Division I · Conference USA
Western Kentucky University Softball
Bowling Green, KY · the Hilltoppers · Western Kentucky University overview
15
Roster
room for 10 under the cap of 25
$902k
Team budget
37th percentile in Division I
$60,105
Per roster spot
median $46,727
4
Coaches
1 head · 3 assistant
982
APR
98% of players retained
97%
Admitted
bottom quarter for selectivity
Western Kentucky University fields a softball team in the Conference USA (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 15 players, below the median of 23, with 1 head coach and 3 assistants. Team expenses were $901,575, below the median of $1.1M — $60,105 per roster spot, upper half of Division I softball programs. That leaves room for 10 under the Division I roster cap of 25 in force from 2025-26. The team's multi-year Academic Progress Rate is 982, about the median of 989, with 98% of players retained year to year. The school gave $2,052,934 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $13,595 per roster spot.
Among Division I softball programs
Where this program sits against its 305 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#192Team budgetof 305 · Division I#105Spend per playerof 305 · Division I#303Roster sizeof 305 · Division I#206APRof 305 · Division I
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Roster sizes (cap 25)
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The program
- Roster15 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap25 room for 10
- Coaching staff1 head, 3 assistant
- Team expenses$901,575 for the year
- Operating expenses$280,808 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$60,105 division median $46,727
- Academic Progress Rate982 multi-year; 948 latest
- Players retained98% year to year
- Eligible99% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, women's teams$2,052,934 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$13,595 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$118,337 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Amy Tudor head coach | Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Kayla Bixel | Associate Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Melissa Mayeux | Assistant Coach | not on file |
| Taylor Hunt | Director of Operations / Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
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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 →14,590undergraduates · 16,759 students in all
Women 62% Men 38%
- Setting
- City
- Type
- Public · Doctoral/professional university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →97%admitted · of 7,720 applicants
SAT middle 50%820 – 1010
ACT middle 50%16 – 20
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 56%
Softball
Full picture →15on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 2515
room for 10
Academic Progress Rate982
98% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $901,575 $60,105 per roster spot · lower half of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 3 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $2,052,934
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $118,337
Cost
Full picture →$12,054net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $11,436 in-state · $27,000 out
Campus safety
Full picture →0.78violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 14 burglaries · 25 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 4 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →20%of bachelor's degrees in business · 27 fields · Associate's, Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research Western Kentucky 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 program15 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions97% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$12,054 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsBusiness · 20%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusCity · 14,590Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety0.78 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Austin Peay State University Division I · United Athletic Conference | 59 | 22 | $816k | 994 | 96% | |
| Tennessee State University Division I · Ohio Valley Conference | 60 | 19 | $486k | 983 | 93% | |
| Trevecca Nazarene University Division II · Gulf South Conference | 61 | 22 | $466k | — | 70% | |
| Belmont University Division I · Missouri Valley Conference | 62 | 22 | $1.3M | 993 | 96% | |
| Lipscomb University Division I · Atlantic Sun Conference | 64 | 20 | $1.1M | 981 | 67% | |
| Kentucky Wesleyan College Division II · Great Midwest Athletic Conference | 64 | 17 | $260k | — | 67% | |
| Tennessee Technological University Division I · Southern Conference | 77 | 27 | $700k | 985 | 83% | |
| Middle Tennessee State University Division I · Conference USA | 79 | 25 | $1.3M | 1000 | 68% | |
| University of Evansville Division I · Missouri Valley Conference | 90 | 23 | $1M | 988 | 78% | |
| University of Louisville Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference | 93 | 22 | $1.7M | 994 | 81% | |
| Bellarmine University Division I · Atlantic Sun Conference | 95 | 28 | $691k | — | 94% | |
| Spalding University Division III · St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | 95 | 24 | $146k | — | 99% |
Other softball programs in the Conference USA
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberty University 2 over cap | 27 | $2.2M | $81,139 | 979 | vs | |
| University of Delaware room for 1 | 24 | $1.5M | $64,433 | 981 | vs | |
| Kennesaw State University at cap | 25 | $1.3M | $52,714 | 988 | vs | |
| Middle Tennessee State University at cap | 25 | $1.3M | $51,709 | 1000 | vs | |
| Jacksonville State University room for 2 | 23 | $1.3M | $55,268 | 967 | vs | |
| New Mexico State University room for 2 | 23 | $1.2M | $50,657 | 980 | vs | |
| Missouri State University room for 2 | 23 | $1.1M | $47,077 | 1000 | vs | |
| Florida International University room for 3 | 22 | $1M | $45,933 | 989 | vs | |
| Sam Houston State University room for 2 | 23 | $955k | $41,518 | 985 | vs | |
| Western Kentucky University room for 10 | 15 | $902k | $60,105 | 982 | vs |
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