Division I · Missouri Valley Conference
Southern Illinois University at Carbondale Softball
Carbondale, IL · the Salukis · Southern Illinois University at Carbondale overview
22
Roster
room for 3 under the cap of 25
$1M
Team budget
45th percentile in Division I
$46,001
Per roster spot
median $46,727
3
Coaches
1 head · 2 assistant
1000
APR
100% of players retained
90%
Admitted
bottom quarter for selectivity
Southern Illinois University at Carbondale fields a softball team in the Missouri Valley 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 $1,012,026, about the median of $1.1M — $46,001 per roster spot, lower 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 1000, about the median of 989, with 100% of players retained year to year. The school gave $2,464,328 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $10,183 per roster spot.
Among Division I softball programs
Where this program sits against its 305 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#168Team budgetof 305 · Division I#156Spend per playerof 305 · Division I#163Roster sizeof 305 · Division I#1APRof 305 · Division I
Team budgets across the division
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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$1,012,026 for the year
- Operating expenses$340,458 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$46,001 division median $46,727
- Academic Progress Rate1000 multi-year; 1000 latest
- Players retained100% year to year
- Eligible100% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, women's teams$2,464,328 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$10,183 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$175,135 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Jen Sewell head coach | Head Coach | not on file |
| Megan Brown | Associate Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Mia Trejo | 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 →8,195undergraduates · 11,359 students in all
Women 52% Men 48%
- Setting
- Town
- Type
- Public · Research university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →90%admitted · of 10,401 applicants
SAT middle 50%910 – 1140
ACT middle 50%20 – 27
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 54%
Softball
Full picture →22on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 2522
room for 3
Academic Progress Rate1000
100% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $1,012,026 $46,001 per roster spot · lower half of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 2 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $2,464,328
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $175,135
Cost
Full picture →$16,131net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $13,244
Campus safety
Full picture →0.79violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 4 burglaries · 16 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 5 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →11%of bachelor's degrees in health professions & nursing · 31 fields · Associate's, Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research Southern Illinois University at Carbondale
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 divisionAdmissions90% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$16,131 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsHealth professions & nursing · 11%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusTown · 8,195Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety0.79 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Southeast Missouri State University Division I · Ohio Valley Conference | 33 | 22 | $675k | 992 | 79% | |
| McKendree University Division II · Great Lakes Valley Conference | 70 | 20 | $546k | — | 64% | |
| Greenville University Division III · St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | 82 | 22 | $111k | — | 95% | |
| Saint Louis University Division I · Atlantic 10 Conference | 84 | 17 | $822k | 1000 | 81% | |
| University of Southern Indiana Division I · Ohio Valley Conference | 86 | 19 | $553k | — | 95% | |
| Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Division I · Ohio Valley Conference | 86 | 22 | $694k | 1000 | 97% | |
| Webster University Division III · St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | 86 | 15 | $161k | — | 58% | |
| Washington University in St. Louis Division III · University Athletic Association | 88 | 21 | $369k | — | 12% | |
| Murray State University Division I · Missouri Valley Conference | 91 | 22 | $666k | 1000 | 86% | |
| University of Missouri-St. Louis Division II · Great Lakes Valley Conference | 91 | 18 | $392k | — | 57% | |
| University of Evansville Division I · Missouri Valley Conference | 94 | 23 | $1M | 988 | 78% | |
| Maryville University of Saint Louis Division II · Great Lakes Valley Conference | 95 | 21 | $499k | — | 94% |
Other softball programs in the Missouri Valley Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Belmont University room for 3 | 22 | $1.3M | $60,248 | 993 | vs | |
| University of Illinois Chicago room for 3 | 22 | $1.1M | $51,785 | 996 | vs | |
| Drake University room for 2 | 23 | $1.1M | $45,920 | 983 | vs | |
| University of Evansville room for 2 | 23 | $1M | $45,569 | 988 | vs | |
| Southern Illinois University at Carbondale room for 3 | 22 | $1M | $46,001 | 1000 | vs | |
| Illinois State University room for 5 | 20 | $986k | $49,316 | 1000 | vs | |
| Valparaiso University room for 1 | 24 | $954k | $39,731 | 993 | vs | |
| University of Northern Iowa room for 3 | 22 | $825k | $37,520 | 989 | vs | |
| Bradley University room for 3 | 22 | $803k | $36,485 | 997 | vs | |
| Indiana State University room for 4 | 21 | $748k | $35,635 | 996 | vs | |
| Murray State University room for 3 | 22 | $666k | $30,277 | 1000 | vs |
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