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Division I · Mountain West Conference

University of California, Davis Softball

Davis, CA · the Aggies · University of California, Davis overview
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22
Roster
room for 3 under the cap of 25
$1.1M
Team budget
50th percentile in Division I
$48,198
Per roster spot
median $46,727
4
Coaches
1 head · 3 assistant
990
APR
99% of players retained
42%
Admitted
top quarter for selectivity

University of California, Davis fields a softball team in the Mountain West 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 $1,060,361, about the median of $1.1M — $48,198 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 990, about the median of 989, with 99% of players retained year to year. The school gave $6,180,518 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $14,306 per roster spot.

Among Division I softball programs

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

#152Team budgetof 305 · Division I#145Spend per playerof 305 · Division I#163Roster sizeof 305 · Division I#126APRof 305 · Division I
Team budget$1.1M
Spend per player$48,198
Roster size22
Coaching staff4
APR990

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$1,060,361 for the year
  • Operating expenses$225,550 game-day and travel
  • Spend per roster spot$48,198 division median $46,727
  • Academic Progress Rate990 multi-year; 987 latest
  • Players retained99% year to year
  • Eligible99% of player-terms
  • Athletic aid, women's teams$6,180,518 school-wide
  • Aid per roster spot$14,306 across women's teams
  • Recruiting spend, women's$222,353 school-wide

Coaching staff

NameTitleEmail
Amy Klyse head coachInterim Head 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

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About the school

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Campus

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31,797undergraduates · 39,707 students in all
Women 59% Men 41%
Setting
Suburb
Type
Public · Research university
Affiliation
None

Getting in

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42%admitted · of 94,637 applicants
Test scores
Scores not considered
Graduate in 6 yrs
85%

Softball

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22on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 2522
room for 3
Academic Progress Rate990
99% of players kept year to year
Team expenses
$1,060,361 $48,198 per roster spot · upper half of Division I
Coaches
1 head · 3 assistant
Athletic aid, women's teams
$6,180,518
Recruiting spend, women's
$222,353

Cost

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$17,315net price · after grants, aided first-years
Sticker, in-state$41,055
Sticker, out-of-state$71,832
Average net price$17,315
Net price by family income
$0–30k$8,594
$30–48k$9,472
$48–75k$12,304
$75–110k$17,988
$110k and up$31,258
Tuition & fees
$15,247 in-state · $46,024 out

Campus safety

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2.25violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
Violent2.25
Property8.16
In residence halls
33 burglaries · 147 sex offences over 2022–2024
Residence-hall fires
22 over 2022–2024

Majors

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19%of bachelor's degrees in biological sciences · 23 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Biological sciences1,533 · 19%
Social sciences1,055 · 13%
Psychology875 · 11%
Engineering700 · 9%
Business483 · 6%

Research University of California, Davis

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 program22 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions42% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$17,315 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsBiological sciences · 19%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusSuburb · 31,797Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety2.25 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 California, DavisCalifornia State University, Sacramento · 18 miJessup University · 31 miUniversity of the Pacific · 45 miSaint Mary's College of California · 52 miUniversity of California, Berkeley · 54 miDominican University of California · 57 miCalifornia State University, East Bay · 63 miSan Francisco State University · 69 miMenlo College · 79 miStanford University · 80 miCalifornia State University, Chico · 82 miSanta Clara University · 83 mi
SchoolMilesRosterBudgetAPRAdmitted
California State University, Sacramento Division I · Big West Conference1826$1.1M97694%
Jessup University Division II · Pacific West Conference3118$180k—77%
University of the Pacific Division I · West Coast Conference4527$1.5M100095%
Saint Mary's College of California Division I · West Coast Conference5227$1.5M98089%
University of California, Berkeley Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference5423$2.3M100012%
Dominican University of California Division II · Pacific West Conference5726$494k—96%
California State University, East Bay Division II · California Collegiate Athletic Association6324$585k—97%
San Francisco State University Division II · California Collegiate Athletic Association6924$463k—96%
Menlo College Division II · California Collegiate Athletic Association7928$530k—68%
Stanford University Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference8022$3.5M10004%
California State University, Chico Division II · California Collegiate Athletic Association8223$440k—94%
Santa Clara University Division I · West Coast Conference8322$1.3M99644%

Other softball programs in the Mountain West Conference

SchoolRosterBudgetPer playerAPRCompare
University of Hawaii, Manoa 2 over cap27$1.4M$53,109984vs
Grand Canyon University 1 over cap26$1.4M$54,774986vs
University of Nevada, Las Vegas room for 421$1.3M$61,996984vs
University of Nevada, Reno room for 520$1.3M$63,344994vs
University of New Mexico 3 over cap28$1.2M$44,030983vs
San Jose State University room for 421$1.1M$54,142978vs
University of Texas at El Paso room for 223$1.1M$48,050985vs
University of California, Davis room for 322$1.1M$48,198990vs

Every Mountain West Conference softball program · Softball budgets ranked