Division II · Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Virginia State University Softball
Petersburg, VA · the Trojans · Virginia State University overview
16
Roster
2024–25 season
$191k
Team budget
5th percentile in Division II
$11,918
Per roster spot
median $16,717
2
Coaches
1 head · 1 assistant
89%
Admitted
lower half for selectivity
Virginia State University fields a softball team in the Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association (NCAA Division II). In 2024–25 the roster carried 16 players, below the median of 23, with 1 head coach and 1 assistant. Team expenses were $190,694, well below the median of $393k — $11,918 per roster spot, bottom quarter of Division II softball programs. The school gave $818,081 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $5,277 per roster spot.
Among Division II softball programs
Where this program sits against its 269 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#255Team budgetof 269 · Division II#223Spend per playerof 269 · Division II#256Roster sizeof 269 · Division II
Team budgets across the division
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Roster sizes
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The program
- Roster16 2024–25 season
- Coaching staff1 head, 1 assistant
- Team expenses$190,694 for the year
- Operating expenses$80,808 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$11,918 division median $16,717
- Athletic aid, women's teams$818,081 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$5,277 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$1,881 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Jameshia Smith head coach | Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Raychel Lapallo | Assistant Softball Coach | not on file |
| Jaya Diggs-Hagwood | Graduate Assistant Softball Coach | not on file |
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Recruiting timing
- Coaches may first contact youJune 15 after sophomore year
- Your own emailsAny time the rule limits what coaches send back
- High-school softball players338,315 2024-25
- Division II roster spots6,493 269 programs
- Odds of a spot1 in 52 1.9% of high-school players hold a Division II roster spot
General NCAA rule for Division II; 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 →4,829undergraduates · 5,190 students in all
Women 60% Men 40%
- Setting
- Suburb
- Type
- Public · Master's university
- Affiliation
- None
- HBCU
- Yes
Getting in
Full picture →89%admitted · of 10,577 applicants
SAT middle 50%800 – 1050
ACT middle 50%14 – 20
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 41%
Softball
Full picture →16on the roster · 2024–25 season
- Team expenses
- $190,694 $11,918 per roster spot · bottom quarter of Division II
- Coaches
- 1 head · 1 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $818,081
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $1,881
Cost
Full picture →$16,184net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $9,755 in-state · $22,006 out
Campus safety
Full picture →3.69violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 17 burglaries · 28 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 2 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →19%of bachelor's degrees in business · 21 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research Virginia 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 program16 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions89% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$16,184 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsBusiness · 19%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusSuburb · 4,829Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety3.69 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Virginia Union University Division II · Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association | 23 | 19 | $207k | — | 98% | |
| Randolph-Macon College Division III · Old Dominion Athletic Conf. | 36 | 24 | $226k | — | 83% | |
| Christopher Newport University Division III · Coast-To-Coast Athletic Conference | 52 | 30 | $275k | — | 88% | |
| Longwood University Division I · Big South Conference | 54 | 20 | $1.1M | 993 | 85% | |
| Chowan University Division II · Conference Carolinas | 58 | 21 | $317k | — | 72% | |
| Hampton University Division I · Coastal Athletic Association | 61 | 19 | $728k | 972 | 48% | |
| Norfolk State University Division I · Mid-Eastern Athletic Conf. | 69 | 25 | $645k | 954 | 87% | |
| Batten University Division III · Old Dominion Athletic Conf. | 73 | 27 | $375k | — | 71% | |
| University of Mary Washington Division III · Coast-To-Coast Athletic Conference | 74 | 25 | $169k | — | 86% | |
| Regent University Division III · Coast-To-Coast Athletic Conference | 74 | — | — | — | 41% | |
| University of Virginia Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference | 81 | 23 | $2.3M | 988 | 17% | |
| North Carolina Wesleyan University Division III · USA South Athletic Conference | 86 | 24 | $136k | — | 78% |
Other softball programs in the Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bowie State University | 26 | $303k | $11,663 | — | vs | |
| Winston-Salem State University | 17 | $287k | $16,901 | — | vs | |
| Lincoln University (Pennsylvania) | 16 | $278k | $17,394 | — | vs | |
| Claflin University | 19 | $258k | $13,568 | — | vs | |
| Bluefield State University | 18 | $214k | $11,909 | — | vs | |
| Fayetteville State University | 19 | $211k | $11,118 | — | vs | |
| Virginia Union University | 19 | $207k | $10,908 | — | vs | |
| Virginia State University | 16 | $191k | $11,918 | — | vs | |
| Shaw University | 25 | $162k | $6,472 | — | vs | |
| Livingstone College | 22 | $129k | $5,868 | — | vs | |
| Elizabeth City State University | 17 | $103k | $6,061 | — | vs | |
| Johnson C. Smith University | 12 | $98k | $8,156 | — | vs |
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