Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference
Syracuse University Softball
Syracuse, NY · the Orange · Syracuse University overview
23
Roster
room for 2 under the cap of 25
$2.1M
Team budget
83rd percentile in Division I
$93,291
Per roster spot
median $46,727
4
Coaches
1 head · 3 assistant
996
APR
99% of players retained
42%
Admitted
top quarter for selectivity
Syracuse University fields a softball team in the Atlantic Coast Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 23 players, about the median of 23, with 1 head coach and 3 assistants. Team expenses were $2,145,707, well above the median of $1.1M — $93,291 per roster spot, top quarter of Division I softball programs. That leaves room for 2 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 $11,189,256 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $32,338 per roster spot.
Among Division I softball programs
Where this program sits against its 305 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#53Team budgetof 305 · Division I#50Spend per playerof 305 · Division I#126Roster sizeof 305 · Division I#59APRof 305 · Division I
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Roster sizes (cap 25)
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The program
- Roster23 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap25 room for 2
- Coaching staff1 head, 3 assistant
- Team expenses$2,145,707 for the year
- Operating expenses$355,741 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$93,291 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$11,189,256 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$32,338 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$425,953 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Shannon Doepking head coach | Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Travis Owen | Assistant Coach / Softball | On file · sign in |
| Corey Hart | Assistant 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 →15,739undergraduates · 22,948 students in all
Women 55% Men 45%
- Setting
- City
- Type
- Private · Research university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →42%admitted · of 42,089 applicants
SAT middle 50%1260 – 1430
ACT middle 50%28 – 32
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 81%
Softball
Full picture →23on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 2523
room for 2
Academic Progress Rate996
99% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $2,145,707 $93,292 per roster spot · top quarter of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 3 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $11,189,256
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $425,953
Cost
Full picture →$51,520net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $63,061
Campus safety
Full picture →0.89violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 36 burglaries · 52 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 6 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →15%of bachelor's degrees in communication & journalism · 27 fields · Associate's, Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research Syracuse 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 program23 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions42% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$51,520 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsCommunication & journalism · 15%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusCity · 15,739Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety0.89 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Le Moyne College Division I · Northeast Conference | 2 | 24 | $636k | — | 75% | |
| State University of New York at Morrisville Division III · State University of New York Athletic Conference | 27 | 14 | $94k | — | 91% | |
| State University of New York at Cortland Division III · State University of New York Athletic Conference | 30 | 23 | $285k | — | 51% | |
| Colgate University Division I · Patriot League | 34 | 18 | $1.4M | 1000 | 12% | |
| State University of New York at Oswego Division III · State University of New York Athletic Conference | 35 | 23 | $126k | — | 80% | |
| Hamilton College Division III · New England Small College Athletic Conference | 37 | 20 | $352k | — | 12% | |
| Utica University Division III · Empire 8 | 44 | 17 | $156k | — | 87% | |
| Cornell University Division I · The Ivy League | 44 | 20 | $617k | 993 | 8% | |
| State University of New York Polytechnic Institute Division III · Empire 8 | 46 | 15 | $158k | — | 78% | |
| Ithaca College Division III · Liberty League | 46 | 23 | $204k | — | 70% | |
| Keuka College Division III · Empire 8 | 57 | 16 | $88k | — | 94% | |
| Binghamton University Division I · America East Conference | 66 | 18 | $893k | 990 | 38% |
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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