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Villanova University Softball

Villanova, PA · the Wildcats · Villanova University overview
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21
Roster
room for 4 under the cap of 25
$1.8M
Team budget
79th percentile in Division I
$87,287
Per roster spot
median $46,727
3
Coaches
1 head · 2 assistant
996
APR
99% of players retained
25%
Admitted
top quarter for selectivity

Villanova University fields a softball team in the BIG EAST Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 21 players, about the median of 23, with 1 head coach and 2 assistants. Team expenses were $1,833,043, well above the median of $1.1M — $87,287 per roster spot, top quarter of Division I softball programs. That leaves room for 4 under the Division I roster cap of 25 in force from 2025-26. The team's multi-year Academic Progress Rate is 996, about the median of 989, with 99% of players retained year to year. The school gave $9,556,877 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $25,553 per roster spot.

Among Division I softball programs

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

#65Team budgetof 305 · Division I#58Spend per playerof 305 · Division I#211Roster sizeof 305 · Division I#59APRof 305 · Division I
Team budget$1.8M
Spend per player$87,287
Roster size21
Coaching staff3
APR996

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

  • Roster21 2024–25 season
  • Division I roster cap25 room for 4
  • Coaching staff1 head, 2 assistant
  • Team expenses$1,833,043 for the year
  • Operating expenses$411,876 game-day and travel
  • Spend per roster spot$87,287 division median $46,727
  • Academic Progress Rate996 multi-year; 1000 latest
  • Players retained99% year to year
  • Eligible100% of player-terms
  • Athletic aid, women's teams$9,556,877 school-wide
  • Aid per roster spot$25,553 across women's teams
  • Recruiting spend, women's$238,294 school-wide

Coaching staff

NameTitleEmail
Bridget Orchard head coachHead CoachOn file · sign in
Gabby LuetyAssociate Head Coach (Hitting)On file · sign in
Billie KerwoodAssistant Coach (Pitching)On file · sign in
Katie ScheivertAssistant 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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7,063undergraduates · 10,111 students in all
Women 54% Men 46%
Setting
Suburb
Type
Private · Research university
Affiliation
Roman Catholic

Getting in

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25%admitted · of 23,127 applicants
SAT middle 50%1400 – 1510
ACT middle 50%32 – 34
Test scores
Test-optional
Graduate in 6 yrs
92%

Softball

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21on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 2521
room for 4
Academic Progress Rate996
99% of players kept year to year
Team expenses
$1,833,043 $87,288 per roster spot · top quarter of Division I
Coaches
1 head · 2 assistant
Athletic aid, women's teams
$9,556,877
Recruiting spend, women's
$238,294

Cost

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$37,946net price · after grants, aided first-years
Sticker price$84,997
Average net price$37,946
Net price by family income
$0–30k$16,914
$30–48k$31,248
$48–75k$25,786
$75–110k$34,285
$110k and up$60,637
Tuition & fees
$64,701

Campus safety

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3.02violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
Violent3.02
Property0.60
In residence halls
2 burglaries · 82 sex offences over 2022–2024
Residence-hall fires
5 over 2022–2024

Majors

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24%of bachelor's degrees in business · 23 fields · Associate's, Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Business426 · 24%
Engineering264 · 15%
Social sciences196 · 11%
Health professions & nursing175 · 10%
Communication & journalism152 · 9%

Research Villanova 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 program21 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions25% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$37,946 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsBusiness · 24%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusSuburb · 7,063Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety3.02 violent / 1,000Three years of reported offences against the divisionAthleticsEvery teamThe whole department: every team, staff and aid

Softball programs within 150 miles

Villanova UniversityEastern University · 2 miHaverford College · 3 miSaint Joseph's University · 6 miChestnut Hill College · 7 miSwarthmore College · 9 miPenn State Brandywine · 10 miDrexel University · 10 miUniversity of Pennsylvania · 10 miArcadia University · 10 miThomas Jefferson University · 11 miWidener University · 12 miImmaculata University · 12 mi
SchoolMilesRosterBudgetAPRAdmitted
Eastern University Division III · Middle Atlantic Conference Commonwealth224$163k—94%
Haverford College Division III · Centennial Conference317$163k—13%
Saint Joseph's University Division I · Atlantic 10 Conference619$752k99686%
Chestnut Hill College Division II · Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference724$209k—79%
Swarthmore College Division III · Centennial Conference920$206k—7%
Penn State Brandywine Division III · United East Conference1019$47k—95%
Drexel University Division I · Coastal Athletic Association1019$1.1M99378%
University of Pennsylvania Division I · The Ivy League1018$522k10006%
Arcadia University Division III · Middle Atlantic Conference Freedom1019$182k—79%
Thomas Jefferson University Division II · Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference1120$384k—86%
Widener University Division III · Middle Atlantic Conference Commonwealth1217$139k—84%
Immaculata University Division III · Atlantic East Conference1226$35k—78%

Other softball programs in the BIG EAST Conference

SchoolRosterBudgetPer playerAPRCompare
Villanova University room for 421$1.8M$87,287996vs
DePaul University room for 520$1.6M$81,969997vs
University of Connecticut room for 619$1.6M$85,811997vs
St. John's University (New York) room for 223$1.6M$69,630993vs
Creighton University room for 322$1.5M$70,452987vs
Providence College room for 223$1.5M$65,249992vs
Seton Hall University room for 322$1.5M$67,859997vs
Butler University room for 421$1.2M$55,585991vs
Georgetown University room for 520$864k$43,2191000vs

Every BIG EAST Conference softball program · Softball budgets ranked