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Division I · Big Ten Conference

University of Minnesota, Twin Cities Softball

Minneapolis, MN · the Golden Gophers · University of Minnesota, Twin Cities overview
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20
Roster
room for 5 under the cap of 25
$2.6M
Team budget
89th percentile in Division I
$129,274
Per roster spot
median $46,727
4
Coaches
1 head · 3 assistant
993
APR
99% of players retained
77%
Admitted
lower half for selectivity

University of Minnesota, Twin Cities 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 3 assistants. Team expenses were $2,585,480, well above the median of $1.1M — $129,274 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 993, about the median of 989, with 99% of players retained year to year. The school gave $9,264,581 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $24,509 per roster spot.

Among Division I softball programs

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

#36Team budgetof 305 · Division I#32Spend per playerof 305 · Division I#243Roster sizeof 305 · Division I#87APRof 305 · Division I
Team budget$2.6M
Spend per player$129,274
Roster size20
Coaching staff4
APR993

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, 3 assistant
  • Team expenses$2,585,480 for the year
  • Operating expenses$640,550 game-day and travel
  • Spend per roster spot$129,274 division median $46,727
  • Academic Progress Rate993 multi-year; 1000 latest
  • Players retained99% year to year
  • Eligible99% of player-terms
  • Athletic aid, women's teams$9,264,581 school-wide
  • Aid per roster spot$24,509 across women's teams
  • Recruiting spend, women's$747,584 school-wide

Coaching staff

NameTitleEmail
Gretta Melsted head coachHead CoachOn file · sign in
Kelsey ThompsonAssociate Head CoachOn file · sign in
Nat WagnerAssistant CoachOn file · sign in
Nicole NewmanAssistant Coach / Pitching 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

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About the school

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Campus

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39,556undergraduates · 54,890 students in all
Women 55% Men 45%
Setting
City
Type
Public · Research university
Affiliation
None

Getting in

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77%admitted · of 39,863 applicants
SAT middle 50%1310 – 1480
ACT middle 50%27 – 31
Test scores
Test-optional
Graduate in 6 yrs
85%

Softball

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20on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 2520
room for 5
Academic Progress Rate993
99% of players kept year to year
Team expenses
$2,585,480 $129,274 per roster spot · top quarter of Division I
Coaches
1 head · 3 assistant
Athletic aid, women's teams
$9,264,581
Recruiting spend, women's
$747,584

Cost

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$16,730net price · after grants, aided first-years
Sticker, in-state$32,866
Sticker, out-of-state$52,780
Average net price$16,730
Net price by family income
$0–30k$7,262
$30–48k$7,634
$48–75k$10,861
$75–110k$17,909
$110k and up$26,623
Tuition & fees
$16,488 in-state · $36,402 out

Campus safety

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1.09violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
Violent1.09
Property1.57
In residence halls
22 burglaries · 91 sex offences over 2022–2024
Residence-hall fires
4 over 2022–2024

Majors

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13%of bachelor's degrees in business · 24 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Business905 · 13%
Biological sciences880 · 12%
Computer & information sciences751 · 10%
Engineering700 · 10%
Psychology645 · 9%

Research University of Minnesota, Twin Cities

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 divisionAdmissions77% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$16,730 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsBusiness · 13%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusCity · 39,556Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety1.09 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 Minnesota, Twin CitiesAugsburg University · 1 miNorth Central University · 1 miUniversity of St. Thomas (Minnesota) · 3 miHamline University · 3 miMacalester College · 4 miSt. Catherine University · 4 miConcordia University, St. Paul · 4 miUniversity of Northwestern-St. Paul · 5 miBethel University (Minnesota) · 7 miCrown College (Minnesota) · 26 miUniversity of Wisconsin-River Falls · 31 miSt. Olaf College · 35 mi
SchoolMilesRosterBudgetAPRAdmitted
Augsburg University Division III · Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference116$144k—77%
North Central University Division III · Upper Midwest Athletic Conference116$111k—91%
University of St. Thomas (Minnesota) Division I · The Summit League324$1.1M—85%
Hamline University Division III · Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference319$131k—90%
Macalester College Division III · Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference420$278k—28%
St. Catherine University Division III · Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference421$197k—94%
Concordia University, St. Paul Division II · Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference421$411k—75%
University of Northwestern-St. Paul Division III · Upper Midwest Athletic Conference528$100k—92%
Bethel University (Minnesota) Division III · Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference719$162k—91%
Crown College (Minnesota) Division III · Upper Midwest Athletic Conference2614$145k—63%
University of Wisconsin-River Falls Division III · Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference3118$219k—82%
St. Olaf College Division III · Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference3518$191k—52%

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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