Stony Brook University Softball
Stony Brook University fields a softball team in the Coastal Athletic Association (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 20 players, below the median of 23, with 1 head coach and 3 assistants. Team expenses were $1,371,355, above the median of $1.1M — $68,567 per roster spot, upper half of Division I softball programs. That leaves room for 5 under the Division I roster cap of 25 in force from 2025-26. The team's multi-year Academic Progress Rate is 992, about the median of 989, with 98% of players retained year to year. The school gave $3,559,484 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $15,409 per roster spot.
Among Division I softball programs
Where this program sits against its 305 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
Team budgets across the division
Roster sizes (cap 25)
The program
- Roster20 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap25 room for 5
- Coaching staff1 head, 3 assistant
- Team expenses$1,371,355 for the year
- Operating expenses$383,920 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$68,567 division median $46,727
- Academic Progress Rate992 multi-year; 984 latest
- Players retained98% year to year
- Eligible100% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, women's teams$3,559,484 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$15,409 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$169,245 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Megan T. Bryant | Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Allie Brewster | Associate Head Coach / Recruiting Coordinator | On file · sign in |
| Nicole Bowman | Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
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 →- Setting
- Suburb
- Type
- Public · Research university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 78%
Softball
Full picture →- Team expenses
- $1,371,355 $68,568 per roster spot · upper half of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 3 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $3,559,484
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $169,245
Cost
Full picture →- Tuition & fees
- $10,560 in-state · $30,350 out
Campus safety
Full picture →- In residence halls
- 12 burglaries · 33 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 30 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →Research Stony Brook 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 programs within 150 miles
| School | Miles | Roster | Budget | APR | Admitted | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Bridgeport Division II · Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference | 18 | 22 | $424k | — | 64% | |
| Fairfield University Division I · Metro Conference | 18 | 23 | $970k | 996 | 45% | |
| Farmingdale State College Division III · Skyline Conference | 20 | 19 | $100k | — | 69% | |
| Sacred Heart University Division I · Metro Conference | 22 | 25 | $1M | 1000 | 68% | |
| State University of New York at Old Westbury Division III · Skyline Conference | 25 | 21 | $48k | — | 85% | |
| Long Island University Division I · Northeast Conference | 26 | 18 | $1.2M | — | 90% | |
| University of New Haven Division I · Northeast Conference | 27 | 26 | $449k | — | 81% | |
| Hofstra University Division I · Coastal Athletic Association | 29 | 22 | $1.4M | 988 | 71% | |
| Yale University Division I · The Ivy League | 29 | 22 | $820k | 1000 | 5% | |
| Southern Connecticut State University Division II · Northeast 10 Conference | 30 | 24 | $349k | — | 81% | |
| Albertus Magnus College Division III · Great Northeast Athletic Conference | 31 | 14 | $103k | — | 64% | |
| Molloy University Division II · East Coast Conference | 31 | 15 | $298k | — | 76% |
Other softball programs in the Coastal Athletic Association
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hofstra University room for 3 | 22 | $1.4M | $64,777 | 988 | vs | |
| Stony Brook University room for 5 | 20 | $1.4M | $68,567 | 992 | vs | |
| Elon University room for 3 | 22 | $1.3M | $60,951 | 1000 | vs | |
| Campbell University room for 1 | 24 | $1.1M | $47,008 | 976 | vs | |
| College of Charleston (South Carolina) 2 over cap | 27 | $1.1M | $39,516 | 990 | vs | |
| Drexel University room for 6 | 19 | $1.1M | $55,760 | 993 | vs | |
| Towson University room for 1 | 24 | $1M | $43,282 | 981 | vs | |
| Monmouth University room for 7 | 18 | $1M | $57,365 | 993 | vs | |
| North Carolina A&T State University room for 3 | 22 | $737k | $33,519 | 992 | vs | |
| Hampton University room for 6 | 19 | $728k | $38,306 | 972 | vs | |
| University of North Carolina Wilmington 3 over cap | 28 | $727k | $25,955 | 988 | vs |
Every Coastal Athletic Association softball program · Softball budgets ranked