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Division I · Big Ten Conference

University of California, Los Angeles Softball

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23
Roster
room for 2 under the cap of 25
$3.9M
Team budget
97th percentile in Division I
$171,560
Per roster spot
median $46,727
4
Coaches
1 head · 3 assistant
977
APR
99% of players retained
9%
Admitted
top 10% for selectivity

University of California, Los Angeles fields a softball team in the Big Ten Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 23 players, about the median of 23, with 1 head coach and 3 assistants. Team expenses were $3,945,890, well above the median of $1.1M — $171,560 per roster spot, top 10% of Division I softball programs. That leaves room for 2 under the Division I roster cap of 25 in force from 2025-26. The team's multi-year Academic Progress Rate is 977, about the median of 989, with 99% of players retained year to year. The school gave $9,235,885 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $21,834 per roster spot.

Among Division I softball programs

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

#10Team budgetof 305 · Division I#9Spend per playerof 305 · Division I#126Roster sizeof 305 · Division I#239APRof 305 · Division I
Team budget$3.9M
Spend per player$171,560
Roster size23
Coaching staff4
APR977

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

  • Roster23 2024–25 season
  • Division I roster cap25 room for 2
  • Coaching staff1 head, 3 assistant
  • Team expenses$3,945,890 for the year
  • Operating expenses$940,622 game-day and travel
  • Spend per roster spot$171,560 division median $46,727
  • Academic Progress Rate977 multi-year; 962 latest
  • Players retained99% year to year
  • Eligible97% of player-terms
  • Athletic aid, women's teams$9,235,885 school-wide
  • Aid per roster spot$21,834 across women's teams
  • Recruiting spend, women's$738,563 school-wide

Coaching staff

NameTitleEmail
Kelly Inouye-Perez head coachHead CoachOn file · sign in
Lisa FernandezAssociate Head CoachOn file · sign in
Will OldhamAssistant CoachOn file · sign in
Mysha SatarakaAssistant CoachOn file · sign in
Claire DonyanavardDirector of OperationsOn 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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33,040undergraduates · 46,678 students in all
Women 58% Men 42%
Setting
City
Type
Public · Research university
Affiliation
None

Getting in

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9%admitted · of 145,903 applicants
Test scores
Scores not considered
Graduate in 6 yrs
93%

Softball

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23on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 2523
room for 2
Academic Progress Rate977
99% of players kept year to year
Team expenses
$3,945,890 $171,560 per roster spot · top 10% of Division I
Coaches
1 head · 3 assistant
Athletic aid, women's teams
$9,235,885
Recruiting spend, women's
$738,563

Cost

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$15,166net price · after grants, aided first-years
Sticker, in-state$38,031
Sticker, out-of-state$68,808
Average net price$15,166
Net price by family income
$0–30k$6,864
$30–48k$8,731
$48–75k$11,065
$75–110k$17,250
$110k and up$30,481
Tuition & fees
$13,747 in-state · $44,524 out

Campus safety

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2.15violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
Violent2.15
Property5.30
In residence halls
82 burglaries · 57 sex offences over 2022–2024
Residence-hall fires
16 over 2022–2024

Majors

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24%of bachelor's degrees in social sciences · 22 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Social sciences2,336 · 24%
Biological sciences1,564 · 16%
Psychology1,107 · 12%
Engineering753 · 8%
Mathematics & statistics724 · 8%

Research University of California, Los Angeles

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 program23 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions9% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$15,166 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsSocial sciences · 24%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusCity · 33,040Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety2.15 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, Los AngelesLoyola Marymount University · 7 miCalifornia State University, Northridge · 13 miOccidental College · 14 miCalifornia State University, Dominguez Hills · 18 miWhittier College · 24 miBiola University · 27 miCalifornia Lutheran University · 27 miLong Beach State University · 28 miAzusa Pacific University · 32 miCalifornia State University, Fullerton · 35 miUniversity of La Verne · 38 miChapman University · 39 mi
SchoolMilesRosterBudgetAPRAdmitted
Loyola Marymount University Division I · West Coast Conference720$2M98040%
California State University, Northridge Division I · Big West Conference1328$1M99493%
Occidental College Division III · Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conf.1417$203k—40%
California State University, Dominguez Hills Division II · California Collegiate Athletic Association1825$471k—91%
Whittier College Division III · Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conf.2421$157k—85%
Biola University Division II · Pacific West Conference2720$640k—60%
California Lutheran University Division III · Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conf.2727$256k—89%
Long Beach State University Division I · Big West Conference2826$1.3M98347%
Azusa Pacific University Division III · Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conf.3218$638k—79%
California State University, Fullerton Division I · Big West Conference3522$1.6M97987%
University of La Verne Division III · Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conf.3825$173k—48%
Chapman University Division III · Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conf.3930$277k—56%

Other softball programs in the Big Ten Conference

SchoolRosterBudgetPer playerAPRCompare
University of Nebraska-Lincoln 2 over cap27$4.4M$164,016997vs
University of Washington room for 520$4.4M$218,581997vs
University of Oregon room for 223$4M$174,240962vs
University of California, Los Angeles room for 223$3.9M$171,560977vs
University of Michigan at cap25$3.2M$128,3081000vs
Northwestern University room for 520$2.9M$145,522992vs
University of Wisconsin-Madison 2 over cap27$2.6M$97,8961000vs
University of Minnesota, Twin Cities room for 520$2.6M$129,274993vs
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, New Brunswick room for 520$2.6M$128,751997vs
The Ohio State University room for 322$2.5M$113,577988vs
Indiana University, Bloomington room for 619$2.5M$131,482997vs
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign 2 over cap27$2.4M$87,934994vs
University of Iowa 1 over cap26$2.3M$90,354976vs
Pennsylvania State University room for 421$2.3M$108,807984vs
Purdue University room for 124$2.3M$94,818969vs
Michigan State University room for 124$2.1M$88,810988vs
University of Maryland, College Park room for 520$1.8M$89,544990vs

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