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Division II · Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association

Winston-Salem State University Softball

Winston-Salem, NC · the Rams · Winston-Salem State University overview
17
Roster
2024–25 season
$287k
Team budget
17th percentile in Division II
$16,901
Per roster spot
median $16,717
2
Coaches
1 head · 1 assistant
69%
Admitted
upper half for selectivity

Winston-Salem State University fields a softball team in the Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association (NCAA Division II). In 2024–25 the roster carried 17 players, below the median of 23, with 1 head coach and 1 assistant. Team expenses were $287,317, below the median of $393k — $16,901 per roster spot, upper half of Division II softball programs. The school gave $733,353 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $8,148 per roster spot.

Among Division II softball programs

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

Team budget$287k
Spend per player$16,901
Roster size17
Coaching staff2

Team budgets across the division

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

Roster sizes

1263
this programevery Division II roster

The program

  • Roster17 2024–25 season
  • Coaching staff1 head, 1 assistant
  • Team expenses$287,317 for the year
  • Operating expenses$128,856 game-day and travel
  • Spend per roster spot$16,901 division median $16,717
  • Athletic aid, women's teams$733,353 school-wide
  • Aid per roster spot$8,148 across women's teams
  • Recruiting spend, women's$6,957 school-wide

Coaching staff

NameTitleEmail
Tiffany Massey head coachHead CoachOn file · sign in
BreAnna SteeleAssistant Softball CoachOn file · sign in
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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.
4,260undergraduates · 4,776 students in all
Women 75% Men 25%
Setting
City
Type
Public · Doctoral/professional university
Affiliation
None
HBCU
Yes
69%admitted · of 9,273 applicants
SAT middle 50%820 – 1050
ACT middle 50%14 – 18
Test scores
Test-optional
Graduate in 6 yrs
49%
17on the roster · 2024–25 season
Team expenses
$287,317 $16,901 per roster spot · bottom quarter of Division II
Coaches
1 head · 1 assistant
Athletic aid, women's teams
$733,353
Recruiting spend, women's
$6,957
$12,948net price · after grants, aided first-years
Sticker, in-state$23,401
Sticker, out-of-state$34,057
Average net price$12,948
Net price by family income
$0–30k$11,012
$30–48k$12,586
$48–75k$15,668
$75–110k$20,214
$110k and up$20,815
Tuition & fees
$6,735 in-state · $17,391 out

Campus safety

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3.83violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
Violent3.83
Property2.02
In residence halls
20 burglaries · 24 sex offences over 2022–2024
Residence-hall fires
1 over 2022–2024
37%of bachelor's degrees in health professions & nursing · 20 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Health professions & nursing327 · 37%
Biological sciences102 · 11%
Business86 · 10%
Psychology60 · 7%
Liberal arts & general studies58 · 7%

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Softball programs within 150 miles

Winston-Salem State UniversitySalem College (North Carolina) · 1 miGuilford College · 19 miThe University of North Carolina at Greensboro · 23 miGreensboro College · 24 miNorth Carolina A&T State University · 25 miCatawba College · 31 miLivingstone College · 32 miElon University · 40 miPfeiffer University · 42 miAverett University · 56 miFerrum College · 59 miThe University of North Carolina at Charlotte · 61 mi
SchoolMilesRosterBudgetAPRAdmitted
Salem College (North Carolina) Division III · USA South Athletic Conference1———87%
Guilford College Division III · Old Dominion Athletic Conf.1925$137k—84%
The University of North Carolina at Greensboro Division I · Southern Conference2321$846k98690%
Greensboro College Division III · USA South Athletic Conference2416$105k—92%
North Carolina A&T State University Division I · Coastal Athletic Association2522$737k99246%
Catawba College Division II · South Atlantic Conference3122$470k—78%
Livingstone College Division II · Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association3222$129k—74%
Elon University Division I · Coastal Athletic Association4022$1.3M100067%
Pfeiffer University Division III · USA South Athletic Conference4228$195k—95%
Averett University Division III · Old Dominion Athletic Conf.5616$117k—48%
Ferrum College Division II · Conference Carolinas5920$133k—100%
The University of North Carolina at Charlotte Division I · American Conference6120$1.5M99080%

Other softball programs in the Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association

SchoolRosterBudgetPer playerAPRCompare
Bowie State University26$303k$11,663—vs
Winston-Salem State University17$287k$16,901—vs
Lincoln University (Pennsylvania)16$278k$17,394—vs
Claflin University19$258k$13,568—vs
Bluefield State University18$214k$11,909—vs
Fayetteville State University19$211k$11,118—vs
Virginia Union University19$207k$10,908—vs
Virginia State University16$191k$11,918—vs
Shaw University25$162k$6,472—vs
Livingstone College22$129k$5,868—vs
Elizabeth City State University17$103k$6,061—vs
Johnson C. Smith University12$98k$8,156—vs

Every Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association softball program · Softball budgets ranked