Best Softball Colleges

Top Softball Colleges

NCSA analyzed over 1,200 four-year colleges with college softball programs across four division levels (D1, D2, D3 and NAIA) to develop a list of the Best Softball Colleges for Student-Athletes.

NCSA Power Rankings are based on proprietary analysis of NCSA Favorites data obtained from the college search activity of the over 3 million student-athletes on the NCSA recruiting network, U.S. News & World Report Best Colleges general academic rankings, and the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard graduation rates and average cost after aid.

For more information on the NCSA Power Rankings, visit our press kit or email us.

Hoping to get recruited for softball? Learn more about available softball scholarships and softball camps and showcases in your area.

View the full college softball rankings below and favorite to save your list of top college softball programs. 

1

Stanford University

NCAA Division 1

$53,529 Tuition

$11,496 Avg. Cost After Aid

1,493 Favorites

5 General Rank

19 Grad Rank

Favorite

2

University of Florida

NCAA Division 1

$28,659 Tuition

$6,302 Avg. Cost After Aid

4,280 Favorites

23 General Rank

56 Grad Rank

Favorite

3

University of California - Los Angeles - UCLA

NCAA Division 1

$42,994 Tuition

$14,279 Avg. Cost After Aid

3,077 Favorites

15 General Rank

31 Grad Rank

Favorite

4

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

NCAA Division 1

$36,159 Tuition

$12,352 Avg. Cost After Aid

1,766 Favorites

23 General Rank

39 Grad Rank

Favorite

5

Harvard University

NCAA Division 1

$51,925 Tuition

$15,386 Avg. Cost After Aid

1,069 Favorites

1 General Rank

3 Grad Rank

Favorite

6

University of Michigan

NCAA Division 1

$51,200 Tuition

$15,336 Avg. Cost After Aid

1,858 Favorites

18 General Rank

26 Grad Rank

Favorite

7

University of California - Berkeley

NCAA Division 1

$44,007 Tuition

$15,329 Avg. Cost After Aid

1,701 Favorites

18 General Rank

28 Grad Rank

Favorite

8

Princeton University

NCAA Division 1

$52,800 Tuition

$11,317 Avg. Cost After Aid

546 Favorites

1 General Rank

1 Grad Rank

Favorite

9

University of Georgia

NCAA Division 1

$31,120 Tuition

$13,649 Avg. Cost After Aid

2,382 Favorites

45 General Rank

62 Grad Rank

Favorite

10

Florida State University

NCAA Division 1

$18,786 Tuition

$9,789 Avg. Cost After Aid

3,684 Favorites

53 General Rank

94 Grad Rank

Favorite

11

Georgia Tech

NCAA Division 1

$33,794 Tuition

$14,739 Avg. Cost After Aid

978 Favorites

30 General Rank

44 Grad Rank

Favorite

12

University of California - San Diego

NCAA Division 1

$44,169 Tuition

$14,232 Avg. Cost After Aid

926 Favorites

28 General Rank

60 Grad Rank

Favorite

13

University of Washington

NCAA Division 1

$38,166 Tuition

$13,297 Avg. Cost After Aid

1,891 Favorites

63 General Rank

85 Grad Rank

Favorite

14

Yale University

NCAA Division 1

$55,500 Tuition

$17,549 Avg. Cost After Aid

621 Favorites

5 General Rank

2 Grad Rank

Favorite

15

University of Texas - Austin

NCAA Division 1

$38,326 Tuition

$18,023 Avg. Cost After Aid

2,542 Favorites

