Division I · Mid-Eastern Athletic Conf.
North Carolina Central University Softball
Durham, NC · the Eagles · North Carolina Central University overview
20
Roster
room for 5 under the cap of 25
$517k
Team budget
7th percentile in Division I
$25,856
Per roster spot
median $46,727
4
Coaches
1 head · 3 assistant
954
APR
95% of players retained
90%
Admitted
bottom quarter for selectivity
North Carolina Central University fields a softball team in the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conf. (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 20 players, below the median of 23, with 1 head coach and 3 assistants. Team expenses were $517,129, well below the median of $1.1M — $25,856 per roster spot, bottom quarter of Division I softball programs. That leaves room for 5 under 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 $1,943,118 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $19,238 per roster spot.
Among Division I softball programs
Where this program sits against its 305 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#284Team budgetof 305 · Division I#269Spend per playerof 305 · Division I#243Roster sizeof 305 · Division I#278APRof 305 · Division I
Team budgets across the division
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Roster sizes (cap 25)
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The program
- Roster20 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap25 room for 5
- Coaching staff1 head, 3 assistant
- Team expenses$517,129 for the year
- Operating expenses$68,588 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$25,856 division median $46,727
- Academic Progress Rate954 multi-year; 909 latest
- Players retained95% year to year
- Eligible96% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, women's teams$1,943,118 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$19,238 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$33,130 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Now-Allah James head coach | Head Coach | not on file |
| Ricky Holden | Head Coach, Softball | On file · sign in |
| Kyrin Walker | Assistant Coach, Softball | On file · sign in |
| Aniyah Jackson | Graduate Assistant Coach, Softball | 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 →5,973undergraduates · 7,965 students in all
Women 71% Men 29%
- Setting
- City
- Type
- Public · Master's university
- Affiliation
- None
- HBCU
- Yes
Getting in
Full picture →90%admitted · of 14,192 applicants
SAT middle 50%980 – 1100
ACT middle 50%17 – 18
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 46%
Softball
Full picture →20on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 2520
room for 5
Academic Progress Rate954
95% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $517,129 $25,856 per roster spot · bottom quarter of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 3 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $1,943,118
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $33,130
Cost
Full picture →$13,884net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $6,542 in-state · $19,578 out
Campus safety
Full picture →2.33violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 12 burglaries · 34 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 4 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →17%of bachelor's degrees in social sciences · 19 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
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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 program20 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions90% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$13,884 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsSocial sciences · 17%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusCity · 5,973Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety2.33 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Duke University Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference | 3 | 20 | $3.3M | 994 | 7% | |
| University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference | 10 | 26 | $2.3M | 993 | 19% | |
| Meredith College Division III · USA South Athletic Conference | 17 | — | — | — | 75% | |
| North Carolina State University Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference | 18 | 24 | $2.3M | 983 | 40% | |
| William Peace University Division III · USA South Athletic Conference | 19 | 23 | $128k | — | 97% | |
| Shaw University Division II · Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association | 20 | 25 | $162k | — | 30% | |
| Elon University Division I · Coastal Athletic Association | 35 | 22 | $1.3M | 1000 | 67% | |
| Campbell University Division I · Coastal Athletic Association | 40 | 24 | $1.1M | 976 | 94% | |
| North Carolina A&T State University Division I · Coastal Athletic Association | 49 | 22 | $737k | 992 | 46% | |
| Averett University Division III · Old Dominion Athletic Conf. | 51 | 16 | $117k | — | 48% | |
| Greensboro College Division III · USA South Athletic Conference | 51 | 16 | $105k | — | 92% | |
| The University of North Carolina at Greensboro Division I · Southern Conference | 51 | 21 | $846k | 986 | 90% |
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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