2,037 colleges. 27,288 programs.
Every college in the country that fields a team, by sport, state and division, with roster sizes and athletic aid dollars. Straight from the U.S. Department of Education's Equity in Athletics report, updated every year.
1,619 colleges with women's softball
ClearNAIA
Louisiana Christian University
Pineville, Louisiana
10 programs34 on the softball roster640 students
D1 FBS
Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College
Baton Rouge, Louisiana
17 programs26 on the softball roster29,182 students
NAIA
Louisiana State University-Alexandria
Alexandria, Louisiana
7 programs24 on the softball roster3,506 students
NJCAA
Louisiana State University-Eunice
Eunice, Louisiana
5 programs22 on the softball roster1,652 students
D1 FBS
Louisiana Tech University
Ruston, Louisiana
12 programs21 on the softball roster7,774 students
D1 FCS
McNeese State University
Lake Charles, Louisiana
11 programs25 on the softball roster4,529 students
D1 FCS
Nicholls State University
Thibodaux, Louisiana
13 programs24 on the softball roster4,282 students
D1 FCS
Northwestern State University of Louisiana
Natchitoches, Louisiana
10 programs19 on the softball roster4,166 students
D1 FCS
Southeastern Louisiana University
Hammond, Louisiana
12 programs28 on the softball roster8,010 students
D1 FCS
Southern University and A & M College
Baton Rouge, Louisiana
14 programs27 on the softball roster5,539 students
D1 FBS
University of Louisiana at Lafayette
Lafayette, Louisiana
12 programs25 on the softball roster11,246 students
D1 FBS
University of Louisiana at Monroe
Monroe, Louisiana
13 programs21 on the softball roster4,120 students
NAIA
Xavier University of Louisiana
New Orleans, Louisiana
12 programs24 on the softball roster2,560 students
D2
American International College
Springfield, Massachusetts
20 programs20 on the softball roster978 students
D3
Amherst College
Amherst, Massachusetts
27 programs15 on the softball roster1,911 students
D3
Anna Maria College
Paxton, Massachusetts
13 programs15 on the softball roster782 students
D2
Assumption University
Worcester, Massachusetts
22 programs30 on the softball roster1,660 students
D3
Babson College
Wellesley, Massachusetts
21 programs21 on the softball roster2,709 students
D2
Bentley University
Waltham, Massachusetts
20 programs19 on the softball roster4,433 students
D1 FBS
Boston College
Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts
27 programs26 on the softball roster9,812 students
D1
Boston University
Boston, Massachusetts
19 programs20 on the softball roster18,041 students
D3
Brandeis University
Waltham, Massachusetts
15 programs22 on the softball roster3,611 students
D3
Bridgewater State University
Bridgewater, Massachusetts
18 programs20 on the softball roster6,623 students
D3
Clark University
Worcester, Massachusetts
17 programs20 on the softball roster2,199 students
D3
College of Our Lady of the Elms
Chicopee, Massachusetts
15 programs15 on the softball roster862 students
D1 FCS
College of the Holy Cross
Worcester, Massachusetts
23 programs18 on the softball roster3,106 students
D3
Curry College
Milton, Massachusetts
17 programs24 on the softball roster1,680 students
D3
Dean College
Franklin, Massachusetts
16 programs16 on the softball roster1,057 students
D3
Emerson College
Boston, Massachusetts
14 programs15 on the softball roster3,831 students
D3
Emmanuel College
Boston, Massachusetts
12 programs22 on the softball roster1,822 students
D3
Endicott College
Beverly, Massachusetts
21 programs23 on the softball roster3,044 students
NAIA
Fisher College
Boston, Massachusetts
8 programs16 on the softball roster614 students
D3
Fitchburg State University
Fitchburg, Massachusetts
17 programs19 on the softball roster2,237 students
D3
Framingham State University
Framingham, Massachusetts
15 programs21 on the softball roster2,379 students
D3
Gordon College
Wenham, Massachusetts
24 programs15 on the softball roster1,241 students
D1 FCS
Harvard University
Cambridge, Massachusetts
36 programs21 on the softball roster7,115 students
D3
Lasell University
Newton, Massachusetts
13 programs16 on the softball roster1,176 students
D3
Lesley University
Cambridge, Massachusetts
12 programs14 on the softball roster791 students
D3
Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts
North Adams, Massachusetts
13 programs22 on the softball roster657 students
D3
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Cambridge, Massachusetts
31 programs20 on the softball roster4,489 students
D3
Massachusetts Maritime Academy
Buzzards Bay, Massachusetts
15 programs18 on the softball roster1,380 students
D1 FCS
Merrimack College
North Andover, Massachusetts
28 programs25 on the softball roster3,815 students
D3
Nichols College
Dudley, Massachusetts
24 programs21 on the softball roster1,072 students
D3
Regis College
Weston, Massachusetts
15 programs24 on the softball roster791 students
NJCAA
Roxbury Community College
Roxbury Crossing, Massachusetts
12 programs16 on the softball roster687 students
D3
Salem State University
Salem, Massachusetts
15 programs22 on the softball roster3,722 students
D3
Springfield College
Springfield, Massachusetts
22 programs23 on the softball roster1,737 students
D1 FCS
Stonehill College
Easton, Massachusetts
19 programs24 on the softball roster2,505 students
D3
Suffolk University
Boston, Massachusetts
16 programs18 on the softball roster4,167 students
D3
Tufts University
Medford, Massachusetts
26 programs20 on the softball roster6,928 students
D1 FBS
University of Massachusetts-Amherst
Amherst, Massachusetts
17 programs18 on the softball roster22,666 students
D3
University of Massachusetts-Boston
Boston, Massachusetts
15 programs22 on the softball roster9,794 students
D3
University of Massachusetts-Dartmouth
North Dartmouth, Massachusetts
19 programs18 on the softball roster4,616 students
D1
University of Massachusetts-Lowell
Lowell, Massachusetts
12 programs16 on the softball roster9,406 students
D3
Wellesley College
Wellesley, Massachusetts
14 programs22 on the softball roster2,299 students
D3
Wentworth Institute of Technology
Boston, Massachusetts
19 programs19 on the softball roster3,622 students
D3
Western New England University
Springfield, Massachusetts
23 programs21 on the softball roster2,543 students
D3
Westfield State University
Westfield, Massachusetts
16 programs23 on the softball roster3,189 students
D3
Wheaton College (Massachusetts)
Norton, Massachusetts
21 programs20 on the softball roster1,769 students
D3
Williams College
Williamstown, Massachusetts
32 programs19 on the softball roster2,076 students
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Equity in Athletics Data Analysis, 2024-25 reporting year, and the IPEDS institution directory. Participant counts are rostered athletes as reported by each school. Cheer and dance are not federal reporting sports and do not appear here.