Division I · Southeastern Conference
University of Tennessee, Knoxville Softball
Knoxville, TN · the Volunteers · University of Tennessee, Knoxville overview
29
Roster
4 over the D-I cap of 25
$4.7M
Team budget
100th percentile in Division I
$162,686
Per roster spot
median $46,727
4
Coaches
1 head · 3 assistant
1000
APR
99% of players retained
46%
Admitted
top quarter for selectivity
University of Tennessee, Knoxville fields a softball team in the Southeastern Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 29 players, above the median of 23, with 1 head coach and 3 assistants. Team expenses were $4,717,897, well above the median of $1.1M — $162,686 per roster spot, top 10% of Division I softball programs. Under the Division I roster cap of 25 in force from 2025-26, that is 4 over — cuts or attrition are likely, though players already on the roster may stay (65 of 305 Division I programs carried more than the cap). The team's multi-year Academic Progress Rate is 1000, about the median of 989, with 99% of players retained year to year. The school gave $11,447,980 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $26,499 per roster spot.
Among Division I softball programs
Where this program sits against its 305 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#2Team budgetof 305 · Division I#13Spend per playerof 305 · Division I#13Roster sizeof 305 · Division I#1APRof 305 · Division I
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Roster sizes (cap 25)
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The program
- Roster29 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap25 4 over last season
- Coaching staff1 head, 3 assistant
- Team expenses$4,717,897 for the year
- Operating expenses$1,129,579 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$162,686 division median $46,727
- Academic Progress Rate1000 multi-year; 1000 latest
- Players retained99% year to year
- Eligible100% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, women's teams$11,447,980 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$26,499 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$1,391,691 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Karen Weekly head coach | Head Coach | not on file |
| Megan Rhodes Smith | Associate Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Ehren Earleywine | Associate Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Aubrey Leach-Gartner | Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
| Laura Dukes | Director of Operations | On 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
What an athlete asks first — each panel opens the full picture.Campus
Full picture →28,883undergraduates · 36,304 students in all
Women 55% Men 45%
- Setting
- City
- Type
- Public · Research university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →46%admitted · of 50,488 applicants
SAT middle 50%1190 – 1340
ACT middle 50%25 – 31
- Test scores
- Scores required
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 73%
Softball
Full picture →29on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 2529
4 over — players already on the roster may stay
Academic Progress Rate1000
99% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $4,717,897 $162,686 per roster spot · top 10% of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 3 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $11,447,980
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $1,391,691
Cost
Full picture →$20,885net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $13,484 in-state · $31,974 out
Campus safety
Full picture →1.37violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 17 burglaries · 93 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 27 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →28%of bachelor's degrees in business · 24 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research University of Tennessee, Knoxville
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 program29 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions46% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$20,885 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsBusiness · 28%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusCity · 28,883Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety1.37 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maryville College (Tennessee) Division III · Southern Athletic Association | 14 | 21 | $201k | — | 66% | |
| Carson-Newman University Division II · South Atlantic Conference | 27 | 25 | $522k | — | 68% | |
| Lincoln Memorial University Division II · South Atlantic Conference | 46 | 22 | $589k | — | 59% | |
| Western Carolina University Division I · Southern Conference | 61 | 20 | $556k | 995 | 87% | |
| Tusculum University Division II · South Atlantic Conference | 67 | 23 | $413k | — | 60% | |
| Young Harris College Division II · Conference Carolinas | 71 | 30 | $388k | — | 64% | |
| Lee University Division II · Gulf South Conference | 76 | 24 | $481k | — | 72% | |
| Mars Hill University Division II · South Atlantic Conference | 77 | 24 | $339k | — | 78% | |
| Brevard College Division III · USA South Athletic Conference | 83 | 26 | $152k | — | 40% | |
| Tennessee Technological University Division I · Southern Conference | 89 | 27 | $700k | 985 | 83% | |
| East Tennessee State University Division I · Southern Conference | 90 | 31 | $531k | 993 | 87% | |
| Piedmont University Division III · Collegiate Conference of the South | 98 | 26 | $275k | — | 93% |
Other softball programs in the Southeastern Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Oklahoma room for 3 | 22 | $8.2M | $370,715 | 988 | vs | |
| University of Tennessee, Knoxville 4 over cap | 29 | $4.7M | $162,686 | 1000 | vs | |
| Texas A&M University, College Station 6 over cap | 31 | $4.5M | $144,868 | 991 | vs | |
| University of Florida at cap | 25 | $4.4M | $177,583 | 991 | vs | |
| University of South Carolina, Columbia 2 over cap | 27 | $4M | $147,058 | 1000 | vs | |
| University of Alabama room for 4 | 21 | $3.9M | $185,133 | 997 | vs | |
| University of Mississippi 1 over cap | 26 | $3.9M | $148,256 | 989 | vs | |
| Louisiana State University 1 over cap | 26 | $3.8M | $145,652 | 982 | vs | |
| University of Missouri, Columbia at cap | 25 | $3.7M | $146,339 | 989 | vs | |
| Auburn University at cap | 25 | $3.7M | $146,242 | 981 | vs | |
| University of Texas at Austin room for 5 | 20 | $3.6M | $181,515 | 994 | vs | |
| University of Arkansas, Fayetteville room for 3 | 22 | $3.6M | $164,043 | 1000 | vs | |
| Mississippi State University room for 3 | 22 | $3.3M | $149,526 | 995 | vs | |
| University of Georgia room for 4 | 21 | $3.3M | $156,128 | 980 | vs | |
| University of Kentucky room for 4 | 21 | $3.2M | $154,134 | 991 | vs |
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