30 General Rank

73 Grad Rank

Favorite

16

Ohio State University

NCAA Division 1

$32,061 Tuition

$17,616 Avg. Cost After Aid

2,016 Favorites

45 General Rank

69 Grad Rank

Favorite

17

University of California - Davis

NCAA Division 1

$44,249 Tuition

$14,669 Avg. Cost After Aid

712 Favorites

30 General Rank

65 Grad Rank

Favorite

18

Purdue University

NCAA Division 1

$28,794 Tuition

$13,986 Avg. Cost After Aid

1,102 Favorites

45 General Rank

112 Grad Rank

Favorite

19

University of Illinois

NCAA Division 1

$32,264 Tuition

$15,880 Avg. Cost After Aid

842 Favorites

38 General Rank

75 Grad Rank

Favorite

20

University of Wisconsin

NCAA Division 1

$37,785 Tuition

$17,708 Avg. Cost After Aid

876 Favorites

34 General Rank

58 Grad Rank

Favorite

21

University of Virginia

NCAA Division 1

$50,900 Tuition

$20,397 Avg. Cost After Aid

829 Favorites

21 General Rank

15 Grad Rank

Favorite

22

Massachusetts Institute of Technology - MIT

NCAA Division 3

$53,790 Tuition

$16,636 Avg. Cost After Aid

370 Favorites

1 General Rank

9 Grad Rank

Favorite

23

Duke University

NCAA Division 1

$58,031 Tuition

$27,020 Avg. Cost After Aid

1,844 Favorites

8 General Rank

17 Grad Rank

Favorite

24

University of California - Santa Barbara

NCAA Division 1

$44,145 Tuition

$15,884 Avg. Cost After Aid

635 Favorites

23 General Rank

91 Grad Rank

Favorite

25

Columbia University

NCAA Division 1

$61,788 Tuition

$23,306 Avg. Cost After Aid

692 Favorites

1 General Rank

7 Grad Rank

Favorite

26

Northwestern University

NCAA Division 1

$56,691 Tuition

$24,664 Avg. Cost After Aid

921 Favorites

8 General Rank

23 Grad Rank

Favorite

27

Indiana University

NCAA Division 1

$36,512 Tuition

$13,253 Avg. Cost After Aid

914 Favorites

74 General Rank

140 Grad Rank

Favorite

28

Texas A&M University

NCAA Division 1

$38,602 Tuition

$19,057 Avg. Cost After Aid

2,994 Favorites

74 General Rank

115 Grad Rank

Favorite

29

North Carolina State University

NCAA Division 1

$29,220 Tuition

$16,458 Avg. Cost After Aid

1,216 Favorites

91 General Rank

114 Grad Rank

Favorite

30

University of Minnesota

NCAA Division 1

$33,325 Tuition

$17,740 Avg. Cost After Aid

947 Favorites

74 General Rank

95 Grad Rank

Favorite

31

University of Notre Dame

NCAA Division 1

$55,553 Tuition

$33,025 Avg. Cost After Aid

1,307 Favorites

15 General Rank

5 Grad Rank

Favorite

32

Clemson University

NCAA Division 1

$38,550 Tuition

$20,008 Avg. Cost After Aid

2,349 Favorites

83 General Rank

90 Grad Rank

Favorite

33

University of Pennsylvania - Penn

NCAA Division 1

$57,770 Tuition

$25,802 Avg. Cost After Aid

633 Favorites

8 General Rank

4 Grad Rank

Favorite

34

University of Maryland

NCAA Division 1

$36,891 Tuition

$19,045 Avg. Cost After Aid

599 Favorites

63 General Rank

64 Grad Rank

Favorite

35

Virginia Tech

NCAA Division 1

$32,835 Tuition

$21,198 Avg. Cost After Aid

1,154 Favorites

83 General Rank

71 Grad Rank

Favorite

36

Michigan State University

NCAA Division 1

$39,766 Tuition

$19,173 Avg. Cost After Aid

1,433 Favorites

99 General Rank

126 Grad Rank

Favorite

37

