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Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference

University of Louisville Softball

Louisville, KY · the Cardinals · University of Louisville overview
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22
Roster
room for 3 under the cap of 25
$1.7M
Team budget
77th percentile in Division I
$75,695
Per roster spot
median $46,727
4
Coaches
1 head · 3 assistant
994
APR
99% of players retained
81%
Admitted
lower half for selectivity

University of Louisville fields a softball team in the Atlantic Coast Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 22 players, about the median of 23, with 1 head coach and 3 assistants. Team expenses were $1,665,292, well above the median of $1.1M — $75,695 per roster spot, top quarter of Division I softball programs. That leaves room for 3 under the Division I roster cap of 25 in force from 2025-26. 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 $7,003,358 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $18,049 per roster spot.

Among Division I softball programs

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

#71Team budgetof 305 · Division I#72Spend per playerof 305 · Division I#163Roster sizeof 305 · Division I#75APRof 305 · Division I
Team budget$1.7M
Spend per player$75,695
Roster size22
Coaching staff4
APR994

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

  • Roster22 2024–25 season
  • Division I roster cap25 room for 3
  • Coaching staff1 head, 3 assistant
  • Team expenses$1,665,292 for the year
  • Operating expenses$421,360 game-day and travel
  • Spend per roster spot$75,695 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$7,003,358 school-wide
  • Aid per roster spot$18,049 across women's teams
  • Recruiting spend, women's$802,214 school-wide

Coaching staff

NameTitleEmail
Holly Aprile head coachHead CoachOn file · sign in
Griffin JoinerAssistant CoachOn file · sign in
Bryan SabatellaAssistant CoachOn file · sign in
DeeDee MorrisAssistant 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

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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16,194undergraduates · 22,139 students in all
Women 57% Men 43%
Setting
City
Type
Public · Research university
Affiliation
None

Getting in

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81%admitted · of 14,821 applicants
SAT middle 50%1020 – 1250
ACT middle 50%19 – 27
Test scores
Test-optional
Graduate in 6 yrs
61%

Softball

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22on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 2522
room for 3
Academic Progress Rate994
99% of players kept year to year
Team expenses
$1,665,292 $75,695 per roster spot · top quarter of Division I
Coaches
1 head · 3 assistant
Athletic aid, women's teams
$7,003,358
Recruiting spend, women's
$802,214

Cost

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$18,808net price · after grants, aided first-years
Sticker, in-state$33,706
Sticker, out-of-state$50,052
Average net price$18,808
Net price by family income
$0–30k$13,768
$30–48k$14,494
$48–75k$16,510
$75–110k$22,938
$110k and up$25,116
Tuition & fees
$12,828 in-state · $29,174 out

Campus safety

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1.07violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
Violent1.07
Property3.73
In residence halls
36 burglaries · 25 sex offences over 2022–2024
Residence-hall fires
8 over 2022–2024

Majors

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16%of bachelor's degrees in business · 22 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Business435 · 16%
Health professions & nursing401 · 14%
Engineering330 · 12%
Education214 · 8%
Psychology205 · 7%

Research University of Louisville

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 program22 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions81% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$18,808 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsBusiness · 16%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusCity · 16,194Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety1.07 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 LouisvilleSpalding University · 2 miBellarmine University · 3 miHanover College · 38 miKentucky State University · 49 miAsbury University · 65 miCentre College · 66 miUniversity of Kentucky · 69 miTransylvania University · 70 miIndiana University, Bloomington · 78 miKentucky Wesleyan College · 81 miThomas More University · 85 miMount St. Joseph University · 86 mi
SchoolMilesRosterBudgetAPRAdmitted
Spalding University Division III · St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference224$146k—99%
Bellarmine University Division I · Atlantic Sun Conference328$691k—94%
Hanover College Division III · Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference3819$117k—84%
Kentucky State University Division II · Southern Intercol. Ath. Conf.4915$185k—93%
Asbury University Division III · Collegiate Conference of the South6517$111k—64%
Centre College Division III · Southern Athletic Association6617$124k—54%
University of Kentucky Division I · Southeastern Conference6921$3.2M99192%
Transylvania University Division III · Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference7020$201k—85%
Indiana University, Bloomington Division I · Big Ten Conference7819$2.5M99780%
Kentucky Wesleyan College Division II · Great Midwest Athletic Conference8117$260k—67%
Thomas More University Division II · Great Midwest Athletic Conference8529$233k—97%
Mount St. Joseph University Division III · Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference8623$301k—57%

Other softball programs in the Atlantic Coast Conference

SchoolRosterBudgetPer playerAPRCompare
Clemson University room for 223$4.3M$187,541—vs
Florida State University room for 421$3.7M$176,994997vs
Stanford University room for 322$3.5M$160,2471000vs
Duke University room for 520$3.3M$165,190994vs
University of Notre Dame room for 421$2.9M$140,4071000vs
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University room for 322$2.7M$124,439989vs
Boston College 1 over cap26$2.4M$92,789988vs
University of Pittsburgh at cap25$2.3M$93,693993vs
University of California, Berkeley room for 223$2.3M$101,2421000vs
University of Virginia room for 223$2.3M$100,176988vs
University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill 1 over cap26$2.3M$88,610993vs
North Carolina State University room for 124$2.3M$94,461983vs
Syracuse University room for 223$2.1M$93,291996vs
Georgia Institute of Technology at cap25$1.9M$76,808990vs
University of Louisville room for 322$1.7M$75,695994vs

Every Atlantic Coast Conference softball program · Softball budgets ranked