Division I · Big South Conference
Winthrop University Softball
Rock Hill, SC · the Eagles · Winthrop University overview
23
Roster
room for 2 under the cap of 25
$509k
Team budget
6th percentile in Division I
$22,118
Per roster spot
median $46,727
4
Coaches
1 head · 3 assistant
993
APR
99% of players retained
75%
Admitted
upper half for selectivity
Winthrop University fields a softball team in the Big South Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 23 players, about the median of 23, with 1 head coach and 3 assistants. Team expenses were $508,718, well below the median of $1.1M — $22,118 per roster spot, bottom quarter of Division I softball programs. That leaves room for 2 under the Division I roster cap of 25 in force from 2025-26. The team's multi-year Academic Progress Rate is 993, about the median of 989, with 99% of players retained year to year. The school gave $1,636,126 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $7,645 per roster spot.
Among Division I softball programs
Where this program sits against its 305 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#287Team budgetof 305 · Division I#284Spend per playerof 305 · Division I#126Roster sizeof 305 · Division I#87APRof 305 · Division I
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Roster sizes (cap 25)
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The program
- Roster23 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap25 room for 2
- Coaching staff1 head, 3 assistant
- Team expenses$508,718 for the year
- Operating expenses$148,875 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$22,118 division median $46,727
- Academic Progress Rate993 multi-year; 1000 latest
- Players retained99% year to year
- Eligible100% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, women's teams$1,636,126 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$7,645 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$60,267 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Kendall Fuller head coach | Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Morgan Wyatt | Assistant Softball Coach | On file · sign in |
| Peyton Darnell | Assistant Softball 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 →3,787undergraduates · 4,694 students in all
Women 69% Men 31%
- Setting
- City
- Type
- Public · Master's university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →75%admitted · of 5,858 applicants
SAT middle 50%1010 – 1220
ACT middle 50%20 – 26
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 61%
Softball
Full picture →23on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 2523
room for 2
Academic Progress Rate993
99% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $508,718 $22,118 per roster spot · bottom quarter of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 3 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $1,636,126
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $60,267
Cost
Full picture →$16,838net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $15,956 in-state · $30,286 out
Campus safety
Full picture →1.91violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 0 burglaries · 17 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 1 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →22%of bachelor's degrees in business · 21 fields · Bachelor's, Master's
Research Winthrop 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 program23 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$16,838 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsBusiness · 22%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusCity · 3,787Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety1.91 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Queens University of Charlotte Division I · Atlantic Sun Conference | 20 | 22 | $867k | — | 68% | |
| Belmont Abbey College Division II · Conference Carolinas | 22 | 43 | $398k | — | 90% | |
| Johnson C. Smith University Division II · Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association | 23 | 12 | $98k | — | 43% | |
| The University of North Carolina at Charlotte Division I · American Conference | 30 | 20 | $1.5M | 990 | 80% | |
| Wingate University Division II · South Atlantic Conference | 33 | 22 | $511k | — | 85% | |
| Gardner-Webb University Division I · Big South Conference | 42 | 25 | $732k | 996 | 87% | |
| Converse University Division II · Conference Carolinas | 50 | 23 | $334k | — | 64% | |
| Wofford College Division I · Southern Conference | 51 | 22 | $1.1M | — | 59% | |
| University of South Carolina Upstate Division I · Big South Conference | 53 | 24 | $829k | 977 | 70% | |
| Newberry College Division II · South Atlantic Conference | 56 | 30 | $300k | — | 75% | |
| Pfeiffer University Division III · USA South Athletic Conference | 57 | 28 | $195k | — | 95% | |
| Lenoir-Rhyne University Division II · South Atlantic Conference | 58 | 24 | $500k | — | 81% |
Other softball programs in the Big South Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Longwood University room for 5 | 20 | $1.1M | $56,995 | 993 | vs | |
| University of South Carolina Upstate room for 1 | 24 | $829k | $34,559 | 977 | vs | |
| Presbyterian College room for 5 | 20 | $760k | $38,016 | 986 | vs | |
| Gardner-Webb University at cap | 25 | $732k | $29,282 | 996 | vs | |
| Charleston Southern University room for 3 | 22 | $689k | $31,305 | 967 | vs | |
| Radford University room for 4 | 21 | $591k | $28,137 | 987 | vs | |
| Winthrop University room for 2 | 23 | $509k | $22,118 | 993 | vs |
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