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Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference

University of Virginia Softball

Charlottesville, VA · the Cavaliers · University of Virginia overview
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23
Roster
room for 2 under the cap of 25
$2.3M
Team budget
86th percentile in Division I
$100,176
Per roster spot
median $46,727
4
Coaches
1 head · 3 assistant
988
APR
98% of players retained
17%
Admitted
top 10% for selectivity

University of Virginia fields a softball team in the Atlantic Coast Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 23 players, about the median of 23, with 1 head coach and 3 assistants. Team expenses were $2,304,064, well above the median of $1.1M — $100,176 per roster spot, top quarter 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 988, about the median of 989, with 98% of players retained year to year. The school gave $11,154,557 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $26,432 per roster spot.

Among Division I softball programs

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

#45Team budgetof 305 · Division I#42Spend per playerof 305 · Division I#126Roster sizeof 305 · Division I#151APRof 305 · Division I
Team budget$2.3M
Spend per player$100,176
Roster size23
Coaching staff4
APR988

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, 3 assistant
  • Team expenses$2,304,064 for the year
  • Operating expenses$636,983 game-day and travel
  • Spend per roster spot$100,176 division median $46,727
  • Academic Progress Rate988 multi-year; 1000 latest
  • Players retained98% year to year
  • Eligible100% of player-terms
  • Athletic aid, women's teams$11,154,557 school-wide
  • Aid per roster spot$26,432 across women's teams
  • Recruiting spend, women's$622,930 school-wide

Coaching staff

NameTitleEmail
Joanna Hardin head coachHead 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

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Campus

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17,612undergraduates · 25,924 students in all
Women 55% Men 45%
Setting
Suburb
Type
Public · Research university
Affiliation
None

Getting in

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17%admitted · of 56,528 applicants
SAT middle 50%1410 – 1530
ACT middle 50%32 – 34
Test scores
Test-optional
Graduate in 6 yrs
95%

Softball

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23on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 2523
room for 2
Academic Progress Rate988
98% of players kept year to year
Team expenses
$2,304,064 $100,177 per roster spot · top quarter of Division I
Coaches
1 head · 3 assistant
Athletic aid, women's teams
$11,154,557
Recruiting spend, women's
$622,930

Cost

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$17,831net price · after grants, aided first-years
Sticker, in-state$39,926
Sticker, out-of-state$76,954
Average net price$17,831
Net price by family income
$0–30k$10,123
$30–48k$8,842
$48–75k$14,658
$75–110k$24,023
$110k and up$34,777
Tuition & fees
$22,323 in-state · $59,633 out

Campus safety

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3.46violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
Violent3.46
Property4.58
In residence halls
10 burglaries · 49 sex offences over 2022–2024
Residence-hall fires
17 over 2022–2024

Majors

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16%of bachelor's degrees in liberal arts & general studies · 24 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Liberal arts & general studies705 · 16%
Social sciences549 · 13%
Engineering436 · 10%
Business389 · 9%
Computer & information sciences337 · 8%

Research University of Virginia

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 divisionAdmissions17% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$17,831 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsLiberal arts & general studies · 16%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusSuburb · 17,612Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety3.46 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 VirginiaMary Baldwin University · 32 miJames Madison University · 34 miBridgewater College (Virginia) · 35 miEastern Mennonite University · 36 miSweet Briar College · 46 miSouthern Virginia University · 50 miLongwood University · 51 miRandolph College · 55 miUniversity of Lynchburg · 57 miUniversity of Mary Washington · 59 miRandolph-Macon College · 59 miLiberty University · 60 mi
SchoolMilesRosterBudgetAPRAdmitted
Mary Baldwin University Division III · USA South Athletic Conference3226$151k——
James Madison University Division I · Sun Belt Conference3425$1.9M98076%
Bridgewater College (Virginia) Division III · Old Dominion Athletic Conf.3526$222k—91%
Eastern Mennonite University Division III · Old Dominion Athletic Conf.3619$128k—100%
Sweet Briar College Division III · Old Dominion Athletic Conf.46———72%
Southern Virginia University Division III · USA South Athletic Conference5023$154k—100%
Longwood University Division I · Big South Conference5120$1.1M99385%
Randolph College Division III · Old Dominion Athletic Conf.5526$133k—95%
University of Lynchburg Division III · Old Dominion Athletic Conf.5725$211k—82%
University of Mary Washington Division III · Coast-To-Coast Athletic Conference5925$169k—86%
Randolph-Macon College Division III · Old Dominion Athletic Conf.5924$226k—83%
Liberty University Division I · Conference USA6027$2.2M97999%

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