Division I · Big 12 Conference
Texas Tech University Softball
Lubbock, TX · the Red Raiders · Texas Tech University overview
23
Roster
room for 2 under the cap of 25
$3.7M
Team budget
94th percentile in Division I
$158,729
Per roster spot
median $46,727
4
Coaches
1 head · 3 assistant
980
APR
98% of players retained
71%
Admitted
upper half for selectivity
Texas Tech University fields a softball team in the Big 12 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 $3,650,783, well above the median of $1.1M — $158,729 per roster spot, top 10% 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 980, about the median of 989, with 98% of players retained year to year. The school gave $3,206,631 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $12,525 per roster spot.
Among Division I softball programs
Where this program sits against its 305 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#18Team budgetof 305 · Division I#15Spend per playerof 305 · Division I#126Roster sizeof 305 · Division I#221APRof 305 · Division I
Team budgets across the division
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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$3,650,783 for the year
- Operating expenses$1,299,266 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$158,729 division median $46,727
- Academic Progress Rate980 multi-year; 954 latest
- Players retained98% year to year
- Eligible98% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, women's teams$3,206,631 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$12,525 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$840,375 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Gerry Glasco head coach | Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Tara Archibald | Associate Head Coach | not on file |
| Jeff Cottrill | Assistant Coach | not on file |
| Shelby Pendley | Assistant Coach | not on file |
| Kenzie Brown | Director of Player Development | 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 →32,635undergraduates · 40,773 students in all
Women 51% Men 49%
- Setting
- City
- Type
- Public · Research university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →71%admitted · of 34,020 applicants
SAT middle 50%1090 – 1270
ACT middle 50%22 – 28
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 64%
Softball
Full picture →23on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 2523
room for 2
Academic Progress Rate980
98% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $3,650,783 $158,730 per roster spot · top 10% of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 3 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $3,206,631
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $840,375
Cost
Full picture →$16,773net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $11,852 in-state · $24,451 out
Campus safety
Full picture →0.97violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 17 burglaries · 68 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 1 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →20%of bachelor's degrees in business · 25 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research Texas Tech 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 divisionAdmissions71% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$16,773 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsBusiness · 20%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusCity · 32,635Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety0.97 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lubbock Christian University Division II · Lone Star Conference | 3 | 22 | $613k | — | 73% | |
| Eastern New Mexico University Division II · Lone Star Conference | 94 | 23 | $660k | — | 55% | |
| West Texas A&M University Division II · Lone Star Conference | 97 | 19 | $549k | — | 97% | |
| The University of Texas Permian Basin Division II · Lone Star Conference | 120 | 20 | $384k | — | 84% | |
| Hardin-Simmons University Division III · American Southwest Conference | 146 | 25 | $209k | — | 97% | |
| McMurry University Division III · American Southwest Conference | 147 | 31 | $235k | — | 58% | |
| Abilene Christian University Division I · United Athletic Conference | 147 | 21 | $1.1M | 977 | 64% |
Other softball programs in the Big 12 Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oklahoma State University at cap | 25 | $3.7M | $146,139 | 984 | vs | |
| Texas Tech University room for 2 | 23 | $3.7M | $158,729 | 980 | vs | |
| Baylor University 2 over cap | 27 | $3.2M | $119,686 | 997 | vs | |
| University of Arizona room for 3 | 22 | $3.2M | $143,315 | 993 | vs | |
| Arizona State University room for 5 | 20 | $3M | $150,348 | 991 | vs | |
| University of Central Florida room for 3 | 22 | $2.9M | $132,544 | 994 | vs | |
| University of Kansas room for 2 | 23 | $2.7M | $116,862 | 982 | vs | |
| Brigham Young University at cap | 25 | $2.2M | $87,128 | 984 | vs | |
| University of Utah room for 4 | 21 | $2.2M | $103,719 | 979 | vs | |
| Iowa State University room for 1 | 24 | $2M | $81,682 | 987 | vs | |
| University of Houston room for 3 | 22 | $1.5M | $65,972 | 994 | vs |
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