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University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Softball

Champaign, IL · the Fighting Illini · University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign overview

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Roster

2 over the D-I cap of 25

$2.4M

Team budget

87th percentile in Division I

$87,934

Per roster spot

median $46,727

Coaches

1 head · 3 assistant

994

APR

99% of players retained

44%

Admitted

top quarter for selectivity

University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign fields a softball team in the Big Ten Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 27 players, above the median of 23, with 1 head coach and 3 assistants. Team expenses were $2,374,240, well above the median of $1.1M — $87,934 per roster spot, top quarter of Division I softball programs. Under the Division I roster cap of 25 in force from 2025-26, that is 2 over — cuts or attrition are likely, though players already on the roster may stay (65 of 305 Division I programs carried more than the cap). The team's multi-year Academic Progress Rate is 994, about the median of 989, with 99% of players retained year to year. The school gave $6,396,796 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $24,322 per roster spot.

Among Division I softball programs

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

#41Team budgetof 305 · Division I #57Spend per playerof 305 · Division I #28Roster sizeof 305 · Division I #75APRof 305 · Division I

Team budget$2.4M

Spend per player$87,934

Roster size27

Coaching staff4

APR994

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Roster sizes (cap 25)

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The program

Roster27 2024–25 season
Division I roster cap25 2 over last season
Coaching staff1 head, 3 assistant
Team expenses$2,374,240 for the year
Operating expenses$399,572 game-day and travel
Spend per roster spot$87,934 division median $46,727
Academic Progress Rate994 multi-year; 1000 latest
Players retained99% year to year
Eligible100% of player-terms
Athletic aid, women's teams$6,396,796 school-wide
Aid per roster spot$24,322 across women's teams
Recruiting spend, women's$763,091 school-wide

Coaching staff

Name	Title	Email
Jenna Hall head coach	Head Coach	On file · sign in
Yolanda McRae	Assistant Coach	On file · sign in
Jeremy Manley	Assistant Coach	On file · sign in
Lilli Piper	Assistant Coach	On file · sign in
Madi McCrady	Director of Player Development	On 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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35,564undergraduates · 56,563 students in all

Women 46% Men 54%

Setting: City
Type: Public · Research university
Affiliation: None

Getting in

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44%admitted · of 67,398 applicants

SAT middle 50%1270 – 1510

ACT middle 50%29 – 34

Test scores: Test-optional
Graduate in 6 yrs: 85%

Softball

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27on the roster · 2024–25 season

Roster vs the D-I cap of 2527

2 over — players already on the roster may stay

Academic Progress Rate994

99% of players kept year to year

Team expenses: $2,374,240 $87,935 per roster spot · top quarter of Division I
Coaches: 1 head · 3 assistant
Athletic aid, women's teams: $6,396,796
Recruiting spend, women's: $763,091

Cost

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$14,297net price · after grants, aided first-years

Sticker, in-state$33,642

Sticker, out-of-state$52,139

Average net price$14,297

Net price by family income

$0–30k$3,883

$30–48k$5,955

$48–75k$10,065

$75–110k$20,205

$110k and up$28,358

Tuition & fees: $18,060 in-state · $39,192 out

Campus safety

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0.7violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024

Violent0.70

Property1.14

In residence halls: 11 burglaries · 67 sex offences over 2022–2024
Residence-hall fires: 14 over 2022–2024

Majors

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22%of bachelor's degrees in engineering · 26 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's

Engineering1,857 · 22%

Business830 · 10%

Computer & information sciences669 · 8%

Social sciences602 · 7%

Psychology601 · 7%

Research University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

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 program27 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisons RankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its division Admissions44% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduation Cost & aid$14,297 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aid MajorsEngineering · 22%Every field and program with degrees awarded CampusCity · 35,564Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, services Campus safety0.7 violent / 1,000Three years of reported offences against the division AthleticsEvery teamThe whole department: every team, staff and aid

Softball programs within 150 miles

School	Miles	Roster	Budget	APR	Admitted
Eastern Illinois University Division I · Ohio Valley Conference	43	22	$770k	996	68%
Millikin University Division III · College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin	44	22	$227k	—	54%
Illinois Wesleyan University Division III · College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin	48	22	$200k	—	45%
Illinois State University Division I · Missouri Valley Conference	49	20	$986k	1000	89%
Indiana State University Division I · Missouri Valley Conference	62	21	$748k	996	92%
Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology Division III · Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference	64	18	$188k	—	73%
Eureka College Division III · St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference	69	19	$79k	—	88%
Purdue University Division I · Big Ten Conference	73	24	$2.3M	969	50%
University of Illinois Springfield Division II · Great Lakes Valley Conference	78	22	$417k	—	84%
DePauw University Division III · North Coast Athletic Conference	79	24	$276k	—	54%
Bradley University Division I · Missouri Valley Conference	84	22	$803k	997	77%
Blackburn College Division III · St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference	104	20	$155k	—	80%

Other softball programs in the Big Ten Conference

School	Roster	Budget	Per player	APR	Compare
University of Nebraska-Lincoln 2 over cap	27	$4.4M	$164,016	997	vs
University of Washington room for 5	20	$4.4M	$218,581	997	vs
University of Oregon room for 2	23	$4M	$174,240	962	vs
University of California, Los Angeles room for 2	23	$3.9M	$171,560	977	vs
University of Michigan at cap	25	$3.2M	$128,308	1000	vs
Northwestern University room for 5	20	$2.9M	$145,522	992	vs
University of Wisconsin-Madison 2 over cap	27	$2.6M	$97,896	1000	vs
University of Minnesota, Twin Cities room for 5	20	$2.6M	$129,274	993	vs
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, New Brunswick room for 5	20	$2.6M	$128,751	997	vs
The Ohio State University room for 3	22	$2.5M	$113,577	988	vs
Indiana University, Bloomington room for 6	19	$2.5M	$131,482	997	vs
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign 2 over cap	27	$2.4M	$87,934	994	vs
University of Iowa 1 over cap	26	$2.3M	$90,354	976	vs
Pennsylvania State University room for 4	21	$2.3M	$108,807	984	vs
Purdue University room for 1	24	$2.3M	$94,818	969	vs
Michigan State University room for 1	24	$2.1M	$88,810	988	vs
University of Maryland, College Park room for 5	20	$1.8M	$89,544	990	vs

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