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Division I · Atlantic 10 Conference

University of Dayton Softball

Dayton, OH · the Flyers · University of Dayton overview
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19
Roster
room for 6 under the cap of 25
$1.1M
Team budget
54th percentile in Division I
$58,073
Per roster spot
median $46,727
4
Coaches
1 head · 3 assistant
1000
APR
100% of players retained
62%
Admitted
upper half for selectivity

University of Dayton fields a softball team in the Atlantic 10 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 $1,103,394, about the median of $1.1M — $58,073 per roster spot, upper half 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 1000, about the median of 989, with 100% of players retained year to year. The school gave $3,397,234 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $15,166 per roster spot.

Among Division I softball programs

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

#142Team budgetof 305 · Division I#108Spend per playerof 305 · Division I#270Roster sizeof 305 · Division I#1APRof 305 · Division I
Team budget$1.1M
Spend per player$58,073
Roster size19
Coaching staff4
APR1000

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$1,103,394 for the year
  • Operating expenses$264,880 game-day and travel
  • Spend per roster spot$58,073 division median $46,727
  • Academic Progress Rate1000 multi-year; 1000 latest
  • Players retained100% year to year
  • Eligible100% of player-terms
  • Athletic aid, women's teams$3,397,234 school-wide
  • Aid per roster spot$15,166 across women's teams
  • Recruiting spend, women's$217,494 school-wide

Coaching staff

NameTitleEmail
Cara Clark head coachHead CoachOn file · sign in
Elle BuffenbargerAssistant CoachOn file · sign in
Amanda GreenfieldAssistant CoachOn file · sign in
Maddi BanksAssistant 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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8,176undergraduates · 11,304 students in all
Women 48% Men 52%
Setting
City
Type
Private · Research university
Affiliation
Roman Catholic

Getting in

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62%admitted · of 22,747 applicants
SAT middle 50%1195 – 1370
ACT middle 50%26 – 31
Test scores
Test-optional
Graduate in 6 yrs
82%

Softball

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19on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 2519
room for 6
Academic Progress Rate1000
100% of players kept year to year
Team expenses
$1,103,394 $58,073 per roster spot · upper half of Division I
Coaches
1 head · 3 assistant
Athletic aid, women's teams
$3,397,234
Recruiting spend, women's
$217,494

Cost

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$31,551net price · after grants, aided first-years
Sticker price$67,265
Average net price$31,551
Net price by family income
$0–30k$25,086
$30–48k$25,118
$48–75k$26,840
$75–110k$31,080
$110k and up$34,678
Tuition & fees
$47,600

Campus safety

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2.92violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
Violent2.92
Property3.49
In residence halls
43 burglaries · 34 sex offences over 2022–2024
Residence-hall fires
50 over 2022–2024

Majors

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26%of bachelor's degrees in business · 23 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Business513 · 26%
Engineering338 · 17%
Health professions & nursing228 · 12%
Education163 · 8%
Communication & journalism156 · 8%

Research University of Dayton

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 divisionAdmissions62% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$31,551 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsBusiness · 26%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusCity · 8,176Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety2.92 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 DaytonCedarville University · 19 miWittenberg University · 23 miWilmington College (Ohio) · 28 miMiami University (Ohio) · 32 miEarlham College · 40 miMount St. Joseph University · 51 miNorthern Kentucky University · 51 miThomas More University · 54 miThe Ohio State University · 65 miCapital University · 67 miOhio Dominican University · 68 miOhio Wesleyan University · 70 mi
SchoolMilesRosterBudgetAPRAdmitted
Cedarville University Division II · Great Midwest Athletic Conference1921$361k—63%
Wittenberg University Division III · North Coast Athletic Conference2325$174k—91%
Wilmington College (Ohio) Division III · Ohio Athletic Conference2827$168k—85%
Miami University (Ohio) Division I · Mid-American Conference32————
Earlham College Division III · Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference4024$203k—74%
Mount St. Joseph University Division III · Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference5123$301k—57%
Northern Kentucky University Division I · Horizon League5121$644k99096%
Thomas More University Division II · Great Midwest Athletic Conference5429$233k—97%
The Ohio State University Division I · Big Ten Conference6522$2.5M98851%
Capital University Division III · Ohio Athletic Conference6721$132k—73%
Ohio Dominican University Division II · Great Midwest Athletic Conference6821$300k—85%
Ohio Wesleyan University Division III · North Coast Athletic Conference7024$175k—51%

Other softball programs in the Atlantic 10 Conference

SchoolRosterBudgetPer playerAPRCompare
Fordham University room for 619$1.7M$91,4061000vs
George Washington University room for 421$1.5M$71,3041000vs
Loyola University Chicago room for 718$1.2M$65,447986vs
University of Rhode Island room for 223$1.2M$50,519980vs
University of Dayton room for 619$1.1M$58,0731000vs
George Mason University room for 223$831k$36,143986vs
Saint Louis University room for 817$822k$48,3651000vs
Saint Joseph's University room for 619$752k$39,588996vs
St. Bonaventure University room for 322$598k$27,170996vs

Every Atlantic 10 Conference softball program · Softball budgets ranked