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Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference

University of Pittsburgh Softball

Pittsburgh, PA · the Panthers · University of Pittsburgh overview
25
Roster
at the D-I cap of 25
$2.3M
Team budget
86th percentile in Division I
$93,693
Per roster spot
median $46,727
4
Coaches
1 head · 3 assistant
993
APR
99% of players retained
50%
Admitted
top quarter for selectivity

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 budget$2.3M
Spend per player$93,693
Roster size25
Coaching staff4
APR993

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

  • 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

NameTitleEmail
Jenny Allard head coachHead CoachOn file · sign in
Lacy SchurrAssociate Head CoachOn file · sign in
Jordan DailAssistant CoachOn file · sign in
Jim SchurrDirector of Softball Operations & Player DevelopmentOn file · sign in
Lexi GodwinAssistant Coachnot 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.
25,171undergraduates · 34,525 students in all
Women 58% Men 42%
Setting
City
Type
Public · Research university
Affiliation
None
50%admitted · of 58,416 applicants
SAT middle 50%1270 – 1450
ACT middle 50%29 – 33
Test scores
Test-optional
Graduate in 6 yrs
84%
25on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 2525
exactly at the cap
Academic Progress Rate993
99% of players kept year to year
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
$24,338net price · after grants, aided first-years
Sticker, in-state$38,446
Sticker, out-of-state$56,812
Average net price$24,338
Net price by family income
$0–30k$17,007
$30–48k$18,397
$48–75k$26,179
$75–110k$31,931
$110k and up$34,824
Tuition & fees
$21,524 in-state · $39,890 out

Campus safety

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1.17violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
Violent1.17
Property0.54
In residence halls
16 burglaries · 50 sex offences over 2022–2024
Residence-hall fires
4 over 2022–2024
13%of bachelor's degrees in engineering · 24 fields · Associate's, Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Engineering642 · 13%
Biological sciences637 · 13%
Psychology538 · 11%
Business511 · 11%
Health professions & nursing483 · 10%

Research University of Pittsburgh

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Softball programs within 150 miles

University of PittsburghCarnegie Mellon University · 1 miCarlow University · 1 miChatham University · 1 miPoint Park University · 3 miLa Roche University · 9 miRobert Morris University · 15 miSeton Hill University · 23 miWashington and Jefferson College · 24 miUniversity of Pittsburgh, Greensburg · 25 miPennsylvania Western University, Edinboro · 26 miPennsylvania Western University, California · 26 miPennsylvania Western University, Clarion · 26 mi
SchoolMilesRosterBudgetAPRAdmitted
Carnegie Mellon University Division III · University Athletic Association119$306k—11%
Carlow University Division III · Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference117$135k—87%
Chatham University Division III · Presidents' Athletic Conference117$130k—70%
Point Park University Division II · Mountain East Conference319$231k—98%
La Roche University Division III · Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference919$51k—78%
Robert Morris University Division I · Horizon League1523$884k98991%
Seton Hill University Division II · Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference2328$464k—76%
Washington and Jefferson College Division III · Presidents' Athletic Conference2423$178k—82%
University of Pittsburgh, Greensburg Division III · Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference2525$139k—98%
Pennsylvania Western University, Edinboro Division II · Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference2659$948k—94%
Pennsylvania Western University, California Division II · Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference2659$948k—94%
Pennsylvania Western University, Clarion Division II · Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference2659$948k—94%

Other softball programs in the Atlantic Coast Conference

SchoolRosterBudgetPer playerAPRCompare
Clemson University room for 223$4.3M$187,541—vs
Florida State University room for 421$3.7M$176,994997vs
Stanford University room for 322$3.5M$160,2471000vs
Duke University room for 520$3.3M$165,190994vs
University of Notre Dame room for 421$2.9M$140,4071000vs
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University room for 322$2.7M$124,439989vs
Boston College 1 over cap26$2.4M$92,789988vs
University of Pittsburgh at cap25$2.3M$93,693993vs
University of California, Berkeley room for 223$2.3M$101,2421000vs
University of Virginia room for 223$2.3M$100,176988vs
University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill 1 over cap26$2.3M$88,610993vs
North Carolina State University room for 124$2.3M$94,461983vs
Syracuse University room for 223$2.1M$93,291996vs
Georgia Institute of Technology at cap25$1.9M$76,808990vs
University of Louisville room for 322$1.7M$75,695994vs

Every Atlantic Coast Conference softball program · Softball budgets ranked