Division I · BIG EAST Conference
Providence College Softball
Providence, RI · the Friars · Providence College overview
23
Roster
room for 2 under the cap of 25
$1.5M
Team budget
72nd percentile in Division I
$65,249
Per roster spot
median $46,727
3
Coaches
1 head · 2 assistant
992
APR
99% of players retained
49%
Admitted
top quarter for selectivity
Providence College fields a softball team in the BIG EAST Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 23 players, about the median of 23, with 1 head coach and 2 assistants. Team expenses were $1,500,734, above the median of $1.1M — $65,249 per roster spot, upper half of Division I softball programs. That leaves room for 2 under the Division I roster cap of 25 in force from 2025-26. The team's multi-year Academic Progress Rate is 992, about the median of 989, with 99% of players retained year to year. The school gave $7,967,026 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $29,183 per roster spot.
Among Division I softball programs
Where this program sits against its 305 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#87Team budgetof 305 · Division I#91Spend per playerof 305 · Division I#126Roster sizeof 305 · Division I#109APRof 305 · Division I
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Roster sizes (cap 25)
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The program
- Roster23 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap25 room for 2
- Coaching staff1 head, 2 assistant
- Team expenses$1,500,734 for the year
- Operating expenses$272,870 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$65,249 division median $46,727
- Academic Progress Rate992 multi-year; 1000 latest
- Players retained99% year to year
- Eligible99% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, women's teams$7,967,026 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$29,183 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$343,726 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Kelsey Christensen head coach | Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Taran Alvelo | Assistant Coach / Recruiting Coordinator | On file · sign in |
| Aleima Lopez | 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 →4,191undergraduates · 4,635 students in all
Women 54% Men 46%
- Setting
- City
- Type
- Private · Master's university
- Affiliation
- Roman Catholic
Getting in
Full picture →49%admitted · of 12,469 applicants
SAT middle 50%1250 – 1400
ACT middle 50%28 – 32
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 88%
Softball
Full picture →23on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 2523
room for 2
Academic Progress Rate992
99% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $1,500,734 $65,249 per roster spot · upper half of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 2 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $7,967,026
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $343,726
Cost
Full picture →$46,645net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $60,848
Campus safety
Full picture →1.36violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 2 burglaries · 18 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 3 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →45%of bachelor's degrees in business · 23 fields · Associate's, Bachelor's, Master's
Research Providence 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 program23 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions49% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$46,645 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsBusiness · 45%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusCity · 4,191Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety1.36 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rhode Island College Division III · Little East Conference | 1 | 21 | $149k | — | 81% | |
| Johnson & Wales University (Providence) Division III · Conference of New England | 2 | 24 | $183k | — | 84% | |
| Johnson & Wales University Charlotte Division III · Coast-To-Coast Athletic Conference | 2 | 24 | $183k | — | 84% | |
| Brown University Division I · The Ivy League | 2 | 21 | $505k | 993 | 5% | |
| Bryant University Division I · America East Conference | 7 | 23 | $1M | 993 | 66% | |
| Wheaton College (Massachusetts) Division III · New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference | 16 | 20 | $201k | — | 71% | |
| Roger Williams University Division III · Conference of New England | 16 | 19 | $157k | — | 88% | |
| Dean College Division III · Great Northeast Athletic Conference | 17 | 16 | $55k | — | 74% | |
| Stonehill College Division I · Northeast Conference | 24 | 24 | $564k | — | 73% | |
| University of Rhode Island Division I · Atlantic 10 Conference | 25 | 23 | $1.2M | 980 | 77% | |
| Bridgewater State University Division III · Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference | 26 | 20 | $79k | — | 89% | |
| Salve Regina University Division III · New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference | 27 | 20 | $140k | — | 70% |
Other softball programs in the BIG EAST Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Villanova University room for 4 | 21 | $1.8M | $87,287 | 996 | vs | |
| DePaul University room for 5 | 20 | $1.6M | $81,969 | 997 | vs | |
| University of Connecticut room for 6 | 19 | $1.6M | $85,811 | 997 | vs | |
| St. John's University (New York) room for 2 | 23 | $1.6M | $69,630 | 993 | vs | |
| Creighton University room for 3 | 22 | $1.5M | $70,452 | 987 | vs | |
| Providence College room for 2 | 23 | $1.5M | $65,249 | 992 | vs | |
| Seton Hall University room for 3 | 22 | $1.5M | $67,859 | 997 | vs | |
| Butler University room for 4 | 21 | $1.2M | $55,585 | 991 | vs | |
| Georgetown University room for 5 | 20 | $864k | $43,219 | 1000 | vs |
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