Division I · Ohio Valley Conference
Western Illinois University Softball
Macomb, IL · the Leathernecks · Western Illinois University overview
24
Roster
room for 1 under the cap of 25
$658k
Team budget
16th percentile in Division I
$27,415
Per roster spot
median $46,727
2
Coaches
1 head · 1 assistant
990
APR
99% of players retained
75%
Admitted
upper half for selectivity
Western Illinois University fields a softball team in the Ohio Valley Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 24 players, about the median of 23, with 1 head coach and 1 assistant. Team expenses were $657,975, below the median of $1.1M — $27,415 per roster spot, bottom quarter of Division I softball programs. That leaves room for 1 under the Division I roster cap of 25 in force from 2025-26. The team's multi-year Academic Progress Rate is 990, about the median of 989, with 99% of players retained year to year. The school gave $1,866,182 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $9,570 per roster spot.
Among Division I softball programs
Where this program sits against its 305 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#257Team budgetof 305 · Division I#258Spend per playerof 305 · Division I#98Roster sizeof 305 · Division I#126APRof 305 · Division I
Team budgets across the division
this programevery Division I softball program
Roster sizes (cap 25)
this programevery Division I roster
The program
- Roster24 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap25 room for 1
- Coaching staff1 head, 1 assistant
- Team expenses$657,975 for the year
- Operating expenses$21,987 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$27,415 division median $46,727
- Academic Progress Rate990 multi-year; 1000 latest
- Players retained99% year to year
- Eligible99% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, women's teams$1,866,182 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$9,570 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$46,299 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Dwight Sanders head coach | Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Peyton Souhrada | Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
Put Western Illinois University on a target list, address the whole staff at once, and send each email yourself from Gmail — nothing goes out without you pressing Send.Start your board
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 →5,025undergraduates · 7,073 students in all
Women 58% Men 42%
- Setting
- Town
- Type
- Public · Master's university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →75%admitted · of 8,479 applicants
- Test scores
- Scores not considered
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 45%
Softball
Full picture →24on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 2524
room for 1
Academic Progress Rate990
99% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $657,975 $27,416 per roster spot · bottom quarter of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 1 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $1,866,182
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $46,299
Cost
Full picture →$12,168net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $14,085
Campus safety
Full picture →1violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 7 burglaries · 13 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 39 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →17%of bachelor's degrees in criminal justice & protective services · 23 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research Western Illinois 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 program24 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions75% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$12,168 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsCriminal justice & protective services · 17%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusTown · 5,025Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety1 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Monmouth College (Illinois) Division III · Midwest Conference | 31 | 22 | $98k | — | 87% | |
| Knox College Division III · Midwest Conference | 37 | 19 | $153k | — | 71% | |
| Quincy University Division II · Great Lakes Valley Conference | 52 | 20 | $339k | — | 50% | |
| Illinois College Division III · Midwest Conference | 56 | 21 | $180k | — | 75% | |
| Bradley University Division I · Missouri Valley Conference | 58 | 22 | $803k | 997 | 77% | |
| Augustana College (Illinois) Division III · College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin | 72 | 28 | $226k | — | 68% | |
| University of Illinois Springfield Division II · Great Lakes Valley Conference | 76 | 22 | $417k | — | 84% | |
| Eureka College Division III · St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | 76 | 19 | $79k | — | 88% | |
| Illinois Wesleyan University Division III · College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin | 89 | 22 | $200k | — | 45% | |
| Illinois State University Division I · Missouri Valley Conference | 89 | 20 | $986k | 1000 | 89% | |
| Blackburn College Division III · St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | 92 | 20 | $155k | — | 80% | |
| University of Iowa Division I · Big Ten Conference | 94 | 26 | $2.3M | 976 | 85% |
Other softball programs in the Ohio Valley Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eastern Illinois University room for 3 | 22 | $770k | $35,021 | 996 | vs | |
| Morehead State University room for 7 | 18 | $698k | $38,769 | 997 | vs | |
| Southern Illinois University Edwardsville room for 3 | 22 | $694k | $31,566 | 1000 | vs | |
| Lindenwood University room for 2 | 23 | $691k | $30,034 | — | vs | |
| Southeast Missouri State University room for 3 | 22 | $675k | $30,697 | 992 | vs | |
| Western Illinois University room for 1 | 24 | $658k | $27,415 | 990 | vs | |
| University of Tennessee at Martin room for 4 | 21 | $578k | $27,504 | 1000 | vs | |
| University of Southern Indiana room for 6 | 19 | $553k | $29,087 | — | vs | |
| Tennessee State University room for 6 | 19 | $486k | $25,585 | 983 | vs |
Every Ohio Valley Conference softball program · Softball budgets ranked