Division I · The Ivy League
Yale University Softball
New Haven, CT · the Bulldogs · Yale University overview
22
Roster
room for 3 under the cap of 25
$820k
Team budget
29th percentile in Division I
$37,270
Per roster spot
median $46,727
4
Coaches
1 head · 3 assistant
1000
APR
100% of players retained
5%
Admitted
top 10% for selectivity
Yale University fields a softball team in the The Ivy League (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 22 players, about the median of 23, with 1 head coach and 3 assistants. Team expenses were $819,955, below the median of $1.1M — $37,270 per roster spot, lower half of Division I softball programs. That leaves room for 3 under the Division I roster cap of 25 in force from 2025-26. The team's multi-year Academic Progress Rate is 1000, about the median of 989, with 100% of players retained year to year. The school reports no athletic aid for women's teams.
Among Division I softball programs
Where this program sits against its 305 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#218Team budgetof 305 · Division I#208Spend per playerof 305 · Division I#163Roster sizeof 305 · Division I#1APRof 305 · Division I
Team budgets across the division
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Roster sizes (cap 25)
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The program
- Roster22 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap25 room for 3
- Coaching staff1 head, 3 assistant
- Team expenses$819,955 for the year
- Operating expenses$213,440 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$37,270 division median $46,727
- Academic Progress Rate1000 multi-year; 1000 latest
- Players retained100% year to year
- Eligible100% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, women's teamsNone school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$0 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$429,111 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Laura Ricciardone head coach | Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Lex Debrosse | Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
| Kendall Winn | Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
| Nicole Lioumis | Assistant Coach | not on file |
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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 →6,818undergraduates · 15,081 students in all
Women 53% Men 47%
- Setting
- City
- Type
- Private · Research university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →5%admitted · of 51,803 applicants
SAT middle 50%1500 – 1580
ACT middle 50%33 – 35
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 96%
Softball
Full picture →22on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 2522
room for 3
Academic Progress Rate1000
100% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $819,955 $37,271 per roster spot · lower half of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 3 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- None
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $429,111
Cost
Full picture →$26,044net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $64,700
Campus safety
Full picture →3.77violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 63 burglaries · 112 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 18 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →23%of bachelor's degrees in social sciences · 17 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research Yale 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 program22 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions5% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$26,044 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsSocial sciences · 23%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusCity · 6,818Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety3.77 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Albertus Magnus College Division III · Great Northeast Athletic Conference | 1 | 14 | $103k | — | 64% | |
| Southern Connecticut State University Division II · Northeast 10 Conference | 2 | 24 | $349k | — | 81% | |
| University of New Haven Division I · Northeast Conference | 2 | 26 | $449k | — | 81% | |
| Quinnipiac University Division I · Metro Conference | 8 | 27 | $1.1M | 993 | 77% | |
| University of Bridgeport Division II · Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference | 17 | 22 | $424k | — | 64% | |
| Post University Division II · Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference | 17 | 15 | $277k | — | — | |
| Sacred Heart University Division I · Metro Conference | 18 | 25 | $1M | 1000 | 68% | |
| Fairfield University Division I · Metro Conference | 20 | 23 | $970k | 996 | 45% | |
| Wesleyan University (Connecticut) Division III · New England Small College Athletic Conference | 22 | 20 | $266k | — | 17% | |
| Western Connecticut State University Division III · Little East Conference | 28 | 30 | $336k | — | 81% | |
| Central Connecticut State University Division I · Northeast Conference | 28 | 29 | $740k | 977 | 76% | |
| Stony Brook University Division I · Coastal Athletic Association | 29 | 20 | $1.4M | 992 | 49% |
Other softball programs in the The Ivy League
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yale University room for 3 | 22 | $820k | $37,270 | 1000 | vs | |
| Princeton University room for 7 | 18 | $771k | $42,836 | 1000 | vs | |
| Harvard University room for 4 | 21 | $666k | $31,706 | 991 | vs | |
| Cornell University room for 5 | 20 | $617k | $30,839 | 993 | vs | |
| Columbia University-Barnard College room for 6 | 19 | $599k | $31,515 | 996 | vs | |
| Dartmouth College room for 5 | 20 | $588k | $29,419 | 1000 | vs | |
| University of Pennsylvania room for 7 | 18 | $522k | $29,024 | 1000 | vs | |
| Brown University room for 4 | 21 | $505k | $24,042 | 993 | vs |
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