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Division I · West Coast Conference

Seattle University Softball

Seattle, WA · the Redhawks · Seattle University overview
19
Roster
room for 6 under the cap of 25
$1.2M
Team budget
58th percentile in Division I
$61,044
Per roster spot
median $46,727
3
Coaches
1 head · 2 assistant
997
APR
99% of players retained
76%
Admitted
upper half for selectivity

Seattle University fields a softball team in the West Coast Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 19 players, below the median of 23, with 1 head coach and 2 assistants. Team expenses were $1,159,839, about the median of $1.1M — $61,044 per roster spot, upper half of Division I softball programs. That leaves room for 6 under the Division I roster cap of 25 in force from 2025-26. The team's multi-year Academic Progress Rate is 997, about the median of 989, with 99% of players retained year to year. The school gave $4,424,935 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $20,297 per roster spot.

Among Division I softball programs

Where this program sits against its 305 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).

Team budget$1.2M
Spend per player$61,044
Roster size19
Coaching staff3
APR997

Team budgets across the division

$234k$8.2M
this programevery Division I softball program

Roster sizes (cap 25)

1435
this programevery Division I roster

The program

  • Roster19 2024–25 season
  • Division I roster cap25 room for 6
  • Coaching staff1 head, 2 assistant
  • Team expenses$1,159,839 for the year
  • Operating expenses$353,898 game-day and travel
  • Spend per roster spot$61,044 division median $46,727
  • Academic Progress Rate997 multi-year; 1000 latest
  • Players retained99% year to year
  • Eligible100% of player-terms
  • Athletic aid, women's teams$4,424,935 school-wide
  • Aid per roster spot$20,297 across women's teams
  • Recruiting spend, women's$179,573 school-wide

Coaching staff

NameTitleEmail
Geoff Hirai head coachHead CoachOn file · sign in
Tory YamaguchiAssistant CoachOn file · sign in
KK HumphreysAssistant CoachOn file · sign in
Guy ShinsatoAssistant CoachOn file · sign in
Emma BickfordDirector of Player DevelopmentOn 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.
4,137undergraduates · 7,182 students in all
Women 63% Men 37%
Setting
City
Type
Private · Doctoral/professional university
Affiliation
Roman Catholic
76%admitted · of 8,976 applicants
SAT middle 50%1130 – 1350
ACT middle 50%23 – 30
Test scores
Test-optional
Graduate in 6 yrs
73%
19on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 2519
room for 6
Academic Progress Rate997
99% of players kept year to year
Team expenses
$1,159,839 $61,044 per roster spot · upper half of Division I
Coaches
1 head · 2 assistant
Athletic aid, women's teams
$4,424,935
Recruiting spend, women's
$179,573
$37,103net price · after grants, aided first-years
Sticker price$73,613
Average net price$37,103
Net price by family income
$0–30k$23,374
$30–48k$24,900
$48–75k$30,151
$75–110k$38,105
$110k and up$42,970
Tuition & fees
$54,285

Campus safety

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0.83violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
Violent0.83
Property3.80
In residence halls
14 burglaries · 11 sex offences over 2022–2024
Residence-hall fires
2 over 2022–2024
25%of bachelor's degrees in health professions & nursing · 23 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Health professions & nursing268 · 25%
Business188 · 18%
Computer & information sciences91 · 9%
Biological sciences89 · 8%
Psychology70 · 7%

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Softball programs within 150 miles

Seattle UniversityUniversity of Washington · 3 miUniversity of Puget Sound · 25 miPacific Lutheran University · 33 miSaint Martin's University · 46 miWestern Washington University · 78 miCentral Washington University · 93 miWillamette University · 145 miPortland State University · 146 miPacific University (Oregon) · 149 miLewis & Clark College · 150 mi
SchoolMilesRosterBudgetAPRAdmitted
University of Washington Division I · Big Ten Conference320$4.4M99743%
University of Puget Sound Division III · Northwest Conference2518$122k—76%
Pacific Lutheran University Division III · Northwest Conference3330$277k—81%
Saint Martin's University Division II · Great Northwest Athletic Conference4621$344k—76%
Western Washington University Division II · Great Northwest Athletic Conference7821$655k—91%
Central Washington University Division II · Great Northwest Athletic Conference9326$419k—90%
Willamette University Division III · Northwest Conference145———69%
Portland State University Division I · Big Sky Conference14624$1M99091%
Pacific University (Oregon) Division III · Northwest Conference14935$220k—92%
Lewis & Clark College Division III · Northwest Conference15022$176k—75%

Other softball programs in the West Coast Conference

SchoolRosterBudgetPer playerAPRCompare
Loyola Marymount University room for 520$2M$99,334980vs
University of San Diego room for 223$1.6M$68,782992vs
Saint Mary's College of California 2 over cap27$1.5M$56,610980vs
University of the Pacific 2 over cap27$1.5M$56,3281000vs
Santa Clara University room for 322$1.3M$59,857996vs
Seattle University room for 619$1.2M$61,044997vs

Every West Coast Conference softball program · Softball budgets ranked