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Division I · Southeastern Conference

University of Alabama Softball

Tuscaloosa, AL · the Crimson Tide · University of Alabama overview
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21
Roster
room for 4 under the cap of 25
$3.9M
Team budget
97th percentile in Division I
$185,133
Per roster spot
median $46,727
4
Coaches
1 head · 3 assistant
997
APR
99% of players retained
76%
Admitted
upper half for selectivity

University of Alabama fields a softball team in the Southeastern Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 21 players, about the median of 23, with 1 head coach and 3 assistants. Team expenses were $3,887,799, well above the median of $1.1M — $185,133 per roster spot, top 10% of Division I softball programs. That leaves room for 4 under the Division I roster cap of 25 in force from 2025-26. The team's multi-year Academic Progress Rate is 997, about the median of 989, with 99% of players retained year to year. The school gave $7,931,284 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $18,705 per roster spot.

Among Division I softball programs

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

#11Team budgetof 305 · Division I#4Spend per playerof 305 · Division I#211Roster sizeof 305 · Division I#39APRof 305 · Division I
Team budget$3.9M
Spend per player$185,133
Roster size21
Coaching staff4
APR997

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

  • Roster21 2024–25 season
  • Division I roster cap25 room for 4
  • Coaching staff1 head, 3 assistant
  • Team expenses$3,887,799 for the year
  • Operating expenses$773,560 game-day and travel
  • Spend per roster spot$185,133 division median $46,727
  • Academic Progress Rate997 multi-year; 988 latest
  • Players retained99% year to year
  • Eligible100% of player-terms
  • Athletic aid, women's teams$7,931,284 school-wide
  • Aid per roster spot$18,705 across women's teams
  • Recruiting spend, women's$865,677 school-wide

Coaching staff

NameTitleEmail
Patrick Murphy head coachHead Coachnot on file
Lance McMahonAssistant Coachnot on file
Adam ArbourAssistant CoachOn file · sign in
Kayla BraudAssistant Coachnot on file
Jadyn SpencerOperations CoordinatorOn 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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33,435undergraduates · 39,622 students in all
Women 57% Men 43%
Setting
City
Type
Public · Research university
Affiliation
None

Getting in

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76%admitted · of 58,418 applicants
SAT middle 50%1170 – 1400
ACT middle 50%24 – 31
Test scores
Test-optional
Graduate in 6 yrs
74%

Softball

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21on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 2521
room for 4
Academic Progress Rate997
99% of players kept year to year
Team expenses
$3,887,799 $185,133 per roster spot · top 10% of Division I
Coaches
1 head · 3 assistant
Athletic aid, women's teams
$7,931,284
Recruiting spend, women's
$865,677

Cost

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$21,761net price · after grants, aided first-years
Sticker, in-state$33,382
Sticker, out-of-state$54,682
Average net price$21,761
Net price by family income
$0–30k$18,592
$30–48k$19,928
$48–75k$23,056
$75–110k$25,396
$110k and up$25,773
Tuition & fees
$11,900 in-state · $33,200 out

Campus safety

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1.17violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
Violent1.17
Property0.81
In residence halls
71 burglaries · 87 sex offences over 2022–2024
Residence-hall fires
16 over 2022–2024

Majors

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29%of bachelor's degrees in business · 25 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Business1,924 · 29%
Engineering662 · 10%
Communication & journalism628 · 10%
Health professions & nursing608 · 9%
Social sciences595 · 9%

Research University of Alabama

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 program21 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions76% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$21,761 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsBusiness · 29%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusCity · 33,435Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety1.17 violent / 1,000Three years of reported offences against the divisionAthleticsEvery teamThe whole department: every team, staff and aid

Softball programs within 150 miles

University of AlabamaUniversity of Montevallo · 40 miMiles College · 41 miSamford University · 47 miUniversity of Alabama at Birmingham · 48 miMississippi University for Women · 54 miUniversity of West Alabama · 57 miMississippi State University · 74 miAlabama State University · 93 miHuntingdon College · 94 miAuburn University at Montgomery · 99 miUniversity of North Alabama · 111 miJacksonville State University · 111 mi
SchoolMilesRosterBudgetAPRAdmitted
University of Montevallo Division II · Gulf South Conference4024$398k—54%
Miles College Division II · Southern Intercol. Ath. Conf.4122$281k——
Samford University Division I · Southern Conference4721$945k98982%
University of Alabama at Birmingham Division I · American Conference4827$1.1M99788%
Mississippi University for Women Division III · St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference5423$139k—100%
University of West Alabama Division II · Gulf South Conference5723$664k—87%
Mississippi State University Division I · Southeastern Conference7422$3.3M99576%
Alabama State University Division I · Southwestern Athletic Conf.9327$537k95396%
Huntingdon College Division III · Collegiate Conference of the South9423$248k—71%
Auburn University at Montgomery Division II · Gulf South Conference9919$531k—93%
University of North Alabama Division I · United Athletic Conference11126$669k99996%
Jacksonville State University Division I · Conference USA11123$1.3M96776%

Other softball programs in the Southeastern Conference

SchoolRosterBudgetPer playerAPRCompare
University of Oklahoma room for 322$8.2M$370,715988vs
University of Tennessee, Knoxville 4 over cap29$4.7M$162,6861000vs
Texas A&M University, College Station 6 over cap31$4.5M$144,868991vs
University of Florida at cap25$4.4M$177,583991vs
University of South Carolina, Columbia 2 over cap27$4M$147,0581000vs
University of Alabama room for 421$3.9M$185,133997vs
University of Mississippi 1 over cap26$3.9M$148,256989vs
Louisiana State University 1 over cap26$3.8M$145,652982vs
University of Missouri, Columbia at cap25$3.7M$146,339989vs
Auburn University at cap25$3.7M$146,242981vs
University of Texas at Austin room for 520$3.6M$181,515994vs
University of Arkansas, Fayetteville room for 322$3.6M$164,0431000vs
Mississippi State University room for 322$3.3M$149,526995vs
University of Georgia room for 421$3.3M$156,128980vs
University of Kentucky room for 421$3.2M$154,134991vs

Every Southeastern Conference softball program · Softball budgets ranked