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University of North Alabama Softball

Florence, AL · the Lions · University of North Alabama overview
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26
Roster
1 over the D-I cap of 25
$669k
Team budget
17th percentile in Division I
$25,730
Per roster spot
median $46,727
3
Coaches
1 head · 2 assistant
999
APR
98% of players retained
96%
Admitted
bottom quarter for selectivity

University of North Alabama fields a softball team in the United Athletic Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 26 players, above the median of 23, with 1 head coach and 2 assistants. Team expenses were $668,988, below the median of $1.1M — $25,730 per roster spot, bottom quarter of Division I softball programs. Under the Division I roster cap of 25 in force from 2025-26, that is 1 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 999, about the median of 989, with 98% of players retained year to year. The school gave $2,022,392 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $13,852 per roster spot.

Among Division I softball programs

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

#254Team budgetof 305 · Division I#271Spend per playerof 305 · Division I#48Roster sizeof 305 · Division I#38APRof 305 · Division I
Team budget$669k
Spend per player$25,730
Roster size26
Coaching staff3
APR999

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

  • Roster26 2024–25 season
  • Division I roster cap25 1 over last season
  • Coaching staff1 head, 2 assistant
  • Team expenses$668,988 for the year
  • Operating expenses$174,715 game-day and travel
  • Spend per roster spot$25,730 division median $46,727
  • Academic Progress Rate999 multi-year; 992 latest
  • Players retained98% year to year
  • Eligible100% of player-terms
  • Athletic aid, women's teams$2,022,392 school-wide
  • Aid per roster spot$13,852 across women's teams
  • Recruiting spend, women's$68,454 school-wide

Coaching staff

NameTitleEmail
Ashley Cozart head coachHead CoachOn file · sign in
Whitney HawkinsAssistant Softball Coach / Pitching CoachOn file · sign in
Greg LarnerdAssistant Softball Coach / Hitting 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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7,451undergraduates · 10,059 students in all
Women 65% Men 35%
Setting
City
Type
Public · Master's university
Affiliation
None

Getting in

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96%admitted · of 4,398 applicants
Test scores
Scores not considered
Graduate in 6 yrs
54%

Softball

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26on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 2526
1 over — players already on the roster may stay
Academic Progress Rate999
98% of players kept year to year
Team expenses
$668,988 $25,730 per roster spot · bottom quarter of Division I
Coaches
1 head · 2 assistant
Athletic aid, women's teams
$2,022,392
Recruiting spend, women's
$68,454

Cost

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$10,441net price · after grants, aided first-years
Sticker, in-state$24,790
Sticker, out-of-state$34,990
Average net price$10,441
Net price by family income
$0–30k$8,309
$30–48k$7,613
$48–75k$11,901
$75–110k$14,907
$110k and up$14,273
Tuition & fees
$11,990 in-state · $22,190 out

Campus safety

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1.01violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
Violent1.01
Property1.01
In residence halls
11 burglaries · 25 sex offences over 2022–2024
Residence-hall fires
0 over 2022–2024

Majors

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23%of bachelor's degrees in business · 22 fields · Associate's, Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Business245 · 23%
Health professions & nursing185 · 17%
Education104 · 10%
Multidisciplinary studies62 · 6%
Visual & performing arts58 · 5%

Research University of North Alabama

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 program26 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions96% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$10,441 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsBusiness · 23%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusCity · 7,451Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety1.01 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 North AlabamaUniversity of Alabama in Huntsville · 59 miAlabama A&M University · 63 miLane College · 85 miUnion University · 90 miMississippi University for Women · 100 miMiles College · 102 miLipscomb University · 103 miUniversity of Alabama at Birmingham · 103 miUniversity of the South · 103 miMiddle Tennessee State University · 103 miBelmont University · 104 miTennessee State University · 105 mi
SchoolMilesRosterBudgetAPRAdmitted
University of Alabama in Huntsville Division II · Gulf South Conference5920$648k—74%
Alabama A&M University Division I · Southwestern Athletic Conf.6331$487k98566%
Lane College Division II · Southern Intercol. Ath. Conf.8516$202k——
Union University Division II · Gulf South Conference9019$470k—47%
Mississippi University for Women Division III · St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference10023$139k—100%
Miles College Division II · Southern Intercol. Ath. Conf.10222$281k——
Lipscomb University Division I · Atlantic Sun Conference10320$1.1M98167%
University of Alabama at Birmingham Division I · American Conference10327$1.1M99788%
University of the South Division III · Southern Athletic Association10317$255k—51%
Middle Tennessee State University Division I · Conference USA10325$1.3M100068%
Belmont University Division I · Missouri Valley Conference10422$1.3M99396%
Tennessee State University Division I · Ohio Valley Conference10519$486k98393%

Other softball programs in the United Athletic Conference

SchoolRosterBudgetPer playerAPRCompare
Tarleton State University 5 over cap30$1.3M$44,865—vs
Abilene Christian University room for 421$1.1M$53,883977vs
University of Texas at Arlington at cap25$1M$40,912987vs
Eastern Kentucky University room for 322$986k$44,834978vs
Austin Peay State University room for 322$816k$37,104994vs
University of Central Arkansas 3 over cap28$763k$27,235995vs
University of North Alabama 1 over cap26$669k$25,730999vs
University of West Georgia 2 over cap27$569k$21,077—vs

Every United Athletic Conference softball program · Softball budgets ranked