Division I · Big South Conference
Presbyterian College Softball
Clinton, SC · the BlueHose · Presbyterian College overview
20
Roster
room for 5 under the cap of 25
$760k
Team budget
24th percentile in Division I
$38,016
Per roster spot
median $46,727
3
Coaches
1 head · 2 assistant
986
APR
98% of players retained
72%
Admitted
upper half for selectivity
Presbyterian College fields a softball team in the Big South Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 20 players, below the median of 23, with 1 head coach and 2 assistants. Team expenses were $760,321, below the median of $1.1M — $38,016 per roster spot, lower half 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 986, about the median of 989, with 98% of players retained year to year. The school gave $3,320,643 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $17,852 per roster spot.
Among Division I softball programs
Where this program sits against its 305 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#231Team budgetof 305 · Division I#201Spend per playerof 305 · Division I#243Roster sizeof 305 · Division I#169APRof 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, 2 assistant
- Team expenses$760,321 for the year
- Operating expenses$153,396 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$38,016 division median $46,727
- Academic Progress Rate986 multi-year; 987 latest
- Players retained98% year to year
- Eligible99% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, women's teams$3,320,643 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$17,852 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$84,939 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| David Williams head coach | Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Stacey Johnson-Whitfield | Associate Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Bella Ligotti | Assistant Coach | On 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
What an athlete asks first — each panel opens the full picture.Campus
Full picture →903undergraduates · 1,136 students in all
Women 56% Men 44%
- Setting
- Town
- Type
- Private · Liberal arts college
- Affiliation
- Presbyterian Church (USA)
Getting in
Full picture →72%admitted · of 3,359 applicants
SAT middle 50%1080 – 1280
ACT middle 50%22 – 27
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 58%
Softball
Full picture →20on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 2520
room for 5
Academic Progress Rate986
98% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $760,321 $38,016 per roster spot · bottom quarter of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 2 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $3,320,643
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $84,939
Cost
Full picture →$20,058net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $43,300
Campus safety
Full picture →3.65violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 14 burglaries · 4 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 3 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →24%of bachelor's degrees in business · 16 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research Presbyterian College
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 divisionAdmissions72% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$20,058 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsBusiness · 24%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusTown · 903Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety3.65 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Newberry College Division II · South Atlantic Conference | 19 | 30 | $300k | — | 75% | |
| Lander University Division II · Peach Belt Conference | 25 | 27 | $584k | — | 68% | |
| Erskine College Division II · Conference Carolinas | 31 | 28 | $343k | — | 61% | |
| Converse University Division II · Conference Carolinas | 34 | 23 | $334k | — | 64% | |
| Wofford College Division I · Southern Conference | 34 | 22 | $1.1M | — | 59% | |
| University of South Carolina Upstate Division I · Big South Conference | 37 | 24 | $829k | 977 | 70% | |
| Anderson University (South Carolina) Division II · South Atlantic Conference | 44 | 18 | $404k | — | 53% | |
| Furman University Division I · Southern Conference | 45 | 22 | $1M | 1000 | 53% | |
| North Greenville University Division II · Conference Carolinas | 50 | 21 | $650k | — | 63% | |
| Southern Wesleyan University Division II · Conference Carolinas | 54 | 33 | $363k | — | 100% | |
| Gardner-Webb University Division I · Big South Conference | 55 | 25 | $732k | 996 | 87% | |
| Clemson University Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference | 57 | 23 | $4.3M | — | 38% |
Other softball programs in the Big South Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Longwood University room for 5 | 20 | $1.1M | $56,995 | 993 | vs | |
| University of South Carolina Upstate room for 1 | 24 | $829k | $34,559 | 977 | vs | |
| Presbyterian College room for 5 | 20 | $760k | $38,016 | 986 | vs | |
| Gardner-Webb University at cap | 25 | $732k | $29,282 | 996 | vs | |
| Charleston Southern University room for 3 | 22 | $689k | $31,305 | 967 | vs | |
| Radford University room for 4 | 21 | $591k | $28,137 | 987 | vs | |
| Winthrop University room for 2 | 23 | $509k | $22,118 | 993 | vs |
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