Division I · The Ivy League
Princeton University Softball
Princeton, NJ · the Tigers · Princeton University overview
18
Roster
room for 7 under the cap of 25
$771k
Team budget
25th percentile in Division I
$42,836
Per roster spot
median $46,727
4
Coaches
1 head · 3 assistant
1000
APR
100% of players retained
4%
Admitted
top 10% for selectivity
Princeton University fields a softball team in the The Ivy League (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 18 players, below the median of 23, with 1 head coach and 3 assistants. Team expenses were $771,064, below the median of $1.1M — $42,836 per roster spot, lower half of Division I softball programs. That leaves room for 7 under the Division I roster cap of 25 in force from 2025-26. The team's multi-year Academic Progress Rate is 1000, about the median of 989, with 100% of players retained year to year. The school reports no athletic aid for women's teams.
Among Division I softball programs
Where this program sits against its 305 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#228Team budgetof 305 · Division I#178Spend per playerof 305 · Division I#285Roster sizeof 305 · Division I#1APRof 305 · Division I
Team budgets across the division
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Roster sizes (cap 25)
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The program
- Roster18 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap25 room for 7
- Coaching staff1 head, 3 assistant
- Team expenses$771,064 for the year
- Operating expenses$271,349 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$42,836 division median $46,727
- Academic Progress Rate1000 multi-year; 1000 latest
- Players retained100% year to year
- Eligible100% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, women's teamsNone school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$0 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$585,633 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Lisa Van Ackeren head coach | Head Coach | not on file |
| Alyssa Davis | Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
| Ashley McDonald | Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
| Nicole Arias | 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 →5,671undergraduates · 8,922 students in all
Women 48% Men 52%
- Setting
- City
- Type
- Private · Research university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →4%admitted · of 39,644 applicants
SAT middle 50%1500 – 1580
ACT middle 50%34 – 35
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 97%
Softball
Full picture →18on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 2518
room for 7
Academic Progress Rate1000
100% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $771,064 $42,837 per roster spot · lower half of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 3 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- None
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $585,633
Cost
Full picture →$19,811net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $59,710
Campus safety
Full picture →1.06violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 16 burglaries · 18 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 15 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →19%of bachelor's degrees in social sciences · 16 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research Princeton 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 program18 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions4% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$19,811 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsSocial sciences · 19%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusCity · 5,671Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety1.06 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rider University Division I · Metro Conference | 6 | 22 | $594k | 993 | 79% | |
| The College of New Jersey Division III · New Jersey Athletic Conference | 8 | 19 | $208k | — | 62% | |
| Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, New Brunswick Division I · Big Ten Conference | 15 | 20 | $2.6M | 997 | 65% | |
| Cairn University Division III · United East Conference | 18 | 12 | $37k | — | 84% | |
| Holy Family University Division II · Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference | 26 | 22 | $258k | — | 74% | |
| Delaware Valley University Division III · Middle Atlantic Conference Freedom | 27 | 16 | $111k | — | 92% | |
| Georgian Court University Division II · Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference | 29 | 16 | $414k | — | 71% | |
| Penn State University, Abington Division III · United East Conference | 29 | 19 | $128k | — | 92% | |
| Drew University Division III · Landmark Conference | 31 | 23 | $217k | — | 69% | |
| Kean University Division III · New Jersey Athletic Conference | 32 | 23 | $212k | — | 77% | |
| Arcadia University Division III · Middle Atlantic Conference Freedom | 32 | 19 | $182k | — | 79% | |
| College of Staten Island Division II · East Coast Conference | 32 | 26 | $378k | — | — |
Other softball programs in the The Ivy League
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yale University room for 3 | 22 | $820k | $37,270 | 1000 | vs | |
| Princeton University room for 7 | 18 | $771k | $42,836 | 1000 | vs | |
| Harvard University room for 4 | 21 | $666k | $31,706 | 991 | vs | |
| Cornell University room for 5 | 20 | $617k | $30,839 | 993 | vs | |
| Columbia University-Barnard College room for 6 | 19 | $599k | $31,515 | 996 | vs | |
| Dartmouth College room for 5 | 20 | $588k | $29,419 | 1000 | vs | |
| University of Pennsylvania room for 7 | 18 | $522k | $29,024 | 1000 | vs | |
| Brown University room for 4 | 21 | $505k | $24,042 | 993 | vs |
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