Division III · Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference
Aurora University Softball
Aurora, IL · the Spartans · Aurora University overview
38
Roster
2024–25 season
$181k
Team budget
60th percentile in Division III
$4,765
Per roster spot
median $7,623
4
Coaches
1 head · 3 assistant
85%
Admitted
lower half for selectivity
Aurora University fields a softball team in the Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference (NCAA Division III). In 2024–25 the roster carried 38 players, well above the median of 21, with 1 head coach and 3 assistants. Team expenses were $181,087, above the median of $162k — $4,765 per roster spot, bottom quarter 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).
#155Team budgetof 382 · Division III#317Spend per playerof 382 · Division III#7Roster sizeof 382 · Division III
Team budgets across the division
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Roster sizes
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The program
- Roster38 2024–25 season
- Coaching staff1 head, 3 assistant
- Team expenses$181,087 for the year
- Operating expenses$58,823 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$4,765 division median $7,623
- Athletic aid, women's teamsNone school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$0 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$45,016 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Mike McKenzie head coach | Head Coach | not on file |
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Recruiting timing
- Coaches may first contact youany time
- Your own emailsAny time the rule limits what coaches send back
- 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
General NCAA rule for Division III; the softball recruiting guide has the date for each grad year, the eligibility checklist and what to put in a first email.
About the school
What an athlete asks first — each panel opens the full picture.Campus
Full picture →4,098undergraduates · 5,935 students in all
Women 71% Men 29%
- Setting
- Suburb
- Type
- Private · Doctoral/professional university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →85%admitted · of 5,264 applicants
SAT middle 50%930 – 1133
ACT middle 50%20 – 26
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 58%
Softball
Full picture →38on the roster · 2024–25 season
- Team expenses
- $181,087 $4,765 per roster spot · upper half of Division III
- Coaches
- 1 head · 3 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- None
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $45,016
Cost
Full picture →$19,220net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $28,220
Campus safety
Full picture →0.17violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 0 burglaries · 3 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 0 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →25%of bachelor's degrees in business · 21 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research Aurora University
School pages built around what an athlete needs to know — the program's money and roster room, admissions fit, what a family really pays, majors, campus life and safety.
Softball program38 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions85% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$19,220 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsBusiness · 25%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusSuburb · 4,098Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety0.17 violent / 1,000Three years of reported offences against the divisionAthleticsEvery teamThe whole department: every team, staff and aid
Softball programs within 150 miles
| School | Miles | Roster | Budget | APR | Admitted | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Central College Division III · College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin | 11 | 19 | $171k | — | 58% | |
| Benedictine University (Illinois) Division III · Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference | 13 | 56 | $500k | — | 77% | |
| Wheaton College (Illinois) Division III · College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin | 15 | 18 | $181k | — | 90% | |
| Lewis University Division II · Great Lakes Valley Conference | 17 | 20 | $531k | — | 73% | |
| Elmhurst University Division III · College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin | 23 | 29 | $133k | — | 76% | |
| Northern Illinois University Division I · Horizon League | 25 | 24 | $921k | 992 | 70% | |
| Dominican University (Illinois) Division III · Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference | 29 | 29 | $231k | — | 80% | |
| Concordia University Chicago Division III · Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference | 30 | 23 | $225k | — | 93% | |
| North Park University Division III · College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin | 36 | 22 | $187k | — | 73% | |
| University of Illinois Chicago Division I · Missouri Valley Conference | 37 | 22 | $1.1M | 996 | 79% | |
| DePaul University Division I · BIG EAST Conference | 38 | 20 | $1.6M | 997 | 74% | |
| Roosevelt University Division II · Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | 38 | 21 | $568k | — | 94% |
Other softball programs in the Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Benedictine University (Illinois) | 56 | $500k | $8,933 | — | vs | |
| Dominican University (Illinois) | 29 | $231k | $7,974 | — | vs | |
| Concordia University Chicago | 23 | $225k | $9,767 | — | vs | |
| Marian University (Wisconsin) | 26 | $211k | $8,130 | — | vs | |
| Aurora University | 38 | $181k | $4,765 | — | vs | |
| Lakeland University | 28 | $175k | $6,251 | — | vs | |
| Edgewood University | 20 | $160k | $8,009 | — | vs | |
| St. Norbert College | 27 | $159k | $5,892 | — | vs | |
| Wisconsin Lutheran College | 31 | $148k | $4,768 | — | vs | |
| Rockford University | 26 | $121k | $4,663 | — | vs | |
| Milwaukee School of Engineering | 19 | $115k | $6,059 | — | vs | |
| Concordia University Wisconsin | 31 | $112k | $3,618 | — | vs |
Every Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference softball program · Softball budgets ranked