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Division I · Big Ten Conference

University of Nebraska-Lincoln Softball

Lincoln, NE · the Cornhuskers · University of Nebraska-Lincoln overview
27
Roster
2 over the D-I cap of 25
$4.4M
Team budget
99th percentile in Division I
$164,016
Per roster spot
median $46,727
4
Coaches
1 head · 3 assistant
997
APR
100% of players retained
77%
Admitted
lower half for selectivity

University of Nebraska-Lincoln fields a softball team in the Big Ten Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 27 players, above the median of 23, with 1 head coach and 3 assistants. Team expenses were $4,428,455, well above the median of $1.1M — $164,016 per roster spot, top 10% of Division I softball programs. Under the Division I roster cap of 25 in force from 2025-26, that is 2 over — cuts or attrition are likely, though players already on the roster may stay (65 of 305 Division I programs carried more than the cap). The team's multi-year Academic Progress Rate is 997, about the median of 989, with 100% of players retained year to year. The school gave $5,591,586 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $16,592 per roster spot.

Among Division I softball programs

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

Team budget$4.4M
Spend per player$164,016
Roster size27
Coaching staff4
APR997

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

  • Roster27 2024–25 season
  • Division I roster cap25 2 over last season
  • Coaching staff1 head, 3 assistant
  • Team expenses$4,428,455 for the year
  • Operating expenses$1,012,169 game-day and travel
  • Spend per roster spot$164,016 division median $46,727
  • Academic Progress Rate997 multi-year; 1000 latest
  • Players retained100% year to year
  • Eligible99% of player-terms
  • Athletic aid, women's teams$5,591,586 school-wide
  • Aid per roster spot$16,592 across women's teams
  • Recruiting spend, women's$772,794 school-wide

Coaching staff

NameTitleEmail
Rhonda Revelle head coachHead CoachOn file · sign in
Diane MillerAssociate Head CoachOn file · sign in
Olivia FerrellAssistant CoachOn file · sign in
Mandie NocitaAssistant CoachOn file · sign in
Jordy FrahmAssistant CoachOn file · sign in
Erin BohlingDirector of OperationsOn 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

What an athlete asks first — each panel opens the full picture.
19,338undergraduates · 23,986 students in all
Women 51% Men 49%
Setting
City
Type
Public · Research university
Affiliation
None
77%admitted · of 18,354 applicants
SAT middle 50%1090 – 1330
ACT middle 50%22 – 28
Test scores
Test-optional
Graduate in 6 yrs
66%
27on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 2527
2 over — players already on the roster may stay
Academic Progress Rate997
100% of players kept year to year
Team expenses
$4,428,455 $164,017 per roster spot · top 10% of Division I
Coaches
1 head · 3 assistant
Athletic aid, women's teams
$5,591,586
Recruiting spend, women's
$772,794
$18,029net price · after grants, aided first-years
Sticker, in-state$28,656
Sticker, out-of-state$46,296
Average net price$18,029
Net price by family income
$0–30k$11,899
$30–48k$12,714
$48–75k$15,125
$75–110k$19,953
$110k and up$22,012
Tuition & fees
$10,108 in-state · $27,748 out

Campus safety

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1.2violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
Violent1.20
Property0.96
In residence halls
13 burglaries · 45 sex offences over 2022–2024
Residence-hall fires
6 over 2022–2024
22%of bachelor's degrees in business · 26 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Business900 · 22%
Engineering400 · 10%
Agriculture350 · 9%
Family & consumer sciences319 · 8%
Communication & journalism287 · 7%

Research University of Nebraska-Lincoln

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Softball programs within 150 miles

University of Nebraska-LincolnNebraska Wesleyan University · 3 miUniversity of Nebraska at Omaha · 47 miCreighton University · 50 miWayne State College (Nebraska) · 100 miNorthwest Missouri State University · 101 miMissouri Western State University · 125 miUniversity of Nebraska at Kearney · 126 miWashburn University · 134 miUniversity of South Dakota · 136 miBuena Vista University · 148 miUniversity of Kansas · 150 mi
SchoolMilesRosterBudgetAPRAdmitted
Nebraska Wesleyan University Division III · American Rivers Conference318$133k—84%
University of Nebraska at Omaha Division I · The Summit League4723$1.2M96987%
Creighton University Division I · BIG EAST Conference5022$1.5M98772%
Wayne State College (Nebraska) Division II · Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference10022$357k——
Northwest Missouri State University Division II · Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association10127$529k—86%
Missouri Western State University Division II · Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association12526$507k——
University of Nebraska at Kearney Division II · Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association12621$437k—86%
Washburn University Division II · Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association13421$581k——
University of South Dakota Division I · The Summit League13623$808k98599%
Buena Vista University Division III · American Rivers Conference14819$184k—72%
University of Kansas Division I · Big 12 Conference15023$2.7M98288%

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

Every Big Ten Conference softball program · Softball budgets ranked