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Division II · Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association

Northeastern State University Softball

Tahlequah, OK · the RiverHawks · Northeastern State University overview
24
Roster
2024–25 season
$279k
Team budget
14th percentile in Division II
$11,644
Per roster spot
median $16,717
2
Coaches
1 head · 1 assistant
99%
Admitted
bottom quarter for selectivity

Northeastern State University fields a softball team in the Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association (NCAA Division II). In 2024–25 the roster carried 24 players, about the median of 23, with 1 head coach and 1 assistant. Team expenses were $279,471, below the median of $393k — $11,644 per roster spot, bottom quarter of Division II softball programs. The school gave $704,050 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $8,482 per roster spot.

Among Division II softball programs

Where this program sits against its 269 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).

Team budget$279k
Spend per player$11,644
Roster size24
Coaching staff2

Team budgets across the division

$84k$1.2M
this programevery Division II softball program

Roster sizes

1263
this programevery Division II roster

The program

  • Roster24 2024–25 season
  • Coaching staff1 head, 1 assistant
  • Team expenses$279,471 for the year
  • Operating expenses$72,371 game-day and travel
  • Spend per roster spot$11,644 division median $16,717
  • Athletic aid, women's teams$704,050 school-wide
  • Aid per roster spot$8,482 across women's teams
  • Recruiting spend, women's$17,783 school-wide

Coaching staff

NameTitleEmail
Cassidy Bowen head coachHead Coachnot on file
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Recruiting timing

  • Coaches may first contact youJune 15 after sophomore year
  • Your own emailsAny time the rule limits what coaches send back
  • High-school softball players338,315 2024-25
  • Division II roster spots6,493 269 programs
  • Odds of a spot1 in 52 1.9% of high-school players hold a Division II roster spot

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About the school

What an athlete asks first — each panel opens the full picture.
5,006undergraduates · 6,466 students in all
Women 65% Men 35%
Setting
Town
Type
Public · Master's university
Affiliation
None
99%admitted · of 1,386 applicants
SAT middle 50%920 – 1145
ACT middle 50%18 – 23
Test scores
Test-optional
Graduate in 6 yrs
37%
24on the roster · 2024–25 season
Team expenses
$279,471 $11,645 per roster spot · bottom quarter of Division II
Coaches
1 head · 1 assistant
Athletic aid, women's teams
$704,050
Recruiting spend, women's
$17,783
$11,153net price · after grants, aided first-years
Sticker, in-state$22,027
Sticker, out-of-state$31,147
Average net price$11,153
Net price by family income
$0–30k$9,624
$30–48k$9,468
$48–75k$12,083
$75–110k$16,943
$110k and up$17,134
Tuition & fees
$7,513 in-state · $16,633 out

Campus safety

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0.1violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
Violent0.10
Property0.40
In residence halls
2 burglaries · 1 sex offences over 2022–2024
Residence-hall fires
0 over 2022–2024
17%of bachelor's degrees in business · 25 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Business190 · 17%
Psychology157 · 14%
Health professions & nursing139 · 12%
Education136 · 12%
Liberal arts & general studies86 · 8%

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Softball programs within 150 miles

Northeastern State UniversityUniversity of Arkansas, Fayetteville · 45 miRogers State University · 46 miThe University of Tulsa · 57 miMissouri Southern State University · 86 miUniversity of the Ozarks (Arkansas) · 90 miPittsburg State University · 103 miArkansas Tech University · 111 miOklahoma Baptist University · 117 miOklahoma State University · 118 miEast Central University · 124 miMissouri State University · 129 miDrury University · 129 mi
SchoolMilesRosterBudgetAPRAdmitted
University of Arkansas, Fayetteville Division I · Southeastern Conference4522$3.6M100072%
Rogers State University Division II · Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association4621$488k——
The University of Tulsa Division I · American Conference5722$1.5M99358%
Missouri Southern State University Division II · Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association8624$514k—97%
University of the Ozarks (Arkansas) Division III · Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference9025$164k—58%
Pittsburg State University Division II · Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association10320$554k—88%
Arkansas Tech University Division II · Great American Conference11130$339k—96%
Oklahoma Baptist University Division II · Great American Conference11719$506k—56%
Oklahoma State University Division I · Big 12 Conference11825$3.7M98471%
East Central University Division II · Great American Conference12423$361k—66%
Missouri State University Division I · Conference USA12923$1.1M100091%
Drury University Division II · Great Lakes Valley Conference12923$444k—59%

Other softball programs in the Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association

SchoolRosterBudgetPer playerAPRCompare
Washburn University21$581k$27,655—vs
Pittsburg State University20$554k$27,721—vs
Northwest Missouri State University27$529k$19,575—vs
University of Central Oklahoma21$520k$24,783—vs
Missouri Southern State University24$514k$21,399—vs
Missouri Western State University26$507k$19,510—vs
Emporia State University19$502k$26,412—vs
Rogers State University21$488k$23,261—vs
Newman University32$450k$14,051—vs
University of Nebraska at Kearney21$437k$20,832—vs
University of Central Missouri16$423k$26,419—vs
Fort Hays State University23$330k$14,367—vs
Northeastern State University24$279k$11,644—vs

Every Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association softball program · Softball budgets ranked