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Division II · South Atlantic Conference

Wingate University Softball

Wingate, NC · the Bulldogs · Wingate University overview
22
Roster
2024–25 season
$511k
Team budget
74th percentile in Division II
$23,232
Per roster spot
median $16,717
3
Coaches
1 head · 2 assistant
85%
Admitted
lower half for selectivity

Wingate University fields a softball team in the South Atlantic Conference (NCAA Division II). In 2024–25 the roster carried 22 players, about the median of 23, with 1 head coach and 2 assistants. Team expenses were $511,123, above the median of $393k — $23,232 per roster spot, top quarter of Division II softball programs. The school gave $3,430,115 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $8,955 per roster spot.

Among Division II softball programs

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

Team budget$511k
Spend per player$23,232
Roster size22
Coaching staff3

Team budgets across the division

$84k$1.2M
this programevery Division II softball program

Roster sizes

1263
this programevery Division II roster

The program

  • Roster22 2024–25 season
  • Coaching staff1 head, 2 assistant
  • Team expenses$511,123 for the year
  • Operating expenses$70,269 game-day and travel
  • Spend per roster spot$23,232 division median $16,717
  • Athletic aid, women's teams$3,430,115 school-wide
  • Aid per roster spot$8,955 across women's teams
  • Recruiting spend, women's$24,993 school-wide

Coaching staff

NameTitleEmail
Sydney Lahners 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.
2,464undergraduates · 3,322 students in all
Women 60% Men 40%
Setting
Suburb
Type
Private · Doctoral/professional university
Affiliation
None
85%admitted · of 21,210 applicants
SAT middle 50%990 – 1270
ACT middle 50%18 – 24
Test scores
Test-optional
Graduate in 6 yrs
47%
22on the roster · 2024–25 season
Team expenses
$511,123 $23,233 per roster spot · upper half of Division II
Coaches
1 head · 2 assistant
Athletic aid, women's teams
$3,430,115
Recruiting spend, women's
$24,993
$21,464net price · after grants, aided first-years
Sticker price$58,972
Average net price$21,464
Net price by family income
$0–30k$17,966
$30–48k$18,094
$48–75k$20,089
$75–110k$24,083
$110k and up$27,692
Tuition & fees
$41,731

Campus safety

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2.51violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
Violent2.51
Property1.25
In residence halls
5 burglaries · 11 sex offences over 2022–2024
Residence-hall fires
3 over 2022–2024
21%of bachelor's degrees in business · 17 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Business97 · 21%
Kinesiology, parks & recreation76 · 16%
Biological sciences60 · 13%
Psychology60 · 13%
Education36 · 8%

Research Wingate University

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Softball programs within 150 miles

Wingate UniversityQueens University of Charlotte · 26 miThe University of North Carolina at Charlotte · 27 miJohnson C. Smith University · 29 miWinthrop University · 33 miPfeiffer University · 36 miBelmont Abbey College · 39 miCoker University · 47 miLivingstone College · 47 miCatawba College · 49 miFrancis Marion University · 71 miGardner-Webb University · 72 miLenoir-Rhyne University · 72 mi
SchoolMilesRosterBudgetAPRAdmitted
Queens University of Charlotte Division I · Atlantic Sun Conference2622$867k—68%
The University of North Carolina at Charlotte Division I · American Conference2720$1.5M99080%
Johnson C. Smith University Division II · Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association2912$98k—43%
Winthrop University Division I · Big South Conference3323$509k99375%
Pfeiffer University Division III · USA South Athletic Conference3628$195k—95%
Belmont Abbey College Division II · Conference Carolinas3943$398k—90%
Coker University Division II · South Atlantic Conference4727$397k—97%
Livingstone College Division II · Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association4722$129k—74%
Catawba College Division II · South Atlantic Conference4922$470k—78%
Francis Marion University Division II · Conference Carolinas7127$414k—82%
Gardner-Webb University Division I · Big South Conference7225$732k99687%
Lenoir-Rhyne University Division II · South Atlantic Conference7224$500k—81%

Other softball programs in the South Atlantic Conference

SchoolRosterBudgetPer playerAPRCompare
Lincoln Memorial University22$589k$26,784—vs
Carson-Newman University25$522k$20,899—vs
Wingate University22$511k$23,232—vs
Lenoir-Rhyne University24$500k$20,831—vs
Catawba College22$470k$21,355—vs
Tusculum University23$413k$17,977—vs
Anderson University (South Carolina)18$404k$22,471—vs
Coker University27$397k$14,691—vs
Mars Hill University24$339k$14,117—vs
The University of Virginia's College at Wise25$316k$12,622—vs
Newberry College30$300k$9,992—vs
Emory & Henry University25$288k$11,536—vs

Every South Atlantic Conference softball program · Softball budgets ranked