Division I · Southland Conference
University of the Incarnate Word Softball
San Antonio, TX · the Cardinals · University of the Incarnate Word overview
22
Roster
room for 3 under the cap of 25
$797k
Team budget
27th percentile in Division I
$36,241
Per roster spot
median $46,727
4
Coaches
1 head · 3 assistant
950
APR
94% of players retained
93%
Admitted
bottom quarter for selectivity
University of the Incarnate Word fields a softball team in the Southland Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 22 players, about the median of 23, with 1 head coach and 3 assistants. Team expenses were $797,322, below the median of $1.1M — $36,241 per roster spot, lower half of Division I softball programs. That leaves room for 3 under the Division I roster cap of 25 in force from 2025-26. The team's multi-year Academic Progress Rate is 950, about the median of 989, with 94% of players retained year to year. The school gave $5,280,061 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $23,363 per roster spot.
Among Division I softball programs
Where this program sits against its 305 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#224Team budgetof 305 · Division I#214Spend per playerof 305 · Division I#163Roster sizeof 305 · Division I#281APRof 305 · Division I
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Roster sizes (cap 25)
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The program
- Roster22 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap25 room for 3
- Coaching staff1 head, 3 assistant
- Team expenses$797,322 for the year
- Operating expenses$113,043 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$36,241 division median $46,727
- Academic Progress Rate950 multi-year; 966 latest
- Players retained94% year to year
- Eligible96% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, women's teams$5,280,061 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$23,363 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$68,742 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Kimberly Dean head coach | Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Robyn Leighton | Associate Head Softball Coach | On file · sign in |
| Benjamin Buechner | Assistant Softball Coach | On file · sign in |
| Marcos Schejtman Deutsch | Assistant Softball 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
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About the school
What an athlete asks first — each panel opens the full picture.Campus
Full picture →4,726undergraduates · 7,251 students in all
Women 62% Men 38%
- Setting
- City
- Type
- Private · Doctoral/professional university
- Affiliation
- Roman Catholic
Getting in
Full picture →93%admitted · of 11,162 applicants
SAT middle 50%900 – 1140
ACT middle 50%17 – 24
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 53%
Softball
Full picture →22on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 2522
room for 3
Academic Progress Rate950
94% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $797,322 $36,242 per roster spot · lower half of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 3 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $5,280,061
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $68,742
Cost
Full picture →$21,246net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $35,660
Campus safety
Full picture →0.71violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 5 burglaries · 8 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 0 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →28%of bachelor's degrees in business · 26 fields · Associate's, Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research University of the Incarnate Word
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 program22 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions93% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$21,246 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsBusiness · 28%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusCity · 4,726Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety0.71 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trinity University (Texas) Division III · Southern Athletic Association | 1 | 25 | $228k | — | 28% | |
| St. Mary's University (Texas) Division II · Lone Star Conference | 6 | 22 | $611k | — | 89% | |
| University of Texas at San Antonio Division I · American Conference | 12 | 23 | $1.3M | 959 | 88% | |
| Texas Lutheran University Division III · Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference | 30 | 31 | $437k | — | 95% | |
| Texas State University Division I · Pac-12 Conference | 43 | 26 | $1.7M | 988 | 89% | |
| Schreiner University Division III · American Southwest Conference | 56 | 41 | $160k | — | 88% | |
| St. Edward's University Division II · Lone Star Conference | 68 | 22 | $710k | — | 84% | |
| University of Texas at Austin Division I · Southeastern Conference | 71 | 20 | $3.6M | 994 | 29% | |
| Concordia University Texas Division III · Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference | 76 | 35 | $155k | — | 91% | |
| Southwestern University (Texas) Division III · Southern Athletic Association | 94 | 25 | $224k | — | 39% | |
| University of Mary Hardin-Baylor Division III · American Southwest Conference | 126 | 26 | $237k | — | 95% | |
| Texas A&M University-Kingsville Division II · Lone Star Conference | 139 | 33 | $569k | — | 92% |
Other softball programs in the Southland Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston Christian University room for 4 | 21 | $975k | $46,446 | 989 | vs | |
| East Texas A&M University room for 2 | 23 | $933k | $40,557 | — | vs | |
| Lamar University at cap | 25 | $901k | $36,053 | 960 | vs | |
| McNeese State University at cap | 25 | $901k | $36,031 | 990 | vs | |
| Southeastern Louisiana University 3 over cap | 28 | $839k | $29,957 | 979 | vs | |
| Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi 2 over cap | 27 | $834k | $30,880 | 971 | vs | |
| Stephen F. Austin State University 1 over cap | 26 | $822k | $31,612 | 969 | vs | |
| University of the Incarnate Word room for 3 | 22 | $797k | $36,241 | 950 | vs | |
| Nicholls State University room for 1 | 24 | $553k | $23,061 | 995 | vs | |
| Northwestern State University room for 6 | 19 | $530k | $27,884 | 987 | vs |
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