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Salem University (West Virginia) Softball

19
Roster
2024–25 season
$257k
Team budget
10th percentile in Division II
$13,537
Per roster spot
median $16,717
1
Coaches
1 head · 0 assistant

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 budget$257k
Spend per player$13,537
Roster size19
Coaching staff1

Team budgets across the division

$84k$1.2M
this programevery Division II softball program

Roster sizes

1263
this programevery Division II roster

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

NameTitleEmail
Steve Potts head coachHead Coachnot on file
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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

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About the school

What an athlete asks first — each panel opens the full picture.
695undergraduates · 894 students in all
Women 57% Men 43%
Setting
Rural
Type
Private · Master's university
Affiliation
None
Graduate in 6 yrs
22%
19on the roster · 2024–25 season
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
$11,626net price · after grants, aided first-years
Sticker, in-state$21,950
Sticker, out-of-state$24,950
Average net price$11,626
Net price by family income
$0–30k$12,462
$30–48k$14,635
$48–75k$15,427
$75–110k$15,442
$110k and up$16,258
Tuition & fees
$10,750 in-state · $13,750 out

Campus safety

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0.92violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
Violent0.92
Property0.00
In residence halls
0 burglaries · 3 sex offences over 2022–2024
Residence-hall fires
0 over 2022–2024
58%of bachelor's degrees in business · 7 fields · Associate's, Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Business56 · 58%
Criminal justice & protective services15 · 16%
Computer & information sciences13 · 14%
Biological sciences9 · 9%
Health professions & nursing3 · 3%

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Softball programs within 150 miles

Salem University (West Virginia)Fairmont State University · 26 miWest Virginia Wesleyan College · 28 miGlenville State University · 28 miDavis & Elkins College · 46 miWaynesburg University · 47 miMarietta College · 48 miWheeling University · 54 miOhio University · 58 miWest Liberty University · 61 miBethany College (West Virginia) · 63 miWashington and Jefferson College · 63 miPennsylvania Western University, California · 65 mi
SchoolMilesRosterBudgetAPRAdmitted
Fairmont State University Division II · Mountain East Conference2629$286k—99%
West Virginia Wesleyan College Division II · Mountain East Conference2833$375k—95%
Glenville State University Division II · Mountain East Conference2832$275k——
Davis & Elkins College Division II · Mountain East Conference4632$317k—58%
Waynesburg University Division III · Presidents' Athletic Conference4729$73k—92%
Marietta College Division III · Ohio Athletic Conference4824$152k—79%
Wheeling University Division II · Mountain East Conference5423$434k—75%
Ohio University Division I · Mid-American Conference58————
West Liberty University Division II · Mountain East Conference6132$297k—72%
Bethany College (West Virginia) Division III · Presidents' Athletic Conference6325$105k—60%
Washington and Jefferson College Division III · Presidents' Athletic Conference6323$178k—82%
Pennsylvania Western University, California Division II · Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference6559$948k—94%

Other softball programs in the Independent

SchoolRosterBudgetPer playerAPRCompare
Salem University (West Virginia)19$257k$13,537—vs
Maranatha Baptist University15$33k$2,201—vs

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