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Purdue University Softball

West Lafayette, IN · the Boilermakers · Purdue University overview
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24
Roster
room for 1 under the cap of 25
$2.3M
Team budget
85th percentile in Division I
$94,818
Per roster spot
median $46,727
4
Coaches
1 head · 3 assistant
969
APR
96% of players retained
50%
Admitted
top quarter for selectivity

Purdue University fields a softball team in the Big Ten Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 24 players, about the median of 23, with 1 head coach and 3 assistants. Team expenses were $2,275,642, well above the median of $1.1M — $94,818 per roster spot, top quarter 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 969, about the median of 989, with 96% of players retained year to year. The school gave $4,937,179 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $17,262 per roster spot.

Among Division I softball programs

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

#48Team budgetof 305 · Division I#47Spend per playerof 305 · Division I#98Roster sizeof 305 · Division I#259APRof 305 · Division I
Team budget$2.3M
Spend per player$94,818
Roster size24
Coaching staff4
APR969

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

  • Roster24 2024–25 season
  • Division I roster cap25 room for 1
  • Coaching staff1 head, 3 assistant
  • Team expenses$2,275,642 for the year
  • Operating expenses$766,271 game-day and travel
  • Spend per roster spot$94,818 division median $46,727
  • Academic Progress Rate969 multi-year; 968 latest
  • Players retained96% year to year
  • Eligible98% of player-terms
  • Athletic aid, women's teams$4,937,179 school-wide
  • Aid per roster spot$17,262 across women's teams
  • Recruiting spend, women's$593,331 school-wide

Coaching staff

NameTitleEmail
Magali Frezzotti head coachHead CoachOn file · sign in
Mike WallaceAssistant CoachOn file · sign in
Harry ShipleyAssistant CoachOn file · sign in
Lucas GardnerAssistant CoachOn file · sign in
Kate ClaypoolDirector of Player Developmentnot 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

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Campus

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39,864undergraduates · 52,905 students in all
Women 42% Men 58%
Setting
City
Type
Public · Research university
Affiliation
None

Getting in

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50%admitted · of 73,083 applicants
SAT middle 50%1190 – 1460
ACT middle 50%27 – 34
Test scores
Scores required
Graduate in 6 yrs
83%

Softball

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24on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 2524
room for 1
Academic Progress Rate969
96% of players kept year to year
Team expenses
$2,275,642 $94,818 per roster spot · top quarter of Division I
Coaches
1 head · 3 assistant
Athletic aid, women's teams
$4,937,179
Recruiting spend, women's
$593,331

Cost

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$12,421net price · after grants, aided first-years
Sticker, in-state$24,882
Sticker, out-of-state$43,684
Average net price$12,421
Net price by family income
$0–30k$4,927
$30–48k$5,925
$48–75k$8,948
$75–110k$18,919
$110k and up$21,130
Tuition & fees
$9,992 in-state · $28,794 out

Campus safety

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0.47violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
Violent0.47
Property1.70
In residence halls
11 burglaries · 49 sex offences over 2022–2024
Residence-hall fires
68 over 2022–2024

Majors

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27%of bachelor's degrees in engineering · 25 fields · Associate's, Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Engineering2,413 · 27%
Business1,062 · 12%
Computer & information sciences926 · 10%
Engineering technologies660 · 7%
Biological sciences622 · 7%

Research Purdue 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 divisionAdmissions50% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$12,421 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsEngineering · 27%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusCity · 39,864Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety0.47 violent / 1,000Three years of reported offences against the divisionAthleticsEvery teamThe whole department: every team, staff and aid

Softball programs within 150 miles

Purdue UniversityDePauw University · 54 miButler University · 57 miIndiana University Indianapolis · 60 miUniversity of Indianapolis · 65 miRose-Hulman Institute of Technology · 69 miAnderson University (Indiana) · 69 miIndiana State University · 71 miValparaiso University · 72 miManchester University · 73 miUniversity of Illinois Urbana-Champaign · 73 miFranklin College · 80 miBall State University · 81 mi
SchoolMilesRosterBudgetAPRAdmitted
DePauw University Division III · North Coast Athletic Conference5424$276k—54%
Butler University Division I · BIG EAST Conference5721$1.2M99186%
Indiana University Indianapolis Division I · Horizon League6024$562k98981%
University of Indianapolis Division II · Great Lakes Valley Conference6523$671k—73%
Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology Division III · Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference6918$188k—73%
Anderson University (Indiana) Division III · Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference6929$103k—53%
Indiana State University Division I · Missouri Valley Conference7121$748k99692%
Valparaiso University Division I · Missouri Valley Conference7224$954k99392%
Manchester University Division III · Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference7334$139k—91%
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Division I · Big Ten Conference7327$2.4M99444%
Franklin College Division III · Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference8024$117k—71%
Ball State University Division I · Mid-American Conference8125$1.1M99472%

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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