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Division I · Big West Conference

University of California, Santa Barbara Softball

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21
Roster
room for 4 under the cap of 25
$1.6M
Team budget
75th percentile in Division I
$76,940
Per roster spot
median $46,727
4
Coaches
1 head · 3 assistant
966
APR
98% of players retained
28%
Admitted
top quarter for selectivity

University of California, Santa Barbara fields a softball team in the Big West 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 $1,615,756, well above the median of $1.1M — $76,940 per roster spot, top quarter 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 966, about the median of 989, with 98% of players retained year to year. The school gave $3,360,459 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $14,422 per roster spot.

Among Division I softball programs

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

#76Team budgetof 305 · Division I#70Spend per playerof 305 · Division I#211Roster sizeof 305 · Division I#269APRof 305 · Division I
Team budget$1.6M
Spend per player$76,940
Roster size21
Coaching staff4
APR966

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$1,615,756 for the year
  • Operating expenses$282,754 game-day and travel
  • Spend per roster spot$76,940 division median $46,727
  • Academic Progress Rate966 multi-year; 973 latest
  • Players retained98% year to year
  • Eligible95% of player-terms
  • Athletic aid, women's teams$3,360,459 school-wide
  • Aid per roster spot$14,422 across women's teams
  • Recruiting spend, women's$244,999 school-wide

Coaching staff

NameTitleEmail
Jo Evans head coachHead CoachOn file · sign in
Amy HayesAssistant CoachOn file · sign in
Rachel HugginsAssistant CoachOn file · sign in
Joy JacksonAssistant 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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23,232undergraduates · 26,068 students in all
Women 56% Men 44%
Setting
Suburb
Type
Public · Research university
Affiliation
None

Getting in

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28%admitted · of 110,871 applicants
Test scores
Scores not considered
Graduate in 6 yrs
85%

Softball

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21on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 2521
room for 4
Academic Progress Rate966
98% of players kept year to year
Team expenses
$1,615,756 $76,941 per roster spot · top quarter of Division I
Coaches
1 head · 3 assistant
Athletic aid, women's teams
$3,360,459
Recruiting spend, women's
$244,999

Cost

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$15,283net price · after grants, aided first-years
Sticker, in-state$40,587
Sticker, out-of-state$71,364
Average net price$15,283
Net price by family income
$0–30k$7,745
$30–48k$8,910
$48–75k$11,398
$75–110k$16,839
$110k and up$30,085
Tuition & fees
$14,965 in-state · $45,742 out

Campus safety

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2.14violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
Violent2.14
Property3.49
In residence halls
36 burglaries · 93 sex offences over 2022–2024
Residence-hall fires
149 over 2022–2024

Majors

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27%of bachelor's degrees in social sciences · 20 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Social sciences1,713 · 27%
Biological sciences715 · 11%
Psychology661 · 10%
Mathematics & statistics608 · 9%
Communication & journalism597 · 9%

Research University of California, Santa Barbara

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 divisionAdmissions28% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$15,283 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsSocial sciences · 27%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusSuburb · 23,232Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety2.14 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, Santa BarbaraCalifornia Lutheran University · 57 miCalifornia State University, Northridge · 76 miCalifornia Polytechnic State University · 76 miCalifornia State University, Bakersfield · 77 miUniversity of California, Los Angeles · 84 miLoyola Marymount University · 87 miOccidental College · 95 miCalifornia State University, Dominguez Hills · 99 miWhittier College · 108 miLong Beach State University · 108 miBiola University · 111 miAzusa Pacific University · 114 mi
SchoolMilesRosterBudgetAPRAdmitted
California Lutheran University Division III · Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conf.5727$256k—89%
California State University, Northridge Division I · Big West Conference7628$1M99493%
California Polytechnic State University Division I · Big West Conference7623$1M99730%
California State University, Bakersfield Division I · Big West Conference7728$995k98088%
University of California, Los Angeles Division I · Big Ten Conference8423$3.9M9779%
Loyola Marymount University Division I · West Coast Conference8720$2M98040%
Occidental College Division III · Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conf.9517$203k—40%
California State University, Dominguez Hills Division II · California Collegiate Athletic Association9925$471k—91%
Whittier College Division III · Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conf.10821$157k—85%
Long Beach State University Division I · Big West Conference10826$1.3M98347%
Biola University Division II · Pacific West Conference11120$640k—60%
Azusa Pacific University Division III · Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conf.11418$638k—79%

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