Salem University (West Virginia) Softball
Salem University (West Virginia) fields a softball team in the Independent (NCAA Division II). In 2024–25 the roster carried 19 players, below the median of 23, with 1 head coach and 0 assistants. Team expenses were $257,212, below the median of $393k — $13,537 per roster spot, lower half of Division II softball programs. The school gave $1,018,346 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $8,279 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
- Roster19 2024–25 season
- Coaching staff1 head, 0 assistant
- Team expenses$257,212 for the year
- Operating expenses$38,744 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$13,537 division median $16,717
- Athletic aid, women's teams$1,018,346 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$8,279 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$14,921 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Steve Potts head coach | Head Coach | not on file |
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
- Rural
- Type
- Private · Master's university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 22%
Softball
Full picture →- Team expenses
- $257,212 $13,537 per roster spot · bottom quarter of Division II
- Coaches
- 1 head · 0 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $1,018,346
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $14,921
Cost
Full picture →- Tuition & fees
- $10,750 in-state · $13,750 out
Campus safety
Full picture →- In residence halls
- 0 burglaries · 3 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 0 over 2022–2024
Majors
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Softball programs within 150 miles
| School | Miles | Roster | Budget | APR | Admitted | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fairmont State University Division II · Mountain East Conference | 26 | 29 | $286k | — | 99% | |
| West Virginia Wesleyan College Division II · Mountain East Conference | 28 | 33 | $375k | — | 95% | |
| Glenville State University Division II · Mountain East Conference | 28 | 32 | $275k | — | — | |
| Davis & Elkins College Division II · Mountain East Conference | 46 | 32 | $317k | — | 58% | |
| Waynesburg University Division III · Presidents' Athletic Conference | 47 | 29 | $73k | — | 92% | |
| Marietta College Division III · Ohio Athletic Conference | 48 | 24 | $152k | — | 79% | |
| Wheeling University Division II · Mountain East Conference | 54 | 23 | $434k | — | 75% | |
| Ohio University Division I · Mid-American Conference | 58 | — | — | — | — | |
| West Liberty University Division II · Mountain East Conference | 61 | 32 | $297k | — | 72% | |
| Bethany College (West Virginia) Division III · Presidents' Athletic Conference | 63 | 25 | $105k | — | 60% | |
| Washington and Jefferson College Division III · Presidents' Athletic Conference | 63 | 23 | $178k | — | 82% | |
| Pennsylvania Western University, California Division II · Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference | 65 | 59 | $948k | — | 94% |
Other softball programs in the Independent
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Salem University (West Virginia) | 19 | $257k | $13,537 | — | vs | |
| Maranatha Baptist University | 15 | $33k | $2,201 | — | vs |
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