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Division I · Big West Conference

University of California, Riverside Softball

Riverside, CA · the Highlanders · University of California, Riverside overview
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24
Roster
room for 1 under the cap of 25
$886k
Team budget
36th percentile in Division I
$36,930
Per roster spot
median $46,727
3
Coaches
1 head · 2 assistant
967
APR
96% of players retained
63%
Admitted
upper half for selectivity

University of California, Riverside fields a softball team in the Big West Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 24 players, about the median of 23, with 1 head coach and 2 assistants. Team expenses were $886,329, below the median of $1.1M — $36,930 per roster spot, lower half of Division I softball programs. That leaves room for 1 under the Division I roster cap of 25 in force from 2025-26. The team's multi-year Academic Progress Rate is 967, about the median of 989, with 96% of players retained year to year. The school gave $2,621,353 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $12,249 per roster spot.

Among Division I softball programs

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

#197Team budgetof 305 · Division I#211Spend per playerof 305 · Division I#98Roster sizeof 305 · Division I#266APRof 305 · Division I
Team budget$886k
Spend per player$36,930
Roster size24
Coaching staff3
APR967

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

  • Roster24 2024–25 season
  • Division I roster cap25 room for 1
  • Coaching staff1 head, 2 assistant
  • Team expenses$886,329 for the year
  • Operating expenses$152,975 game-day and travel
  • Spend per roster spot$36,930 division median $46,727
  • Academic Progress Rate967 multi-year; 963 latest
  • Players retained96% year to year
  • Eligible96% of player-terms
  • Athletic aid, women's teams$2,621,353 school-wide
  • Aid per roster spot$12,249 across women's teams
  • Recruiting spend, women's$61,989 school-wide

Coaching staff

NameTitleEmail
Brittney Matta head coachHead CoachOn file · sign in
Brandon MaurerAssistant Softball Coachnot on file
Mia StankiewiczAssistant Softball 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

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About the school

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Campus

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22,646undergraduates · 26,426 students in all
Women 50% Men 50%
Setting
City
Type
Public · Research university
Affiliation
None

Getting in

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63%admitted · of 62,807 applicants
Test scores
Scores not considered
Graduate in 6 yrs
77%

Softball

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24on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 2524
room for 1
Academic Progress Rate967
96% of players kept year to year
Team expenses
$886,329 $36,930 per roster spot · lower half of Division I
Coaches
1 head · 2 assistant
Athletic aid, women's teams
$2,621,353
Recruiting spend, women's
$61,989

Cost

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$13,533net price · after grants, aided first-years
Sticker, in-state$40,285
Sticker, out-of-state$71,062
Average net price$13,533
Net price by family income
$0–30k$8,240
$30–48k$9,615
$48–75k$12,449
$75–110k$17,297
$110k and up$29,624
Tuition & fees
$14,170 in-state · $44,947 out

Campus safety

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0.78violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
Violent0.78
Property10.31
In residence halls
44 burglaries · 37 sex offences over 2022–2024
Residence-hall fires
4 over 2022–2024

Majors

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17%of bachelor's degrees in social sciences · 19 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Social sciences922 · 17%
Biological sciences918 · 17%
Business815 · 15%
Psychology586 · 11%
Engineering390 · 7%

Research University of California, Riverside

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 program24 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions63% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$13,533 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsSocial sciences · 17%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusCity · 22,646Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety0.78 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, RiversideCalifornia Baptist University · 6 miUniversity of Redlands · 11 miCalifornia State University, San Bernardino · 15 miClaremont McKenna-Harvey Mudd-Scripps Colleges · 24 miPomona-Pitzer Colleges · 24 miUniversity of La Verne · 27 miChapman University · 33 miCalifornia State University, Fullerton · 33 miAzusa Pacific University · 34 miConcordia University Irvine · 35 miVanguard University · 39 miBiola University · 40 mi
SchoolMilesRosterBudgetAPRAdmitted
California Baptist University Division I · Big West Conference628$2M97474%
University of Redlands Division III · Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conf.1126$307k—81%
California State University, San Bernardino Division II · California Collegiate Athletic Association1520$961k—98%
Claremont McKenna-Harvey Mudd-Scripps Colleges Division III · Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conf.2423$168k—11%
Pomona-Pitzer Colleges Division III · Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conf.2417$191k—7%
University of La Verne Division III · Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conf.2725$173k—48%
Chapman University Division III · Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conf.3330$277k—56%
California State University, Fullerton Division I · Big West Conference3322$1.6M97987%
Azusa Pacific University Division III · Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conf.3418$638k—79%
Concordia University Irvine Division II · Pacific West Conference3523$864k—60%
Vanguard University Division II · Pacific West Conference3928$523k—65%
Biola University Division II · Pacific West Conference4020$640k—60%

Other softball programs in the Big West Conference

SchoolRosterBudgetPer playerAPRCompare
California Baptist University 3 over cap28$2M$70,822974vs
University of California, Santa Barbara room for 421$1.6M$76,940966vs
California State University, Fullerton room for 322$1.6M$72,277979vs
Long Beach State University 1 over cap26$1.3M$50,844983vs
University of California, San Diego at cap25$1.3M$52,317—vs
California State University, Sacramento 1 over cap26$1.1M$42,580976vs
California State University, Northridge 3 over cap28$1M$37,086994vs
California Polytechnic State University room for 223$1M$45,122997vs
California State University, Bakersfield 3 over cap28$995k$35,548980vs
Utah Valley University room for 421$987k$47,011982vs
University of California, Riverside room for 124$886k$36,930967vs

Every Big West Conference softball program · Softball budgets ranked