Division I · Big South Conference
University of South Carolina Upstate Softball
Spartanburg, SC · the Spartans · University of South Carolina Upstate overview
24
Roster
room for 1 under the cap of 25
$829k
Team budget
30th percentile in Division I
$34,559
Per roster spot
median $46,727
3
Coaches
1 head · 2 assistant
977
APR
96% of players retained
70%
Admitted
upper half for selectivity
University of South Carolina Upstate fields a softball team in the Big South Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 24 players, about the median of 23, with 1 head coach and 2 assistants. Team expenses were $829,417, below the median of $1.1M — $34,559 per roster spot, lower half of Division I softball programs. That leaves room for 1 under the Division I roster cap of 25 in force from 2025-26. The team's multi-year Academic Progress Rate is 977, about the median of 989, with 96% of players retained year to year. The school gave $1,907,481 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $11,090 per roster spot.
Among Division I softball programs
Where this program sits against its 305 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#214Team budgetof 305 · Division I#224Spend per playerof 305 · Division I#98Roster sizeof 305 · Division I#239APRof 305 · Division I
Team budgets across the division
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Roster sizes (cap 25)
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The program
- Roster24 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap25 room for 1
- Coaching staff1 head, 2 assistant
- Team expenses$829,417 for the year
- Operating expenses$118,321 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$34,559 division median $46,727
- Academic Progress Rate977 multi-year; 966 latest
- Players retained96% year to year
- Eligible99% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, women's teams$1,907,481 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$11,090 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$65,875 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Chris Hawkins head coach | Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Bryan Pack | Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
| Tonya Medders | Assistant Softball Coach | On file · sign in |
| John Winters | 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 →4,471undergraduates · 4,946 students in all
Women 67% Men 33%
- Setting
- Suburb
- Type
- Public · Baccalaureate college
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →70%admitted · of 3,557 applicants
SAT middle 50%1000 – 1170
ACT middle 50%19 – 25
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 42%
Softball
Full picture →24on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 2524
room for 1
Academic Progress Rate977
96% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $829,417 $34,559 per roster spot · lower half of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 2 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $1,907,481
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $65,875
Cost
Full picture →$13,794net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $11,583 in-state · $23,085 out
Campus safety
Full picture →0.68violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 4 burglaries · 9 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 1 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →26%of bachelor's degrees in health professions & nursing · 19 fields · Bachelor's, Master's
Research University of South Carolina Upstate
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 program24 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions70% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$13,794 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsHealth professions & nursing · 26%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusSuburb · 4,471Setting, 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wofford College Division I · Southern Conference | 3 | 22 | $1.1M | — | 59% | |
| Converse University Division II · Conference Carolinas | 4 | 23 | $334k | — | 64% | |
| North Greenville University Division II · Conference Carolinas | 23 | 21 | $650k | — | 63% | |
| Gardner-Webb University Division I · Big South Conference | 24 | 25 | $732k | 996 | 87% | |
| Furman University Division I · Southern Conference | 27 | 22 | $1M | 1000 | 53% | |
| Presbyterian College Division I · Big South Conference | 37 | 20 | $760k | 986 | 72% | |
| Brevard College Division III · USA South Athletic Conference | 46 | 26 | $152k | — | 40% | |
| Southern Wesleyan University Division II · Conference Carolinas | 49 | 33 | $363k | — | 100% | |
| Anderson University (South Carolina) Division II · South Atlantic Conference | 51 | 18 | $404k | — | 53% | |
| Erskine College Division II · Conference Carolinas | 52 | 28 | $343k | — | 61% | |
| Newberry College Division II · South Atlantic Conference | 53 | 30 | $300k | — | 75% | |
| Winthrop University Division I · Big South Conference | 53 | 23 | $509k | 993 | 75% |
Other softball programs in the Big South Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Longwood University room for 5 | 20 | $1.1M | $56,995 | 993 | vs | |
| University of South Carolina Upstate room for 1 | 24 | $829k | $34,559 | 977 | vs | |
| Presbyterian College room for 5 | 20 | $760k | $38,016 | 986 | vs | |
| Gardner-Webb University at cap | 25 | $732k | $29,282 | 996 | vs | |
| Charleston Southern University room for 3 | 22 | $689k | $31,305 | 967 | vs | |
| Radford University room for 4 | 21 | $591k | $28,137 | 987 | vs | |
| Winthrop University room for 2 | 23 | $509k | $22,118 | 993 | vs |
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