberal arts & general studies · 17 fields · Bachelor's, Master's
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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 program19 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions51% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$12,304 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsLiberal arts & general studies · 29%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusRural · 2,005Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety0.3 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Delta State University Division II · Gulf South Conference | 28 | 23 | $305k | — | 100% | |
| University of Mississippi Division I · Southeastern Conference | 75 | 26 | $3.9M | 989 | 98% | |
| Mississippi Christian University Division II · Gulf South Conference | 81 | 18 | $645k | — | 49% | |
| Millsaps College Division III · Southern Athletic Association | 83 | 18 | $162k | — | 49% | |
| Belhaven University Division III · Collegiate Conference of the South | 83 | 23 | $296k | — | 53% | |
| Jackson State University Division I · Southwestern Athletic Conf. | 85 | 26 | $440k | 986 | 91% | |
| University of Arkansas, Monticello Division II · Great American Conference | 85 | 26 | $304k | — | — | |
| Mississippi State University Division I · Southeastern Conference | 89 | 22 | $3.3M | 995 | 76% | |
| University of Arkansas, Pine Bluff Division I · Southwestern Athletic Conf. | 109 | 24 | $362k | 983 | 58% | |
| Mississippi University for Women Division III · St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | 111 | 23 | $139k | — | 100% | |
| LeMoyne-Owen College Division II · Southern Intercol. Ath. Conf. | 112 | 18 | $121k | — | 97% | |
| University of Memphis Division I · American Conference | 113 | 33 | $1.6M | 987 | 93% |
Other softball programs in the Southwestern Athletic Conf.
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bethune-Cookman University room for 6 | 19 | $833k | $43,847 | 946 | vs | |
| Alabama State University 2 over cap | 27 | $537k | $19,880 | 953 | vs | |
| Texas Southern University at cap | 25 | $500k | $19,993 | 978 | vs | |
| Alabama A&M University 6 over cap | 31 | $487k | $15,724 | 985 | vs | |
| Prairie View A&M University 8 over cap | 33 | $484k | $14,674 | 990 | vs | |
| Southern University, Baton Rouge 2 over cap | 27 | $449k | $16,635 | 963 | vs | |
| Grambling State University 6 over cap | 31 | $441k | $14,236 | 937 | vs | |
| Jackson State University 1 over cap | 26 | $440k | $16,932 | 986 | vs | |
| Alcorn State University room for 3 | 22 | $397k | $18,048 | 972 | vs | |
| University of Arkansas, Pine Bluff room for 1 | 24 | $362k | $15,102 | 983 | vs | |
| Florida A&M University room for 4 | 21 | $335k | $15,964 | 963 | vs | |
| Mississippi Valley State University room for 6 | 19 | $234k | $12,319 | 986 | vs |
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