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Division I · The Summit League

University of South Dakota Softball

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23
Roster
room for 2 under the cap of 25
$808k
Team budget
28th percentile in Division I
$35,121
Per roster spot
median $46,727
5
Coaches
1 head · 4 assistant
985
APR
98% of players retained
99%
Admitted
bottom quarter for selectivity

University of South Dakota fields a softball team in the The Summit League (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 23 players, about the median of 23, with 1 head coach and 4 assistants. Team expenses were $807,792, below the median of $1.1M — $35,121 per roster spot, lower half of Division I softball programs. That leaves room for 2 under the Division I roster cap of 25 in force from 2025-26. The team's multi-year Academic Progress Rate is 985, about the median of 989, with 98% of players retained year to year. The school gave $2,797,590 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $9,483 per roster spot.

Among Division I softball programs

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

#221Team budgetof 305 · Division I#222Spend per playerof 305 · Division I#126Roster sizeof 305 · Division I#182APRof 305 · Division I
Team budget$808k
Spend per player$35,121
Roster size23
Coaching staff5
APR985

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

  • Roster23 2024–25 season
  • Division I roster cap25 room for 2
  • Coaching staff1 head, 4 assistant
  • Team expenses$807,792 for the year
  • Operating expenses$209,548 game-day and travel
  • Spend per roster spot$35,121 division median $46,727
  • Academic Progress Rate985 multi-year; 974 latest
  • Players retained98% year to year
  • Eligible99% of player-terms
  • Athletic aid, women's teams$2,797,590 school-wide
  • Aid per roster spot$9,483 across women's teams
  • Recruiting spend, women's$174,045 school-wide

Coaching staff

NameTitleEmail
Shannon Pivovar head coachHead CoachOn file · sign in
Tyler FullerAssistant 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

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

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Campus

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7,095undergraduates · 9,868 students in all
Women 63% Men 37%
Setting
Town
Type
Public · Research university
Affiliation
None

Getting in

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99%admitted · of 5,349 applicants
SAT middle 50%1110 – 1330
ACT middle 50%19 – 25
Test scores
Test-optional
Graduate in 6 yrs
61%

Softball

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23on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 2523
room for 2
Academic Progress Rate985
98% of players kept year to year
Team expenses
$807,792 $35,121 per roster spot · lower half of Division I
Coaches
1 head · 4 assistant
Athletic aid, women's teams
$2,797,590
Recruiting spend, women's
$174,045

Cost

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$18,466net price · after grants, aided first-years
Sticker, in-state$24,639
Sticker, out-of-state$28,149
Average net price$18,466
Net price by family income
$0–30k$13,687
$30–48k$16,400
$48–75k$18,608
$75–110k$21,259
$110k and up$21,432
Tuition & fees
$9,432 in-state · $12,942 out

Campus safety

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0.82violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
Violent0.82
Property0.22
In residence halls
5 burglaries · 22 sex offences over 2022–2024
Residence-hall fires
7 over 2022–2024

Majors

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28%of bachelor's degrees in health professions & nursing · 22 fields · Associate's, Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Health professions & nursing307 · 28%
Business220 · 20%
Education72 · 7%
Biological sciences72 · 7%
Psychology71 · 7%

Research University of South Dakota

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 program23 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions99% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$18,466 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsHealth professions & nursing · 28%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusTown · 7,095Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety0.82 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 South DakotaWayne State College (Nebraska) · 38 miAugustana University (South Dakota) · 52 miUniversity of Sioux Falls · 52 miBuena Vista University · 88 miSouth Dakota State University · 106 miUniversity of Nebraska at Omaha · 116 miCreighton University · 116 miSouthwest Minnesota State University · 129 miNebraska Wesleyan University · 135 miUniversity of Nebraska-Lincoln · 136 mi
SchoolMilesRosterBudgetAPRAdmitted
Wayne State College (Nebraska) Division II · Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference3822$357k——
Augustana University (South Dakota) Division II · Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference5217$666k—59%
University of Sioux Falls Division II · Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference5226$462k—82%
Buena Vista University Division III · American Rivers Conference8819$184k—72%
South Dakota State University Division I · The Summit League10632$811k97499%
University of Nebraska at Omaha Division I · The Summit League11623$1.2M96987%
Creighton University Division I · BIG EAST Conference11622$1.5M98772%
Southwest Minnesota State University Division II · Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference12916$261k—69%
Nebraska Wesleyan University Division III · American Rivers Conference13518$133k—84%
University of Nebraska-Lincoln Division I · Big Ten Conference13627$4.4M99777%

Other softball programs in the The Summit League

SchoolRosterBudgetPer playerAPRCompare
University of North Dakota 9 over cap34$1.3M$38,168986vs
University of Nebraska at Omaha room for 223$1.2M$51,253969vs
North Dakota State University room for 421$1.1M$53,825996vs
University of St. Thomas (Minnesota) room for 124$1.1M$45,780—vs
University of Missouri-Kansas City 2 over cap27$854k$31,615970vs
South Dakota State University 7 over cap32$811k$25,334974vs
University of South Dakota room for 223$808k$35,121985vs

Every The Summit League softball program · Softball budgets ranked