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Division III · Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association

Albion College Softball

Albion, MI · the Britons · Albion College overview
27
Roster
2024–25 season
$223k
Team budget
80th percentile in Division III
$8,247
Per roster spot
median $7,623
2
Coaches
1 head · 1 assistant
83%
Admitted
lower half for selectivity

Albion College fields a softball team in the Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association (NCAA Division III). In 2024–25 the roster carried 27 players, above the median of 21, with 1 head coach and 1 assistant. Team expenses were $222,687, above the median of $162k — $8,247 per roster spot, upper half of Division III softball programs. The school reports no athletic aid for women's teams — Division III programs do not offer athletic scholarships.

Among Division III softball programs

Where this program sits against its 382 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).

Team budget$223k
Spend per player$8,247
Roster size27
Coaching staff2

Team budgets across the division

$27k$749k
this programevery Division III softball program

Roster sizes

1156
this programevery Division III roster

The program

  • Roster27 2024–25 season
  • Coaching staff1 head, 1 assistant
  • Team expenses$222,687 for the year
  • Operating expenses$109,905 game-day and travel
  • Spend per roster spot$8,247 division median $7,623
  • Athletic aid, women's teamsNone school-wide
  • Aid per roster spot$0 across women's teams
  • Recruiting spend, women's$19,827 school-wide

Coaching staff

NameTitleEmail
Leigh Ann LaFave head coachHead Coachnot on file
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Recruiting timing

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  • High-school softball players338,315 2024-25
  • Division III roster spots8,293 382 programs
  • Odds of a spot1 in 41 2.5% of high-school players hold a Division III roster spot

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About the school

What an athlete asks first — each panel opens the full picture.
1,354undergraduates · 1,354 students in all
Women 53% Men 47%
Setting
Town
Type
Private · Liberal arts college
Affiliation
None
83%admitted · of 5,438 applicants
Test scores
Scores not considered
Graduate in 6 yrs
57%
27on the roster · 2024–25 season
Team expenses
$222,687 $8,248 per roster spot · top quarter of Division III
Coaches
1 head · 1 assistant
Athletic aid, women's teams
None
Recruiting spend, women's
$19,827
$18,470net price · after grants, aided first-years
Sticker price$70,116
Average net price$18,470
Net price by family income
$0–30k$11,241
$30–48k$10,541
$48–75k$14,936
$75–110k$20,176
$110k and up$25,793
Tuition & fees
$55,746

Campus safety

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5.61violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
Violent5.61
Property2.29
In residence halls
2 burglaries · 16 sex offences over 2022–2024
Residence-hall fires
4 over 2022–2024
16%of bachelor's degrees in business · 21 fields · Bachelor's
Business41 · 16%
Biological sciences37 · 14%
Kinesiology, parks & recreation32 · 12%
Social sciences31 · 12%
Psychology28 · 11%

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Softball programs within 150 miles

Albion CollegeThe University of Olivet · 16 miHillsdale College · 22 miMichigan State University · 36 miAdrian College · 42 miKalamazoo College · 44 miTrine University · 44 miWestern Michigan University · 44 miUniversity of Michigan · 52 miDavenport University · 58 miCalvin University · 64 miUniversity of Toledo · 71 miGrand Valley State University · 76 mi
SchoolMilesRosterBudgetAPRAdmitted
The University of Olivet Division III · Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association1617$56k—97%
Hillsdale College Division II · Great Midwest Athletic Conference22———21%
Michigan State University Division I · Big Ten Conference3624$2.1M98884%
Adrian College Division III · Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association4221$168k—68%
Kalamazoo College Division III · Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association4418$119k—76%
Trine University Division III · Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association4424$278k—85%
Western Michigan University Division I · Mid-American Conference4424$999k98685%
University of Michigan Division I · Big Ten Conference5225$3.2M100018%
Davenport University Division II · Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference5824$511k—97%
Calvin University Division III · Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association6425$219k—71%
University of Toledo Division I · Mid-American Conference7124$1.1M97695%
Grand Valley State University Division II · Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference7621$583k—95%

Other softball programs in the Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association

SchoolRosterBudgetPer playerAPRCompare
Trine University24$278k$11,599—vs
Alma College31$262k$8,461—vs
Albion College27$223k$8,247—vs
Calvin University25$219k$8,767—vs
Adrian College21$168k$7,982—vs
Hope College23$153k$6,646—vs
Kalamazoo College18$119k$6,607—vs
The University of Olivet17$56k$3,311—vs
Saint Mary's College (Indiana)————vs

Every Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association softball program · Softball budgets ranked