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Division II · Lone Star Conference

St. Mary's University (Texas) Softball

San Antonio, TX · the Rattlers · St. Mary's University (Texas) overview
22
Roster
2024–25 season
$611k
Team budget
89th percentile in Division II
$27,788
Per roster spot
median $16,717
3
Coaches
1 head · 2 assistant
89%
Admitted
lower half for selectivity

St. Mary's University (Texas) fields a softball team in the Lone Star Conference (NCAA Division II). In 2024–25 the roster carried 22 players, about the median of 23, with 1 head coach and 2 assistants. Team expenses were $611,342, well above the median of $393k — $27,788 per roster spot, top 10% of Division II softball programs. The school gave $2,089,302 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $21,319 per roster spot.

Among Division II softball programs

Where this program sits against its 269 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).

Team budget$611k
Spend per player$27,788
Roster size22
Coaching staff3

Team budgets across the division

$84k$1.2M
this programevery Division II softball program

Roster sizes

1263
this programevery Division II roster

The program

  • Roster22 2024–25 season
  • Coaching staff1 head, 2 assistant
  • Team expenses$611,342 for the year
  • Operating expenses$135,946 game-day and travel
  • Spend per roster spot$27,788 division median $16,717
  • Athletic aid, women's teams$2,089,302 school-wide
  • Aid per roster spot$21,319 across women's teams
  • Recruiting spend, women's$34,080 school-wide

Coaching staff

NameTitleEmail
Taylor Lira head coachHead Coachnot on file
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Recruiting timing

  • Coaches may first contact youJune 15 after sophomore year
  • Your own emailsAny time the rule limits what coaches send back
  • High-school softball players338,315 2024-25
  • Division II roster spots6,493 269 programs
  • Odds of a spot1 in 52 1.9% of high-school players hold a Division II roster spot

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About the school

What an athlete asks first — each panel opens the full picture.
2,147undergraduates · 3,411 students in all
Women 58% Men 42%
Setting
City
Type
Private · Master's university
Affiliation
Roman Catholic
89%admitted · of 5,203 applicants
SAT middle 50%980 – 1150
ACT middle 50%16 – 23
Test scores
Test-optional
Graduate in 6 yrs
59%
22on the roster · 2024–25 season
Team expenses
$611,342 $27,788 per roster spot · top quarter of Division II
Coaches
1 head · 2 assistant
Athletic aid, women's teams
$2,089,302
Recruiting spend, women's
$34,080
$20,562net price · after grants, aided first-years
Sticker price$52,362
Average net price$20,562
Net price by family income
$0–30k$19,965
$30–48k$19,516
$48–75k$19,998
$75–110k$23,906
$110k and up$23,038
Tuition & fees
$36,242

Campus safety

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2.31violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
Violent2.31
Property1.93
In residence halls
7 burglaries · 19 sex offences over 2022–2024
Residence-hall fires
0 over 2022–2024
26%of bachelor's degrees in business · 22 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Business100 · 26%
Social sciences60 · 15%
Biological sciences41 · 11%
Criminal justice & protective services33 · 8%
Kinesiology, parks & recreation29 · 7%

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Softball programs within 150 miles

St. Mary's University (Texas)Trinity University (Texas) · 5 miUniversity of the Incarnate Word · 6 miUniversity of Texas at San Antonio · 10 miTexas Lutheran University · 36 miTexas State University · 48 miSchreiner University · 53 miSt. Edward's University · 72 miUniversity of Texas at Austin · 76 miConcordia University Texas · 80 miSouthwestern University (Texas) · 98 miUniversity of Mary Hardin-Baylor · 129 miTexas A&M University-Kingsville · 139 mi
SchoolMilesRosterBudgetAPRAdmitted
Trinity University (Texas) Division III · Southern Athletic Association525$228k—28%
University of the Incarnate Word Division I · Southland Conference622$797k95093%
University of Texas at San Antonio Division I · American Conference1023$1.3M95988%
Texas Lutheran University Division III · Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference3631$437k—95%
Texas State University Division I · Pac-12 Conference4826$1.7M98889%
Schreiner University Division III · American Southwest Conference5341$160k—88%
St. Edward's University Division II · Lone Star Conference7222$710k—84%
University of Texas at Austin Division I · Southeastern Conference7620$3.6M99429%
Concordia University Texas Division III · Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference8035$155k—91%
Southwestern University (Texas) Division III · Southern Athletic Association9825$224k—39%
University of Mary Hardin-Baylor Division III · American Southwest Conference12926$237k—95%
Texas A&M University-Kingsville Division II · Lone Star Conference13933$569k—92%

Other softball programs in the Lone Star Conference

SchoolRosterBudgetPer playerAPRCompare
The University of Texas at Tyler29$944k$32,555—vs
St. Edward's University22$710k$32,276—vs
Eastern New Mexico University23$660k$28,688—vs
Lubbock Christian University22$613k$27,877—vs
St. Mary's University (Texas)22$611k$27,788—vs
Texas A&M International University30$582k$19,408—vs
Texas A&M University-Kingsville33$569k$17,248—vs
West Texas A&M University19$549k$28,917—vs
Texas Woman's University20$542k$27,122—vs
Western New Mexico University26$539k$20,731—vs
Oklahoma Christian University24$488k$20,316—vs
Angelo State University19$455k$23,954—vs
The University of Texas Permian Basin20$384k$19,187—vs
Cameron University25$359k$14,355—vs
Midwestern State University30$315k$10,486—vs
University of Texas at Dallas24$300k$12,506—vs
Sul Ross State University22$169k$7,700—vs

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