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Division II · Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association

Virginia Union University Softball

Richmond, VA · the Panthers · Virginia Union University overview
19
Roster
2024–25 season
$207k
Team budget
7th percentile in Division II
$10,908
Per roster spot
median $16,717
4
Coaches
1 head · 3 assistant
98%
Admitted
bottom quarter for selectivity

Virginia Union University fields a softball team in the Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association (NCAA Division II). In 2024–25 the roster carried 19 players, below the median of 23, with 1 head coach and 3 assistants. Team expenses were $207,266, well below the median of $393k — $10,908 per roster spot, bottom quarter of Division II softball programs. The school gave $674,870 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $7,335 per roster spot.

Among Division II softball programs

Where this program sits against its 269 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).

Team budget$207k
Spend per player$10,908
Roster size19
Coaching staff4

Team budgets across the division

$84k$1.2M
this programevery Division II softball program

Roster sizes

1263
this programevery Division II roster

The program

  • Roster19 2024–25 season
  • Coaching staff1 head, 3 assistant
  • Team expenses$207,266 for the year
  • Operating expenses$39,729 game-day and travel
  • Spend per roster spot$10,908 division median $16,717
  • Athletic aid, women's teams$674,870 school-wide
  • Aid per roster spot$7,335 across women's teams
  • Recruiting spend, women's$3,077 school-wide

Coaching staff

NameTitleEmail
Dominique Mulero head coachHead CoachOn file · sign in
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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

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About the school

What an athlete asks first — each panel opens the full picture.
1,170undergraduates · 1,662 students in all
Women 51% Men 49%
Setting
City
Type
Private · Liberal arts college
Affiliation
Baptist
HBCU
Yes
98%admitted · of 2,771 applicants
SAT middle 50%750 – 1010
Test scores
Test-optional
Graduate in 6 yrs
41%
19on the roster · 2024–25 season
Team expenses
$207,266 $10,909 per roster spot · bottom quarter of Division II
Coaches
1 head · 3 assistant
Athletic aid, women's teams
$674,870
Recruiting spend, women's
$3,077
$20,207net price · after grants, aided first-years
Sticker price$29,432
Average net price$20,207
Net price by family income
$0–30k$17,272
$30–48k$20,536
$48–75k$22,097
$75–110k$24,665
$110k and up$21,677
Tuition & fees
$14,880

Campus safety

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2.03violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
Violent2.03
Property1.01
In residence halls
4 burglaries · 4 sex offences over 2022–2024
Residence-hall fires
0 over 2022–2024
21%of bachelor's degrees in business · 15 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Business30 · 21%
Social sciences20 · 14%
Psychology16 · 11%
Communication & journalism15 · 10%
Computer & information sciences13 · 9%

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Softball programs within 150 miles

Virginia Union UniversityRandolph-Macon College · 14 miVirginia State University · 23 miUniversity of Mary Washington · 51 miLongwood University · 55 miChristopher Newport University · 63 miUniversity of Virginia · 66 miHampton University · 72 miChowan University · 80 miNorfolk State University · 82 miBatten University · 85 miRegent University · 87 miGeorge Mason University · 88 mi
SchoolMilesRosterBudgetAPRAdmitted
Randolph-Macon College Division III · Old Dominion Athletic Conf.1424$226k—83%
Virginia State University Division II · Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association2316$191k—89%
University of Mary Washington Division III · Coast-To-Coast Athletic Conference5125$169k—86%
Longwood University Division I · Big South Conference5520$1.1M99385%
Christopher Newport University Division III · Coast-To-Coast Athletic Conference6330$275k—88%
University of Virginia Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference6623$2.3M98817%
Hampton University Division I · Coastal Athletic Association7219$728k97248%
Chowan University Division II · Conference Carolinas8021$317k—72%
Norfolk State University Division I · Mid-Eastern Athletic Conf.8225$645k95487%
Batten University Division III · Old Dominion Athletic Conf.8527$375k—71%
Regent University Division III · Coast-To-Coast Athletic Conference87———41%
George Mason University Division I · Atlantic 10 Conference8823$831k98689%

Other softball programs in the Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association

SchoolRosterBudgetPer playerAPRCompare
Bowie State University26$303k$11,663—vs
Winston-Salem State University17$287k$16,901—vs
Lincoln University (Pennsylvania)16$278k$17,394—vs
Claflin University19$258k$13,568—vs
Bluefield State University18$214k$11,909—vs
Fayetteville State University19$211k$11,118—vs
Virginia Union University19$207k$10,908—vs
Virginia State University16$191k$11,918—vs
Shaw University25$162k$6,472—vs
Livingstone College22$129k$5,868—vs
Elizabeth City State University17$103k$6,061—vs
Johnson C. Smith University12$98k$8,156—vs

Every Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association softball program · Softball budgets ranked