Division I · Southland Conference
Stephen F. Austin State University Softball
Nacogdoches, TX · the Lumberjacks · Stephen F. Austin State University overview
26
Roster
1 over the D-I cap of 25
$822k
Team budget
29th percentile in Division I
$31,612
Per roster spot
median $46,727
3
Coaches
1 head · 2 assistant
969
APR
97% of players retained
88%
Admitted
bottom quarter for selectivity
Stephen F. Austin State University fields a softball team in the Southland Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 26 players, above the median of 23, with 1 head coach and 2 assistants. Team expenses were $821,924, below the median of $1.1M — $31,612 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 1 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 969, about the median of 989, with 97% of players retained year to year. The school gave $2,289,175 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $9,578 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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Team budgets across the division
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Roster sizes (cap 25)
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The program
- Roster26 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap25 1 over last season
- Coaching staff1 head, 2 assistant
- Team expenses$821,924 for the year
- Operating expenses$262,025 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$31,612 division median $46,727
- Academic Progress Rate969 multi-year; 978 latest
- Players retained97% year to year
- Eligible97% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, women's teams$2,289,175 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$9,578 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$154,710 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Jeff Jackson head coach | Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Melanie Jaegers | Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
| Payton Foster | 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 →9,575undergraduates · 10,888 students in all
Women 63% Men 37%
- Setting
- Town
- Type
- Public · Master's university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →88%admitted · of 12,591 applicants
SAT middle 50%980 – 1160
ACT middle 50%18 – 25
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 52%
Softball
Full picture →26on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 2526
1 over — players already on the roster may stay
Academic Progress Rate969
97% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $821,924 $31,612 per roster spot · lower half of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 2 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $2,289,175
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $154,710
Cost
Full picture →$15,498net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $10,600 in-state · $20,680 out
Campus safety
Full picture →0.64violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 5 burglaries · 16 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 5 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →19%of bachelor's degrees in business · 24 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research Stephen F. Austin State 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 program26 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions88% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$15,498 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsBusiness · 19%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusTown · 9,575Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety0.64 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LeTourneau University Division III · Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference | 59 | 19 | $221k | — | 41% | |
| The University of Texas at Tyler Division II · Lone Star Conference | 60 | 29 | $944k | — | 92% | |
| East Texas Baptist University Division III · American Southwest Conference | 67 | 24 | $435k | — | 60% | |
| Centenary College (Louisiana) Division III · Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference | 80 | 20 | $177k | — | 54% | |
| Sam Houston State University Division I · Conference USA | 82 | 23 | $955k | 985 | 85% | |
| Northwestern State University Division I · Southland Conference | 92 | 19 | $530k | 987 | 94% | |
| Lamar University Division I · Southland Conference | 114 | 25 | $901k | 960 | 86% | |
| Texas A&M University, College Station Division I · Southeastern Conference | 121 | 31 | $4.5M | 991 | 63% | |
| Grambling State University Division I · Southwestern Athletic Conf. | 129 | 31 | $441k | 937 | 24% | |
| McNeese State University Division I · Southland Conference | 131 | 25 | $901k | 990 | 68% | |
| Prairie View A&M University Division I · Southwestern Athletic Conf. | 132 | 33 | $484k | 990 | 75% | |
| Louisiana Tech University Division I · Sun Belt Conference | 133 | 21 | $1M | 971 | 73% |
Other softball programs in the Southland Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston Christian University room for 4 | 21 | $975k | $46,446 | 989 | vs | |
| East Texas A&M University room for 2 | 23 | $933k | $40,557 | — | vs | |
| Lamar University at cap | 25 | $901k | $36,053 | 960 | vs | |
| McNeese State University at cap | 25 | $901k | $36,031 | 990 | vs | |
| Southeastern Louisiana University 3 over cap | 28 | $839k | $29,957 | 979 | vs | |
| Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi 2 over cap | 27 | $834k | $30,880 | 971 | vs | |
| Stephen F. Austin State University 1 over cap | 26 | $822k | $31,612 | 969 | vs | |
| University of the Incarnate Word room for 3 | 22 | $797k | $36,241 | 950 | vs | |
| Nicholls State University room for 1 | 24 | $553k | $23,061 | 995 | vs | |
| Northwestern State University room for 6 | 19 | $530k | $27,884 | 987 | vs |
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