Division I · Big Sky Conference
Portland State University Softball
Portland, OR · the Vikings · Portland State University overview
24
Roster
room for 1 under the cap of 25
$1M
Team budget
48th percentile in Division I
$43,298
Per roster spot
median $46,727
3
Coaches
1 head · 2 assistant
990
APR
99% of players retained
91%
Admitted
bottom quarter for selectivity
Portland State University fields a softball team in the Big Sky Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 24 players, about the median of 23, with 1 head coach and 2 assistants. Team expenses were $1,039,168, about the median of $1.1M — $43,298 per roster spot, lower half of Division I softball programs. That leaves room for 1 under the Division I roster cap of 25 in force from 2025-26. The team's multi-year Academic Progress Rate is 990, about the median of 989, with 99% of players retained year to year. The school gave $2,372,185 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $16,944 per roster spot.
Among Division I softball programs
Where this program sits against its 305 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#158Team budgetof 305 · Division I#174Spend per playerof 305 · Division I#98Roster sizeof 305 · Division I#126APRof 305 · Division I
Team budgets across the division
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Roster sizes (cap 25)
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The program
- Roster24 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap25 room for 1
- Coaching staff1 head, 2 assistant
- Team expenses$1,039,168 for the year
- Operating expenses$253,232 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$43,298 division median $46,727
- Academic Progress Rate990 multi-year; 1000 latest
- Players retained99% year to year
- Eligible99% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, women's teams$2,372,185 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$16,944 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$94,578 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Meadow McWhorter head coach | Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Kellie Wilkerson | Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
| Meghan Romero | Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
| Natalia Martinez | Assistant Coach | not on file |
| Ellie Babbitt | Director of Player Development | 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 →15,960undergraduates · 20,519 students in all
Women 58% Men 42%
- Setting
- City
- Type
- Public · Research university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →91%admitted · of 8,877 applicants
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 53%
Softball
Full picture →24on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 2524
room for 1
Academic Progress Rate990
99% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $1,039,168 $43,299 per roster spot · lower half of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 2 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $2,372,185
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $94,578
Cost
Full picture →$12,509net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $10,617 in-state · $28,257 out
Campus safety
Full picture →0.57violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 12 burglaries · 2 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 9 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →17%of bachelor's degrees in business · 25 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research Portland 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 program24 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions91% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$12,509 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsBusiness · 17%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusCity · 15,960Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety0.57 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Willamette University Division III · Northwest Conference | 1 | — | — | — | 69% | |
| Lewis & Clark College Division III · Northwest Conference | 4 | 22 | $176k | — | 75% | |
| George Fox University Division III · Northwest Conference | 20 | 28 | $330k | — | 96% | |
| Pacific University (Oregon) Division III · Northwest Conference | 20 | 35 | $220k | — | 92% | |
| Linfield University Division III · Northwest Conference | 33 | 24 | $261k | — | 88% | |
| Western Oregon University Division II · Great Northwest Athletic Conference | 53 | 21 | $504k | — | 99% | |
| Oregon State University Division I · Pac-12 Conference | 72 | 22 | $1.9M | 990 | 79% | |
| University of Oregon Division I · Big Ten Conference | 103 | 23 | $4M | 962 | 85% | |
| Saint Martin's University Division II · Great Northwest Athletic Conference | 106 | 21 | $344k | — | 76% | |
| Pacific Lutheran University Division III · Northwest Conference | 113 | 30 | $277k | — | 81% | |
| University of Puget Sound Division III · Northwest Conference | 121 | 18 | $122k | — | 76% | |
| Central Washington University Division II · Great Northwest Athletic Conference | 145 | 26 | $419k | — | 90% |
Other softball programs in the Big Sky Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Montana room for 4 | 21 | $1.2M | $56,615 | 973 | vs | |
| Portland State University room for 1 | 24 | $1M | $43,298 | 990 | vs | |
| Weber State University at cap | 25 | $947k | $37,889 | 994 | vs | |
| Idaho State University room for 1 | 24 | $900k | $37,495 | 940 | vs | |
| Utah Tech University room for 2 | 23 | $874k | $38,006 | — | vs | |
| University of Northern Colorado 1 over cap | 26 | $873k | $33,590 | 968 | vs | |
| Southern Utah University room for 5 | 20 | $709k | $35,457 | 968 | vs |
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