The University of North Carolina at Charlotte Softball
The University of North Carolina at Charlotte fields a softball team in the American Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 20 players, below the median of 23, with 1 head coach and 3 assistants. Team expenses were $1,457,491, above the median of $1.1M — $72,874 per roster spot, top quarter of Division I softball programs. That leaves room for 5 under the Division I roster cap of 25 in force from 2025-26. The team's multi-year Academic Progress Rate is 990, about the median of 989, with 99% of players retained year to year. The school gave $2,863,777 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $10,725 per roster spot.
Among Division I softball programs
Where this program sits against its 305 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
Team budgets across the division
Roster sizes (cap 25)
The program
- Roster20 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap25 room for 5
- Coaching staff1 head, 3 assistant
- Team expenses$1,457,491 for the year
- Operating expenses$615,494 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$72,874 division median $46,727
- Academic Progress Rate990 multi-year; 1000 latest
- Players retained99% year to year
- Eligible99% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, women's teams$2,863,777 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$10,725 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$260,186 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Courtney Breault head coach | Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Jake Combs | Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
| Alyssa Bilodeau | Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
| Bailey Taylor | Assistant Coach / Director of Operations | On file · sign in |
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 →- Setting
- City
- Type
- Public · Research university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 68%
Softball
Full picture →- Team expenses
- $1,457,491 $72,875 per roster spot · upper half of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 3 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $2,863,777
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $260,186
Cost
Full picture →- Tuition & fees
- $7,214 in-state · $21,876 out
Campus safety
Full picture →- In residence halls
- 2 burglaries · 34 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 1 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →Research The University of North Carolina at Charlotte
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Johnson C. Smith University Division II · Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association | 8 | 12 | $98k | — | 43% | |
| Queens University of Charlotte Division I · Atlantic Sun Conference | 10 | 22 | $867k | — | 68% | |
| Belmont Abbey College Division II · Conference Carolinas | 18 | 43 | $398k | — | 90% | |
| Wingate University Division II · South Atlantic Conference | 27 | 22 | $511k | — | 85% | |
| Pfeiffer University Division III · USA South Athletic Conference | 28 | 28 | $195k | — | 95% | |
| Livingstone College Division II · Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association | 29 | 22 | $129k | — | 74% | |
| Catawba College Division II · South Atlantic Conference | 30 | 22 | $470k | — | 78% | |
| Winthrop University Division I · Big South Conference | 30 | 23 | $509k | 993 | 75% | |
| Lenoir-Rhyne University Division II · South Atlantic Conference | 45 | 24 | $500k | — | 81% | |
| Gardner-Webb University Division I · Big South Conference | 53 | 25 | $732k | 996 | 87% | |
| Salem College (North Carolina) Division III · USA South Athletic Conference | 61 | — | — | — | 87% | |
| Winston-Salem State University Division II · Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association | 61 | 17 | $287k | — | 69% |
Other softball programs in the American Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wichita State University room for 4 | 21 | $2.1M | $99,713 | 997 | vs | |
| University of South Florida 2 over cap | 27 | $1.7M | $63,396 | 997 | vs | |
| Florida Atlantic University room for 1 | 24 | $1.7M | $69,464 | 1000 | vs | |
| University of Memphis 8 over cap | 33 | $1.6M | $48,458 | 987 | vs | |
| The University of Tulsa room for 3 | 22 | $1.5M | $66,437 | 993 | vs | |
| The University of North Carolina at Charlotte room for 5 | 20 | $1.5M | $72,874 | 990 | vs | |
| University of North Texas room for 3 | 22 | $1.4M | $62,792 | 978 | vs | |
| University of Texas at San Antonio room for 2 | 23 | $1.3M | $56,373 | 959 | vs | |
| East Carolina University room for 2 | 23 | $1.2M | $51,532 | 993 | vs | |
| University of Alabama at Birmingham 2 over cap | 27 | $1.1M | $42,417 | 997 | vs |
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