Division I · West Coast Conference
Santa Clara University Softball
Santa Clara, CA · the Broncos · Santa Clara University overview
22
Roster
room for 3 under the cap of 25
$1.3M
Team budget
64th percentile in Division I
$59,857
Per roster spot
median $46,727
3
Coaches
1 head · 2 assistant
996
APR
99% of players retained
44%
Admitted
top quarter for selectivity
Santa Clara University fields a softball team in the West Coast Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 22 players, about the median of 23, with 1 head coach and 2 assistants. Team expenses were $1,316,854, above the median of $1.1M — $59,857 per roster spot, upper half of Division I softball programs. That leaves room for 3 under the Division I roster cap of 25 in force from 2025-26. The team's multi-year Academic Progress Rate is 996, about the median of 989, with 99% of players retained year to year. The school gave $4,422,109 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $20,378 per roster spot.
Among Division I softball programs
Where this program sits against its 305 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#110Team budgetof 305 · Division I#106Spend per playerof 305 · Division I#163Roster sizeof 305 · Division I#59APRof 305 · Division I
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Roster sizes (cap 25)
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The program
- Roster22 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap25 room for 3
- Coaching staff1 head, 2 assistant
- Team expenses$1,316,854 for the year
- Operating expenses$165,428 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$59,857 division median $46,727
- Academic Progress Rate996 multi-year; 985 latest
- Players retained99% year to year
- Eligible100% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, women's teams$4,422,109 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$20,378 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$313,313 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Gina Carbonatto head coach | Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Kaitlyn Guevara | Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
| Maddi Hackbarth | Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
| Kaylee Pond | 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
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
What an athlete asks first — each panel opens the full picture.Campus
Full picture →6,249undergraduates · 9,340 students in all
Women 50% Men 50%
- Setting
- City
- Type
- Private · Doctoral/professional university
- Affiliation
- Roman Catholic
Getting in
Full picture →44%admitted · of 18,843 applicants
SAT middle 50%1340 – 1500
ACT middle 50%30 – 33
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 88%
Softball
Full picture →22on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 2522
room for 3
Academic Progress Rate996
99% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $1,316,854 $59,857 per roster spot · upper half of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 2 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $4,422,109
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $313,313
Cost
Full picture →$49,651net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $59,241
Campus safety
Full picture →0.65violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 3 burglaries · 15 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 1 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →27%of bachelor's degrees in business · 20 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research Santa Clara 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 program22 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions44% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$49,651 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsBusiness · 27%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusCity · 6,249Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety0.65 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Jose State University Division I · Mountain West Conference | 3 | 21 | $1.1M | 978 | 80% | |
| Stanford University Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference | 14 | 22 | $3.5M | 1000 | 4% | |
| Menlo College Division II · California Collegiate Athletic Association | 16 | 28 | $530k | — | 68% | |
| California State University, East Bay Division II · California Collegiate Athletic Association | 22 | 24 | $585k | — | 97% | |
| Saint Mary's College of California Division I · West Coast Conference | 35 | 27 | $1.5M | 980 | 89% | |
| San Francisco State University Division II · California Collegiate Athletic Association | 39 | 24 | $463k | — | 96% | |
| University of California, Berkeley Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference | 40 | 23 | $2.3M | 1000 | 12% | |
| California State University, Monterey Bay Division II · California Collegiate Athletic Association | 49 | 36 | $617k | — | 95% | |
| Middlebury College Division III · New England Small College Athletic Conference | 52 | — | — | — | — | |
| Dominican University of California Division II · Pacific West Conference | 54 | 26 | $494k | — | 96% | |
| University of the Pacific Division I · West Coast Conference | 56 | 27 | $1.5M | 1000 | 95% | |
| California State University, Stanislaus Division II · California Collegiate Athletic Association | 61 | 17 | $434k | — | 97% |
Other softball programs in the West Coast Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loyola Marymount University room for 5 | 20 | $2M | $99,334 | 980 | vs | |
| University of San Diego room for 2 | 23 | $1.6M | $68,782 | 992 | vs | |
| Saint Mary's College of California 2 over cap | 27 | $1.5M | $56,610 | 980 | vs | |
| University of the Pacific 2 over cap | 27 | $1.5M | $56,328 | 1000 | vs | |
| Santa Clara University room for 3 | 22 | $1.3M | $59,857 | 996 | vs | |
| Seattle University room for 6 | 19 | $1.2M | $61,044 | 997 | vs |
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