Division I · Missouri Valley Conference
University of Evansville Softball
Evansville, IN · the Purple Aces · University of Evansville overview
23
Roster
room for 2 under the cap of 25
$1M
Team budget
49th percentile in Division I
$45,569
Per roster spot
median $46,727
5
Coaches
1 head · 4 assistant
988
APR
99% of players retained
78%
Admitted
lower half for selectivity
University of Evansville fields a softball team in the Missouri Valley Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 23 players, about the median of 23, with 1 head coach and 4 assistants. Team expenses were $1,048,098, about the median of $1.1M — $45,569 per roster spot, lower half of Division I softball programs. That leaves room for 2 under the Division I roster cap of 25 in force from 2025-26. The team's multi-year Academic Progress Rate is 988, about the median of 989, with 99% of players retained year to year. The school gave $3,371,801 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $23,913 per roster spot.
Among Division I softball programs
Where this program sits against its 305 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#157Team budgetof 305 · Division I#160Spend per playerof 305 · Division I#126Roster sizeof 305 · Division I#151APRof 305 · Division I
Team budgets across the division
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Roster sizes (cap 25)
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The program
- Roster23 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap25 room for 2
- Coaching staff1 head, 4 assistant
- Team expenses$1,048,098 for the year
- Operating expenses$150,579 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$45,569 division median $46,727
- Academic Progress Rate988 multi-year; 978 latest
- Players retained99% year to year
- Eligible99% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, women's teams$3,371,801 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$23,913 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$60,072 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Bailey Dillender head coach | Head Coach | not on file |
| Alyssa Richards | Associate Head Coach | not on file |
| Mia Aldridge | Assistant Softball Coach | not on file |
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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
What an athlete asks first — each panel opens the full picture.Campus
Full picture →1,741undergraduates · 2,109 students in all
Women 62% Men 38%
- Setting
- City
- Type
- Private · Master's university
- Affiliation
- United Methodist
Getting in
Full picture →78%admitted · of 4,492 applicants
- Test scores
- Scores not considered
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 71%
Softball
Full picture →23on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 2523
room for 2
Academic Progress Rate988
99% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $1,048,098 $45,569 per roster spot · lower half of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 4 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $3,371,801
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $60,072
Cost
Full picture →$21,611net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $42,676
Campus safety
Full picture →2.05violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 4 burglaries · 10 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 2 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →18%of bachelor's degrees in business · 23 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research University of Evansville
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 program23 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions78% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$21,611 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsBusiness · 18%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusCity · 1,741Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety2.05 violent / 1,000Three years of reported offences against the divisionAthleticsEvery teamThe whole department: every team, staff and aid
Softball programs within 150 miles
| School | Miles | Roster | Budget | APR | Admitted | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Southern Indiana Division I · Ohio Valley Conference | 8 | 19 | $553k | — | 95% | |
| Kentucky Wesleyan College Division II · Great Midwest Athletic Conference | 27 | 17 | $260k | — | 67% | |
| Western Kentucky University Division I · Conference USA | 90 | 15 | $902k | 982 | 97% | |
| Southern Illinois University at Carbondale Division I · Missouri Valley Conference | 94 | 22 | $1M | 1000 | 90% | |
| University of Louisville Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference | 98 | 22 | $1.7M | 994 | 81% | |
| Spalding University Division III · St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | 98 | 24 | $146k | — | 99% | |
| Indiana University, Bloomington Division I · Big Ten Conference | 99 | 19 | $2.5M | 997 | 80% | |
| Austin Peay State University Division I · United Athletic Conference | 100 | 22 | $816k | 994 | 96% | |
| Bellarmine University Division I · Atlantic Sun Conference | 101 | 28 | $691k | — | 94% | |
| Murray State University Division I · Missouri Valley Conference | 104 | 22 | $666k | 1000 | 86% | |
| Indiana State University Division I · Missouri Valley Conference | 104 | 21 | $748k | 996 | 92% | |
| Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology Division III · Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference | 105 | 18 | $188k | — | 73% |
Other softball programs in the Missouri Valley Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Belmont University room for 3 | 22 | $1.3M | $60,248 | 993 | vs | |
| University of Illinois Chicago room for 3 | 22 | $1.1M | $51,785 | 996 | vs | |
| Drake University room for 2 | 23 | $1.1M | $45,920 | 983 | vs | |
| University of Evansville room for 2 | 23 | $1M | $45,569 | 988 | vs | |
| Southern Illinois University at Carbondale room for 3 | 22 | $1M | $46,001 | 1000 | vs | |
| Illinois State University room for 5 | 20 | $986k | $49,316 | 1000 | vs | |
| Valparaiso University room for 1 | 24 | $954k | $39,731 | 993 | vs | |
| University of Northern Iowa room for 3 | 22 | $825k | $37,520 | 989 | vs | |
| Bradley University room for 3 | 22 | $803k | $36,485 | 997 | vs | |
| Indiana State University room for 4 | 21 | $748k | $35,635 | 996 | vs | |
| Murray State University room for 3 | 22 | $666k | $30,277 | 1000 | vs |
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