Roosevelt University Softball
Roosevelt University fields a softball team in the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (NCAA Division II). In 2024–25 the roster carried 21 players, about the median of 23, with 1 head coach and 2 assistants. Team expenses were $568,165, above the median of $393k — $27,055 per roster spot, top quarter of Division II softball programs. The school gave $1,298,684 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $10,145 per roster spot.
Among Division II softball programs
Where this program sits against its 269 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
Team budgets across the division
Roster sizes
The program
- Roster21 2024–25 season
- Coaching staff1 head, 2 assistant
- Team expenses$568,165 for the year
- Operating expenses$121,853 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$27,055 division median $16,717
- Athletic aid, women's teams$1,298,684 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$10,145 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$14,253 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Lauren Herlihy head coach | Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Miranda Southall | Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
Recruiting timing
- Coaches may first contact youJune 15 after sophomore year
- Your own emailsAny time the rule limits what coaches send back
- High-school softball players338,315 2024-25
- Division II roster spots6,493 269 programs
- Odds of a spot1 in 52 1.9% of high-school players hold a Division II roster spot
General NCAA rule for Division II; 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
- City
- Type
- Private · Doctoral/professional university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 46%
Softball
Full picture →- Team expenses
- $568,165 $27,055 per roster spot · top quarter of Division II
- Coaches
- 1 head · 2 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $1,298,684
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $14,253
Cost
Full picture →- Tuition & fees
- $20,280
Campus safety
Full picture →- In residence halls
- 0 burglaries · 4 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 6 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →Research Roosevelt 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 programs within 150 miles
| School | Miles | Roster | Budget | APR | Admitted | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DePaul University Division I · BIG EAST Conference | 0 | 20 | $1.6M | 997 | 74% | |
| University of Illinois Chicago Division I · Missouri Valley Conference | 1 | 22 | $1.1M | 996 | 79% | |
| University of Chicago Division III · University Athletic Association | 6 | 19 | $264k | — | 5% | |
| North Park University Division III · College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin | 8 | 22 | $187k | — | 73% | |
| Loyola University Chicago Division I · Atlantic 10 Conference | 9 | 18 | $1.2M | 986 | 81% | |
| Concordia University Chicago Division III · Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference | 10 | 23 | $225k | — | 93% | |
| Dominican University (Illinois) Division III · Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference | 10 | 29 | $231k | — | 80% | |
| Northwestern University Division I · Big Ten Conference | 12 | 20 | $2.9M | 992 | 7% | |
| Elmhurst University Division III · College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin | 17 | 29 | $133k | — | 76% | |
| Purdue University Northwest Division II · Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | 22 | 19 | $284k | — | 71% | |
| Wheaton College (Illinois) Division III · College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin | 24 | 18 | $181k | — | 90% | |
| Benedictine University (Illinois) Division III · Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference | 25 | 56 | $500k | — | 77% |
Other softball programs in the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grand Valley State University | 21 | $583k | $27,747 | — | vs | |
| Saginaw Valley State University | 24 | $581k | $24,211 | — | vs | |
| Wayne State University (Michigan) | 20 | $577k | $28,832 | — | vs | |
| Roosevelt University | 21 | $568k | $27,055 | — | vs | |
| Ferris State University | 22 | $517k | $23,522 | — | vs | |
| Davenport University | 24 | $511k | $21,292 | — | vs | |
| University of Wisconsin-Parkside | 22 | $309k | $14,048 | — | vs | |
| Purdue University Northwest | 19 | $284k | $14,956 | — | vs |
Every Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference softball program · Softball budgets ranked