Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Softball
Blacksburg, VA · the Hokies · Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University overview
22
Roster
room for 3 under the cap of 25
$2.7M
Team budget
90th percentile in Division I
$124,439
Per roster spot
median $46,727
4
Coaches
1 head · 3 assistant
989
APR
98% of players retained
57%
Admitted
upper half for selectivity
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University fields a softball team in the Atlantic Coast 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 $2,737,670, well above the median of $1.1M — $124,439 per roster spot, top quarter 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 989, about the median of 989, with 98% of players retained year to year. The school gave $8,380,411 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $30,037 per roster spot.
Among Division I softball programs
Where this program sits against its 305 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#33Team budgetof 305 · Division I#35Spend per playerof 305 · Division I#163Roster sizeof 305 · Division I#141APRof 305 · Division I
Team budgets across the division
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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$2,737,670 for the year
- Operating expenses$1,040,148 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$124,439 division median $46,727
- Academic Progress Rate989 multi-year; 971 latest
- Players retained98% year to year
- Eligible100% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, women's teams$8,380,411 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$30,037 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$678,070 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Pete D'Amour head coach | Head 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
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 →30,504undergraduates · 38,294 students in all
Women 43% Men 57%
- Setting
- City
- Type
- Public · Research university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →57%admitted · of 47,208 applicants
SAT middle 50%1240 – 1420
ACT middle 50%27 – 32
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 86%
Softball
Full picture →22on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 2522
room for 3
Academic Progress Rate989
98% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $2,737,670 $124,440 per roster spot · top quarter of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 3 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $8,380,411
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $678,070
Cost
Full picture →$22,205net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $15,478 in-state · $36,694 out
Campus safety
Full picture →0.63violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 13 burglaries · 45 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 20 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →22%of bachelor's degrees in business · 23 fields · Associate's, Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State 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 program22 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions57% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$22,205 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsBusiness · 22%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusCity · 30,504Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety0.63 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Radford University Division I · Big South Conference | 9 | 21 | $591k | 987 | 91% | |
| Roanoke College Division III · Old Dominion Athletic Conf. | 21 | 28 | $181k | — | 80% | |
| Ferrum College Division II · Conference Carolinas | 31 | 20 | $133k | — | 100% | |
| Concord University Division II · Mountain East Conference | 35 | 35 | $296k | — | 90% | |
| Bluefield State University Division II · Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association | 45 | 18 | $214k | — | 87% | |
| Southern Virginia University Division III · USA South Athletic Conference | 69 | 23 | $154k | — | 100% | |
| Liberty University Division I · Conference USA | 69 | 27 | $2.2M | 979 | 99% | |
| University of Lynchburg Division III · Old Dominion Athletic Conf. | 69 | 25 | $211k | — | 82% | |
| Randolph College Division III · Old Dominion Athletic Conf. | 70 | 26 | $133k | — | 95% | |
| Averett University Division III · Old Dominion Athletic Conf. | 72 | 16 | $117k | — | 48% | |
| Sweet Briar College Division III · Old Dominion Athletic Conf. | 77 | — | — | — | 72% | |
| Winston-Salem State University Division II · Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association | 79 | 17 | $287k | — | 69% |
Other softball programs in the Atlantic Coast Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clemson University room for 2 | 23 | $4.3M | $187,541 | — | vs | |
| Florida State University room for 4 | 21 | $3.7M | $176,994 | 997 | vs | |
| Stanford University room for 3 | 22 | $3.5M | $160,247 | 1000 | vs | |
| Duke University room for 5 | 20 | $3.3M | $165,190 | 994 | vs | |
| University of Notre Dame room for 4 | 21 | $2.9M | $140,407 | 1000 | vs | |
| Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University room for 3 | 22 | $2.7M | $124,439 | 989 | vs | |
| Boston College 1 over cap | 26 | $2.4M | $92,789 | 988 | vs | |
| University of Pittsburgh at cap | 25 | $2.3M | $93,693 | 993 | vs | |
| University of California, Berkeley room for 2 | 23 | $2.3M | $101,242 | 1000 | vs | |
| University of Virginia room for 2 | 23 | $2.3M | $100,176 | 988 | vs | |
| University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill 1 over cap | 26 | $2.3M | $88,610 | 993 | vs | |
| North Carolina State University room for 1 | 24 | $2.3M | $94,461 | 983 | vs | |
| Syracuse University room for 2 | 23 | $2.1M | $93,291 | 996 | vs | |
| Georgia Institute of Technology at cap | 25 | $1.9M | $76,808 | 990 | vs | |
| University of Louisville room for 3 | 22 | $1.7M | $75,695 | 994 | vs |
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