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Division II · Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association

Washburn University Softball

Topeka, KS · the Ichabods · Washburn University overview
21
Roster
2024–25 season
$581k
Team budget
86th percentile in Division II
$27,655
Per roster spot
median $16,717
4
Coaches
1 head · 3 assistant

Washburn University fields a softball team in the Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association (NCAA Division II). In 2024–25 the roster carried 21 players, about the median of 23, with 1 head coach and 3 assistants. Team expenses were $580,764, above the median of $393k — $27,655 per roster spot, top 10% of Division II softball programs. The school gave $1,384,819 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $5,867 per roster spot.

Among Division II softball programs

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

Team budget$581k
Spend per player$27,655
Roster size21
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

  • Roster21 2024–25 season
  • Coaching staff1 head, 3 assistant
  • Team expenses$580,764 for the year
  • Operating expenses$180,329 game-day and travel
  • Spend per roster spot$27,655 division median $16,717
  • Athletic aid, women's teams$1,384,819 school-wide
  • Aid per roster spot$5,867 across women's teams
  • Recruiting spend, women's$31,370 school-wide

Coaching staff

NameTitleEmail
Brenda Holaday head coachHead Coachnot 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

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About the school

What an athlete asks first — each panel opens the full picture.
4,930undergraduates · 5,663 students in all
Women 64% Men 36%
Setting
City
Type
Public · Master's university
Affiliation
None
Graduate in 6 yrs
41%
21on the roster · 2024–25 season
Team expenses
$580,764 $27,655 per roster spot · top quarter of Division II
Coaches
1 head · 3 assistant
Athletic aid, women's teams
$1,384,819
Recruiting spend, women's
$31,370
$12,894net price · after grants, aided first-years
Sticker, in-state$23,787
Sticker, out-of-state$34,791
Average net price$12,894
Net price by family income
$0–30k$9,589
$30–48k$10,136
$48–75k$13,702
$75–110k$17,518
$110k and up$17,323
Tuition & fees
$9,578 in-state · $20,582 out

Campus safety

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0.5violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
Violent0.50
Property0.99
In residence halls
0 burglaries · 4 sex offences over 2022–2024
Residence-hall fires
0 over 2022–2024
27%of bachelor's degrees in health professions & nursing · 20 fields · Associate's, Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Health professions & nursing188 · 27%
Business89 · 13%
Criminal justice & protective services53 · 8%
Public administration & social work43 · 6%
Communication & journalism43 · 6%

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Softball programs within 150 miles

Washburn UniversityUniversity of Kansas · 25 miEmporia State University · 50 miUniversity of Missouri-Kansas City · 60 miRockhurst University · 61 miMissouri Western State University · 70 miWilliam Jewell College · 71 miNorthwest Missouri State University · 101 miUniversity of Central Missouri · 107 miWichita State University · 125 miPittsburg State University · 126 miNewman University · 131 miUniversity of Nebraska-Lincoln · 134 mi
SchoolMilesRosterBudgetAPRAdmitted
University of Kansas Division I · Big 12 Conference2523$2.7M98288%
Emporia State University Division II · Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association5019$502k—98%
University of Missouri-Kansas City Division I · The Summit League6027$854k97075%
Rockhurst University Division II · Great Lakes Valley Conference6123$507k—69%
Missouri Western State University Division II · Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association7026$507k——
William Jewell College Division II · Great Lakes Valley Conference7121$333k—34%
Northwest Missouri State University Division II · Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association10127$529k—86%
University of Central Missouri Division II · Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association10716$423k—69%
Wichita State University Division I · American Conference12521$2.1M99795%
Pittsburg State University Division II · Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association12620$554k—88%
Newman University Division II · Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association13132$450k—48%
University of Nebraska-Lincoln Division I · Big Ten Conference13427$4.4M99777%

Other softball programs in the Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association

SchoolRosterBudgetPer playerAPRCompare
Washburn University21$581k$27,655—vs
Pittsburg State University20$554k$27,721—vs
Northwest Missouri State University27$529k$19,575—vs
University of Central Oklahoma21$520k$24,783—vs
Missouri Southern State University24$514k$21,399—vs
Missouri Western State University26$507k$19,510—vs
Emporia State University19$502k$26,412—vs
Rogers State University21$488k$23,261—vs
Newman University32$450k$14,051—vs
University of Nebraska at Kearney21$437k$20,832—vs
University of Central Missouri16$423k$26,419—vs
Fort Hays State University23$330k$14,367—vs
Northeastern State University24$279k$11,644—vs

Every Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association softball program · Softball budgets ranked