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Pennsylvania State University Softball

University Park, PA · the Nittany Lions · Pennsylvania State University overview
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21
Roster
room for 4 under the cap of 25
$2.3M
Team budget
85th percentile in Division I
$108,807
Per roster spot
median $46,727
4
Coaches
1 head · 3 assistant
984
APR
97% of players retained
54%
Admitted
top quarter for selectivity

Pennsylvania State University fields a softball team in the Big Ten Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 21 players, about the median of 23, with 1 head coach and 3 assistants. Team expenses were $2,284,955, well above the median of $1.1M — $108,807 per roster spot, top quarter of Division I softball programs. That leaves room for 4 under the Division I roster cap of 25 in force from 2025-26. The team's multi-year Academic Progress Rate is 984, about the median of 989, with 97% of players retained year to year. The school gave $10,299,943 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $26,342 per roster spot.

Among Division I softball programs

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

#47Team budgetof 305 · Division I#39Spend per playerof 305 · Division I#211Roster sizeof 305 · Division I#190APRof 305 · Division I
Team budget$2.3M
Spend per player$108,807
Roster size21
Coaching staff4
APR984

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

  • Roster21 2024–25 season
  • Division I roster cap25 room for 4
  • Coaching staff1 head, 3 assistant
  • Team expenses$2,284,955 for the year
  • Operating expenses$663,257 game-day and travel
  • Spend per roster spot$108,807 division median $46,727
  • Academic Progress Rate984 multi-year; 1000 latest
  • Players retained97% year to year
  • Eligible99% of player-terms
  • Athletic aid, women's teams$10,299,943 school-wide
  • Aid per roster spot$26,342 across women's teams
  • Recruiting spend, women's$857,977 school-wide

Coaching staff

NameTitleEmail
Clarisa Crowell head coachHead CoachOn file · sign in
Adrianna BaggettaAssistant CoachOn file · sign in
Lauren FosterAssistant 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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42,223undergraduates · 50,399 students in all
Women 47% Men 53%
Setting
City
Type
Public · Research university
Affiliation
None

Getting in

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54%admitted · of 85,956 applicants
SAT middle 50%1220 – 1400
ACT middle 50%27 – 32
Test scores
Test-optional
Graduate in 6 yrs
86%

Softball

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21on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 2521
room for 4
Academic Progress Rate984
97% of players kept year to year
Team expenses
$2,284,955 $108,807 per roster spot · top quarter of Division I
Coaches
1 head · 3 assistant
Athletic aid, women's teams
$10,299,943
Recruiting spend, women's
$857,977

Cost

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$27,450net price · after grants, aided first-years
Sticker, in-state$39,892
Sticker, out-of-state$59,846
Average net price$27,450
Net price by family income
$0–30k$19,458
$30–48k$19,743
$48–75k$26,257
$75–110k$33,579
$110k and up$37,209
Tuition & fees
$20,234 in-state · $40,188 out

Campus safety

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1.66violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
Violent1.66
Property0.64
In residence halls
24 burglaries · 145 sex offences over 2022–2024
Residence-hall fires
11 over 2022–2024

Majors

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16%of bachelor's degrees in business · 26 fields · Associate's, Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Business1,790 · 16%
Engineering1,620 · 15%
Computer & information sciences1,219 · 11%
Communication & journalism807 · 7%
Biological sciences742 · 7%

Research Pennsylvania 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 program21 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions54% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$27,450 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsBusiness · 16%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusCity · 42,223Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety1.66 violent / 1,000Three years of reported offences against the divisionAthleticsEvery teamThe whole department: every team, staff and aid

Softball programs within 150 miles

Pennsylvania State UniversityJuniata College · 22 miPenn State University, Altoona · 34 miMount Aloysius College · 45 miSaint Francis University · 45 miSusquehanna University · 52 miBucknell University · 52 miPennsylvania College of Technology · 53 miDickinson College · 54 miShippensburg University of Pennsylvania · 54 miLycoming College · 55 miWilson College · 60 miUniversity of Pittsburgh, Johnstown · 63 mi
SchoolMilesRosterBudgetAPRAdmitted
Juniata College Division III · Landmark Conference2223$190k—72%
Penn State University, Altoona Division III · Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference3417$95k—97%
Mount Aloysius College Division III · Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference4520$96k—90%
Saint Francis University Division III · Presidents' Athletic Conference4517$749k98977%
Susquehanna University Division III · Landmark Conference5229$198k—79%
Bucknell University Division I · Patriot League5222$1.5M99432%
Pennsylvania College of Technology Division III · United East Conference5322$175k——
Dickinson College Division III · Centennial Conference5416$96k—43%
Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania Division II · Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference5423$394k—86%
Lycoming College Division III · Landmark Conference5515$145k—68%
Wilson College Division III · United East Conference6023$107k—90%
University of Pittsburgh, Johnstown Division II · Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference6317$281k—96%

Other softball programs in the Big Ten Conference

SchoolRosterBudgetPer playerAPRCompare
University of Nebraska-Lincoln 2 over cap27$4.4M$164,016997vs
University of Washington room for 520$4.4M$218,581997vs
University of Oregon room for 223$4M$174,240962vs
University of California, Los Angeles room for 223$3.9M$171,560977vs
University of Michigan at cap25$3.2M$128,3081000vs
Northwestern University room for 520$2.9M$145,522992vs
University of Wisconsin-Madison 2 over cap27$2.6M$97,8961000vs
University of Minnesota, Twin Cities room for 520$2.6M$129,274993vs
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, New Brunswick room for 520$2.6M$128,751997vs
The Ohio State University room for 322$2.5M$113,577988vs
Indiana University, Bloomington room for 619$2.5M$131,482997vs
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign 2 over cap27$2.4M$87,934994vs
University of Iowa 1 over cap26$2.3M$90,354976vs
Pennsylvania State University room for 421$2.3M$108,807984vs
Purdue University room for 124$2.3M$94,818969vs
Michigan State University room for 124$2.1M$88,810988vs
University of Maryland, College Park room for 520$1.8M$89,544990vs

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