Division I · Atlantic 10 Conference
St. Bonaventure University Softball
Saint Bonaventure, NY · the Bonnies · St. Bonaventure University overview
22
Roster
room for 3 under the cap of 25
$598k
Team budget
14th percentile in Division I
$27,170
Per roster spot
median $46,727
4
Coaches
1 head · 3 assistant
996
APR
99% of players retained
82%
Admitted
lower half for selectivity
St. Bonaventure University fields a softball team in the Atlantic 10 Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 22 players, about the median of 23, with 1 head coach and 3 assistants. Team expenses were $597,757, well below the median of $1.1M — $27,170 per roster spot, bottom quarter 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 996, about the median of 989, with 99% of players retained year to year. The school gave $3,012,456 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $12,710 per roster spot.
Among Division I softball programs
Where this program sits against its 305 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#264Team budgetof 305 · Division I#261Spend per playerof 305 · Division I#163Roster sizeof 305 · Division I#59APRof 305 · Division I
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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, 3 assistant
- Team expenses$597,757 for the year
- Operating expenses$172,051 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$27,170 division median $46,727
- Academic Progress Rate996 multi-year; 1000 latest
- Players retained99% year to year
- Eligible100% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, women's teams$3,012,456 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$12,710 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$93,741 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Camden Decker head coach | Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Ciara Hanson | Softball Assistant 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 →1,914undergraduates · 2,603 students in all
Women 51% Men 49%
- Setting
- Town
- Type
- Private · Master's university
- Affiliation
- Roman Catholic
Getting in
Full picture →82%admitted · of 4,299 applicants
SAT middle 50%1050 – 1260
ACT middle 50%23 – 30
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 70%
Softball
Full picture →22on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 2522
room for 3
Academic Progress Rate996
99% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $597,757 $27,171 per roster spot · bottom quarter of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 3 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $3,012,456
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $93,741
Cost
Full picture →$27,659net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $40,150
Campus safety
Full picture →2.42violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 3 burglaries · 17 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 1 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →35%of bachelor's degrees in business · 21 fields · Bachelor's, 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 program22 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$27,659 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsBusiness · 35%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusTown · 1,914Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety2.42 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Pittsburgh, Bradford Division III · Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference | 14 | 20 | $210k | — | 91% | |
| Houghton University Division III · Empire 8 | 29 | 12 | $71k | — | 93% | |
| Alfred State College Division III · State University of New York Athletic Conference | 37 | 15 | $201k | — | 82% | |
| Alfred University Division III · Empire 8 | 37 | 18 | $149k | — | 48% | |
| Hilbert College Division III · Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference | 50 | 18 | $178k | — | 98% | |
| The State University of New York at Fredonia Division III · State University of New York Athletic Conference | 51 | 24 | $102k | — | 79% | |
| State University of New York at Geneseo Division III · Empire 8 | 60 | 25 | $106k | — | 64% | |
| D'Youville University Division II · East Coast Conference | 61 | 21 | $412k | — | 82% | |
| Canisius University Division I · Metro Conference | 61 | 25 | $544k | 985 | 82% | |
| Buffalo State, State University of New York Division III · State University of New York Athletic Conference | 62 | 21 | $237k | — | 76% | |
| University at Buffalo, the State University of New York Division I · Mid-American Conference | 66 | 23 | $1.1M | 986 | 69% | |
| Pennsylvania State Univ. Erie, the Behrend College Division III · Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference | 77 | 17 | $122k | — | 96% |
Other softball programs in the Atlantic 10 Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fordham University room for 6 | 19 | $1.7M | $91,406 | 1000 | vs | |
| George Washington University room for 4 | 21 | $1.5M | $71,304 | 1000 | vs | |
| Loyola University Chicago room for 7 | 18 | $1.2M | $65,447 | 986 | vs | |
| University of Rhode Island room for 2 | 23 | $1.2M | $50,519 | 980 | vs | |
| University of Dayton room for 6 | 19 | $1.1M | $58,073 | 1000 | vs | |
| George Mason University room for 2 | 23 | $831k | $36,143 | 986 | vs | |
| Saint Louis University room for 8 | 17 | $822k | $48,365 | 1000 | vs | |
| Saint Joseph's University room for 6 | 19 | $752k | $39,588 | 996 | vs | |
| St. Bonaventure University room for 3 | 22 | $598k | $27,170 | 996 | vs |
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