Division I · Missouri Valley Conference
Valparaiso University Softball
Valparaiso, IN · the NCAA Applications Administrators · Valparaiso University overview
24
Roster
room for 1 under the cap of 25
$954k
Team budget
40th percentile in Division I
$39,731
Per roster spot
median $46,727
3
Coaches
1 head · 2 assistant
993
APR
98% of players retained
92%
Admitted
bottom quarter for selectivity
Valparaiso University fields a softball team in the Missouri Valley 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 $953,553, below the median of $1.1M — $39,731 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 993, about the median of 989, with 98% of players retained year to year. The school gave $2,924,931 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $15,394 per roster spot.
Among Division I softball programs
Where this program sits against its 305 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#184Team budgetof 305 · Division I#190Spend per playerof 305 · Division I#98Roster sizeof 305 · Division I#87APRof 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$953,553 for the year
- Operating expenses$173,688 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$39,731 division median $46,727
- Academic Progress Rate993 multi-year; 1000 latest
- Players retained98% year to year
- Eligible99% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, women's teams$2,924,931 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$15,394 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$72,458 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Mike Armitage | Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Jesse Delorit | Assistant Coach | 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 →2,255undergraduates · 2,846 students in all
Women 56% Men 44%
- Setting
- Suburb
- Type
- Private · Doctoral/professional university
- Affiliation
- Lutheran Church in America
Getting in
Full picture →92%admitted · of 6,133 applicants
SAT middle 50%1080 – 1310
ACT middle 50%25 – 30
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 67%
Softball
Full picture →24on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 2524
room for 1
Academic Progress Rate993
98% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $953,553 $39,731 per roster spot · lower half of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 2 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $2,924,931
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $72,458
Cost
Full picture →$23,168net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $46,588
Campus safety
Full picture →0.78violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 1 burglaries · 5 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 2 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →28%of bachelor's degrees in health professions & nursing · 24 fields · Associate's, Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research Valparaiso University
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 divisionAdmissions92% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$23,168 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsHealth professions & nursing · 28%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusSuburb · 2,255Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety0.78 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Purdue University Northwest Division II · Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | 24 | 19 | $284k | — | 71% | |
| University of Chicago Division III · University Athletic Association | 37 | 19 | $264k | — | 5% | |
| Roosevelt University Division II · Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | 42 | 21 | $568k | — | 94% | |
| DePaul University Division I · BIG EAST Conference | 42 | 20 | $1.6M | 997 | 74% | |
| University of Illinois Chicago Division I · Missouri Valley Conference | 42 | 22 | $1.1M | 996 | 79% | |
| Saint Mary's College (Indiana) Division III · Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association | 44 | — | — | — | 81% | |
| University of Notre Dame Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference | 45 | 21 | $2.9M | 1000 | 12% | |
| Loyola University Chicago Division I · Atlantic 10 Conference | 49 | 18 | $1.2M | 986 | 81% | |
| North Park University Division III · College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin | 49 | 22 | $187k | — | 73% | |
| Concordia University Chicago Division III · Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference | 50 | 23 | $225k | — | 93% | |
| Dominican University (Illinois) Division III · Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference | 51 | 29 | $231k | — | 80% | |
| Northwestern University Division I · Big Ten Conference | 52 | 20 | $2.9M | 992 | 7% |
Other softball programs in the Missouri Valley Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Belmont University room for 3 | 22 | $1.3M | $60,248 | 993 | vs | |
| University of Illinois Chicago room for 3 | 22 | $1.1M | $51,785 | 996 | vs | |
| Drake University room for 2 | 23 | $1.1M | $45,920 | 983 | vs | |
| University of Evansville room for 2 | 23 | $1M | $45,569 | 988 | vs | |
| Southern Illinois University at Carbondale room for 3 | 22 | $1M | $46,001 | 1000 | vs | |
| Illinois State University room for 5 | 20 | $986k | $49,316 | 1000 | vs | |
| Valparaiso University room for 1 | 24 | $954k | $39,731 | 993 | vs | |
| University of Northern Iowa room for 3 | 22 | $825k | $37,520 | 989 | vs | |
| Bradley University room for 3 | 22 | $803k | $36,485 | 997 | vs | |
| Indiana State University room for 4 | 21 | $748k | $35,635 | 996 | vs | |
| Murray State University room for 3 | 22 | $666k | $30,277 | 1000 | vs |
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