Explore 45 college softball programs in Missouri. Find coaching staff contact info, camp schedules, and recruiting details.
Missouri is home to 45 college softball programs — 6 NCAA Division I, 12 NCAA Division II, 3 NCAA Division III, 13 NAIA and 11 JUCO, competing across 13 conferences.
Per IPEDS 2023-2024 figures, in-state tuition across these programs runs from $4,344 at St. Charles Community College to $62,982 at Wash U (Washington University in St. Louis), with a median around $14,278. Campus size varies just as widely, from about 266 students to more than 31,013.
Of these 45 programs, 7 have camps listed, 33 publish a recruiting questionnaire and 35 have a head-coach email on file — use the filters below to narrow the list to programs you can act on today.
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Tuition, enrolment and graduation rates: IPEDS 2023-2024. Figures are annual federal reporting and may differ from current published rates.
Missouri has 45 college softball programs: 6 NCAA Division I, 12 NCAA Division II, 3 NCAA Division III, 13 NAIA, 11 JUCO.
Missouri's college softball programs compete across 13 conferences, including the Region 16, GLVC, AMC, HAAC.
Per IPEDS 2023-2024 figures, in-state tuition at Missouri college softball schools ranges from $4,344 (St. Charles Community College) to $62,982 (Wash U (Washington University in St. Louis)).
7 of the 45 college softball programs in Missouri have camps listed — filter by "Has camps" above to see them, or open a school's page for dates and costs.
Of Missouri's 45 college softball programs, 33 publish a recruiting questionnaire and 35 have a head-coach email on file. Start with the questionnaire, then follow up with a short email that links your profile and schedule.
Missouri has programs across multiple divisions, and the right one is the program where you would play and graduate happily — not the highest label. Build a target list that spans levels: a few reaches, several realistic, and a few safeties. Coaches at every division recruit athletes who show genuine interest in their specific program.
D1 programs that opted into the House settlement fund a roster capped at 25; D2 has 7.2 scholarship equivalencies; NCAA D3 offers no athletic aid at all but often meets need with academic and institutional grants; NAIA and JUCO carry their own limits. A D3 or NAIA offer frequently nets out cheaper than a partial D1 scholarship — compare total cost of attendance, never headline scholarship value.
D1 coaches cannot initiate recruiting contact until September 1 of your junior year. D3, NAIA and JUCO coaches face far looser restrictions and can often reply to you right away. If you are early in the process, the non-D1 programs on your list are where a reply is most likely — and that conversation is real recruiting, not a consolation prize.
NCAA divisions use the NCAA Eligibility Center, NAIA uses the NAIA Eligibility Center, and JUCO programs go through the NJCAA. If your Missouri target list spans associations — and a good one usually does — register with each that applies rather than assuming one covers the rest.
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