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Division II · Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association

Northwest Missouri State University Softball

Maryville, MO · the Bearcats · Northwest Missouri State University overview
27
Roster
2024–25 season
$529k
Team budget
77th percentile in Division II
$19,575
Per roster spot
median $16,717
3
Coaches
1 head · 2 assistant
86%
Admitted
lower half for selectivity

Northwest Missouri State University fields a softball team in the Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association (NCAA Division II). In 2024–25 the roster carried 27 players, above the median of 23, with 1 head coach and 2 assistants. Team expenses were $528,535, above the median of $393k — $19,575 per roster spot, upper half of Division II softball programs. The school gave $1,572,317 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $7,559 per roster spot.

Among Division II softball programs

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

Team budget$529k
Spend per player$19,575
Roster size27
Coaching staff3

Team budgets across the division

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

Roster sizes

1263
this programevery Division II roster

The program

  • Roster27 2024–25 season
  • Coaching staff1 head, 2 assistant
  • Team expenses$528,535 for the year
  • Operating expenses$119,759 game-day and travel
  • Spend per roster spot$19,575 division median $16,717
  • Athletic aid, women's teams$1,572,317 school-wide
  • Aid per roster spot$7,559 across women's teams
  • Recruiting spend, women's$29,501 school-wide

Coaching staff

NameTitleEmail
Naomi Tellez 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.
5,599undergraduates · 9,664 students in all
Women 64% Men 36%
Setting
Town
Type
Public · Master's university
Affiliation
None
86%admitted · of 6,834 applicants
SAT middle 50%970 – 1200
ACT middle 50%18 – 23
Test scores
Test-optional
Graduate in 6 yrs
57%
27on the roster · 2024–25 season
Team expenses
$528,535 $19,575 per roster spot · top quarter of Division II
Coaches
1 head · 2 assistant
Athletic aid, women's teams
$1,572,317
Recruiting spend, women's
$29,501
$15,497net price · after grants, aided first-years
Sticker, in-state$24,945
Sticker, out-of-state$31,387
Average net price$15,497
Net price by family income
$0–30k$11,120
$30–48k$11,907
$48–75k$13,258
$75–110k$16,939
$110k and up$19,742
Tuition & fees
$10,181 in-state · $16,623 out

Campus safety

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1.09violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
Violent1.09
Property0.11
In residence halls
0 burglaries · 28 sex offences over 2022–2024
Residence-hall fires
0 over 2022–2024
18%of bachelor's degrees in education · 24 fields · Associate's, Bachelor's, Master's
Education198 · 18%
Business185 · 17%
Agriculture114 · 10%
Psychology112 · 10%
Health professions & nursing98 · 9%

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Softball programs within 150 miles

Northwest Missouri State UniversityMissouri Western State University · 41 miWilliam Jewell College · 80 miCreighton University · 84 miUniversity of Nebraska at Omaha · 86 miUniversity of Missouri-Kansas City · 92 miRockhurst University · 93 miUniversity of Kansas · 98 miSimpson College · 98 miNebraska Wesleyan University · 99 miUniversity of Nebraska-Lincoln · 101 miWashburn University · 101 miDrake University · 108 mi
SchoolMilesRosterBudgetAPRAdmitted
Missouri Western State University Division II · Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association4126$507k——
William Jewell College Division II · Great Lakes Valley Conference8021$333k—34%
Creighton University Division I · BIG EAST Conference8422$1.5M98772%
University of Nebraska at Omaha Division I · The Summit League8623$1.2M96987%
University of Missouri-Kansas City Division I · The Summit League9227$854k97075%
Rockhurst University Division II · Great Lakes Valley Conference9323$507k—69%
University of Kansas Division I · Big 12 Conference9823$2.7M98288%
Simpson College Division III · American Rivers Conference9829$206k—89%
Nebraska Wesleyan University Division III · American Rivers Conference9918$133k—84%
University of Nebraska-Lincoln Division I · Big Ten Conference10127$4.4M99777%
Washburn University Division II · Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association10121$581k——
Drake University Division I · Missouri Valley Conference10823$1.1M98364%

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