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Division I · The Summit League

University of Nebraska at Omaha Softball

Omaha, NE · the Mavericks · University of Nebraska at Omaha overview
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23
Roster
room for 2 under the cap of 25
$1.2M
Team budget
60th percentile in Division I
$51,253
Per roster spot
median $46,727
3
Coaches
1 head · 2 assistant
969
APR
94% of players retained
87%
Admitted
lower half for selectivity

University of Nebraska at Omaha fields a softball team in the The Summit League (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 23 players, about the median of 23, with 1 head coach and 2 assistants. Team expenses were $1,178,819, above the median of $1.1M — $51,253 per roster spot, upper half of Division I softball programs. That leaves room for 2 under the Division I roster cap of 25 in force from 2025-26. The team's multi-year Academic Progress Rate is 969, about the median of 989, with 94% of players retained year to year. The school gave $2,228,719 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $9,443 per roster spot.

Among Division I softball programs

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

#123Team budgetof 305 · Division I#135Spend per playerof 305 · Division I#126Roster sizeof 305 · Division I#259APRof 305 · Division I
Team budget$1.2M
Spend per player$51,253
Roster size23
Coaching staff3
APR969

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

  • Roster23 2024–25 season
  • Division I roster cap25 room for 2
  • Coaching staff1 head, 2 assistant
  • Team expenses$1,178,819 for the year
  • Operating expenses$265,730 game-day and travel
  • Spend per roster spot$51,253 division median $46,727
  • Academic Progress Rate969 multi-year; 989 latest
  • Players retained94% year to year
  • Eligible99% of player-terms
  • Athletic aid, women's teams$2,228,719 school-wide
  • Aid per roster spot$9,443 across women's teams
  • Recruiting spend, women's$138,309 school-wide

Coaching staff

NameTitleEmail
Mike Heard head coachHead CoachOn file · sign in
Jen BrauerAssociate Head Coachnot on file
Brooke DumontAssistant 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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11,859undergraduates · 15,015 students in all
Women 57% Men 43%
Setting
City
Type
Public · Research university
Affiliation
None

Getting in

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87%admitted · of 9,889 applicants
ACT middle 50%18 – 26
Test scores
Scores required
Graduate in 6 yrs
49%

Softball

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23on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 2523
room for 2
Academic Progress Rate969
94% of players kept year to year
Team expenses
$1,178,819 $51,253 per roster spot · upper half of Division I
Coaches
1 head · 2 assistant
Athletic aid, women's teams
$2,228,719
Recruiting spend, women's
$138,309

Cost

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$13,284net price · after grants, aided first-years
Sticker, in-state$24,974
Sticker, out-of-state$38,962
Average net price$13,284
Net price by family income
$0–30k$9,908
$30–48k$10,689
$48–75k$12,407
$75–110k$15,900
$110k and up$17,566
Tuition & fees
$8,370 in-state · $22,358 out

Campus safety

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0.6violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
Violent0.60
Property0.80
In residence halls
2 burglaries · 16 sex offences over 2022–2024
Residence-hall fires
4 over 2022–2024

Majors

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18%of bachelor's degrees in business · 25 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Business420 · 18%
Liberal arts & general studies338 · 14%
Education246 · 10%
Criminal justice & protective services242 · 10%
Computer & information sciences192 · 8%

Research University of Nebraska at Omaha

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 program23 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions87% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$13,284 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsBusiness · 18%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusCity · 11,859Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety0.6 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 Nebraska at OmahaCreighton University · 3 miNebraska Wesleyan University · 44 miUniversity of Nebraska-Lincoln · 47 miWayne State College (Nebraska) · 85 miNorthwest Missouri State University · 86 miBuena Vista University · 104 miUniversity of South Dakota · 116 miMissouri Western State University · 122 miDrake University · 124 miSimpson College · 127 miIowa State University · 133 mi
SchoolMilesRosterBudgetAPRAdmitted
Creighton University Division I · BIG EAST Conference322$1.5M98772%
Nebraska Wesleyan University Division III · American Rivers Conference4418$133k—84%
University of Nebraska-Lincoln Division I · Big Ten Conference4727$4.4M99777%
Wayne State College (Nebraska) Division II · Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference8522$357k——
Northwest Missouri State University Division II · Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association8627$529k—86%
Buena Vista University Division III · American Rivers Conference10419$184k—72%
University of South Dakota Division I · The Summit League11623$808k98599%
Missouri Western State University Division II · Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association12226$507k——
Drake University Division I · Missouri Valley Conference12423$1.1M98364%
Simpson College Division III · American Rivers Conference12729$206k—89%
Iowa State University Division I · Big 12 Conference13324$2M98789%

Other softball programs in the The Summit League

SchoolRosterBudgetPer playerAPRCompare
University of North Dakota 9 over cap34$1.3M$38,168986vs
University of Nebraska at Omaha room for 223$1.2M$51,253969vs
North Dakota State University room for 421$1.1M$53,825996vs
University of St. Thomas (Minnesota) room for 124$1.1M$45,780—vs
University of Missouri-Kansas City 2 over cap27$854k$31,615970vs
South Dakota State University 7 over cap32$811k$25,334974vs
University of South Dakota room for 223$808k$35,121985vs

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