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Division III · New England Small College Athletic Conference

Amherst College Softball

Amherst, MA · the Mammoths · Amherst College overview
15
Roster
2024–25 season
$289k
Team budget
93rd percentile in Division III
$19,269
Per roster spot
median $7,623
3
Coaches
1 head · 2 assistant
10%
Admitted
top 10% for selectivity

Amherst College fields a softball team in the New England Small College Athletic Conference (NCAA Division III). In 2024–25 the roster carried 15 players, below the median of 21, with 1 head coach and 2 assistants. Team expenses were $289,038, well above the median of $162k — $19,269 per roster spot, top 10% 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$289k
Spend per player$19,269
Roster size15
Coaching staff3

Team budgets across the division

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

Roster sizes

1156
this programevery Division III roster

The program

  • Roster15 2024–25 season
  • Coaching staff1 head, 2 assistant
  • Team expenses$289,038 for the year
  • Operating expenses$74,757 game-day and travel
  • Spend per roster spot$19,269 division median $7,623
  • Athletic aid, women's teamsNone school-wide
  • Aid per roster spot$0 across women's teams
  • Recruiting spend, women's$68,244 school-wide

Coaching staff

NameTitleEmail
Diann Ramsey 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

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1,910undergraduates · 1,910 students in all
Women 54% Men 46%
Setting
City
Type
Private · Liberal arts college
Affiliation
None
10%admitted · of 12,727 applicants
SAT middle 50%1360 – 1550
ACT middle 50%31 – 35
Test scores
Test-optional
Graduate in 6 yrs
93%
15on the roster · 2024–25 season
Team expenses
$289,038 $19,269 per roster spot · top 10% of Division III
Coaches
1 head · 2 assistant
Athletic aid, women's teams
None
Recruiting spend, women's
$68,244
$17,965net price · after grants, aided first-years
Sticker price$87,640
Average net price$17,965
Net price by family income
$0–30k$1,888
$30–48k$1,868
$48–75k$6,112
$75–110k$20,179
$110k and up$50,358
Tuition & fees
$67,280

Campus safety

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7.84violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
Violent7.84
Property2.61
In residence halls
3 burglaries · 32 sex offences over 2022–2024
Residence-hall fires
4 over 2022–2024
21%of bachelor's degrees in social sciences · 17 fields · Bachelor's
Social sciences100 · 21%
Biological sciences77 · 16%
Computer & information sciences48 · 10%
Mathematics & statistics40 · 8%
Physical sciences38 · 8%

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Softball programs within 150 miles

Amherst CollegeUniversity of Massachusetts, Amherst · 1 miSmith College · 7 miElms College · 16 miWestern New England University · 18 miAmerican International College · 18 miSpringfield College · 19 miWestfield State University · 22 miWorcester State University · 35 miAssumption University · 36 miClark University (Massachusetts) · 37 miFranklin Pierce University · 37 miWorcester Polytechnic Institute · 37 mi
SchoolMilesRosterBudgetAPRAdmitted
University of Massachusetts, Amherst Division I · Mid-American Conference118$1.2M98458%
Smith College Division III · New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference7———20%
Elms College Division III · Great Northeast Athletic Conference1615$37k—88%
Western New England University Division III · Conference of New England1821$180k—83%
American International College Division II · Northeast 10 Conference1820$325k—97%
Springfield College Division III · New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference1923$153k—70%
Westfield State University Division III · Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference2223$99k—81%
Worcester State University Division III · Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference3518$115k—90%
Assumption University Division II · Northeast 10 Conference3630$452k—87%
Clark University (Massachusetts) Division III · New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference3720$146k—42%
Franklin Pierce University Division II · Northeast 10 Conference3719$334k—90%
Worcester Polytechnic Institute Division III · New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference3719$218k—58%

Other softball programs in the New England Small College Athletic Conference

SchoolRosterBudgetPer playerAPRCompare
Hamilton College20$352k$17,613—vs
Colby College19$330k$17,367—vs
Tufts University20$323k$16,174—vs
Bowdoin College20$291k$14,541—vs
Amherst College15$289k$19,269—vs
Bates College17$274k$16,130—vs
Williams College19$267k$14,046—vs
Wesleyan University (Connecticut)20$266k$13,321—vs
Trinity College (Connecticut)16$246k$15,355—vs
Middlebury College————vs

Every New England Small College Athletic Conference softball program · Softball budgets ranked