Explore 26 college softball programs in Washington. Find coaching staff contact info, camp schedules, and recruiting details.
Washington is home to 26 college softball programs — 2 NCAA Division I, 3 NCAA Division II, 3 NCAA Division III and 18 JUCO, competing across 5 conferences.
Per IPEDS 2023-2024 figures, in-state tuition across these programs runs from $4,057 at Spokane Community College to $59,900 at Puget Sound University, with a median around $5,118. Campus size varies just as widely, from about 1,505 students to more than 55,620.
Of these 26 programs, 19 publish a recruiting questionnaire and 16 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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Everett, WA·NWAC
Coach Rick Smith
Des Moines, WA·NWAC
Coach Kevin Whitehouse
Tuition, enrolment and graduation rates: IPEDS 2023–24. Figures are annual federal reporting and may differ from current published rates.
Washington has 26 college softball programs: 2 NCAA Division I, 3 NCAA Division II, 3 NCAA Division III, 18 JUCO.
Washington's college softball programs compete across 5 conferences, including the NWAC, GNAC, NWC, Big Ten.
Per IPEDS 2023-2024 figures, in-state tuition at Washington college softball schools ranges from $4,057 (Spokane Community College) to $59,900 (Puget Sound University).
Of Washington's 26 college softball programs, 19 publish a recruiting questionnaire and 16 have a head-coach email on file. Start with the questionnaire, then follow up with a short email that links your profile and schedule.
Washington 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 Washington 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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