Amherst College

NCAA Division 3

$58,640 Tuition

$18,524 Avg. Cost After Aid

311 Favorites

38 General Rank

7 Grad Rank

Favorite

38

California State University - Long Beach

NCAA Division 1

$18,714 Tuition

$9,622 Avg. Cost After Aid

1,200 Favorites

151 General Rank

209 Grad Rank

Favorite

39

James Madison University

NCAA Division 1

$29,106 Tuition

$22,169 Avg. Cost After Aid

1,369 Favorites

110 General Rank

86 Grad Rank

Favorite

40

Brown University

NCAA Division 1

$58,404 Tuition

$29,392 Avg. Cost After Aid

481 Favorites

11 General Rank

6 Grad Rank

Favorite

41

Boston College

NCAA Division 1

$57,910 Tuition

$35,899 Avg. Cost After Aid

705 Favorites

30 General Rank

22 Grad Rank

Favorite

42

University of Connecticut

NCAA Division 1

$39,894 Tuition

$22,012 Avg. Cost After Aid

644 Favorites

67 General Rank

80 Grad Rank

Favorite

43

Cornell University

NCAA Division 1

$57,222 Tuition

$40,126 Avg. Cost After Aid

598 Favorites

14 General Rank

18 Grad Rank

Favorite

44

University of South Florida

NCAA Division 1

$17,324 Tuition

$8,355 Avg. Cost After Aid

1,423 Favorites

213 General Rank

189 Grad Rank

Favorite

45

Boston University

NCAA Division 1

$55,892 Tuition

$30,259 Avg. Cost After Aid

727 Favorites

34 General Rank

55 Grad Rank

Favorite

46

Dartmouth College

NCAA Division 1

$57,638 Tuition

$33,574 Avg. Cost After Aid

492 Favorites

11 General Rank

10 Grad Rank

Favorite

47

Georgetown University

NCAA Division 1

$56,058 Tuition

$28,909 Avg. Cost After Aid

453 Favorites

18 General Rank

13 Grad Rank

Favorite

48

University of California - Riverside

NCAA Division 1

$43,607 Tuition

$12,871 Avg. Cost After Aid

467 Favorites

99 General Rank

176 Grad Rank

Favorite

49

Emory University

NCAA Division 3

$53,804 Tuition

$23,734 Avg. Cost After Aid

373 Favorites

15 General Rank

42 Grad Rank

Favorite

50

University of Oregon

NCAA Division 1

$36,615 Tuition

$16,461 Avg. Cost After Aid

2,682 Favorites

172 General Rank

195 Grad Rank

Favorite

51

Appalachian State University

NCAA Division 1

$22,216 Tuition

$13,920 Avg. Cost After Aid

821 Favorites

122 General Rank

220 Grad Rank

Favorite

52

Brigham Young University

NCAA Division 1

$5,790 Tuition

$13,322 Avg. Cost After Aid

383 Favorites

91 General Rank

151 Grad Rank

Favorite

53

Rutgers University

NCAA Division 1

$32,189 Tuition

$21,654 Avg. Cost After Aid

521 Favorites

67 General Rank

89 Grad Rank

Favorite

54

University of Pittsburgh

NCAA Division 1

$33,746 Tuition

$27,938 Avg. Cost After Aid

997 Favorites

63 General Rank

98 Grad Rank

Favorite

55

University of Chicago

NCAA Division 3

$60,552 Tuition

$27,315 Avg. Cost After Aid

347 Favorites

5 General Rank

14 Grad Rank

Favorite

56

Pomona-Pitzer Colleges

NCAA Division 3

$54,762 Tuition

$17,458 Avg. Cost After Aid

242 Favorites

42 General Rank

24 Grad Rank

Favorite

57

Villanova University

NCAA Division 1

$55,280 Tuition

$41,027 Avg. Cost After Aid

632 Favorites

45 General Rank

44 Grad Rank

Favorite

58

Syracuse University

NCAA Division 1

$53,849 Tuition

$34,482 Avg. Cost After Aid

