Division I · Mid-Eastern Athletic Conf.
South Carolina State University Softball
Orangeburg, SC · the Bulldogs · South Carolina State University overview
25
Roster
at the D-I cap of 25
$447k
Team budget
3rd percentile in Division I
$17,893
Per roster spot
median $46,727
2
Coaches
1 head · 1 assistant
955
APR
95% of players retained
82%
Admitted
lower half for selectivity
South Carolina State University fields a softball team in the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conf. (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 25 players, about the median of 23, with 1 head coach and 1 assistant. Team expenses were $447,327, well below the median of $1.1M — $17,893 per roster spot, bottom quarter of Division I softball programs. That is exactly the Division I roster cap of 25 in force from 2025-26. The team's multi-year Academic Progress Rate is 955, about the median of 989, with 95% of players retained year to year. The school gave $909,161 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $5,079 per roster spot.
Among Division I softball programs
Where this program sits against its 305 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#296Team budgetof 305 · Division I#290Spend per playerof 305 · Division I#66Roster sizeof 305 · Division I#277APRof 305 · Division I
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Roster sizes (cap 25)
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The program
- Roster25 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap25 at the cap
- Coaching staff1 head, 1 assistant
- Team expenses$447,327 for the year
- Operating expenses$154,051 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$17,893 division median $46,727
- Academic Progress Rate955 multi-year; 933 latest
- Players retained95% year to year
- Eligible96% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, women's teams$909,161 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$5,079 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$35,791 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Nakeya L. Hall | Head Women's Softball Coach | On file · sign in |
| Rikkelle Miller | Assistant Softball 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 →2,762undergraduates · 3,041 students in all
Women 57% Men 43%
- Setting
- Town
- Type
- Public · Master's university
- Affiliation
- None
- HBCU
- Yes
Getting in
Full picture →82%admitted · of 9,830 applicants
- Test scores
- Scores not considered
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 29%
Softball
Full picture →25on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 2525
exactly at the cap
Academic Progress Rate955
95% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $447,327 $17,893 per roster spot · bottom quarter of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 1 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $909,161
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $35,791
Cost
Full picture →$17,928net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $11,060 in-state · $21,750 out
Campus safety
Full picture →2.16violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 20 burglaries · 6 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 0 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →13%of bachelor's degrees in family & consumer sciences · 22 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 program25 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$17,928 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsFamily & consumer sciences · 13%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusTown · 2,762Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety2.16 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claflin University Division II · Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association | 0 | 19 | $258k | — | 73% | |
| University of South Carolina, Columbia Division I · Southeastern Conference | 36 | 27 | $4M | 1000 | 61% | |
| Allen University Division II · Southern Intercol. Ath. Conf. | 37 | 16 | $84k | — | 32% | |
| Benedict College Division II · Southern Intercol. Ath. Conf. | 37 | 23 | $278k | — | 67% | |
| University of South Carolina Aiken Division II · Peach Belt Conference | 53 | 20 | $403k | — | 80% | |
| Charleston Southern University Division I · Big South Conference | 57 | 22 | $689k | 967 | 76% | |
| Augusta University Division II · Peach Belt Conference | 66 | 21 | $329k | — | 89% | |
| Newberry College Division II · South Atlantic Conference | 70 | 30 | $300k | — | 75% | |
| College of Charleston (South Carolina) Division I · Coastal Athletic Association | 72 | 27 | $1.1M | 990 | 72% | |
| Coker University Division II · South Atlantic Conference | 75 | 27 | $397k | — | 97% | |
| University of South Carolina Beaufort Division II · Peach Belt Conference | 83 | 30 | $367k | — | 69% | |
| Francis Marion University Division II · Conference Carolinas | 84 | 27 | $414k | — | 82% |
Other softball programs in the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conf.
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Howard University 10 over cap | 35 | $850k | $24,290 | 939 | vs | |
| Morgan State University at cap | 25 | $685k | $27,396 | 968 | vs | |
| Norfolk State University at cap | 25 | $645k | $25,807 | 954 | vs | |
| University of Maryland Eastern Shore room for 8 | 17 | $606k | $35,653 | 982 | vs | |
| North Carolina Central University room for 5 | 20 | $517k | $25,856 | 954 | vs | |
| Delaware State University 4 over cap | 29 | $512k | $17,662 | 973 | vs | |
| South Carolina State University at cap | 25 | $447k | $17,893 | 955 | vs | |
| Coppin State University room for 11 | 14 | $328k | $23,455 | 924 | vs |
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