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Division I · Big Ten Conference

University of Michigan Softball

Ann Arbor, MI · the Wolverines · University of Michigan overview
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25
Roster
at the D-I cap of 25
$3.2M
Team budget
91st percentile in Division I
$128,308
Per roster spot
median $46,727
4
Coaches
1 head · 3 assistant
1000
APR
100% of players retained
18%
Admitted
top 10% for selectivity

University of Michigan fields a softball team in the Big Ten Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 25 players, about the median of 23, with 1 head coach and 3 assistants. Team expenses were $3,207,710, well above the median of $1.1M — $128,308 per roster spot, top quarter of Division I softball programs. That is exactly the Division I roster cap of 25 in force from 2025-26. The team's multi-year Academic Progress Rate is 1000, about the median of 989, with 100% of players retained year to year. The school gave $13,811,731 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $26,510 per roster spot.

Among Division I softball programs

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

#27Team budgetof 305 · Division I#34Spend per playerof 305 · Division I#66Roster sizeof 305 · Division I#1APRof 305 · Division I
Team budget$3.2M
Spend per player$128,308
Roster size25
Coaching staff4
APR1000

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

  • Roster25 2024–25 season
  • Division I roster cap25 at the cap
  • Coaching staff1 head, 3 assistant
  • Team expenses$3,207,710 for the year
  • Operating expenses$712,381 game-day and travel
  • Spend per roster spot$128,308 division median $46,727
  • Academic Progress Rate1000 multi-year; 1000 latest
  • Players retained100% year to year
  • Eligible100% of player-terms
  • Athletic aid, women's teams$13,811,731 school-wide
  • Aid per roster spot$26,510 across women's teams
  • Recruiting spend, women's$1,154,829 school-wide

Coaching staff

NameTitleEmail
Bonnie Tholl head coachHead CoachOn file · sign in
Jennifer BrundageAssociate Head CoachOn file · sign in
Amanda ChidesterAssistant Coachnot on file
Carmyn GreenwoodAssistant Coachnot on file
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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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33,730undergraduates · 52,065 students in all
Women 52% Men 48%
Setting
City
Type
Public · Research university
Affiliation
None

Getting in

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18%admitted · of 87,632 applicants
SAT middle 50%1350 – 1530
ACT middle 50%31 – 34
Test scores
Test-optional
Graduate in 6 yrs
93%

Softball

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25on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 2525
exactly at the cap
Academic Progress Rate1000
100% of players kept year to year
Team expenses
$3,207,710 $128,308 per roster spot · top 10% of Division I
Coaches
1 head · 3 assistant
Athletic aid, women's teams
$13,811,731
Recruiting spend, women's
$1,154,829

Cost

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$19,005net price · after grants, aided first-years
Sticker, in-state$34,782
Sticker, out-of-state$75,626
Average net price$19,005
Net price by family income
$0–30k$4,926
$30–48k$5,389
$48–75k$8,756
$75–110k$16,042
$110k and up$26,787
Tuition & fees
$18,309 in-state · $60,107 out

Campus safety

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2.06violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
Violent2.06
Property0.54
In residence halls
18 burglaries · 57 sex offences over 2022–2024
Residence-hall fires
44 over 2022–2024

Majors

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16%of bachelor's degrees in computer & information sciences · 24 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Computer & information sciences1,354 · 16%
Engineering1,164 · 14%
Social sciences1,047 · 12%
Biological sciences800 · 9%
Business655 · 8%

Research University of Michigan

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 program25 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions18% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$19,005 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsComputer & information sciences · 16%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusCity · 33,730Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety2.06 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 MichiganAdrian College · 31 miUniversity of Detroit Mercy · 32 miWayne State University (Michigan) · 34 miOakland University · 38 miUniversity of Toledo · 43 miMichigan State University · 49 miAlbion College · 52 miHillsdale College · 52 miThe University of Olivet · 62 miBowling Green State University · 63 miTrine University · 79 miUniversity of Findlay · 85 mi
SchoolMilesRosterBudgetAPRAdmitted
Adrian College Division III · Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association3121$168k—68%
University of Detroit Mercy Division I · Horizon League3231$546k96180%
Wayne State University (Michigan) Division II · Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference3420$577k—82%
Oakland University Division I · Horizon League3822$699k98570%
University of Toledo Division I · Mid-American Conference4324$1.1M97695%
Michigan State University Division I · Big Ten Conference4924$2.1M98884%
Albion College Division III · Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association5227$223k—83%
Hillsdale College Division II · Great Midwest Athletic Conference52———21%
The University of Olivet Division III · Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association6217$56k—97%
Bowling Green State University Division I · Mid-American Conference6325$755k98681%
Trine University Division III · Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association7924$278k—85%
University of Findlay Division II · Great Midwest Athletic Conference8540$451k—86%

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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