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Division I · Big Ten Conference

University of Maryland, College Park Softball

College Park, MD · the Terrapins · University of Maryland, College Park overview
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20
Roster
room for 5 under the cap of 25
$1.8M
Team budget
79th percentile in Division I
$89,544
Per roster spot
median $46,727
3
Coaches
1 head · 2 assistant
990
APR
98% of players retained
45%
Admitted
top quarter for selectivity

University of Maryland, College Park fields a softball team in the Big Ten Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 20 players, below the median of 23, with 1 head coach and 2 assistants. Team expenses were $1,790,898, well above the median of $1.1M — $89,544 per roster spot, top quarter of Division I softball programs. That leaves room for 5 under the Division I roster cap of 25 in force from 2025-26. The team's multi-year Academic Progress Rate is 990, about the median of 989, with 98% of players retained year to year. The school gave $8,222,557 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $28,451 per roster spot.

Among Division I softball programs

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

#66Team budgetof 305 · Division I#54Spend per playerof 305 · Division I#243Roster sizeof 305 · Division I#126APRof 305 · Division I
Team budget$1.8M
Spend per player$89,544
Roster size20
Coaching staff3
APR990

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

  • Roster20 2024–25 season
  • Division I roster cap25 room for 5
  • Coaching staff1 head, 2 assistant
  • Team expenses$1,790,898 for the year
  • Operating expenses$459,741 game-day and travel
  • Spend per roster spot$89,544 division median $46,727
  • Academic Progress Rate990 multi-year; 1000 latest
  • Players retained98% year to year
  • Eligible100% of player-terms
  • Athletic aid, women's teams$8,222,557 school-wide
  • Aid per roster spot$28,451 across women's teams
  • Recruiting spend, women's$596,091 school-wide

Coaching staff

NameTitleEmail
Lauren Karn head coachHead CoachOn file · sign in
Katey HendershottAssistant Softball CoachOn file · sign in
Jen LapickiAssistant Softball CoachOn file · sign in
Daniel RaphaelDirector of Operations, Volleyball & SoftballOn 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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30,608undergraduates · 40,813 students in all
Women 49% Men 51%
Setting
Suburb
Type
Public · Research university
Affiliation
None

Getting in

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45%admitted · of 59,377 applicants
SAT middle 50%1370 – 1520
ACT middle 50%32 – 35
Test scores
Test-optional
Graduate in 6 yrs
88%

Softball

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20on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 2520
room for 5
Academic Progress Rate990
98% of players kept year to year
Team expenses
$1,790,898 $89,545 per roster spot · top quarter of Division I
Coaches
1 head · 2 assistant
Athletic aid, women's teams
$8,222,557
Recruiting spend, women's
$596,091

Cost

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$15,833net price · after grants, aided first-years
Sticker, in-state$30,885
Sticker, out-of-state$59,686
Average net price$15,833
Net price by family income
$0–30k$3,603
$30–48k$7,327
$48–75k$12,237
$75–110k$20,855
$110k and up$26,239
Tuition & fees
$11,505 in-state · $40,306 out

Campus safety

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0.86violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
Violent0.86
Property4.12
In residence halls
14 burglaries · 61 sex offences over 2022–2024
Residence-hall fires
103 over 2022–2024

Majors

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21%of bachelor's degrees in computer & information sciences · 24 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Computer & information sciences1,678 · 21%
Business986 · 12%
Social sciences934 · 12%
Engineering917 · 11%
Biological sciences689 · 9%

Research University of Maryland, College Park

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 program20 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions45% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$15,833 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsComputer & information sciences · 21%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusSuburb · 30,608Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety0.86 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 Maryland, College ParkCatholic University · 5 miHoward University · 6 miGallaudet University · 6 miGeorge Washington University · 8 miGeorgetown University · 9 miBowie State University · 10 miMarymount University (Virginia) · 11 miGeorge Mason University · 22 miUniversity of Maryland, Baltimore County · 22 miCoppin State University · 27 miNotre Dame of Maryland University · 30 miMorgan State University · 31 mi
SchoolMilesRosterBudgetAPRAdmitted
Catholic University Division III · Landmark Conference524$214k—84%
Howard University Division I · Mid-Eastern Athletic Conf.635$850k93935%
Gallaudet University Division III · United East Conference614$144k—61%
George Washington University Division I · Atlantic 10 Conference821$1.5M100044%
Georgetown University Division I · BIG EAST Conference920$864k100013%
Bowie State University Division II · Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association1026$303k—84%
Marymount University (Virginia) Division III · Atlantic East Conference1119$150k—81%
George Mason University Division I · Atlantic 10 Conference2223$831k98689%
University of Maryland, Baltimore County Division I · America East Conference2222$738k98774%
Coppin State University Division I · Mid-Eastern Athletic Conf.2714$328k92450%
Notre Dame of Maryland University Division III · United East Conference3013$52k—86%
Morgan State University Division I · Mid-Eastern Athletic Conf.3125$685k96883%

Other softball programs in the Big Ten Conference

SchoolRosterBudgetPer playerAPRCompare
University of Nebraska-Lincoln 2 over cap27$4.4M$164,016997vs
University of Washington room for 520$4.4M$218,581997vs
University of Oregon room for 223$4M$174,240962vs
University of California, Los Angeles room for 223$3.9M$171,560977vs
University of Michigan at cap25$3.2M$128,3081000vs
Northwestern University room for 520$2.9M$145,522992vs
University of Wisconsin-Madison 2 over cap27$2.6M$97,8961000vs
University of Minnesota, Twin Cities room for 520$2.6M$129,274993vs
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, New Brunswick room for 520$2.6M$128,751997vs
The Ohio State University room for 322$2.5M$113,577988vs
Indiana University, Bloomington room for 619$2.5M$131,482997vs
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign 2 over cap27$2.4M$87,934994vs
University of Iowa 1 over cap26$2.3M$90,354976vs
Pennsylvania State University room for 421$2.3M$108,807984vs
Purdue University room for 124$2.3M$94,818969vs
Michigan State University room for 124$2.1M$88,810988vs
University of Maryland, College Park room for 520$1.8M$89,544990vs

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