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University at Albany Softball

Albany, NY · the Great Danes · University at Albany overview
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20
Roster
room for 5 under the cap of 25
$852k
Team budget
33rd percentile in Division I
$42,594
Per roster spot
median $46,727
4
Coaches
1 head · 3 assistant
993
APR
99% of players retained
70%
Admitted
upper half for selectivity

University at Albany fields a softball team in the America East 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 $851,886, below the median of $1.1M — $42,594 per roster spot, lower half 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 993, about the median of 989, with 99% of players retained year to year. The school gave $3,851,038 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $15,847 per roster spot.

Among Division I softball programs

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

#206Team budgetof 305 · Division I#179Spend per playerof 305 · Division I#243Roster sizeof 305 · Division I#87APRof 305 · Division I
Team budget$852k
Spend per player$42,594
Roster size20
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

  • Roster20 2024–25 season
  • Division I roster cap25 room for 5
  • Coaching staff1 head, 3 assistant
  • Team expenses$851,886 for the year
  • Operating expenses$130,093 game-day and travel
  • Spend per roster spot$42,594 division median $46,727
  • Academic Progress Rate993 multi-year; 972 latest
  • Players retained99% year to year
  • Eligible99% of player-terms
  • Athletic aid, women's teams$3,851,038 school-wide
  • Aid per roster spot$15,847 across women's teams
  • Recruiting spend, women's$139,678 school-wide

Coaching staff

NameTitleEmail
Chris Cannata head coachHead CoachOn file · sign in
Kate GentileAssistant CoachOn file · sign in
Joe ReardonAssistant CoachOn file · sign in
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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

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Campus

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12,190undergraduates · 16,880 students in all
Women 56% Men 44%
Setting
City
Type
Public · Research university
Affiliation
None

Getting in

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70%admitted · of 30,740 applicants
Test scores
Test-optional
Graduate in 6 yrs
64%

Softball

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20on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 2520
room for 5
Academic Progress Rate993
99% of players kept year to year
Team expenses
$851,886 $42,594 per roster spot · lower half of Division I
Coaches
1 head · 3 assistant
Athletic aid, women's teams
$3,851,038
Recruiting spend, women's
$139,678

Cost

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$19,165net price · after grants, aided first-years
Sticker, in-state$29,790
Sticker, out-of-state$48,380
Average net price$19,165
Net price by family income
$0–30k$13,066
$30–48k$15,895
$48–75k$19,850
$75–110k$20,811
$110k and up$25,009
Tuition & fees
$10,408 in-state · $28,998 out

Campus safety

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1.33violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
Violent1.33
Property0.66
In residence halls
21 burglaries · 34 sex offences over 2022–2024
Residence-hall fires
10 over 2022–2024

Majors

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15%of bachelor's degrees in business · 20 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Business435 · 15%
Social sciences409 · 14%
Computer & information sciences298 · 11%
Multidisciplinary studies291 · 10%
Psychology285 · 10%

Research University at Albany

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 program20 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions70% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$19,165 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsBusiness · 15%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusCity · 12,190Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety1.33 violent / 1,000Three years of reported offences against the divisionAthleticsEvery teamThe whole department: every team, staff and aid

Softball programs within 150 miles

University at AlbanySiena University · 4 miRussell Sage College · 7 miRensselaer Polytechnic Institute · 8 miUnion College (New York) · 11 miSkidmore College · 29 miWilliams College · 32 miState University of New York at Cobleskill · 34 miMassachusetts College of Liberal Arts · 37 miState University of New York at Delhi · 63 miState University of New York at Oneonta · 65 miWestfield State University · 65 miHartwick College · 65 mi
SchoolMilesRosterBudgetAPRAdmitted
Siena University Division I · Metro Conference426$872k99271%
Russell Sage College Division III · Empire 8720$131k—76%
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Division III · Liberty League821$195k—58%
Union College (New York) Division III · Liberty League1118$164k—44%
Skidmore College Division III · Liberty League2918$146k—23%
Williams College Division III · New England Small College Athletic Conference3219$267k—10%
State University of New York at Cobleskill Division III · State University of New York Athletic Conference3420$182k—83%
Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts Division III · Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference3722$71k—92%
State University of New York at Delhi Division III · State University of New York Athletic Conference6322$132k—88%
State University of New York at Oneonta Division III · State University of New York Athletic Conference6520$194k—70%
Westfield State University Division III · Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference6523$99k—81%
Hartwick College Division III · Empire 86515$137k—69%

Other softball programs in the America East Conference

SchoolRosterBudgetPer playerAPRCompare
University of Maine room for 421$1.2M$58,8601000vs
University of Massachusetts Lowell room for 916$1M$64,1521000vs
Bryant University room for 223$1M$43,586993vs
Binghamton University room for 718$893k$49,588990vs
University at Albany room for 520$852k$42,594993vs
University of Maryland, Baltimore County room for 322$738k$33,557987vs

Every America East Conference softball program · Softball budgets ranked