Division I · Southwestern Athletic Conf.
Southern University, Baton Rouge Softball
Baton Rouge, LA · the Jaguars · Southern University, Baton Rouge overview
27
Roster
2 over the D-I cap of 25
$449k
Team budget
3rd percentile in Division I
$16,635
Per roster spot
median $46,727
3
Coaches
1 head · 2 assistant
963
APR
94% of players retained
50%
Admitted
top quarter for selectivity
Southern University, Baton Rouge fields a softball team in the Southwestern Athletic Conf. (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 27 players, above the median of 23, with 1 head coach and 2 assistants. Team expenses were $449,166, well below the median of $1.1M — $16,635 per roster spot, bottom quarter of Division I softball programs. Under the Division I roster cap of 25 in force from 2025-26, that is 2 over — cuts or attrition are likely, though players already on the roster may stay (65 of 305 Division I programs carried more than the cap). The team's multi-year Academic Progress Rate is 963, about the median of 989, with 94% of players retained year to year. The school gave $1,436,660 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $8,209 per roster spot.
Among Division I softball programs
Where this program sits against its 305 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
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The program
- Roster27 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap25 2 over last season
- Coaching staff1 head, 2 assistant
- Team expenses$449,166 for the year
- Operating expenses$97,376 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$16,635 division median $46,727
- Academic Progress Rate963 multi-year; 981 latest
- Players retained94% year to year
- Eligible98% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, women's teams$1,436,660 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$8,209 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$4,727 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Brittney Williams head coach | Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Alex Stephens | Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
| Joshua Sanford | Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
| Kameryn Adkins | 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 →5,848undergraduates · 7,341 students in all
Women 66% Men 34%
- Setting
- City
- Type
- Public · Research university
- Affiliation
- None
- HBCU
- Yes
Getting in
Full picture →50%admitted · of 12,221 applicants
SAT middle 50%798 – 1000
ACT middle 50%15 – 19
- Test scores
- Scores required
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 28%
Softball
Full picture →27on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 2527
2 over — players already on the roster may stay
Academic Progress Rate963
94% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $449,166 $16,636 per roster spot · bottom quarter of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 2 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $1,436,660
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $4,727
Cost
Full picture →$18,937net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $9,842 in-state · $17,192 out
Campus safety
Full picture →0.89violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 22 burglaries · 7 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 8 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →23%of bachelor's degrees in health professions & nursing · 21 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research Southern University, Baton Rouge
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 program27 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions50% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$18,937 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsHealth professions & nursing · 23%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusCity · 5,848Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety0.89 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Louisiana State University Division I · Southeastern Conference | 8 | 26 | $3.8M | 982 | 74% | |
| Southeastern Louisiana University Division I · Southland Conference | 43 | 28 | $839k | 979 | 94% | |
| University of Louisiana at Lafayette Division I · Sun Belt Conference | 54 | 25 | $2.1M | 984 | 89% | |
| Nicholls State University Division I · Southland Conference | 56 | 24 | $553k | 995 | 96% | |
| Alcorn State University Division I · Southwestern Athletic Conf. | 94 | 22 | $397k | 972 | 25% | |
| McNeese State University Division I · Southland Conference | 123 | 25 | $901k | 990 | 68% | |
| The University of Southern Mississippi Division I · Sun Belt Conference | 123 | 30 | $958k | 978 | 99% | |
| Mississippi Christian University Division II · Gulf South Conference | 135 | 18 | $645k | — | 49% | |
| Jackson State University Division I · Southwestern Athletic Conf. | 135 | 26 | $440k | 986 | 91% | |
| Millsaps College Division III · Southern Athletic Association | 138 | 18 | $162k | — | 49% | |
| Belhaven University Division III · Collegiate Conference of the South | 138 | 23 | $296k | — | 53% | |
| Northwestern State University Division I · Southland Conference | 141 | 19 | $530k | 987 | 94% |
Other softball programs in the Southwestern Athletic Conf.
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bethune-Cookman University room for 6 | 19 | $833k | $43,847 | 946 | vs | |
| Alabama State University 2 over cap | 27 | $537k | $19,880 | 953 | vs | |
| Texas Southern University at cap | 25 | $500k | $19,993 | 978 | vs | |
| Alabama A&M University 6 over cap | 31 | $487k | $15,724 | 985 | vs | |
| Prairie View A&M University 8 over cap | 33 | $484k | $14,674 | 990 | vs | |
| Southern University, Baton Rouge 2 over cap | 27 | $449k | $16,635 | 963 | vs | |
| Grambling State University 6 over cap | 31 | $441k | $14,236 | 937 | vs | |
| Jackson State University 1 over cap | 26 | $440k | $16,932 | 986 | vs | |
| Alcorn State University room for 3 | 22 | $397k | $18,048 | 972 | vs | |
| University of Arkansas, Pine Bluff room for 1 | 24 | $362k | $15,102 | 983 | vs | |
| Florida A&M University room for 4 | 21 | $335k | $15,964 | 963 | vs | |
| Mississippi Valley State University room for 6 | 19 | $234k | $12,319 | 986 | vs |
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