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University of Central Florida Softball

Orlando, FL · the Knights · University of Central Florida overview
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22
Roster
room for 3 under the cap of 25
$2.9M
Team budget
90th percentile in Division I
$132,544
Per roster spot
median $46,727
4
Coaches
1 head · 3 assistant
994
APR
98% of players retained
40%
Admitted
top quarter for selectivity

University of Central Florida fields a softball team in the Big 12 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 $2,915,988, well above the median of $1.1M — $132,544 per roster spot, top 10% 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 994, about the median of 989, with 98% of players retained year to year. The school gave $5,141,251 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $20,241 per roster spot.

Among Division I softball programs

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

#31Team budgetof 305 · Division I#30Spend per playerof 305 · Division I#163Roster sizeof 305 · Division I#75APRof 305 · Division I
Team budget$2.9M
Spend per player$132,544
Roster size22
Coaching staff4
APR994

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$2,915,988 for the year
  • Operating expenses$623,814 game-day and travel
  • Spend per roster spot$132,544 division median $46,727
  • Academic Progress Rate994 multi-year; 1000 latest
  • Players retained98% year to year
  • Eligible99% of player-terms
  • Athletic aid, women's teams$5,141,251 school-wide
  • Aid per roster spot$20,241 across women's teams
  • Recruiting spend, women's$533,617 school-wide

Coaching staff

NameTitleEmail
Cindy Ball-Malone head coachHead Coachnot on file
Noah SandersAssistant CoachOn file · sign in
Stacie PestrakAssistant CoachOn file · sign in
Jo KoonsAssistant CoachOn file · sign in
Adam DeRushaSenior Director of Softball Operations & Chief of StaffOn 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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59,470undergraduates · 69,233 students in all
Women 55% Men 45%
Setting
Suburb
Type
Public · Research university
Affiliation
None

Getting in

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40%admitted · of 60,627 applicants
SAT middle 50%1190 – 1350
ACT middle 50%25 – 29
Test scores
Scores required
Graduate in 6 yrs
75%

Softball

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22on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 2522
room for 3
Academic Progress Rate994
98% of players kept year to year
Team expenses
$2,915,988 $132,545 per roster spot · top 10% of Division I
Coaches
1 head · 3 assistant
Athletic aid, women's teams
$5,141,251
Recruiting spend, women's
$533,617

Cost

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$13,110net price · after grants, aided first-years
Sticker, in-state$24,668
Sticker, out-of-state$40,767
Average net price$13,110
Net price by family income
$0–30k$6,170
$30–48k$7,610
$48–75k$10,684
$75–110k$15,473
$110k and up$17,821
Tuition & fees
$6,368 in-state · $22,467 out

Campus safety

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0.44violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
Violent0.44
Property0.69
In residence halls
18 burglaries · 42 sex offences over 2022–2024
Residence-hall fires
6 over 2022–2024

Majors

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15%of bachelor's degrees in business · 25 fields · Associate's, Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Business2,290 · 15%
Health professions & nursing2,179 · 15%
Psychology1,642 · 11%
Engineering1,203 · 8%
Visual & performing arts1,123 · 8%

Research University of Central Florida

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 divisionAdmissions40% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$13,110 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsBusiness · 15%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusSuburb · 59,470Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety0.44 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 Central FloridaRollins College · 9 miStetson University · 31 miEmbry-Riddle Aeronautical University (Florida) · 42 miBethune-Cookman University · 43 miFlorida Institute of Technology · 51 miFlorida Southern College · 60 miSaint Leo University · 67 miUniversity of South Florida · 83 miUniversity of Tampa · 89 miFlagler College · 89 miUniversity of Florida · 100 miEckerd College · 109 mi
SchoolMilesRosterBudgetAPRAdmitted
Rollins College Division II · Sunshine State Conference929$690k—41%
Stetson University Division I · Atlantic Sun Conference3120$1M98286%
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University (Florida) Division II · Sunshine State Conference4222$616k—66%
Bethune-Cookman University Division I · Southwestern Athletic Conf.4319$833k946100%
Florida Institute of Technology Division II · Sunshine State Conference5122$592k—63%
Florida Southern College Division II · Sunshine State Conference6023$569k—59%
Saint Leo University Division II · Sunshine State Conference6726$433k—72%
University of South Florida Division I · American Conference8327$1.7M99741%
University of Tampa Division II · Sunshine State Conference8924$749k—41%
Flagler College Division II · Peach Belt Conference8920$662k—78%
University of Florida Division I · Southeastern Conference10025$4.4M99124%
Eckerd College Division II · Sunshine State Conference10922$584k—79%

Other softball programs in the Big 12 Conference

SchoolRosterBudgetPer playerAPRCompare
Oklahoma State University at cap25$3.7M$146,139984vs
Texas Tech University room for 223$3.7M$158,729980vs
Baylor University 2 over cap27$3.2M$119,686997vs
University of Arizona room for 322$3.2M$143,315993vs
Arizona State University room for 520$3M$150,348991vs
University of Central Florida room for 322$2.9M$132,544994vs
University of Kansas room for 223$2.7M$116,862982vs
Brigham Young University at cap25$2.2M$87,128984vs
University of Utah room for 421$2.2M$103,719979vs
Iowa State University room for 124$2M$81,682987vs
University of Houston room for 322$1.5M$65,972994vs

Every Big 12 Conference softball program · Softball budgets ranked