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Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, New Brunswick Softball

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Roster

room for 5 under the cap of 25

$2.6M

Team budget

88th percentile in Division I

$128,751

Per roster spot

median $46,727

Coaches

1 head · 3 assistant

997

APR

99% of players retained

65%

Admitted

upper half for selectivity

Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, New Brunswick fields a softball team in the Big Ten Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 20 players, below the median of 23, with 1 head coach and 3 assistants. Team expenses were $2,575,036, well above the median of $1.1M — $128,751 per roster spot, top quarter of Division I softball programs. That leaves room for 5 under the Division I roster cap of 25 in force from 2025-26. The team's multi-year Academic Progress Rate is 997, about the median of 989, with 99% of players retained year to year. The school gave $11,643,557 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $23,762 per roster spot.

Among Division I softball programs

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

#37Team budgetof 305 · Division I #33Spend per playerof 305 · Division I #243Roster sizeof 305 · Division I #39APRof 305 · Division I

Team budget$2.6M

Spend per player$128,751

Roster size20

Coaching staff4

APR997

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Roster sizes (cap 25)

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The program

Roster20 2024–25 season
Division I roster cap25 room for 5
Coaching staff1 head, 3 assistant
Team expenses$2,575,036 for the year
Operating expenses$587,775 game-day and travel
Spend per roster spot$128,751 division median $46,727
Academic Progress Rate997 multi-year; 986 latest
Players retained99% year to year
Eligible100% of player-terms
Athletic aid, women's teams$11,643,557 school-wide
Aid per roster spot$23,762 across women's teams
Recruiting spend, women's$919,890 school-wide

Coaching staff

Name	Title	Email
Kristen Butler head coach	Head Coach	On file · sign in
Natalie Yonan	Assistant Coach	not on file
Daryn Miller	Assistant Coach	On file · sign in
Nick French	Assistant Coach	On file · sign in
Glenn Yonan	Director of Player Development	not on file
Karson Martin	Director of Player Personnel	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

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Campus

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36,588undergraduates · 50,617 students in all

Women 54% Men 46%

Setting: City
Type: Public · Research university
Affiliation: None

Getting in

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65%admitted · of 43,347 applicants

SAT middle 50%1270 – 1480

ACT middle 50%28 – 33

Test scores: Test-optional
Graduate in 6 yrs: 85%

Softball

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20on the roster · 2024–25 season

Roster vs the D-I cap of 2520

room for 5

Academic Progress Rate997

99% of players kept year to year

Team expenses: $2,575,036 $128,752 per roster spot · top quarter of Division I
Coaches: 1 head · 3 assistant
Athletic aid, women's teams: $11,643,557
Recruiting spend, women's: $919,890

Cost

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$19,052net price · after grants, aided first-years

Sticker, in-state$37,717

Sticker, out-of-state$56,479

Average net price$19,052

Net price by family income

$0–30k$15,885

$30–48k$15,532

$48–75k$17,578

$75–110k$24,020

$110k and up$33,460

Tuition & fees: $17,239 in-state · $36,001 out

Campus safety

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0.77violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024

Violent0.77

Property0.52

In residence halls: 17 burglaries · 53 sex offences over 2022–2024
Residence-hall fires: 94 over 2022–2024

Majors

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21%of bachelor's degrees in business · 24 fields · Associate's, Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's

Business1,777 · 21%

Computer & information sciences1,131 · 13%

Engineering825 · 10%

Health professions & nursing768 · 9%

Biological sciences748 · 9%

Research Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, New Brunswick

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Softball program20 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisons RankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its division Admissions65% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduation Cost & aid$19,052 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aid MajorsBusiness · 21%Every field and program with degrees awarded CampusCity · 36,588Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, services Campus safety0.77 violent / 1,000Three years of reported offences against the division AthleticsEvery teamThe whole department: every team, staff and aid

Softball programs within 150 miles

School	Miles	Roster	Budget	APR	Admitted
Princeton University Division I · The Ivy League	15	18	$771k	1000	4%
Kean University Division III · New Jersey Athletic Conference	17	23	$212k	—	77%
College of Staten Island Division II · East Coast Conference	17	26	$378k	—	—
Drew University Division III · Landmark Conference	18	23	$217k	—	69%
Saint Elizabeth University Division III · Atlantic East Conference	20	23	$118k	—	77%
Seton Hall University Division I · BIG EAST Conference	20	22	$1.5M	997	79%
Wagner College Division I · Northeast Conference	20	29	$780k	980	83%
Rider University Division I · Metro Conference	22	22	$594k	993	79%
Rutgers, The State Univ. of New Jersey, Newark Division III · New Jersey Athletic Conference	22	26	$246k	—	79%
The College of New Jersey Division III · New Jersey Athletic Conference	24	19	$208k	—	62%
Caldwell University Division II · Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference	25	23	$314k	—	65%
Saint Peter's University Division I · Metro Conference	25	16	$262k	985	91%

Other softball programs in the Big Ten Conference

School	Roster	Budget	Per player	APR	Compare
University of Nebraska-Lincoln 2 over cap	27	$4.4M	$164,016	997	vs
University of Washington room for 5	20	$4.4M	$218,581	997	vs
University of Oregon room for 2	23	$4M	$174,240	962	vs
University of California, Los Angeles room for 2	23	$3.9M	$171,560	977	vs
University of Michigan at cap	25	$3.2M	$128,308	1000	vs
Northwestern University room for 5	20	$2.9M	$145,522	992	vs
University of Wisconsin-Madison 2 over cap	27	$2.6M	$97,896	1000	vs
University of Minnesota, Twin Cities room for 5	20	$2.6M	$129,274	993	vs
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, New Brunswick room for 5	20	$2.6M	$128,751	997	vs
The Ohio State University room for 3	22	$2.5M	$113,577	988	vs
Indiana University, Bloomington room for 6	19	$2.5M	$131,482	997	vs
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign 2 over cap	27	$2.4M	$87,934	994	vs
University of Iowa 1 over cap	26	$2.3M	$90,354	976	vs
Pennsylvania State University room for 4	21	$2.3M	$108,807	984	vs
Purdue University room for 1	24	$2.3M	$94,818	969	vs
Michigan State University room for 1	24	$2.1M	$88,810	988	vs
University of Maryland, College Park room for 5	20	$1.8M	$89,544	990	vs

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