University of Georgia Softball
University of Georgia fields a softball team in the Southeastern 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 $3,278,702, well above the median of $1.1M — $156,128 per roster spot, top 10% 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 980, about the median of 989, with 98% of players retained year to year. The school gave $6,116,334 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $22,001 per roster spot.
Among Division I softball programs
Where this program sits against its 305 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
Team budgets across the division
Roster sizes (cap 25)
The program
- Roster21 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap25 room for 4
- Coaching staff1 head, 3 assistant
- Team expenses$3,278,702 for the year
- Operating expenses$859,714 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$156,128 division median $46,727
- Academic Progress Rate980 multi-year; 1000 latest
- Players retained98% year to year
- Eligible98% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, women's teams$6,116,334 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$22,001 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$1,123,481 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Tony Baldwin head coach | Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| J.T D'Amico | Associate Head Softball Coach | On file · sign in |
| Chelsea Wilkinson | Assistant Softball Coach | On file · sign in |
| Mike Davenport | Assistant Softball Coach | On file · sign in |
| Robin Confer | Director of Operations | On file · sign in |
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
What an athlete asks first — each panel opens the full picture.Campus
Full picture →- Setting
- City
- Type
- Public · Research university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →- Test scores
- Scores required
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 87%
Softball
Full picture →- Team expenses
- $3,278,702 $156,129 per roster spot · top 10% of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 3 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $6,116,334
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $1,123,481
Cost
Full picture →- Tuition & fees
- $11,180 in-state · $30,220 out
Campus safety
Full picture →- In residence halls
- 19 burglaries · 38 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 7 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →Research University of Georgia
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 programs within 150 miles
| School | Miles | Roster | Budget | APR | Admitted | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Emmanuel University (Georgia) Division II · Conference Carolinas | 26 | 23 | $310k | — | 53% | |
| Piedmont University Division III · Collegiate Conference of the South | 43 | 26 | $275k | — | 93% | |
| University of North Georgia Division II · Peach Belt Conference | 53 | 23 | $872k | — | 72% | |
| Agnes Scott College Division III · Collegiate Conference of the South | 54 | — | — | — | 67% | |
| Emory University Division III · University Athletic Association | 56 | 20 | $404k | — | 11% | |
| Anderson University (South Carolina) Division II · South Atlantic Conference | 57 | 18 | $404k | — | 53% | |
| Clemson University Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference | 59 | 23 | $4.3M | — | 38% | |
| Georgia State University Division I · Sun Belt Conference | 60 | 24 | $1.1M | 981 | 62% | |
| Georgia Institute of Technology Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference | 60 | 25 | $1.9M | 990 | 16% | |
| Georgia College Division II · Peach Belt Conference | 61 | 26 | $325k | — | 88% | |
| Clark Atlanta University Division II · Southern Intercol. Ath. Conf. | 61 | 24 | $223k | — | 65% | |
| Erskine College Division II · Conference Carolinas | 62 | 28 | $343k | — | 61% |
Other softball programs in the Southeastern Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Oklahoma room for 3 | 22 | $8.2M | $370,715 | 988 | vs | |
| University of Tennessee, Knoxville 4 over cap | 29 | $4.7M | $162,686 | 1000 | vs | |
| Texas A&M University, College Station 6 over cap | 31 | $4.5M | $144,868 | 991 | vs | |
| University of Florida at cap | 25 | $4.4M | $177,583 | 991 | vs | |
| University of South Carolina, Columbia 2 over cap | 27 | $4M | $147,058 | 1000 | vs | |
| University of Alabama room for 4 | 21 | $3.9M | $185,133 | 997 | vs | |
| University of Mississippi 1 over cap | 26 | $3.9M | $148,256 | 989 | vs | |
| Louisiana State University 1 over cap | 26 | $3.8M | $145,652 | 982 | vs | |
| University of Missouri, Columbia at cap | 25 | $3.7M | $146,339 | 989 | vs | |
| Auburn University at cap | 25 | $3.7M | $146,242 | 981 | vs | |
| University of Texas at Austin room for 5 | 20 | $3.6M | $181,515 | 994 | vs | |
| University of Arkansas, Fayetteville room for 3 | 22 | $3.6M | $164,043 | 1000 | vs | |
| Mississippi State University room for 3 | 22 | $3.3M | $149,526 | 995 | vs | |
| University of Georgia room for 4 | 21 | $3.3M | $156,128 | 980 | vs | |
| University of Kentucky room for 4 | 21 | $3.2M | $154,134 | 991 | vs |
Every Southeastern Conference softball program · Softball budgets ranked