Division I · Southeastern Conference
Texas A&M University, College Station Softball
College Station, TX · the Aggies · Texas A&M University, College Station overview
31
Roster
6 over the D-I cap of 25
$4.5M
Team budget
99th percentile in Division I
$144,868
Per roster spot
median $46,727
4
Coaches
1 head · 3 assistant
991
APR
98% of players retained
63%
Admitted
upper half for selectivity
Texas A&M University, College Station fields a softball team in the Southeastern Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 31 players, above the median of 23, with 1 head coach and 3 assistants. Team expenses were $4,490,933, well above the median of $1.1M — $144,868 per roster spot, top 10% of Division I softball programs. Under the Division I roster cap of 25 in force from 2025-26, that is 6 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 991, about the median of 989, with 98% of players retained year to year. The school gave $5,914,617 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $18,776 per roster spot.
Among Division I softball programs
Where this program sits against its 305 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#3Team budgetof 305 · Division I#27Spend per playerof 305 · Division I#6Roster sizeof 305 · Division I#120APRof 305 · Division I
Team budgets across the division
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Roster sizes (cap 25)
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The program
- Roster31 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap25 6 over last season
- Coaching staff1 head, 3 assistant
- Team expenses$4,490,933 for the year
- Operating expenses$1,418,369 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$144,868 division median $46,727
- Academic Progress Rate991 multi-year; 988 latest
- Players retained98% year to year
- Eligible100% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, women's teams$5,914,617 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$18,776 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$958,762 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Trisha Ford head coach | Head Coach | not on file |
| Jeff Harger | Associate Head Coach | not on file |
| Russ Heffley | Assistant Coach | not on file |
| Alex Ibarra | Assistant Coach | not on file |
| Morgan Seymour | Director of Operations | not on file |
| Easton Herring | Director of Player Development | not on file |
| Halle Harger | Recruiting Coordinator | 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
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About the school
What an athlete asks first — each panel opens the full picture.Campus
Full picture →59,933undergraduates · 76,633 students in all
Women 47% Men 53%
- Setting
- City
- Type
- Public · Research university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →63%admitted · of 50,832 applicants
SAT middle 50%1140 – 1380
ACT middle 50%25 – 31
- Test scores
- Scores required
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 84%
Softball
Full picture →31on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 2531
6 over — players already on the roster may stay
Academic Progress Rate991
98% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $4,490,933 $144,869 per roster spot · top 10% of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 3 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $5,914,617
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $958,762
Cost
Full picture →$21,610net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $12,841 in-state · $40,328 out
Campus safety
Full picture →1.74violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 60 burglaries · 191 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 51 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →18%of bachelor's degrees in engineering · 27 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research Texas A&M University, College Station
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 program31 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions63% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$21,610 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsEngineering · 18%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusCity · 59,933Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety1.74 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prairie View A&M University Division I · Southwestern Athletic Conf. | 42 | 33 | $484k | 990 | 75% | |
| Sam Houston State University Division I · Conference USA | 47 | 23 | $955k | 985 | 85% | |
| University of Mary Hardin-Baylor Division III · American Southwest Conference | 74 | 26 | $237k | — | 95% | |
| Southwestern University (Texas) Division III · Southern Athletic Association | 79 | 25 | $224k | — | 39% | |
| Baylor University Division I · Big 12 Conference | 79 | 27 | $3.2M | 997 | 51% | |
| Houston Christian University Division I · Southland Conference | 81 | 21 | $975k | 989 | 85% | |
| University of St. Thomas (Texas) Division III · Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference | 83 | 25 | $191k | — | 93% | |
| Texas Southern University Division I · Southwestern Athletic Conf. | 85 | 25 | $500k | 978 | 93% | |
| University of Houston Division I · Big 12 Conference | 86 | 22 | $1.5M | 994 | 70% | |
| University of Texas at Austin Division I · Southeastern Conference | 87 | 20 | $3.6M | 994 | 29% | |
| St. Edward's University Division II · Lone Star Conference | 89 | 22 | $710k | — | 84% | |
| Concordia University Texas Division III · Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference | 90 | 35 | $155k | — | 91% |
Other softball programs in the Southeastern Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Oklahoma room for 3 | 22 | $8.2M | $370,715 | 988 | vs | |
| University of Tennessee, Knoxville 4 over cap | 29 | $4.7M | $162,686 | 1000 | vs | |
| Texas A&M University, College Station 6 over cap | 31 | $4.5M | $144,868 | 991 | vs | |
| University of Florida at cap | 25 | $4.4M | $177,583 | 991 | vs | |
| University of South Carolina, Columbia 2 over cap | 27 | $4M | $147,058 | 1000 | vs | |
| University of Alabama room for 4 | 21 | $3.9M | $185,133 | 997 | vs | |
| University of Mississippi 1 over cap | 26 | $3.9M | $148,256 | 989 | vs | |
| Louisiana State University 1 over cap | 26 | $3.8M | $145,652 | 982 | vs | |
| University of Missouri, Columbia at cap | 25 | $3.7M | $146,339 | 989 | vs | |
| Auburn University at cap | 25 | $3.7M | $146,242 | 981 | vs | |
| University of Texas at Austin room for 5 | 20 | $3.6M | $181,515 | 994 | vs | |
| University of Arkansas, Fayetteville room for 3 | 22 | $3.6M | $164,043 | 1000 | vs | |
| Mississippi State University room for 3 | 22 | $3.3M | $149,526 | 995 | vs | |
| University of Georgia room for 4 | 21 | $3.3M | $156,128 | 980 | vs | |
| University of Kentucky room for 4 | 21 | $3.2M | $154,134 | 991 | vs |
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