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Division I · American Conference

The University of Tulsa Softball

Tulsa, OK · the Golden Hurricane · The University of Tulsa overview
22
Roster
room for 3 under the cap of 25
$1.5M
Team budget
70th percentile in Division I
$66,437
Per roster spot
median $46,727
4
Coaches
1 head · 3 assistant
993
APR
99% of players retained
58%
Admitted
upper half for selectivity

The University of Tulsa fields a softball team in the American 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 $1,461,634, above the median of $1.1M — $66,437 per roster spot, upper half 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 993, about the median of 989, with 99% of players retained year to year. The school gave $7,886,717 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $38,471 per roster spot.

Among Division I softball programs

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

Team budget$1.5M
Spend per player$66,437
Roster size22
Coaching staff4
APR993

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$1,461,634 for the year
  • Operating expenses$185,017 game-day and travel
  • Spend per roster spot$66,437 division median $46,727
  • Academic Progress Rate993 multi-year; 1000 latest
  • Players retained99% year to year
  • Eligible100% of player-terms
  • Athletic aid, women's teams$7,886,717 school-wide
  • Aid per roster spot$38,471 across women's teams
  • Recruiting spend, women's$273,933 school-wide

Coaching staff

NameTitleEmail
Daniel J Gasso head coachHead Coachnot on file
DJ GassoHead Coachnot on file
Ryan WondrasekAssistant CoachOn file · sign in
Amber FiserAssistant CoachOn file · sign in
Mat NelsonAssistant Coachnot 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.
2,485undergraduates · 3,559 students in all
Women 48% Men 52%
Setting
City
Type
Private · Research university
Affiliation
Presbyterian Church (USA)
58%admitted · of 6,631 applicants
SAT middle 50%1150 – 1490
ACT middle 50%24 – 33
Test scores
Test-optional
Graduate in 6 yrs
73%
22on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 2522
room for 3
Academic Progress Rate993
99% of players kept year to year
Team expenses
$1,461,634 $66,438 per roster spot · upper half of Division I
Coaches
1 head · 3 assistant
Athletic aid, women's teams
$7,886,717
Recruiting spend, women's
$273,933
$23,681net price · after grants, aided first-years
Sticker price$66,688
Average net price$23,681
Net price by family income
$0–30k$17,809
$30–48k$16,984
$48–75k$23,340
$75–110k$28,462
$110k and up$30,755
Tuition & fees
$48,102

Campus safety

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2.64violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
Violent2.64
Property6.05
In residence halls
12 burglaries · 22 sex offences over 2022–2024
Residence-hall fires
18 over 2022–2024
16%of bachelor's degrees in engineering · 21 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Engineering96 · 16%
Business89 · 15%
Computer & information sciences69 · 12%
Biological sciences65 · 11%
Multidisciplinary studies49 · 8%

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Softball programs within 150 miles

The University of TulsaRogers State University · 21 miNortheastern State University · 57 miOklahoma State University · 63 miOklahoma Baptist University · 78 miUniversity of Central Oklahoma · 92 miOklahoma Christian University · 93 miUniversity of Arkansas, Fayetteville · 99 miEast Central University · 104 miSouthern Nazarene University · 104 miMissouri Southern State University · 105 miUniversity of Oklahoma · 106 miPittsburg State University · 110 mi
SchoolMilesRosterBudgetAPRAdmitted
Rogers State University Division II · Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association2121$488k——
Northeastern State University Division II · Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association5724$279k—99%
Oklahoma State University Division I · Big 12 Conference6325$3.7M98471%
Oklahoma Baptist University Division II · Great American Conference7819$506k—56%
University of Central Oklahoma Division II · Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association9221$520k—82%
Oklahoma Christian University Division II · Lone Star Conference9324$488k—97%
University of Arkansas, Fayetteville Division I · Southeastern Conference9922$3.6M100072%
East Central University Division II · Great American Conference10423$361k—66%
Southern Nazarene University Division II · Great American Conference10436$528k——
Missouri Southern State University Division II · Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association10524$514k—97%
University of Oklahoma Division I · Southeastern Conference10622$8.2M98877%
Pittsburg State University Division II · Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association11020$554k—88%

Other softball programs in the American Conference

SchoolRosterBudgetPer playerAPRCompare
Wichita State University room for 421$2.1M$99,713997vs
University of South Florida 2 over cap27$1.7M$63,396997vs
Florida Atlantic University room for 124$1.7M$69,4641000vs
University of Memphis 8 over cap33$1.6M$48,458987vs
The University of Tulsa room for 322$1.5M$66,437993vs
The University of North Carolina at Charlotte room for 520$1.5M$72,874990vs
University of North Texas room for 322$1.4M$62,792978vs
University of Texas at San Antonio room for 223$1.3M$56,373959vs
East Carolina University room for 223$1.2M$51,532993vs
University of Alabama at Birmingham 2 over cap27$1.1M$42,417997vs

Every American Conference softball program · Softball budgets ranked