Division I · Mountain West Conference
University of Nevada, Reno Softball
Reno, NV · the Wolf Pack · University of Nevada, Reno overview
20
Roster
room for 5 under the cap of 25
$1.3M
Team budget
62nd percentile in Division I
$63,344
Per roster spot
median $46,727
3
Coaches
1 head · 2 assistant
994
APR
98% of players retained
85%
Admitted
lower half for selectivity
University of Nevada, Reno fields a softball team in the Mountain West Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 20 players, below the median of 23, with 1 head coach and 2 assistants. Team expenses were $1,266,881, above the median of $1.1M — $63,344 per roster spot, upper half 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 994, about the median of 989, with 98% of players retained year to year. The school gave $4,353,897 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $19,096 per roster spot.
Among Division I softball programs
Where this program sits against its 305 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#117Team budgetof 305 · Division I#99Spend per playerof 305 · Division I#243Roster sizeof 305 · Division I#75APRof 305 · Division I
Team budgets across the division
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Roster sizes (cap 25)
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The program
- Roster20 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap25 room for 5
- Coaching staff1 head, 2 assistant
- Team expenses$1,266,881 for the year
- Operating expenses$394,075 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$63,344 division median $46,727
- Academic Progress Rate994 multi-year; 990 latest
- Players retained98% year to year
- Eligible100% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, women's teams$4,353,897 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$19,096 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$263,323 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Victoria Hayward head coach | Head Coach | not on file |
| Carli Cutler | Assistant Coach | not on file |
| Jillian Celis | Assistant Coach | not on file |
| Sara Groenewegen | Assistant Coach | not on file |
| Matlyn Leetch | Director of Operations | not 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
What an athlete asks first — each panel opens the full picture.Campus
Full picture →17,965undergraduates · 21,778 students in all
Women 55% Men 45%
- Setting
- City
- Type
- Public · Research university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →85%admitted · of 10,142 applicants
- Test scores
- Scores not considered
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 62%
Softball
Full picture →20on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 2520
room for 5
Academic Progress Rate994
98% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $1,266,881 $63,344 per roster spot · upper half of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 2 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $4,353,897
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $263,323
Cost
Full picture →$16,801net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $8,994 in-state · $25,950 out
Campus safety
Full picture →0.62violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 5 burglaries · 28 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 0 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →17%of bachelor's degrees in business · 23 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research University of Nevada, Reno
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 divisionAdmissions85% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$16,801 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsBusiness · 17%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusCity · 17,965Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety0.62 violent / 1,000Three years of reported offences against the divisionAthleticsEvery teamThe whole department: every team, staff and aid
Softball programs within 150 miles
| School | Miles | Roster | Budget | APR | Admitted | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jessup University Division II · Pacific West Conference | 94 | 18 | $180k | — | 77% | |
| California State University, Chico Division II · California Collegiate Athletic Association | 109 | 23 | $440k | — | 94% | |
| California State University, Sacramento Division I · Big West Conference | 110 | 26 | $1.1M | 976 | 94% | |
| University of California, Davis Division I · Mountain West Conference | 125 | 22 | $1.1M | 990 | 42% | |
| University of the Pacific Division I · West Coast Conference | 135 | 27 | $1.5M | 1000 | 95% | |
| California State University, Stanislaus Division II · California Collegiate Athletic Association | 150 | 17 | $434k | — | 97% |
Other softball programs in the Mountain West Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Hawaii, Manoa 2 over cap | 27 | $1.4M | $53,109 | 984 | vs | |
| Grand Canyon University 1 over cap | 26 | $1.4M | $54,774 | 986 | vs | |
| University of Nevada, Las Vegas room for 4 | 21 | $1.3M | $61,996 | 984 | vs | |
| University of Nevada, Reno room for 5 | 20 | $1.3M | $63,344 | 994 | vs | |
| University of New Mexico 3 over cap | 28 | $1.2M | $44,030 | 983 | vs | |
| San Jose State University room for 4 | 21 | $1.1M | $54,142 | 978 | vs | |
| University of Texas at El Paso room for 2 | 23 | $1.1M | $48,050 | 985 | vs | |
| University of California, Davis room for 3 | 22 | $1.1M | $48,198 | 990 | vs |
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