Texas A&M University-Kingsville Softball
Texas A&M University-Kingsville fields a softball team in the Lone Star Conference (NCAA Division II). In 2024–25 the roster carried 33 players, above the median of 23, with 1 head coach and 2 assistants. Team expenses were $569,191, above the median of $393k — $17,248 per roster spot, upper half of Division II softball programs. The school gave $1,087,418 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $6,285 per roster spot.
Among Division II softball programs
Where this program sits against its 269 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
Team budgets across the division
Roster sizes
The program
- Roster33 2024–25 season
- Coaching staff1 head, 2 assistant
- Team expenses$569,191 for the year
- Operating expenses$211,259 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$17,248 division median $16,717
- Athletic aid, women's teams$1,087,418 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$6,285 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$56,798 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Orlando Salinas head coach | Head Coach | not on file |
Recruiting timing
- Coaches may first contact youJune 15 after sophomore year
- Your own emailsAny time the rule limits what coaches send back
- High-school softball players338,315 2024-25
- Division II roster spots6,493 269 programs
- Odds of a spot1 in 52 1.9% of high-school players hold a Division II roster spot
General NCAA rule for Division II; 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
- Town
- Type
- Public · Research university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 46%
Softball
Full picture →- Team expenses
- $569,191 $17,248 per roster spot · top quarter of Division II
- Coaches
- 1 head · 2 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $1,087,418
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $56,798
Cost
Full picture →- Tuition & fees
- $9,892 in-state · $26,106 out
Campus safety
Full picture →- In residence halls
- 2 burglaries · 20 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 1 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →Research Texas A&M University-Kingsville
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi Division I · Southland Conference | 37 | 27 | $834k | 971 | 89% | |
| Texas A&M International University Division II · Lone Star Conference | 95 | 30 | $582k | — | 46% | |
| Trinity University (Texas) Division III · Southern Athletic Association | 139 | 25 | $228k | — | 28% | |
| University of the Incarnate Word Division I · Southland Conference | 139 | 22 | $797k | 950 | 93% | |
| St. Mary's University (Texas) Division II · Lone Star Conference | 139 | 22 | $611k | — | 89% | |
| Texas Lutheran University Division III · Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference | 142 | 31 | $437k | — | 95% | |
| University of Texas at San Antonio Division I · American Conference | 149 | 23 | $1.3M | 959 | 88% |
Other softball programs in the Lone Star Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The University of Texas at Tyler | 29 | $944k | $32,555 | — | vs | |
| St. Edward's University | 22 | $710k | $32,276 | — | vs | |
| Eastern New Mexico University | 23 | $660k | $28,688 | — | vs | |
| Lubbock Christian University | 22 | $613k | $27,877 | — | vs | |
| St. Mary's University (Texas) | 22 | $611k | $27,788 | — | vs | |
| Texas A&M International University | 30 | $582k | $19,408 | — | vs | |
| Texas A&M University-Kingsville | 33 | $569k | $17,248 | — | vs | |
| West Texas A&M University | 19 | $549k | $28,917 | — | vs | |
| Texas Woman's University | 20 | $542k | $27,122 | — | vs | |
| Western New Mexico University | 26 | $539k | $20,731 | — | vs | |
| Oklahoma Christian University | 24 | $488k | $20,316 | — | vs | |
| Angelo State University | 19 | $455k | $23,954 | — | vs | |
| The University of Texas Permian Basin | 20 | $384k | $19,187 | — | vs | |
| Cameron University | 25 | $359k | $14,355 | — | vs | |
| Midwestern State University | 30 | $315k | $10,486 | — | vs | |
| University of Texas at Dallas | 24 | $300k | $12,506 | — | vs | |
| Sul Ross State University | 22 | $169k | $7,700 | — | vs |
Every Lone Star Conference softball program · Softball budgets ranked