The University of Tulsa Softball
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 budgets across the division
Roster sizes (cap 25)
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
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Daniel J Gasso head coach | Head Coach | not on file |
| DJ Gasso | Head Coach | not on file |
| Ryan Wondrasek | Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
| Amber Fiser | Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
| Mat Nelson | Assistant Coach | not on file |
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
- Private · Research university
- Affiliation
- Presbyterian Church (USA)
Getting in
Full picture →- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 73%
Softball
Full picture →- 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
Cost
Full picture →- Tuition & fees
- $48,102
Campus safety
Full picture →- In residence halls
- 12 burglaries · 22 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 18 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →Research The University of Tulsa
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rogers State University Division II · Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association | 21 | 21 | $488k | — | — | |
| Northeastern State University Division II · Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association | 57 | 24 | $279k | — | 99% | |
| Oklahoma State University Division I · Big 12 Conference | 63 | 25 | $3.7M | 984 | 71% | |
| Oklahoma Baptist University Division II · Great American Conference | 78 | 19 | $506k | — | 56% | |
| University of Central Oklahoma Division II · Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association | 92 | 21 | $520k | — | 82% | |
| Oklahoma Christian University Division II · Lone Star Conference | 93 | 24 | $488k | — | 97% | |
| University of Arkansas, Fayetteville Division I · Southeastern Conference | 99 | 22 | $3.6M | 1000 | 72% | |
| East Central University Division II · Great American Conference | 104 | 23 | $361k | — | 66% | |
| Southern Nazarene University Division II · Great American Conference | 104 | 36 | $528k | — | — | |
| Missouri Southern State University Division II · Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association | 105 | 24 | $514k | — | 97% | |
| University of Oklahoma Division I · Southeastern Conference | 106 | 22 | $8.2M | 988 | 77% | |
| Pittsburg State University Division II · Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association | 110 | 20 | $554k | — | 88% |
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 |
Every American Conference softball program · Softball budgets ranked