1,114 Favorites

63 General Rank

102 Grad Rank

Favorite

59

California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo

NCAA Division 1

$23,833 Tuition

$21,595 Avg. Cost After Aid

536 Favorites

110 General Rank

110 Grad Rank

Favorite

60

Auburn University

NCAA Division 1

$31,124 Tuition

$24,104 Avg. Cost After Aid

3,006 Favorites

172 General Rank

138 Grad Rank

Favorite

61

Tufts University

NCAA Division 3

$58,578 Tuition

$30,744 Avg. Cost After Aid

343 Favorites

23 General Rank

20 Grad Rank

Favorite

62

Santa Clara University

NCAA Division 1

$53,634 Tuition

$38,327 Avg. Cost After Aid

459 Favorites

53 General Rank

33 Grad Rank

Favorite

63

Baylor University

NCAA Division 1

$47,364 Tuition

$36,039 Avg. Cost After Aid

2,229 Favorites

83 General Rank

145 Grad Rank

Favorite

64

University of Iowa

NCAA Division 1

$31,569 Tuition

$19,145 Avg. Cost After Aid

815 Favorites

99 General Rank

234 Grad Rank

Favorite

65

Carnegie Mellon University

NCAA Division 3

$57,119 Tuition

$34,508 Avg. Cost After Aid

362 Favorites

21 General Rank

40 Grad Rank

Favorite

66

University of Massachusetts - Amherst

NCAA Division 1

$35,710 Tuition

$22,501 Avg. Cost After Aid

422 Favorites

74 General Rank

113 Grad Rank

Favorite

67

California State University - Fullerton

NCAA Division 1

$18,804 Tuition

$7,991 Avg. Cost After Aid

955 Favorites

189 General Rank

296 Grad Rank

Favorite

68

University of Delaware

NCAA Division 1

$35,710 Tuition

$17,220 Avg. Cost After Aid

362 Favorites

134 General Rank

127 Grad Rank

Favorite

69

Lehigh University

NCAA Division 1

$55,240 Tuition

$29,301 Avg. Cost After Aid

359 Favorites

45 General Rank

44 Grad Rank

Favorite

70

New York University

NCAA Division 3

$53,308 Tuition

$39,772 Avg. Cost After Aid

427 Favorites

23 General Rank

77 Grad Rank

Favorite

71

University of Tennessee

NCAA Division 1

$31,664 Tuition

$18,825 Avg. Cost After Aid

2,572 Favorites

213 General Rank

233 Grad Rank

Favorite

72

University of Utah

NCAA Division 1

$27,220 Tuition

$14,773 Avg. Cost After Aid

855 Favorites

172 General Rank

278 Grad Rank

Favorite

73

Washington University in St. Louis

NCAA Division 3

$55,292 Tuition

$26,869 Avg. Cost After Aid

250 Favorites

11 General Rank

16 Grad Rank

Favorite

74

Truman State University

NCAA Division 2

$15,314 Tuition

$12,462 Avg. Cost After Aid

285 Favorites

122 General Rank

182 Grad Rank

Favorite

75

University of San Diego

NCAA Division 1

$51,186 Tuition

$32,460 Avg. Cost After Aid

821 Favorites

134 General Rank

118 Grad Rank

Favorite

76

Penn State

NCAA Division 1

$35,514 Tuition

$27,372 Avg. Cost After Aid

1,385 Favorites

67 General Rank

254 Grad Rank

Favorite

77

Bucknell University

NCAA Division 1

$58,196 Tuition

$42,502 Avg. Cost After Aid

372 Favorites

87 General Rank

41 Grad Rank

Favorite

78

Elon University

NCAA Division 1

$36,571 Tuition

$37,230 Avg. Cost After Aid

456 Favorites

99 General Rank

74 Grad Rank

Favorite

79

Furman University

NCAA Division 1

$50,844 Tuition

$30,861 Avg. Cost After Aid

444 Favorites

