Division I · Southern Conference
Samford University Softball
Birmingham, AL · the Bulldogs · Samford University overview
21
Roster
room for 4 under the cap of 25
$945k
Team budget
39th percentile in Division I
$44,996
Per roster spot
median $46,727
4
Coaches
1 head · 3 assistant
989
APR
99% of players retained
82%
Admitted
lower half for selectivity
Samford University fields a softball team in the Southern Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 21 players, about the median of 23, with 1 head coach and 3 assistants. Team expenses were $944,924, below the median of $1.1M — $44,996 per roster spot, lower half of Division I softball programs. That leaves room for 4 under the Division I roster cap of 25 in force from 2025-26. The team's multi-year Academic Progress Rate is 989, about the median of 989, with 99% of players retained year to year. The school gave $4,413,369 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $22,402 per roster spot.
Among Division I softball programs
Where this program sits against its 305 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#186Team budgetof 305 · Division I#165Spend per playerof 305 · Division I#211Roster sizeof 305 · Division I#141APRof 305 · Division I
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Roster sizes (cap 25)
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The program
- Roster21 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap25 room for 4
- Coaching staff1 head, 3 assistant
- Team expenses$944,924 for the year
- Operating expenses$147,872 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$44,996 division median $46,727
- Academic Progress Rate989 multi-year; 986 latest
- Players retained99% year to year
- Eligible99% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, women's teams$4,413,369 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$22,402 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$70,630 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Tyra Perry head coach | Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Sarah Cespedes | Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
| Logan Calhoun | Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
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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 →3,832undergraduates · 5,791 students in all
Women 66% Men 34%
- Setting
- Suburb
- Type
- Private · Doctoral/professional university
- Affiliation
- Baptist
Getting in
Full picture →82%admitted · of 4,541 applicants
SAT middle 50%1070 – 1260
ACT middle 50%23 – 29
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 80%
Softball
Full picture →21on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 2521
room for 4
Academic Progress Rate989
99% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $944,924 $44,996 per roster spot · lower half of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 3 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $4,413,369
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $70,630
Cost
Full picture →$32,176net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $38,144
Campus safety
Full picture →0.33violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 0 burglaries · 3 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 0 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →35%of bachelor's degrees in health professions & nursing · 25 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
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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 program21 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions82% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$32,176 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsHealth professions & nursing · 35%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusSuburb · 3,832Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety0.33 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Alabama at Birmingham Division I · American Conference | 3 | 27 | $1.1M | 997 | 88% | |
| Miles College Division II · Southern Intercol. Ath. Conf. | 7 | 22 | $281k | — | — | |
| University of Montevallo Division II · Gulf South Conference | 25 | 24 | $398k | — | 54% | |
| University of Alabama Division I · Southeastern Conference | 47 | 21 | $3.9M | 997 | 76% | |
| Jacksonville State University Division I · Conference USA | 64 | 23 | $1.3M | 967 | 76% | |
| Alabama State University Division I · Southwestern Athletic Conf. | 81 | 27 | $537k | 953 | 96% | |
| Huntingdon College Division III · Collegiate Conference of the South | 82 | 23 | $248k | — | 71% | |
| Auburn University at Montgomery Division II · Gulf South Conference | 84 | 19 | $531k | — | 93% | |
| University of Alabama in Huntsville Division II · Gulf South Conference | 88 | 20 | $648k | — | 74% | |
| Alabama A&M University Division I · Southwestern Athletic Conf. | 92 | 31 | $487k | 985 | 66% | |
| Mississippi University for Women Division III · St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | 94 | 23 | $139k | — | 100% | |
| Tuskegee University Division II · Southern Intercol. Ath. Conf. | 95 | 26 | $302k | — | 31% |
Other softball programs in the Southern Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercer University at cap | 25 | $1.4M | $56,358 | 997 | vs | |
| Wofford College room for 3 | 22 | $1.1M | $48,096 | — | vs | |
| Furman University room for 3 | 22 | $1M | $46,435 | 1000 | vs | |
| University of Tennessee at Chattanooga 2 over cap | 27 | $1M | $37,277 | 970 | vs | |
| Samford University room for 4 | 21 | $945k | $44,996 | 989 | vs | |
| The University of North Carolina at Greensboro room for 4 | 21 | $846k | $40,273 | 986 | vs | |
| Tennessee Technological University 2 over cap | 27 | $700k | $25,919 | 985 | vs | |
| Western Carolina University room for 5 | 20 | $556k | $27,823 | 995 | vs | |
| East Tennessee State University 6 over cap | 31 | $531k | $17,130 | 993 | vs |
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