Robert Morris University Softball
Robert Morris University fields a softball team in the Horizon League (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 23 players, about the median of 23, with 1 head coach and 1 assistant. Team expenses were $884,073, below the median of $1.1M — $38,437 per roster spot, lower 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 989, about the median of 989, with 99% of players retained year to year. The school gave $4,200,831 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $18,505 per roster spot.
Among Division I softball programs
Where this program sits against its 305 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
Team budgets across the division
Roster sizes (cap 25)
The program
- Roster23 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap25 room for 2
- Coaching staff1 head, 1 assistant
- Team expenses$884,073 for the year
- Operating expenses$146,871 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$38,437 division median $46,727
- Academic Progress Rate989 multi-year; 1000 latest
- Players retained99% year to year
- Eligible99% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, women's teams$4,200,831 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$18,505 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$128,994 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Sara Pelegreen head coach | Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Rielly Lucas | Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
| Bonnie O'Connor | Volunteer Assistant Coach | not on file |
| Rich Holsinger | Volunteer Director of Softball Operations | not on file |
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 →- Setting
- Suburb
- Type
- Private · Doctoral/professional university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 66%
Softball
Full picture →- Team expenses
- $884,073 $38,438 per roster spot · lower half of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 1 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $4,200,831
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $128,994
Cost
Full picture →- Tuition & fees
- $34,740
Campus safety
Full picture →- In residence halls
- 1 burglaries · 6 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 2 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →Research Robert Morris University
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Softball programs within 150 miles
| School | Miles | Roster | Budget | APR | Admitted | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| La Roche University Division III · Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference | 11 | 19 | $51k | — | 78% | |
| Point Park University Division II · Mountain East Conference | 12 | 19 | $231k | — | 98% | |
| Carlow University Division III · Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference | 14 | 17 | $135k | — | 87% | |
| University of Pittsburgh Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference | 15 | 25 | $2.3M | 993 | 50% | |
| Carnegie Mellon University Division III · University Athletic Association | 15 | 19 | $306k | — | 11% | |
| Chatham University Division III · Presidents' Athletic Conference | 16 | 17 | $130k | — | 70% | |
| Geneva College Division III · Presidents' Athletic Conference | 18 | 28 | $100k | — | — | |
| Franciscan University of Steubenville Division III · Presidents' Athletic Conference | 24 | 13 | $58k | — | 72% | |
| Washington and Jefferson College Division III · Presidents' Athletic Conference | 24 | 23 | $178k | — | 82% | |
| Bethany College (West Virginia) Division III · Presidents' Athletic Conference | 28 | 25 | $105k | — | 60% | |
| West Liberty University Division II · Mountain East Conference | 32 | 32 | $297k | — | 72% | |
| Pennsylvania Western University, Clarion Division II · Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference | 36 | 59 | $948k | — | 94% |
Other softball programs in the Horizon League
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Northern Illinois University room for 1 | 24 | $921k | $38,362 | 992 | vs | |
| Robert Morris University room for 2 | 23 | $884k | $38,437 | 989 | vs | |
| Oakland University room for 3 | 22 | $699k | $31,757 | 985 | vs | |
| University of Wisconsin-Green Bay 1 over cap | 26 | $678k | $26,071 | 989 | vs | |
| Northern Kentucky University room for 4 | 21 | $644k | $30,664 | 990 | vs | |
| Youngstown State University room for 4 | 21 | $597k | $28,415 | 993 | vs | |
| Indiana University Indianapolis room for 1 | 24 | $562k | $23,423 | 989 | vs | |
| University of Detroit Mercy 6 over cap | 31 | $546k | $17,622 | 961 | vs |
Every Horizon League softball program · Softball budgets ranked