Division I · The Ivy League
University of Pennsylvania Softball
Philadelphia, PA · the Quakers · University of Pennsylvania overview
18
Roster
room for 7 under the cap of 25
$522k
Team budget
7th percentile in Division I
$29,024
Per roster spot
median $46,727
3
Coaches
1 head · 2 assistant
1000
APR
100% of players retained
6%
Admitted
top 10% for selectivity
University of Pennsylvania fields a softball team in the The Ivy League (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 18 players, below the median of 23, with 1 head coach and 2 assistants. Team expenses were $522,438, well below the median of $1.1M — $29,024 per roster spot, bottom quarter of Division I softball programs. That leaves room for 7 under the Division I roster cap of 25 in force from 2025-26. The team's multi-year Academic Progress Rate is 1000, about the median of 989, with 100% of players retained year to year. The school reports no athletic aid for women's teams.
Among Division I softball programs
Where this program sits against its 305 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#283Team budgetof 305 · Division I#252Spend per playerof 305 · Division I#285Roster sizeof 305 · Division I#1APRof 305 · Division I
Team budgets across the division
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Roster sizes (cap 25)
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The program
- Roster18 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap25 room for 7
- Coaching staff1 head, 2 assistant
- Team expenses$522,438 for the year
- Operating expenses$191,232 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$29,024 division median $46,727
- Academic Progress Rate1000 multi-year; 1000 latest
- Players retained100% year to year
- Eligible100% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, women's teamsNone school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$0 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$336,012 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Christie Novatin head coach | Head Coach | not on file |
| Kristin Hallam | Assistant Coach | not on file |
| Laurin Krings | Assistant Coach | 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 →11,611undergraduates · 28,711 students in all
Women 56% Men 44%
- Setting
- City
- Type
- Private · Research university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →6%admitted · of 59,465 applicants
SAT middle 50%1500 – 1570
ACT middle 50%34 – 35
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 97%
Softball
Full picture →18on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 2518
room for 7
Academic Progress Rate1000
100% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $522,438 $29,024 per roster spot · bottom quarter of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 2 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- None
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $336,012
Cost
Full picture →$26,017net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $66,104
Campus safety
Full picture →0.68violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 5 burglaries · 11 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 14 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →15%of bachelor's degrees in multidisciplinary studies · 21 fields · Associate's, Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research University of Pennsylvania
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 program18 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions6% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$26,017 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsMultidisciplinary studies · 15%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusCity · 11,611Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety0.68 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Drexel University Division I · Coastal Athletic Association | 0 | 19 | $1.1M | 993 | 78% | |
| Thomas Jefferson University Division II · Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference | 2 | 20 | $384k | — | 86% | |
| Rutgers, The State Univ. of New Jersey, Camden Division III · New Jersey Athletic Conference | 4 | 15 | $195k | — | 78% | |
| Saint Joseph's University Division I · Atlantic 10 Conference | 4 | 19 | $752k | 996 | 86% | |
| Haverford College Division III · Centennial Conference | 7 | 17 | $163k | — | 13% | |
| Swarthmore College Division III · Centennial Conference | 9 | 20 | $206k | — | 7% | |
| Chestnut Hill College Division II · Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference | 10 | 24 | $209k | — | 79% | |
| Villanova University Division I · BIG EAST Conference | 10 | 21 | $1.8M | 996 | 25% | |
| Arcadia University Division III · Middle Atlantic Conference Freedom | 10 | 19 | $182k | — | 79% | |
| Widener University Division III · Middle Atlantic Conference Commonwealth | 11 | 17 | $139k | — | 84% | |
| Eastern University Division III · Middle Atlantic Conference Commonwealth | 12 | 24 | $163k | — | 94% | |
| Penn State University, Abington Division III · United East Conference | 12 | 19 | $128k | — | 92% |
Other softball programs in the The Ivy League
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yale University room for 3 | 22 | $820k | $37,270 | 1000 | vs | |
| Princeton University room for 7 | 18 | $771k | $42,836 | 1000 | vs | |
| Harvard University room for 4 | 21 | $666k | $31,706 | 991 | vs | |
| Cornell University room for 5 | 20 | $617k | $30,839 | 993 | vs | |
| Columbia University-Barnard College room for 6 | 19 | $599k | $31,515 | 996 | vs | |
| Dartmouth College room for 5 | 20 | $588k | $29,419 | 1000 | vs | |
| University of Pennsylvania room for 7 | 18 | $522k | $29,024 | 1000 | vs | |
| Brown University room for 4 | 21 | $505k | $24,042 | 993 | vs |
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