Division I · Mid-American Conference
Western Michigan University Softball
Kalamazoo, MI · the Broncos · Western Michigan University overview
24
Roster
room for 1 under the cap of 25
$999k
Team budget
43rd percentile in Division I
$41,606
Per roster spot
median $46,727
4
Coaches
1 head · 3 assistant
986
APR
98% of players retained
85%
Admitted
lower half for selectivity
Western Michigan University fields a softball team in the Mid-American Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 24 players, about the median of 23, with 1 head coach and 3 assistants. Team expenses were $998,556, about the median of $1.1M — $41,606 per roster spot, lower half 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 986, about the median of 989, with 98% of players retained year to year. The school gave $3,158,309 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $15,635 per roster spot.
Among Division I softball programs
Where this program sits against its 305 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#173Team budgetof 305 · Division I#183Spend per playerof 305 · Division I#98Roster sizeof 305 · Division I#169APRof 305 · Division I
Team budgets across the division
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Roster sizes (cap 25)
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The program
- Roster24 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap25 room for 1
- Coaching staff1 head, 3 assistant
- Team expenses$998,556 for the year
- Operating expenses$213,613 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$41,606 division median $46,727
- Academic Progress Rate986 multi-year; 1000 latest
- Players retained98% year to year
- Eligible97% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, women's teams$3,158,309 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$15,635 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$147,287 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Marlee Wilson head coach | Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Morgan VanderBor | Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
| Erika Kloosterman | Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
| Andrew Klaus | 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 →13,026undergraduates · 16,693 students in all
Women 53% Men 47%
- Setting
- City
- Type
- Public · Research university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →85%admitted · of 20,100 applicants
SAT middle 50%990 – 1220
ACT middle 50%20 – 27
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 58%
Softball
Full picture →24on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 2524
room for 1
Academic Progress Rate986
98% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $998,556 $41,607 per roster spot · lower half of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 3 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $3,158,309
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $147,287
Cost
Full picture →$20,183net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $15,298 in-state · $19,098 out
Campus safety
Full picture →0.8violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 4 burglaries · 24 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 3 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →27%of bachelor's degrees in business · 29 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research Western Michigan 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 divisionAdmissions85% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$20,183 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsBusiness · 27%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusCity · 13,026Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety0.8 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kalamazoo College Division III · Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association | 1 | 18 | $119k | — | 76% | |
| The University of Olivet Division III · Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association | 37 | 17 | $56k | — | 97% | |
| Davenport University Division II · Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | 39 | 24 | $511k | — | 97% | |
| Hope College Division III · Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association | 43 | 23 | $153k | — | 76% | |
| Albion College Division III · Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association | 44 | 27 | $223k | — | 83% | |
| Calvin University Division III · Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association | 45 | 25 | $219k | — | 71% | |
| Grand Valley State University Division II · Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | 49 | 21 | $583k | — | 95% | |
| University of Notre Dame Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference | 51 | 21 | $2.9M | 1000 | 12% | |
| Saint Mary's College (Indiana) Division III · Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association | 52 | — | — | — | 81% | |
| Trine University Division III · Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association | 55 | 24 | $278k | — | 85% | |
| Hillsdale College Division II · Great Midwest Athletic Conference | 56 | — | — | — | 21% | |
| Michigan State University Division I · Big Ten Conference | 66 | 24 | $2.1M | 988 | 84% |
Other softball programs in the Mid-American Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Massachusetts, Amherst room for 7 | 18 | $1.2M | $67,765 | 984 | vs | |
| Ball State University at cap | 25 | $1.1M | $44,023 | 994 | vs | |
| University of Toledo room for 1 | 24 | $1.1M | $45,426 | 976 | vs | |
| University at Buffalo, the State University of New York room for 2 | 23 | $1.1M | $47,371 | 986 | vs | |
| Western Michigan University room for 1 | 24 | $999k | $41,606 | 986 | vs | |
| Central Michigan University room for 1 | 24 | $943k | $39,297 | 997 | vs | |
| University of Akron at cap | 25 | $790k | $31,603 | 963 | vs | |
| Bowling Green State University at cap | 25 | $755k | $30,203 | 986 | vs | |
| Kent State University | — | — | — | — | vs | |
| Miami University (Ohio) | — | — | — | — | vs | |
| Ohio University | — | — | — | — | vs |
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