Explore 30 college softball programs in Maryland. Find coaching staff contact info, camp schedules, and recruiting details.
Maryland is home to 30 college softball programs — 7 NCAA Division I, 2 NCAA Division II, 6 NCAA Division III and 15 JUCO, competing across 12 conferences.
Per IPEDS 2023-2024 figures, in-state tuition across these programs runs from $6,194 at Prince George's Community College to $54,356 at Washington College, with a median around $8,999. Campus size varies just as widely, from about 701 students to more than 40,813.
Of these 30 programs, 5 have camps listed, 23 publish a recruiting questionnaire and 19 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.
Maryland has 30 college softball programs: 7 NCAA Division I, 2 NCAA Division II, 6 NCAA Division III, 15 JUCO.
Maryland's college softball programs compete across 12 conferences, including the Region 20, MEAC, Centennial, MAC.
Per IPEDS 2023-2024 figures, in-state tuition at Maryland college softball schools ranges from $6,194 (Prince George's Community College) to $54,356 (Washington College).
5 of the 30 college softball programs in Maryland have camps listed — filter by "Has camps" above to see them, or open a school's page for dates and costs.
Of Maryland's 30 college softball programs, 23 publish a recruiting questionnaire and 19 have a head-coach email on file. Start with the questionnaire, then follow up with a short email that links your profile and schedule.
Maryland 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 Maryland 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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