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Division I · BIG EAST Conference

University of Connecticut Softball

Storrs, CT · the Huskies · University of Connecticut overview
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19
Roster
room for 6 under the cap of 25
$1.6M
Team budget
76th percentile in Division I
$85,811
Per roster spot
median $46,727
4
Coaches
1 head · 3 assistant
997
APR
99% of players retained
54%
Admitted
top quarter for selectivity

University of Connecticut fields a softball team in the BIG EAST Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 19 players, below the median of 23, with 1 head coach and 3 assistants. Team expenses were $1,630,413, well above the median of $1.1M — $85,811 per roster spot, top quarter of Division I softball programs. That leaves room for 6 under the Division I roster cap of 25 in force from 2025-26. The team's multi-year Academic Progress Rate is 997, about the median of 989, with 99% of players retained year to year. The school gave $6,962,175 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $18,816 per roster spot.

Among Division I softball programs

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

#75Team budgetof 305 · Division I#61Spend per playerof 305 · Division I#270Roster sizeof 305 · Division I#39APRof 305 · Division I
Team budget$1.6M
Spend per player$85,811
Roster size19
Coaching staff4
APR997

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

  • Roster19 2024–25 season
  • Division I roster cap25 room for 6
  • Coaching staff1 head, 3 assistant
  • Team expenses$1,630,413 for the year
  • Operating expenses$545,089 game-day and travel
  • Spend per roster spot$85,811 division median $46,727
  • Academic Progress Rate997 multi-year; 1000 latest
  • Players retained99% year to year
  • Eligible100% of player-terms
  • Athletic aid, women's teams$6,962,175 school-wide
  • Aid per roster spot$18,816 across women's teams
  • Recruiting spend, women's$618,702 school-wide

Coaching staff

NameTitleEmail
Laura Valentino head coachHead Coachnot on file
Mackenzie KeyesAssociate Head CoachOn file · sign in
Giselle Juarez-PresleyAssistant CoachOn file · sign in
Ellie SielerAssistant Coachnot on file
Sydney FlemingAssistant Coach | Director of Softball 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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19,388undergraduates · 27,364 students in all
Women 54% Men 46%
Setting
Town
Type
Public · Research university
Affiliation
None

Getting in

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54%admitted · of 46,645 applicants
SAT middle 50%1210 – 1420
ACT middle 50%29 – 33
Test scores
Scores required
Graduate in 6 yrs
84%

Softball

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19on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 2519
room for 6
Academic Progress Rate997
99% of players kept year to year
Team expenses
$1,630,413 $85,811 per roster spot · top quarter of Division I
Coaches
1 head · 3 assistant
Athletic aid, women's teams
$6,962,175
Recruiting spend, women's
$618,702

Cost

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$22,324net price · after grants, aided first-years
Sticker, in-state$39,682
Sticker, out-of-state$62,350
Average net price$22,324
Net price by family income
$0–30k$13,936
$30–48k$14,656
$48–75k$18,705
$75–110k$26,945
$110k and up$31,886
Tuition & fees
$20,366 in-state · $43,034 out

Campus safety

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0.64violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
Violent0.64
Property0.91
In residence halls
38 burglaries · 34 sex offences over 2022–2024
Residence-hall fires
22 over 2022–2024

Majors

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13%of bachelor's degrees in business · 25 fields · Associate's, Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Business731 · 13%
Social sciences693 · 12%
Health professions & nursing658 · 11%
Engineering638 · 11%
Biological sciences509 · 9%

Research University of Connecticut

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 program19 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions54% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$22,324 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsBusiness · 13%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusTown · 19,388Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety0.64 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 ConnecticutEastern Connecticut State University · 6 miNichols College · 23 miTrinity College (Connecticut) · 23 miUniversity of Hartford · 24 miUniversity of Saint Joseph (Connecticut) · 25 miWestern New England University · 25 miSpringfield College · 26 miAmerican International College · 26 miWesleyan University (Connecticut) · 27 miCentral Connecticut State University · 28 miElms College · 29 miU.S. Coast Guard Academy · 31 mi
SchoolMilesRosterBudgetAPRAdmitted
Eastern Connecticut State University Division III · Little East Conference619$258k—81%
Nichols College Division III · Conference of New England2321$179k—88%
Trinity College (Connecticut) Division III · New England Small College Athletic Conference2316$246k—34%
University of Hartford Division III · Conference of New England2422$237k100083%
University of Saint Joseph (Connecticut) Division III · Great Northeast Athletic Conference2527$168k—80%
Western New England University Division III · Conference of New England2521$180k—83%
Springfield College Division III · New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference2623$153k—70%
American International College Division II · Northeast 10 Conference2620$325k—97%
Wesleyan University (Connecticut) Division III · New England Small College Athletic Conference2720$266k—17%
Central Connecticut State University Division I · Northeast Conference2829$740k97776%
Elms College Division III · Great Northeast Athletic Conference2915$37k—88%
U.S. Coast Guard Academy Division III · New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference31———24%

Other softball programs in the BIG EAST Conference

SchoolRosterBudgetPer playerAPRCompare
Villanova University room for 421$1.8M$87,287996vs
DePaul University room for 520$1.6M$81,969997vs
University of Connecticut room for 619$1.6M$85,811997vs
St. John's University (New York) room for 223$1.6M$69,630993vs
Creighton University room for 322$1.5M$70,452987vs
Providence College room for 223$1.5M$65,249992vs
Seton Hall University room for 322$1.5M$67,859997vs
Butler University room for 421$1.2M$55,585991vs
Georgetown University room for 520$864k$43,2191000vs

Every BIG EAST Conference softball program · Softball budgets ranked