96 General Rank

103 Grad Rank

Favorite

80

SUNY Stony Brook University

NCAA Division 1

$27,845 Tuition

$15,160 Avg. Cost After Aid

285 Favorites

134 General Rank

170 Grad Rank

Favorite

81

Bradley University

NCAA Division 1

$34,610 Tuition

$25,634 Avg. Cost After Aid

510 Favorites

110 General Rank

158 Grad Rank

Favorite

82

George Washington University

NCAA Division 1

$56,935 Tuition

$33,719 Avg. Cost After Aid

401 Favorites

67 General Rank

108 Grad Rank

Favorite

83

Williams College

NCAA Division 3

$57,280 Tuition

$19,480 Avg. Cost After Aid

159 Favorites

38 General Rank

11 Grad Rank

Favorite

84

Claremont-Mudd-Scripps Colleges

NCAA Division 3

$56,475 Tuition

$22,161 Avg. Cost After Aid

200 Favorites

50 General Rank

34 Grad Rank

Favorite

85

Butler University

NCAA Division 1

$42,360 Tuition

$37,645 Avg. Cost After Aid

493 Favorites

110 General Rank

107 Grad Rank

Favorite

86

Loyola Marymount University

NCAA Division 1

$50,683 Tuition

$42,861 Avg. Cost After Aid

495 Favorites

83 General Rank

132 Grad Rank

Favorite

87

University of South Carolina

NCAA Division 1

$33,928 Tuition

$20,509 Avg. Cost After Aid

1,664 Favorites

311 General Rank

165 Grad Rank

Favorite

88

Miami University

NCAA Division 1

$35,937 Tuition

$24,323 Avg. Cost After Aid

626 Favorites

213 General Rank

120 Grad Rank

Favorite

89

Iowa State University

NCAA Division 1

$24,508 Tuition

$15,496 Avg. Cost After Aid

766 Favorites

323 General Rank

200 Grad Rank

Favorite

90

Fordham University

NCAA Division 1

$54,393 Tuition

$36,761 Avg. Cost After Aid

347 Favorites

74 General Rank

100 Grad Rank

Favorite

91

Colgate University

NCAA Division 1

$58,045 Tuition

$25,834 Avg. Cost After Aid

221 Favorites

58 General Rank

37 Grad Rank

Favorite

92

Swarthmore College

NCAA Division 3

$54,656 Tuition

$19,184 Avg. Cost After Aid

143 Favorites

38 General Rank

21 Grad Rank

Favorite

93

University of Arizona

NCAA Division 1

$36,718 Tuition

$15,016 Avg. Cost After Aid

2,209 Favorites

213 General Rank

392 Grad Rank

Favorite

94

University of Missouri

NCAA Division 1

$28,348 Tuition

$16,001 Avg. Cost After Aid

1,182 Favorites

323 General Rank

249 Grad Rank

Favorite

95

SUNY Binghamton University

NCAA Division 1

$27,791 Tuition

$19,353 Avg. Cost After Aid

205 Favorites

99 General Rank

116 Grad Rank

Favorite

96

College of Charleston

NCAA Division 1

$33,269 Tuition

$19,000 Avg. Cost After Aid

689 Favorites

139 General Rank

375 Grad Rank

Favorite

97

California State University - Monterey Bay

NCAA Division 2

$19,023 Tuition

$12,212 Avg. Cost After Aid

999 Favorites

227 General Rank

435 Grad Rank

Favorite

98

University of Northern Iowa

NCAA Division 1

$21,222 Tuition

$15,620 Avg. Cost After Aid

424 Favorites

189 General Rank

332 Grad Rank

Favorite

99

Bowdoin College

NCAA Division 3

$56,350 Tuition

$21,910 Avg. Cost After Aid

132 Favorites

42 General Rank

12 Grad Rank

Favorite

100

Arizona State University

NCAA Division 1

$29,428 Tuition

$11,706 Avg. Cost After Aid

2,657 Favorites

311 General Rank

425 Grad Rank

Favorite