Division I · Metro Conference
Rider University Softball
Lawrenceville, NJ · the Broncs · Rider University overview
22
Roster
room for 3 under the cap of 25
$594k
Team budget
13th percentile in Division I
$26,994
Per roster spot
median $46,727
2
Coaches
1 head · 1 assistant
993
APR
99% of players retained
79%
Admitted
lower half for selectivity
Rider University fields a softball team in the Metro Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 22 players, about the median of 23, with 1 head coach and 1 assistant. Team expenses were $593,878, well below the median of $1.1M — $26,994 per roster spot, bottom quarter of Division I softball programs. That leaves room for 3 under the Division I roster cap of 25 in force from 2025-26. The team's multi-year Academic Progress Rate is 993, about the median of 989, with 99% of players retained year to year. The school gave $3,115,289 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $10,114 per roster spot.
Among Division I softball programs
Where this program sits against its 305 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#266Team budgetof 305 · Division I#262Spend per playerof 305 · Division I#163Roster sizeof 305 · Division I#87APRof 305 · Division I
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Roster sizes (cap 25)
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The program
- Roster22 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap25 room for 3
- Coaching staff1 head, 1 assistant
- Team expenses$593,878 for the year
- Operating expenses$96,415 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$26,994 division median $46,727
- Academic Progress Rate993 multi-year; 1000 latest
- Players retained99% year to year
- Eligible100% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, women's teams$3,115,289 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$10,114 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$74,412 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Davon Ortega head coach | Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Shana Treon | Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
| Paul Ortega | Assistant Coach | 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 →3,244undergraduates · 4,083 students in all
Women 59% Men 41%
- Setting
- Suburb
- Type
- Private · Master's university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →79%admitted · of 9,069 applicants
SAT middle 50%1100 – 1310
ACT middle 50%22 – 29
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 63%
Softball
Full picture →22on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 2522
room for 3
Academic Progress Rate993
99% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $593,878 $26,994 per roster spot · bottom quarter of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 1 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $3,115,289
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $74,412
Cost
Full picture →$26,618net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $38,900
Campus safety
Full picture →1.25violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 4 burglaries · 8 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 3 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →29%of bachelor's degrees in business · 23 fields · Associate's, Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research Rider 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 program22 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions79% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$26,618 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsBusiness · 29%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusSuburb · 3,244Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety1.25 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The College of New Jersey Division III · New Jersey Athletic Conference | 2 | 19 | $208k | — | 62% | |
| Princeton University Division I · The Ivy League | 6 | 18 | $771k | 1000 | 4% | |
| Cairn University Division III · United East Conference | 12 | 12 | $37k | — | 84% | |
| Holy Family University Division II · Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference | 20 | 22 | $258k | — | 74% | |
| Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, New Brunswick Division I · Big Ten Conference | 22 | 20 | $2.6M | 997 | 65% | |
| Delaware Valley University Division III · Middle Atlantic Conference Freedom | 22 | 16 | $111k | — | 92% | |
| Penn State University, Abington Division III · United East Conference | 23 | 19 | $128k | — | 92% | |
| Arcadia University Division III · Middle Atlantic Conference Freedom | 26 | 19 | $182k | — | 79% | |
| Gwynedd Mercy University Division III · Atlantic East Conference | 27 | 19 | $42k | — | 94% | |
| Chestnut Hill College Division II · Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference | 29 | 24 | $209k | — | 79% | |
| Georgian Court University Division II · Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference | 30 | 16 | $414k | — | 71% | |
| Rutgers, The State Univ. of New Jersey, Camden Division III · New Jersey Athletic Conference | 31 | 15 | $195k | — | 78% |
Other softball programs in the Metro Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quinnipiac University 2 over cap | 27 | $1.1M | $40,588 | 993 | vs | |
| Sacred Heart University at cap | 25 | $1M | $41,356 | 1000 | vs | |
| Mount St. Mary's University room for 3 | 22 | $992k | $45,095 | 986 | vs | |
| Marist University room for 7 | 18 | $988k | $54,883 | 982 | vs | |
| Fairfield University room for 2 | 23 | $970k | $42,153 | 996 | vs | |
| Siena University 1 over cap | 26 | $872k | $33,528 | 992 | vs | |
| Merrimack College at cap | 25 | $864k | $34,547 | — | vs | |
| Iona University room for 6 | 19 | $748k | $39,362 | 1000 | vs | |
| Rider University room for 3 | 22 | $594k | $26,994 | 993 | vs | |
| Canisius University at cap | 25 | $544k | $21,766 | 985 | vs | |
| Niagara University 4 over cap | 29 | $515k | $17,759 | 990 | vs | |
| Manhattan University room for 9 | 16 | $507k | $31,670 | 1000 | vs | |
| Saint Peter's University room for 9 | 16 | $262k | $16,354 | 985 | vs |
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