Explore 28 college softball programs in Mississippi. Find coaching staff contact info, camp schedules, and recruiting details.
Mississippi is home to 28 college softball programs — 6 NCAA Division I, 2 NCAA Division II, 2 NCAA Division III, 4 NAIA and 14 JUCO, competing across 9 conferences.
Per IPEDS 2023-2024 figures, in-state tuition across these programs runs from $3,420 at Itawamba Community College to $43,815 at Millsaps College, with a median around $7,912. Campus size varies just as widely, from about 429 students to more than 24,043.
Of these 28 programs, 3 have camps listed, 19 publish a recruiting questionnaire and 20 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.
Mississippi has 28 college softball programs: 6 NCAA Division I, 2 NCAA Division II, 2 NCAA Division III, 4 NAIA, 14 JUCO.
Mississippi's college softball programs compete across 9 conferences, including the MACCC, SWAC, SEC, GSC.
Per IPEDS 2023-2024 figures, in-state tuition at Mississippi college softball schools ranges from $3,420 (Itawamba Community College) to $43,815 (Millsaps College).
3 of the 28 college softball programs in Mississippi have camps listed — filter by "Has camps" above to see them, or open a school's page for dates and costs.
Of Mississippi's 28 college softball programs, 19 publish a recruiting questionnaire and 20 have a head-coach email on file. Start with the questionnaire, then follow up with a short email that links your profile and schedule.
Mississippi 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 Mississippi 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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