Division III · New Jersey Athletic Conference
Montclair State University Softball
Montclair, NJ · the Red Hawks · Montclair State University overview
29
Roster
2024–25 season
$230k
Team budget
82nd percentile in Division III
$7,927
Per roster spot
median $7,623
7
Coaches
1 head · 6 assistant
87%
Admitted
bottom quarter for selectivity
Montclair State University fields a softball team in the New Jersey Athletic Conference (NCAA Division III). In 2024–25 the roster carried 29 players, above the median of 21, with 1 head coach and 6 assistants. Team expenses were $229,908, above the median of $162k — $7,927 per roster spot, upper 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).
#68Team budgetof 382 · Division III#179Spend per playerof 382 · Division III#25Roster sizeof 382 · Division III
Team budgets across the division
this programevery Division III softball program
Roster sizes
this programevery Division III roster
The program
- Roster29 2024–25 season
- Coaching staff1 head, 6 assistant
- Team expenses$229,908 for the year
- Operating expenses$36,350 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$7,927 division median $7,623
- Athletic aid, women's teamsNone school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$0 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$156,287 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Nicole Degenhardt head coach | Head Coach | not on file |
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Recruiting timing
- Coaches may first contact youany time
- Your own emailsAny time the rule limits what coaches send back
- 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
General NCAA rule for Division III; 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 →18,062undergraduates · 22,570 students in all
Women 62% Men 38%
- Setting
- Suburb
- Type
- Public · Research university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →87%admitted · of 23,599 applicants
SAT middle 50%940 – 1225
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 64%
Softball
Full picture →29on the roster · 2024–25 season
- Team expenses
- $229,908 $7,928 per roster spot · top quarter of Division III
- Coaches
- 1 head · 6 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- None
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $156,287
Cost
Full picture →$13,880net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $14,766 in-state · $24,126 out
Campus safety
Full picture →0.51violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 13 burglaries · 21 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 10 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →21%of bachelor's degrees in business · 23 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research Montclair 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 program29 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions87% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$13,880 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsBusiness · 21%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusSuburb · 18,062Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety0.51 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Caldwell University Division II · Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference | 4 | 23 | $314k | — | 65% | |
| Felician University Division II · Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference | 5 | 31 | $520k | — | 94% | |
| William Paterson University of New Jersey Division III · New Jersey Athletic Conference | 6 | 19 | $93k | — | 93% | |
| Rutgers, The State Univ. of New Jersey, Newark Division III · New Jersey Athletic Conference | 8 | 26 | $246k | — | 79% | |
| Seton Hall University Division I · BIG EAST Conference | 9 | 22 | $1.5M | 997 | 79% | |
| Fairleigh Dickinson University, Florham Division III · Middle Atlantic Conference Freedom | 9 | 26 | $691k | 983 | 96% | |
| Fairleigh Dickinson University, Metropolitan Campus Division I · Northeast Conference | 9 | 26 | $691k | 983 | 96% | |
| Saint Peter's University Division I · Metro Conference | 11 | 16 | $262k | 985 | 91% | |
| Stevens Institute of Technology Division III · Middle Atlantic Conference Freedom | 12 | 18 | $293k | — | 43% | |
| John Jay College of Criminal Justice Division III · City University of New York Athletic Conference | 13 | 21 | $112k | — | 57% | |
| Kean University Division III · New Jersey Athletic Conference | 13 | 23 | $212k | — | 77% | |
| Columbia University-Barnard College Division I · The Ivy League | 13 | 19 | $599k | 996 | 4% |
Other softball programs in the New Jersey Athletic Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rowan University | 22 | $329k | $14,964 | — | vs | |
| Ramapo College | 20 | $251k | $12,529 | — | vs | |
| Stockton University | 25 | $247k | $9,860 | — | vs | |
| Rutgers, The State Univ. of New Jersey, Newark | 26 | $246k | $9,472 | — | vs | |
| Montclair State University | 29 | $230k | $7,927 | — | vs | |
| Kean University | 23 | $212k | $9,219 | — | vs | |
| The College of New Jersey | 19 | $208k | $10,968 | — | vs | |
| Rutgers, The State Univ. of New Jersey, Camden | 15 | $195k | $12,974 | — | vs | |
| State University of New York at New Paltz | 18 | $152k | $8,439 | — | vs | |
| William Paterson University of New Jersey | 19 | $93k | $4,878 | — | vs |
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