Division I · Mid-Eastern Athletic Conf.
Morgan State University Softball
Baltimore, MD · the Bears · Morgan State University overview
25
Roster
at the D-I cap of 25
$685k
Team budget
18th percentile in Division I
$27,396
Per roster spot
median $46,727
3
Coaches
1 head · 2 assistant
968
APR
96% of players retained
83%
Admitted
lower half for selectivity
Morgan State University fields a softball team in the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conf. (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 25 players, about the median of 23, with 1 head coach and 2 assistants. Team expenses were $684,900, below the median of $1.1M — $27,396 per roster spot, bottom quarter of Division I softball programs. That is exactly the Division I roster cap of 25 in force from 2025-26. The team's multi-year Academic Progress Rate is 968, about the median of 989, with 96% of players retained year to year. The school gave $2,867,828 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $22,581 per roster spot.
Among Division I softball programs
Where this program sits against its 305 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#251Team budgetof 305 · Division I#259Spend per playerof 305 · Division I#66Roster sizeof 305 · Division I#262APRof 305 · Division I
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Roster sizes (cap 25)
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The program
- Roster25 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap25 at the cap
- Coaching staff1 head, 2 assistant
- Team expenses$684,900 for the year
- Operating expenses$211,590 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$27,396 division median $46,727
- Academic Progress Rate968 multi-year; 956 latest
- Players retained96% year to year
- Eligible98% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, women's teams$2,867,828 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$22,581 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$10,808 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Melisa Shock head coach | Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Kelsey Goodwin | 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 →8,300undergraduates · 9,808 students in all
Women 62% Men 38%
- Setting
- City
- Type
- Public · Research university
- Affiliation
- None
- HBCU
- Yes
Getting in
Full picture →83%admitted · of 22,741 applicants
SAT middle 50%860 – 1080
ACT middle 50%17 – 21
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 42%
Softball
Full picture →25on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 2525
exactly at the cap
Academic Progress Rate968
96% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $684,900 $27,396 per roster spot · bottom quarter of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 2 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $2,867,828
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $10,808
Cost
Full picture →$15,350net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $8,118 in-state · $21,331 out
Campus safety
Full picture →1.33violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 25 burglaries · 12 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 6 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →21%of bachelor's degrees in business · 21 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research Morgan 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 program25 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions83% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$15,350 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsBusiness · 21%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusCity · 8,300Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety1.33 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Notre Dame of Maryland University Division III · United East Conference | 2 | 13 | $52k | — | 86% | |
| Towson University Division I · Coastal Athletic Association | 4 | 24 | $1M | 981 | 83% | |
| Coppin State University Division I · Mid-Eastern Athletic Conf. | 5 | 14 | $328k | 924 | 50% | |
| University of Maryland, Baltimore County Division I · America East Conference | 9 | 22 | $738k | 987 | 74% | |
| Stevenson University Division III · Middle Atlantic Conference Commonwealth | 12 | 29 | $143k | — | 83% | |
| Bowie State University Division II · Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association | 24 | 26 | $303k | — | 84% | |
| McDaniel College Division III · Centennial Conference | 28 | 24 | $201k | — | 84% | |
| Washington College (Maryland) Division III · Centennial Conference | 29 | 19 | $185k | — | 66% | |
| University of Maryland, College Park Division I · Big Ten Conference | 31 | 20 | $1.8M | 990 | 45% | |
| Catholic University Division III · Landmark Conference | 36 | 24 | $214k | — | 84% | |
| Howard University Division I · Mid-Eastern Athletic Conf. | 37 | 35 | $850k | 939 | 35% | |
| Gallaudet University Division III · United East Conference | 37 | 14 | $144k | — | 61% |
Other softball programs in the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conf.
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Howard University 10 over cap | 35 | $850k | $24,290 | 939 | vs | |
| Morgan State University at cap | 25 | $685k | $27,396 | 968 | vs | |
| Norfolk State University at cap | 25 | $645k | $25,807 | 954 | vs | |
| University of Maryland Eastern Shore room for 8 | 17 | $606k | $35,653 | 982 | vs | |
| North Carolina Central University room for 5 | 20 | $517k | $25,856 | 954 | vs | |
| Delaware State University 4 over cap | 29 | $512k | $17,662 | 973 | vs | |
| South Carolina State University at cap | 25 | $447k | $17,893 | 955 | vs | |
| Coppin State University room for 11 | 14 | $328k | $23,455 | 924 | vs |
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