University of Massachusetts Boston Softball
University of Massachusetts Boston fields a softball team in the Little East Conference (NCAA Division III). In 2024–25 the roster carried 22 players, about the median of 21, with 1 head coach and 3 assistants. Team expenses were $210,699, above the median of $162k — $9,577 per roster spot, upper half of Division III softball programs. The school reports no athletic aid for women's teams — Division III programs do not offer athletic scholarships.
Among Division III softball programs
Where this program sits against its 382 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
Team budgets across the division
Roster sizes
The program
- Roster22 2024–25 season
- Coaching staff1 head, 3 assistant
- Team expenses$210,699 for the year
- Operating expenses$104,029 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$9,577 division median $7,623
- Athletic aid, women's teamsNone school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$0 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$32,452 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Natalia Ardagna head coach | Head Coach | not on file |
Recruiting timing
- Coaches may first contact youany time
- Your own emailsAny time the rule limits what coaches send back
- High-school softball players338,315 2024-25
- Division III roster spots8,293 382 programs
- Odds of a spot1 in 41 2.5% of high-school players hold a Division III roster spot
General NCAA rule for Division III; 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
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 51%
Softball
Full picture →- Team expenses
- $210,699 $9,577 per roster spot · top quarter of Division III
- Coaches
- 1 head · 3 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- None
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $32,452
Cost
Full picture →- Tuition & fees
- $15,495 in-state · $37,171 out
Campus safety
Full picture →- In residence halls
- 1 burglaries · 1 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 2 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →Research University of Massachusetts Boston
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Emerson College Division III · New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference | 3 | 15 | $164k | — | 47% | |
| Suffolk University Division III · Conference of New England | 3 | 18 | $205k | — | 85% | |
| Wentworth Institute of Technology Division III · Conference of New England | 3 | 19 | $167k | — | 85% | |
| Simmons University Division III · Great Northeast Athletic Conference | 4 | — | — | — | 66% | |
| Emmanuel College (Massachusetts) Division III · Great Northeast Athletic Conference | 4 | 22 | $112k | — | 81% | |
| Massachusetts Institute of Technology Division III · New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference | 4 | 20 | $249k | — | 5% | |
| Boston University Division I · Patriot League | 4 | 20 | $1.9M | 992 | 11% | |
| Harvard University Division I · The Ivy League | 6 | 21 | $666k | 991 | 3% | |
| Lesley University Division III · North Atlantic Conference | 6 | 14 | $32k | — | 94% | |
| Curry College Division III · Conference of New England | 7 | 24 | $108k | — | 92% | |
| Boston College Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference | 7 | 26 | $2.4M | 988 | 16% | |
| Tufts University Division III · New England Small College Athletic Conference | 8 | 20 | $323k | — | 10% |
Other softball programs in the Little East Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Western Connecticut State University | 30 | $336k | $11,190 | — | vs | |
| Vermont State University Castleton | 41 | $286k | $6,972 | — | vs | |
| Eastern Connecticut State University | 19 | $258k | $13,594 | — | vs | |
| University of Massachusetts Boston | 22 | $211k | $9,577 | — | vs | |
| University of Southern Maine | 24 | $205k | $8,543 | — | vs | |
| University of Massachusetts, Dartmouth | 18 | $184k | $10,204 | — | vs | |
| Rhode Island College | 21 | $149k | $7,099 | — | vs | |
| Keene State College | 19 | $144k | $7,595 | — | vs | |
| Plymouth State University | 25 | $137k | $5,474 | — | vs |
Every Little East Conference softball program · Softball budgets ranked