University of Pittsburgh Softball
University of Pittsburgh fields a softball team in the Atlantic Coast Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 25 players, about the median of 23, with 1 head coach and 3 assistants. Team expenses were $2,342,332, well above the median of $1.1M — $93,693 per roster spot, top quarter of Division I softball programs. That is exactly the Division I roster cap of 25 in force from 2025-26. The team's multi-year Academic Progress Rate is 993, about the median of 989, with 99% of players retained year to year. The school gave $8,225,423 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $26,195 per roster spot.
Among Division I softball programs
Where this program sits against its 305 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
Team budgets across the division
Roster sizes (cap 25)
The program
- Roster25 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap25 at the cap
- Coaching staff1 head, 3 assistant
- Team expenses$2,342,332 for the year
- Operating expenses$498,265 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$93,693 division median $46,727
- Academic Progress Rate993 multi-year; 1000 latest
- Players retained99% year to year
- Eligible99% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, women's teams$8,225,423 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$26,195 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$773,520 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Jenny Allard head coach | Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Lacy Schurr | Associate Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Jordan Dail | Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
| Jim Schurr | Director of Softball Operations & Player Development | On file · sign in |
| Lexi Godwin | Assistant Coach | not on file |
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 →- Setting
- City
- Type
- Public · Research university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 84%
Softball
Full picture →- Team expenses
- $2,342,332 $93,693 per roster spot · top quarter of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 3 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $8,225,423
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $773,520
Cost
Full picture →- Tuition & fees
- $21,524 in-state · $39,890 out
Campus safety
Full picture →- In residence halls
- 16 burglaries · 50 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 4 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →Research University of Pittsburgh
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 programs within 150 miles
| School | Miles | Roster | Budget | APR | Admitted | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carnegie Mellon University Division III · University Athletic Association | 1 | 19 | $306k | — | 11% | |
| Carlow University Division III · Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference | 1 | 17 | $135k | — | 87% | |
| Chatham University Division III · Presidents' Athletic Conference | 1 | 17 | $130k | — | 70% | |
| Point Park University Division II · Mountain East Conference | 3 | 19 | $231k | — | 98% | |
| La Roche University Division III · Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference | 9 | 19 | $51k | — | 78% | |
| Robert Morris University Division I · Horizon League | 15 | 23 | $884k | 989 | 91% | |
| Seton Hill University Division II · Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference | 23 | 28 | $464k | — | 76% | |
| Washington and Jefferson College Division III · Presidents' Athletic Conference | 24 | 23 | $178k | — | 82% | |
| University of Pittsburgh, Greensburg Division III · Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference | 25 | 25 | $139k | — | 98% | |
| Pennsylvania Western University, Edinboro Division II · Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference | 26 | 59 | $948k | — | 94% | |
| Pennsylvania Western University, California Division II · Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference | 26 | 59 | $948k | — | 94% | |
| Pennsylvania Western University, Clarion Division II · Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference | 26 | 59 | $948k | — | 94% |
Other softball programs in the Atlantic Coast Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clemson University room for 2 | 23 | $4.3M | $187,541 | — | vs | |
| Florida State University room for 4 | 21 | $3.7M | $176,994 | 997 | vs | |
| Stanford University room for 3 | 22 | $3.5M | $160,247 | 1000 | vs | |
| Duke University room for 5 | 20 | $3.3M | $165,190 | 994 | vs | |
| University of Notre Dame room for 4 | 21 | $2.9M | $140,407 | 1000 | vs | |
| Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University room for 3 | 22 | $2.7M | $124,439 | 989 | vs | |
| Boston College 1 over cap | 26 | $2.4M | $92,789 | 988 | vs | |
| University of Pittsburgh at cap | 25 | $2.3M | $93,693 | 993 | vs | |
| University of California, Berkeley room for 2 | 23 | $2.3M | $101,242 | 1000 | vs | |
| University of Virginia room for 2 | 23 | $2.3M | $100,176 | 988 | vs | |
| University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill 1 over cap | 26 | $2.3M | $88,610 | 993 | vs | |
| North Carolina State University room for 1 | 24 | $2.3M | $94,461 | 983 | vs | |
| Syracuse University room for 2 | 23 | $2.1M | $93,291 | 996 | vs | |
| Georgia Institute of Technology at cap | 25 | $1.9M | $76,808 | 990 | vs | |
| University of Louisville room for 3 | 22 | $1.7M | $75,695 | 994 | vs |
Every Atlantic Coast Conference softball program · Softball budgets ranked