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Division III · USA South Athletic Conference

Southern Virginia University Softball

Buena Vista, VA · the Knights · Southern Virginia University overview
23
Roster
2024–25 season
$154k
Team budget
46th percentile in Division III
$6,704
Per roster spot
median $7,623
4
Coaches
1 head · 3 assistant
100%
Admitted
bottom quarter for selectivity

Southern Virginia University fields a softball team in the USA South Athletic Conference (NCAA Division III). In 2024–25 the roster carried 23 players, about the median of 21, with 1 head coach and 3 assistants. Team expenses were $154,193, about the median of $162k — $6,704 per roster spot, lower half of Division III softball programs. The school gave $6,250 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $25 per roster spot.

Among Division III softball programs

Where this program sits against its 382 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).

Team budget$154k
Spend per player$6,704
Roster size23
Coaching staff4

Team budgets across the division

$27k$749k
this programevery Division III softball program

Roster sizes

1156
this programevery Division III roster

The program

  • Roster23 2024–25 season
  • Coaching staff1 head, 3 assistant
  • Team expenses$154,193 for the year
  • Operating expenses$73,886 game-day and travel
  • Spend per roster spot$6,704 division median $7,623
  • Athletic aid, women's teams$6,250 school-wide
  • Aid per roster spot$25 across women's teams
  • Recruiting spend, women's$18,445 school-wide

Coaching staff

NameTitleEmail
Kolby Kemp head coachHead Coachnot on file
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Recruiting timing

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  • High-school softball players338,315 2024-25
  • Division III roster spots8,293 382 programs
  • Odds of a spot1 in 41 2.5% of high-school players hold a Division III roster spot

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About the school

What an athlete asks first — each panel opens the full picture.
967undergraduates · 967 students in all
Women 48% Men 52%
Setting
Town
Type
Private · Liberal arts college
Affiliation
None
100%admitted · of 1,101 applicants
SAT middle 50%943 – 1253
ACT middle 50%18 – 25
Test scores
Test-optional
Graduate in 6 yrs
38%
23on the roster · 2024–25 season
Team expenses
$154,193 $6,704 per roster spot · lower half of Division III
Coaches
1 head · 3 assistant
Athletic aid, women's teams
$6,250
Recruiting spend, women's
$18,445
$25,440net price · after grants, aided first-years
Sticker price$34,416
Average net price$25,440
Net price by family income
$0–30k$20,722
$30–48k$21,345
$48–75k$23,925
$75–110k$25,350
$110k and up$26,686
Tuition & fees
$20,040

Campus safety

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1.42violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
Violent1.42
Property0.00
In residence halls
0 burglaries · 0 sex offences over 2022–2024
Residence-hall fires
1 over 2022–2024
21%of bachelor's degrees in business · 13 fields · Bachelor's
Business33 · 21%
Psychology23 · 15%
Biological sciences22 · 14%
Visual & performing arts21 · 13%
Family & consumer sciences15 · 10%

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Softball programs within 150 miles

Southern Virginia UniversitySweet Briar College · 19 miRandolph College · 23 miUniversity of Lynchburg · 25 miLiberty University · 28 miMary Baldwin University · 32 miBridgewater College (Virginia) · 49 miRoanoke College · 49 miUniversity of Virginia · 50 miJames Madison University · 55 miEastern Mennonite University · 57 miLongwood University · 61 miFerrum College · 67 mi
SchoolMilesRosterBudgetAPRAdmitted
Sweet Briar College Division III · Old Dominion Athletic Conf.19———72%
Randolph College Division III · Old Dominion Athletic Conf.2326$133k—95%
University of Lynchburg Division III · Old Dominion Athletic Conf.2525$211k—82%
Liberty University Division I · Conference USA2827$2.2M97999%
Mary Baldwin University Division III · USA South Athletic Conference3226$151k——
Bridgewater College (Virginia) Division III · Old Dominion Athletic Conf.4926$222k—91%
Roanoke College Division III · Old Dominion Athletic Conf.4928$181k—80%
University of Virginia Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference5023$2.3M98817%
James Madison University Division I · Sun Belt Conference5525$1.9M98076%
Eastern Mennonite University Division III · Old Dominion Athletic Conf.5719$128k—100%
Longwood University Division I · Big South Conference6120$1.1M99385%
Ferrum College Division II · Conference Carolinas6720$133k—100%

Other softball programs in the USA South Athletic Conference

SchoolRosterBudgetPer playerAPRCompare
Pfeiffer University28$195k$6,963—vs
Southern Virginia University23$154k$6,704—vs
Brevard College26$152k$5,838—vs
Mary Baldwin University26$151k$5,825—vs
North Carolina Wesleyan University24$136k$5,680—vs
Methodist University26$128k$4,938—vs
William Peace University23$128k$5,582—vs
Greensboro College16$105k$6,585—vs
Meredith College————vs
Salem College (North Carolina)————vs

Every USA South Athletic Conference softball program · Softball budgets ranked