Division I · Conference USA
Sam Houston State University Softball
Huntsville, TX · the Bearkats · Sam Houston State University overview
23
Roster
room for 2 under the cap of 25
$955k
Team budget
40th percentile in Division I
$41,518
Per roster spot
median $46,727
4
Coaches
1 head · 3 assistant
985
APR
97% of players retained
85%
Admitted
lower half for selectivity
Sam Houston State University fields a softball team in the Conference USA (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 23 players, about the median of 23, with 1 head coach and 3 assistants. Team expenses were $954,932, about the median of $1.1M — $41,518 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 985, about the median of 989, with 97% of players retained year to year. The school gave $2,217,110 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $10,408 per roster spot.
Among Division I softball programs
Where this program sits against its 305 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#183Team budgetof 305 · Division I#184Spend per playerof 305 · Division I#126Roster sizeof 305 · Division I#182APRof 305 · Division I
Team budgets across the division
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Roster sizes (cap 25)
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The program
- Roster23 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap25 room for 2
- Coaching staff1 head, 3 assistant
- Team expenses$954,932 for the year
- Operating expenses$314,810 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$41,518 division median $46,727
- Academic Progress Rate985 multi-year; 1000 latest
- Players retained97% year to year
- Eligible99% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, women's teams$2,217,110 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$10,408 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$105,350 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Garrett Valis head coach | Head Coach | not on file |
| Tess Soefje | Associate Head Coach | not on file |
| Dariana Orme | Assistant Coach | 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
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About the school
What an athlete asks first — each panel opens the full picture.Campus
Full picture →18,179undergraduates · 21,403 students in all
Women 64% Men 36%
- Setting
- Town
- Type
- Public · Research university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →85%admitted · of 17,582 applicants
SAT middle 50%940 – 1140
ACT middle 50%19 – 25
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 55%
Softball
Full picture →23on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 2523
room for 2
Academic Progress Rate985
97% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $954,932 $41,519 per roster spot · lower half of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 3 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $2,217,110
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $105,350
Cost
Full picture →$14,556net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $9,228 in-state · $19,020 out
Campus safety
Full picture →0.82violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 19 burglaries · 35 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 7 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →20%of bachelor's degrees in criminal justice & protective services · 24 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research Sam Houston State 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 program23 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions85% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$14,556 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsCriminal justice & protective services · 20%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusTown · 18,179Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety0.82 violent / 1,000Three years of reported offences against the divisionAthleticsEvery teamThe whole department: every team, staff and aid
Softball programs within 150 miles
| School | Miles | Roster | Budget | APR | Admitted | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Texas A&M University, College Station Division I · Southeastern Conference | 47 | 31 | $4.5M | 991 | 63% | |
| Prairie View A&M University Division I · Southwestern Athletic Conf. | 50 | 33 | $484k | 990 | 75% | |
| University of St. Thomas (Texas) Division III · Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference | 68 | 25 | $191k | — | 93% | |
| Texas Southern University Division I · Southwestern Athletic Conf. | 70 | 25 | $500k | 978 | 93% | |
| University of Houston Division I · Big 12 Conference | 70 | 22 | $1.5M | 994 | 70% | |
| Houston Christian University Division I · Southland Conference | 71 | 21 | $975k | 989 | 85% | |
| Stephen F. Austin State University Division I · Southland Conference | 82 | 26 | $822k | 969 | 88% | |
| Lamar University Division I · Southland Conference | 99 | 25 | $901k | 960 | 86% | |
| Baylor University Division I · Big 12 Conference | 109 | 27 | $3.2M | 997 | 51% | |
| The University of Texas at Tyler Division II · Lone Star Conference | 112 | 29 | $944k | — | 92% | |
| University of Mary Hardin-Baylor Division III · American Southwest Conference | 116 | 26 | $237k | — | 95% | |
| Southwestern University (Texas) Division III · Southern Athletic Association | 126 | 25 | $224k | — | 39% |
Other softball programs in the Conference USA
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberty University 2 over cap | 27 | $2.2M | $81,139 | 979 | vs | |
| University of Delaware room for 1 | 24 | $1.5M | $64,433 | 981 | vs | |
| Kennesaw State University at cap | 25 | $1.3M | $52,714 | 988 | vs | |
| Middle Tennessee State University at cap | 25 | $1.3M | $51,709 | 1000 | vs | |
| Jacksonville State University room for 2 | 23 | $1.3M | $55,268 | 967 | vs | |
| New Mexico State University room for 2 | 23 | $1.2M | $50,657 | 980 | vs | |
| Missouri State University room for 2 | 23 | $1.1M | $47,077 | 1000 | vs | |
| Florida International University room for 3 | 22 | $1M | $45,933 | 989 | vs | |
| Sam Houston State University room for 2 | 23 | $955k | $41,518 | 985 | vs | |
| Western Kentucky University room for 10 | 15 | $902k | $60,105 | 982 | vs |
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