Division II · Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
Wayne State University (Michigan) Softball
Detroit, MI · the NCAA Applications Administrators · Wayne State University (Michigan) overview
20
Roster
2024–25 season
$577k
Team budget
85th percentile in Division II
$28,832
Per roster spot
median $16,717
3
Coaches
1 head · 2 assistant
82%
Admitted
lower half for selectivity
Wayne State University (Michigan) fields a softball team in the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (NCAA Division II). In 2024–25 the roster carried 20 players, below the median of 23, with 1 head coach and 2 assistants. Team expenses were $576,659, above the median of $393k — $28,832 per roster spot, top 10% of Division II softball programs. The school gave $2,240,283 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $12,044 per roster spot.
Among Division II softball programs
Where this program sits against its 269 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#40Team budgetof 269 · Division II#18Spend per playerof 269 · Division II#198Roster sizeof 269 · Division II
Team budgets across the division
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Roster sizes
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The program
- Roster20 2024–25 season
- Coaching staff1 head, 2 assistant
- Team expenses$576,659 for the year
- Operating expenses$109,241 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$28,832 division median $16,717
- Athletic aid, women's teams$2,240,283 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$12,044 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$14,424 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Nicole Tines head coach | Head Coach | not on file |
| Hannah Kelly | Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
| Lindsey Hibbs | Volunteer Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
| Maggie Murphy | Assistant 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
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About the school
What an athlete asks first — each panel opens the full picture.Campus
Full picture →16,117undergraduates · 23,553 students in all
Women 60% Men 40%
- Setting
- City
- Type
- Public · Research university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →82%admitted · of 15,190 applicants
SAT middle 50%1040 – 1260
ACT middle 50%21 – 28
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 57%
Softball
Full picture →20on the roster · 2024–25 season
- Team expenses
- $576,659 $28,833 per roster spot · top quarter of Division II
- Coaches
- 1 head · 2 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $2,240,283
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $14,424
Cost
Full picture →$16,021net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $15,464 in-state · $33,158 out
Campus safety
Full picture →0.55violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 5 burglaries · 19 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 26 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →23%of bachelor's degrees in business · 26 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research Wayne State University (Michigan)
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 program20 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions82% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$16,021 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsBusiness · 23%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusCity · 16,117Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety0.55 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Detroit Mercy Division I · Horizon League | 5 | 31 | $546k | 961 | 80% | |
| Oakland University Division I · Horizon League | 23 | 22 | $699k | 985 | 70% | |
| University of Michigan Division I · Big Ten Conference | 34 | 25 | $3.2M | 1000 | 18% | |
| University of Toledo Division I · Mid-American Conference | 56 | 24 | $1.1M | 976 | 95% | |
| Adrian College Division III · Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association | 60 | 21 | $168k | — | 68% | |
| Bowling Green State University Division I · Mid-American Conference | 74 | 25 | $755k | 986 | 81% | |
| Michigan State University Division I · Big Ten Conference | 76 | 24 | $2.1M | 988 | 84% | |
| Hillsdale College Division II · Great Midwest Athletic Conference | 85 | — | — | — | 21% | |
| Oberlin College Division III · North Coast Athletic Conference | 86 | 15 | $188k | — | 33% | |
| Tiffin University Division II · Great Midwest Athletic Conference | 86 | 33 | $394k | — | 80% | |
| Albion College Division III · Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association | 86 | 27 | $223k | — | 83% | |
| Heidelberg University Division III · Ohio Athletic Conference | 86 | 30 | $214k | — | 68% |
Other softball programs in the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grand Valley State University | 21 | $583k | $27,747 | — | vs | |
| Saginaw Valley State University | 24 | $581k | $24,211 | — | vs | |
| Wayne State University (Michigan) | 20 | $577k | $28,832 | — | vs | |
| Roosevelt University | 21 | $568k | $27,055 | — | vs | |
| Ferris State University | 22 | $517k | $23,522 | — | vs | |
| Davenport University | 24 | $511k | $21,292 | — | vs | |
| University of Wisconsin-Parkside | 22 | $309k | $14,048 | — | vs | |
| Purdue University Northwest | 19 | $284k | $14,956 | — | vs |
Every Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference softball program · Softball budgets ranked