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Division I · Mid-Eastern Athletic Conf.

Norfolk State University Softball

Norfolk, VA · the Spartans · Norfolk State University overview
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25
Roster
at the D-I cap of 25
$645k
Team budget
16th percentile in Division I
$25,807
Per roster spot
median $46,727
4
Coaches
1 head · 3 assistant
954
APR
95% of players retained
87%
Admitted
lower half for selectivity

Norfolk 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 3 assistants. Team expenses were $645,199, below the median of $1.1M — $25,807 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 954, about the median of 989, with 95% of players retained year to year. The school gave $1,673,725 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $11,385 per roster spot.

Among Division I softball programs

Where this program sits against its 305 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).

#258Team budgetof 305 · Division I#270Spend per playerof 305 · Division I#66Roster sizeof 305 · Division I#278APRof 305 · Division I
Team budget$645k
Spend per player$25,807
Roster size25
Coaching staff4
APR954

Team budgets across the division

$234k$8.2M
this programevery Division I softball program

Roster sizes (cap 25)

1435
this programevery Division I roster

The program

  • Roster25 2024–25 season
  • Division I roster cap25 at the cap
  • Coaching staff1 head, 3 assistant
  • Team expenses$645,199 for the year
  • Operating expenses$130,808 game-day and travel
  • Spend per roster spot$25,807 division median $46,727
  • Academic Progress Rate954 multi-year; 966 latest
  • Players retained95% year to year
  • Eligible95% of player-terms
  • Athletic aid, women's teams$1,673,725 school-wide
  • Aid per roster spot$11,385 across women's teams
  • Recruiting spend, women's$60,178 school-wide

Coaching staff

NameTitleEmail
Tatjana Matthews head coachHead CoachOn file · sign in
Elise MatthewsAssistant Sports Performance Coach (SB, BOWL, GOLF) / Assistant CoachOn 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

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Campus

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5,510undergraduates · 6,045 students in all
Women 66% Men 34%
Setting
City
Type
Public · Master's university
Affiliation
None
HBCU
Yes

Getting in

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87%admitted · of 10,211 applicants
SAT middle 50%840 – 1100
ACT middle 50%16 – 21
Test scores
Test-optional
Graduate in 6 yrs
33%

Softball

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25on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 2525
exactly at the cap
Academic Progress Rate954
95% of players kept year to year
Team expenses
$645,199 $25,808 per roster spot · bottom quarter of Division I
Coaches
1 head · 3 assistant
Athletic aid, women's teams
$1,673,725
Recruiting spend, women's
$60,178

Cost

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$12,272net price · after grants, aided first-years
Sticker, in-state$27,502
Sticker, out-of-state$39,004
Average net price$12,272
Net price by family income
$0–30k$11,099
$30–48k$12,836
$48–75k$13,868
$75–110k$14,235
$110k and up$18,020
Tuition & fees
$9,910 in-state · $21,412 out

Campus safety

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1.32violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
Violent1.32
Property0.39
In residence halls
4 burglaries · 2 sex offences over 2022–2024
Residence-hall fires
10 over 2022–2024

Majors

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15%of bachelor's degrees in business · 19 fields · Associate's, Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Business118 · 15%
Psychology115 · 14%
Health professions & nursing77 · 10%
Multidisciplinary studies72 · 9%
Social sciences72 · 9%

Research Norfolk 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 divisionAdmissions87% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$12,272 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsBusiness · 15%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusCity · 5,510Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety1.32 violent / 1,000Three years of reported offences against the divisionAthleticsEvery teamThe whole department: every team, staff and aid

Softball programs within 150 miles

Norfolk State UniversityBatten University · 4 miRegent University · 5 miHampton University · 13 miChristopher Newport University · 20 miElizabeth City State University · 40 miChowan University · 54 miVirginia State University · 69 miVirginia Union University · 82 miRandolph-Macon College · 92 miUniversity of Maryland Eastern Shore · 99 miNorth Carolina Wesleyan University · 102 miEast Carolina University · 106 mi
SchoolMilesRosterBudgetAPRAdmitted
Batten University Division III · Old Dominion Athletic Conf.427$375k—71%
Regent University Division III · Coast-To-Coast Athletic Conference5———41%
Hampton University Division I · Coastal Athletic Association1319$728k97248%
Christopher Newport University Division III · Coast-To-Coast Athletic Conference2030$275k—88%
Elizabeth City State University Division II · Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association4017$103k—70%
Chowan University Division II · Conference Carolinas5421$317k—72%
Virginia State University Division II · Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association6916$191k—89%
Virginia Union University Division II · Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association8219$207k—98%
Randolph-Macon College Division III · Old Dominion Athletic Conf.9224$226k—83%
University of Maryland Eastern Shore Division I · Mid-Eastern Athletic Conf.9917$606k98290%
North Carolina Wesleyan University Division III · USA South Athletic Conference10224$136k—78%
East Carolina University Division I · American Conference10623$1.2M99390%

Other softball programs in the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conf.

SchoolRosterBudgetPer playerAPRCompare
Howard University 10 over cap35$850k$24,290939vs
Morgan State University at cap25$685k$27,396968vs
Norfolk State University at cap25$645k$25,807954vs
University of Maryland Eastern Shore room for 817$606k$35,653982vs
North Carolina Central University room for 520$517k$25,856954vs
Delaware State University 4 over cap29$512k$17,662973vs
South Carolina State University at cap25$447k$17,893955vs
Coppin State University room for 1114$328k$23,455924vs

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