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The Ohio State University Softball

Columbus, OH · the Buckeyes · The Ohio State University overview
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22
Roster
room for 3 under the cap of 25
$2.5M
Team budget
88th percentile in Division I
$113,577
Per roster spot
median $46,727
4
Coaches
1 head · 3 assistant
988
APR
99% of players retained
51%
Admitted
top quarter for selectivity

The Ohio State University fields a softball team in the Big Ten Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 22 players, about the median of 23, with 1 head coach and 3 assistants. Team expenses were $2,498,704, well above the median of $1.1M — $113,577 per roster spot, top quarter of Division I softball programs. That leaves room for 3 under the Division I roster cap of 25 in force from 2025-26. The team's multi-year Academic Progress Rate is 988, about the median of 989, with 99% of players retained year to year. The school gave $13,816,950 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $29,397 per roster spot.

Among Division I softball programs

Where this program sits against its 305 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).

#38Team budgetof 305 · Division I#38Spend per playerof 305 · Division I#163Roster sizeof 305 · Division I#151APRof 305 · Division I
Team budget$2.5M
Spend per player$113,577
Roster size22
Coaching staff4
APR988

Team budgets across the division

$234k$8.2M
this programevery Division I softball program

Roster sizes (cap 25)

1435
this programevery Division I roster

The program

  • Roster22 2024–25 season
  • Division I roster cap25 room for 3
  • Coaching staff1 head, 3 assistant
  • Team expenses$2,498,704 for the year
  • Operating expenses$686,312 game-day and travel
  • Spend per roster spot$113,577 division median $46,727
  • Academic Progress Rate988 multi-year; 1000 latest
  • Players retained99% year to year
  • Eligible98% of player-terms
  • Athletic aid, women's teams$13,816,950 school-wide
  • Aid per roster spot$29,397 across women's teams
  • Recruiting spend, women's$1,244,066 school-wide

Coaching staff

NameTitleEmail
Kirin Kumar head coachHead Coachnot on file
Matthew GuemmerAssistant Coach, Softballnot on file
Karli SpaidAssistant Coach, Softballnot on file
Crissy StrimpleAssistant Coachnot on file
Brynne DordelAssistant Coach, Softballnot on file
Megan SmithDirector of Operationsnot 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

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45,728undergraduates · 60,046 students in all
Women 52% Men 48%
Setting
City
Type
Public · Research university
Affiliation
None

Getting in

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51%admitted · of 70,028 applicants
SAT middle 50%1330 – 1480
ACT middle 50%29 – 32
Test scores
Test-optional
Graduate in 6 yrs
88%

Softball

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22on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 2522
room for 3
Academic Progress Rate988
99% of players kept year to year
Team expenses
$2,498,704 $113,577 per roster spot · top quarter of Division I
Coaches
1 head · 3 assistant
Athletic aid, women's teams
$13,816,950
Recruiting spend, women's
$1,244,066

Cost

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$19,575net price · after grants, aided first-years
Sticker, in-state$31,231
Sticker, out-of-state$56,737
Average net price$19,575
Net price by family income
$0–30k$6,259
$30–48k$7,104
$48–75k$12,683
$75–110k$22,870
$110k and up$27,144
Tuition & fees
$12,859 in-state · $38,365 out

Campus safety

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4.01violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
Violent4.01
Property1.93
In residence halls
57 burglaries · 172 sex offences over 2022–2024
Residence-hall fires
8 over 2022–2024

Majors

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21%of bachelor's degrees in business · 27 fields · Associate's, Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Business2,396 · 21%
Engineering1,724 · 15%
Health professions & nursing1,236 · 11%
Biological sciences1,095 · 9%
Social sciences883 · 8%

Research The Ohio State 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 program22 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions51% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$19,575 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsBusiness · 21%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusCity · 45,728Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety4.01 violent / 1,000Three years of reported offences against the divisionAthleticsEvery teamThe whole department: every team, staff and aid

Softball programs within 150 miles

The Ohio State UniversityOhio Dominican University · 4 miCapital University · 5 miOtterbein University · 9 miOhio Wesleyan University · 21 miDenison University · 26 miKenyon College · 41 miWittenberg University · 43 miCedarville University · 46 miWilmington College (Ohio) · 58 miUniversity of Dayton · 65 miMuskingum University · 67 miOhio Northern University · 68 mi
SchoolMilesRosterBudgetAPRAdmitted
Ohio Dominican University Division II · Great Midwest Athletic Conference421$300k—85%
Capital University Division III · Ohio Athletic Conference521$132k—73%
Otterbein University Division III · Ohio Athletic Conference926$114k—83%
Ohio Wesleyan University Division III · North Coast Athletic Conference2124$175k—51%
Denison University Division III · North Coast Athletic Conference2621$287k—17%
Kenyon College Division III · North Coast Athletic Conference4122$140k—31%
Wittenberg University Division III · North Coast Athletic Conference4325$174k—91%
Cedarville University Division II · Great Midwest Athletic Conference4621$361k—63%
Wilmington College (Ohio) Division III · Ohio Athletic Conference5827$168k—85%
University of Dayton Division I · Atlantic 10 Conference6519$1.1M100062%
Muskingum University Division III · Ohio Athletic Conference6721$203k—82%
Ohio Northern University Division III · Ohio Athletic Conference6821$261k—73%

Other softball programs in the Big Ten Conference

SchoolRosterBudgetPer playerAPRCompare
University of Nebraska-Lincoln 2 over cap27$4.4M$164,016997vs
University of Washington room for 520$4.4M$218,581997vs
University of Oregon room for 223$4M$174,240962vs
University of California, Los Angeles room for 223$3.9M$171,560977vs
University of Michigan at cap25$3.2M$128,3081000vs
Northwestern University room for 520$2.9M$145,522992vs
University of Wisconsin-Madison 2 over cap27$2.6M$97,8961000vs
University of Minnesota, Twin Cities room for 520$2.6M$129,274993vs
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, New Brunswick room for 520$2.6M$128,751997vs
The Ohio State University room for 322$2.5M$113,577988vs
Indiana University, Bloomington room for 619$2.5M$131,482997vs
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign 2 over cap27$2.4M$87,934994vs
University of Iowa 1 over cap26$2.3M$90,354976vs
Pennsylvania State University room for 421$2.3M$108,807984vs
Purdue University room for 124$2.3M$94,818969vs
Michigan State University room for 124$2.1M$88,810988vs
University of Maryland, College Park room for 520$1.8M$89,544990vs

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