Division I · Southland Conference
Nicholls State University Softball
Thibodaux, LA · the Colonels · Nicholls State University overview
24
Roster
room for 1 under the cap of 25
$553k
Team budget
10th percentile in Division I
$23,061
Per roster spot
median $46,727
3
Coaches
1 head · 2 assistant
995
APR
98% of players retained
96%
Admitted
bottom quarter for selectivity
Nicholls State University fields a softball team in the Southland Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 24 players, about the median of 23, with 1 head coach and 2 assistants. Team expenses were $553,481, well below the median of $1.1M — $23,061 per roster spot, bottom quarter of Division I softball programs. That leaves room for 1 under the Division I roster cap of 25 in force from 2025-26. The team's multi-year Academic Progress Rate is 995, about the median of 989, with 98% of players retained year to year. The school gave $1,243,877 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $6,219 per roster spot.
Among Division I softball programs
Where this program sits against its 305 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#275Team budgetof 305 · Division I#283Spend per playerof 305 · Division I#98Roster sizeof 305 · Division I#71APRof 305 · Division I
Team budgets across the division
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Roster sizes (cap 25)
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The program
- Roster24 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap25 room for 1
- Coaching staff1 head, 2 assistant
- Team expenses$553,481 for the year
- Operating expenses$141,661 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$23,061 division median $46,727
- Academic Progress Rate995 multi-year; 982 latest
- Players retained98% year to year
- Eligible100% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, women's teams$1,243,877 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$6,219 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$11,688 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Ron Frost head coach | Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Nicole Pinney | Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
| Pal Egan | Assistant Coach | not on file |
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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 →5,612undergraduates · 6,180 students in all
Women 64% Men 36%
- Setting
- City
- Type
- Public · Master's university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →96%admitted · of 3,320 applicants
SAT middle 50%928 – 1145
ACT middle 50%18 – 24
- Test scores
- Scores required
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 53%
Softball
Full picture →24on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 2524
room for 1
Academic Progress Rate995
98% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $553,481 $23,062 per roster spot · bottom quarter of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 2 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $1,243,877
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $11,688
Cost
Full picture →$11,029net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $8,173 in-state · $9,266 out
Campus safety
Full picture →0.06violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 3 burglaries · 1 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 0 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →29%of bachelor's degrees in health professions & nursing · 18 fields · Associate's, Bachelor's, Master's
Research Nicholls 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 program24 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions96% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$11,029 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsHealth professions & nursing · 29%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusCity · 5,612Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety0.06 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Louisiana State University Division I · Southeastern Conference | 48 | 26 | $3.8M | 982 | 74% | |
| Southeastern Louisiana University Division I · Southland Conference | 54 | 28 | $839k | 979 | 94% | |
| Southern University, Baton Rouge Division I · Southwestern Athletic Conf. | 56 | 27 | $449k | 963 | 50% | |
| University of Louisiana at Lafayette Division I · Sun Belt Conference | 78 | 25 | $2.1M | 984 | 89% | |
| The University of Southern Mississippi Division I · Sun Belt Conference | 137 | 30 | $958k | 978 | 99% | |
| Alcorn State University Division I · Southwestern Athletic Conf. | 145 | 22 | $397k | 972 | 25% | |
| McNeese State University Division I · Southland Conference | 147 | 25 | $901k | 990 | 68% |
Other softball programs in the Southland Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston Christian University room for 4 | 21 | $975k | $46,446 | 989 | vs | |
| East Texas A&M University room for 2 | 23 | $933k | $40,557 | — | vs | |
| Lamar University at cap | 25 | $901k | $36,053 | 960 | vs | |
| McNeese State University at cap | 25 | $901k | $36,031 | 990 | vs | |
| Southeastern Louisiana University 3 over cap | 28 | $839k | $29,957 | 979 | vs | |
| Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi 2 over cap | 27 | $834k | $30,880 | 971 | vs | |
| Stephen F. Austin State University 1 over cap | 26 | $822k | $31,612 | 969 | vs | |
| University of the Incarnate Word room for 3 | 22 | $797k | $36,241 | 950 | vs | |
| Nicholls State University room for 1 | 24 | $553k | $23,061 | 995 | vs | |
| Northwestern State University room for 6 | 19 | $530k | $27,884 | 987 | vs |
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