Division I · Horizon League
Youngstown State University Softball
Youngstown, OH · the Penguins · Youngstown State University overview
21
Roster
room for 4 under the cap of 25
$597k
Team budget
13th percentile in Division I
$28,415
Per roster spot
median $46,727
2
Coaches
1 head · 1 assistant
993
APR
99% of players retained
80%
Admitted
lower half for selectivity
Youngstown State University fields a softball team in the Horizon League (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 21 players, about the median of 23, with 1 head coach and 1 assistant. Team expenses were $596,719, well below the median of $1.1M — $28,415 per roster spot, bottom quarter of Division I softball programs. That leaves room for 4 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 $2,733,092 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $9,110 per roster spot.
Among Division I softball programs
Where this program sits against its 305 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#265Team budgetof 305 · Division I#253Spend per playerof 305 · Division I#211Roster sizeof 305 · Division I#87APRof 305 · Division I
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Roster sizes (cap 25)
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The program
- Roster21 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap25 room for 4
- Coaching staff1 head, 1 assistant
- Team expenses$596,719 for the year
- Operating expenses$173,674 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$28,415 division median $46,727
- Academic Progress Rate993 multi-year; 1000 latest
- Players retained99% year to year
- Eligible99% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, women's teams$2,733,092 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$9,110 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$128,853 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Erin Pond head coach | Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Haylie Brunson | Assistant Softball Coach | On file · sign in |
| Taylor Farmer | Assistant Softball Coach | On file · sign in |
| Emma Gilkerson | Assistant Softball Coach | On file · sign in |
| Elyssa Imler | Graduate Assistant Softball 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 →8,436undergraduates · 11,040 students in all
Women 55% Men 45%
- Setting
- City
- Type
- Public · Master's university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →80%admitted · of 5,799 applicants
SAT middle 50%940 – 1210
ACT middle 50%17 – 24
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 53%
Softball
Full picture →21on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 2521
room for 4
Academic Progress Rate993
99% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $596,719 $28,415 per roster spot · bottom quarter of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 1 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $2,733,092
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $128,853
Cost
Full picture →$11,740net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $9,757 in-state · $10,117 out
Campus safety
Full picture →0.19violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 5 burglaries · 6 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 3 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →17%of bachelor's degrees in business · 26 fields · Associate's, Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research Youngstown State 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 program21 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions80% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$11,740 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsBusiness · 17%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusCity · 8,436Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety0.19 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Westminster College (Pennsylvania) Division III · Presidents' Athletic Conference | 16 | 27 | $120k | — | 86% | |
| Thiel College Division III · Presidents' Athletic Conference | 25 | 19 | $133k | — | 71% | |
| University of Mount Union Division III · Ohio Athletic Conference | 28 | 29 | $200k | — | 80% | |
| Geneva College Division III · Presidents' Athletic Conference | 29 | 28 | $100k | — | — | |
| Hiram College Division III · Presidents' Athletic Conference | 30 | 16 | $84k | — | 93% | |
| Grove City College Division III · Presidents' Athletic Conference | 30 | — | — | — | 73% | |
| Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania Division II · Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference | 31 | 21 | $366k | — | 75% | |
| Walsh University Division II · Great Midwest Athletic Conference | 41 | 37 | $361k | — | 78% | |
| Malone University Division II · Great Midwest Athletic Conference | 43 | 26 | $393k | — | 76% | |
| University of Akron Division I · Mid-American Conference | 45 | 25 | $790k | 963 | 71% | |
| Allegheny College Division III · Presidents' Athletic Conference | 46 | 19 | $179k | — | 59% | |
| Robert Morris University Division I · Horizon League | 46 | 23 | $884k | 989 | 91% |
Other softball programs in the Horizon League
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Northern Illinois University room for 1 | 24 | $921k | $38,362 | 992 | vs | |
| Robert Morris University room for 2 | 23 | $884k | $38,437 | 989 | vs | |
| Oakland University room for 3 | 22 | $699k | $31,757 | 985 | vs | |
| University of Wisconsin-Green Bay 1 over cap | 26 | $678k | $26,071 | 989 | vs | |
| Northern Kentucky University room for 4 | 21 | $644k | $30,664 | 990 | vs | |
| Youngstown State University room for 4 | 21 | $597k | $28,415 | 993 | vs | |
| Indiana University Indianapolis room for 1 | 24 | $562k | $23,423 | 989 | vs | |
| University of Detroit Mercy 6 over cap | 31 | $546k | $17,622 | 961 | vs |
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