Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference
Stanford University Softball
Stanford, CA · the Cardinal · Stanford University overview
22
Roster
room for 3 under the cap of 25
$3.5M
Team budget
93rd percentile in Division I
$160,247
Per roster spot
median $46,727
4
Coaches
1 head · 3 assistant
1000
APR
100% of players retained
4%
Admitted
top 10% for selectivity
Stanford University fields a softball team in the Atlantic Coast 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 $3,525,444, well above the median of $1.1M — $160,247 per roster spot, top 10% 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 $20,055,491 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $55,401 per roster spot.
Among Division I softball programs
Where this program sits against its 305 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#21Team budgetof 305 · Division I#14Spend 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, 3 assistant
- Team expenses$3,525,444 for the year
- Operating expenses$772,924 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$160,247 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$20,055,491 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$55,401 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$1,035,267 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Jessica Allister head coach | Head 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
General NCAA rule for Division I; the softball recruiting guide has the date for each grad year, the eligibility checklist and what to put in a first email.
About the school
What an athlete asks first — each panel opens the full picture.Campus
Full picture →8,054undergraduates · 18,446 students in all
Women 48% Men 52%
- Setting
- Suburb
- Type
- Private · Research university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →4%admitted · of 53,733 applicants
SAT middle 50%1510 – 1580
ACT middle 50%34 – 35
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 93%
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
- $3,525,444 $160,247 per roster spot · top 10% of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 3 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $20,055,491
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $1,035,267
Cost
Full picture →$17,998net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $62,484
Campus safety
Full picture →4.31violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 51 burglaries · 79 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 12 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →19%of bachelor's degrees in computer & information sciences · 17 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research Stanford University
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 divisionAdmissions4% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$17,998 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsComputer & information sciences · 19%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusSuburb · 8,054Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety4.31 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Menlo College Division II · California Collegiate Athletic Association | 2 | 28 | $530k | — | 68% | |
| Santa Clara University Division I · West Coast Conference | 14 | 22 | $1.3M | 996 | 44% | |
| California State University, East Bay Division II · California Collegiate Athletic Association | 17 | 24 | $585k | — | 97% | |
| San Jose State University Division I · Mountain West Conference | 17 | 21 | $1.1M | 978 | 80% | |
| San Francisco State University Division II · California Collegiate Athletic Association | 26 | 24 | $463k | — | 96% | |
| Saint Mary's College of California Division I · West Coast Conference | 29 | 27 | $1.5M | 980 | 89% | |
| University of California, Berkeley Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference | 31 | 23 | $2.3M | 1000 | 12% | |
| Dominican University of California Division II · Pacific West Conference | 43 | 26 | $494k | — | 96% | |
| California State University, Monterey Bay Division II · California Collegiate Athletic Association | 57 | 36 | $617k | — | 95% | |
| Middlebury College Division III · New England Small College Athletic Conference | 59 | — | — | — | — | |
| University of the Pacific Division I · West Coast Conference | 60 | 27 | $1.5M | 1000 | 95% | |
| California State University, Stanislaus Division II · California Collegiate Athletic Association | 72 | 17 | $434k | — | 97% |
Other softball programs in the Atlantic Coast Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clemson University room for 2 | 23 | $4.3M | $187,541 | — | vs | |
| Florida State University room for 4 | 21 | $3.7M | $176,994 | 997 | vs | |
| Stanford University room for 3 | 22 | $3.5M | $160,247 | 1000 | vs | |
| Duke University room for 5 | 20 | $3.3M | $165,190 | 994 | vs | |
| University of Notre Dame room for 4 | 21 | $2.9M | $140,407 | 1000 | vs | |
| Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University room for 3 | 22 | $2.7M | $124,439 | 989 | vs | |
| Boston College 1 over cap | 26 | $2.4M | $92,789 | 988 | vs | |
| University of Pittsburgh at cap | 25 | $2.3M | $93,693 | 993 | vs | |
| University of California, Berkeley room for 2 | 23 | $2.3M | $101,242 | 1000 | vs | |
| University of Virginia room for 2 | 23 | $2.3M | $100,176 | 988 | vs | |
| University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill 1 over cap | 26 | $2.3M | $88,610 | 993 | vs | |
| North Carolina State University room for 1 | 24 | $2.3M | $94,461 | 983 | vs | |
| Syracuse University room for 2 | 23 | $2.1M | $93,291 | 996 | vs | |
| Georgia Institute of Technology at cap | 25 | $1.9M | $76,808 | 990 | vs | |
| University of Louisville room for 3 | 22 | $1.7M | $75,695 | 994 | vs |
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