Division I · Conference USA
New Mexico State University Softball
Las Cruces, NM · the Aggies · New Mexico State University overview
23
Roster
room for 2 under the cap of 25
$1.2M
Team budget
59th percentile in Division I
$50,657
Per roster spot
median $46,727
3
Coaches
1 head · 2 assistant
980
APR
98% of players retained
76%
Admitted
upper half for selectivity
New Mexico State University fields a softball team in the Conference USA (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 23 players, about the median of 23, with 1 head coach and 2 assistants. Team expenses were $1,165,123, about the median of $1.1M — $50,657 per roster spot, upper half of Division I softball programs. That leaves room for 2 under the Division I roster cap of 25 in force from 2025-26. The team's multi-year Academic Progress Rate is 980, about the median of 989, with 98% of players retained year to year. The school gave $3,798,500 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $15,696 per roster spot.
Among Division I softball programs
Where this program sits against its 305 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#127Team budgetof 305 · Division I#137Spend per playerof 305 · Division I#126Roster sizeof 305 · Division I#221APRof 305 · Division I
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Roster sizes (cap 25)
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The program
- Roster23 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap25 room for 2
- Coaching staff1 head, 2 assistant
- Team expenses$1,165,123 for the year
- Operating expenses$386,650 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$50,657 division median $46,727
- Academic Progress Rate980 multi-year; 977 latest
- Players retained98% year to year
- Eligible98% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, women's teams$3,798,500 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$15,696 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$111,970 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Benet Higgs head coach | Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Cat Clifford | Associate Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Alejandro Velasco | Assistant Coach | not on file |
| Paige Bachman | Assistant 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
General NCAA rule for Division I; 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 →12,113undergraduates · 14,779 students in all
Women 59% Men 41%
- Setting
- Suburb
- Type
- Public · Research university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →76%admitted · of 15,201 applicants
SAT middle 50%885 – 1110
ACT middle 50%17 – 24
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 52%
Softball
Full picture →23on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 2523
room for 2
Academic Progress Rate980
98% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $1,165,123 $50,658 per roster spot · upper half of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 2 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $3,798,500
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $111,970
Cost
Full picture →$8,353net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $8,147 in-state · $25,271 out
Campus safety
Full picture →0.56violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 16 burglaries · 11 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 1 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →13%of bachelor's degrees in business · 27 fields · Associate's, Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research New Mexico 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 program23 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$8,353 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsBusiness · 13%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusSuburb · 12,113Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety0.56 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Texas at El Paso Division I · Mountain West Conference | 38 | 23 | $1.1M | 985 | 100% | |
| Western New Mexico University Division II · Lone Star Conference | 96 | 26 | $539k | — | — |
Other softball programs in the Conference USA
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberty University 2 over cap | 27 | $2.2M | $81,139 | 979 | vs | |
| University of Delaware room for 1 | 24 | $1.5M | $64,433 | 981 | vs | |
| Kennesaw State University at cap | 25 | $1.3M | $52,714 | 988 | vs | |
| Middle Tennessee State University at cap | 25 | $1.3M | $51,709 | 1000 | vs | |
| Jacksonville State University room for 2 | 23 | $1.3M | $55,268 | 967 | vs | |
| New Mexico State University room for 2 | 23 | $1.2M | $50,657 | 980 | vs | |
| Missouri State University room for 2 | 23 | $1.1M | $47,077 | 1000 | vs | |
| Florida International University room for 3 | 22 | $1M | $45,933 | 989 | vs | |
| Sam Houston State University room for 2 | 23 | $955k | $41,518 | 985 | vs | |
| Western Kentucky University room for 10 | 15 | $902k | $60,105 | 982 | vs |
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