Division III · New England Small College Athletic Conference
Bates College Softball
Lewiston, ME · the Bobcats · Bates College overview
17
Roster
2024–25 season
$274k
Team budget
90th percentile in Division III
$16,130
Per roster spot
median $7,623
3
Coaches
1 head · 2 assistant
13%
Admitted
top 10% for selectivity
Bates College fields a softball team in the New England Small College Athletic Conference (NCAA Division III). In 2024–25 the roster carried 17 players, below the median of 21, with 1 head coach and 2 assistants. Team expenses were $274,218, well above the median of $162k — $16,130 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).
#41Team budgetof 382 · Division III#14Spend per playerof 382 · Division III#305Roster sizeof 382 · Division III
Team budgets across the division
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Roster sizes
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The program
- Roster17 2024–25 season
- Coaching staff1 head, 2 assistant
- Team expenses$274,218 for the year
- Operating expenses$38,073 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$16,130 division median $7,623
- Athletic aid, women's teamsNone school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$0 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$41,109 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Kat McKay 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 →1,753undergraduates · 1,753 students in all
Women 51% Men 49%
- Setting
- City
- Type
- Private · Liberal arts college
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →13%admitted · of 8,937 applicants
SAT middle 50%1400 – 1510
ACT middle 50%31 – 33
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 91%
Softball
Full picture →17on the roster · 2024–25 season
- Team expenses
- $274,218 $16,130 per roster spot · top quarter of Division III
- Coaches
- 1 head · 2 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- None
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $41,109
Cost
Full picture →$26,658net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $63,478
Campus safety
Full picture →4.55violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 30 burglaries · 20 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 5 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →29%of bachelor's degrees in social sciences · 14 fields · Bachelor's
Research Bates College
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 program17 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions13% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$26,658 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsSocial sciences · 29%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusCity · 1,753Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety4.55 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bowdoin College Division III · New England Small College Athletic Conference | 18 | 20 | $291k | — | 8% | |
| Saint Joseph's College (Maine) Division III · Great Northeast Athletic Conference | 24 | 22 | $91k | — | 82% | |
| University of Southern Maine Division III · Little East Conference | 31 | 24 | $205k | — | 79% | |
| University of Maine, Farmington Division III · North Atlantic Conference | 39 | 21 | $126k | — | 98% | |
| Thomas College Division III · North Atlantic Conference | 39 | 21 | $135k | — | 97% | |
| Colby College Division III · New England Small College Athletic Conference | 41 | 19 | $330k | — | 7% | |
| University of New England Division III · Conference of New England | 46 | 20 | $120k | — | 89% | |
| Plymouth State University Division III · Little East Conference | 78 | 25 | $137k | — | 91% | |
| Husson University Division III · North Atlantic Conference | 86 | 22 | $201k | — | 86% | |
| University of Maine Division I · America East Conference | 93 | 21 | $1.2M | 1000 | 96% | |
| Southern New Hampshire University Division II · Northeast 10 Conference | 97 | 22 | $385k | — | 96% | |
| Colby-Sawyer College Division III · Great Northeast Athletic Conference | 101 | — | — | — | 90% |
Other softball programs in the New England Small College Athletic Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hamilton College | 20 | $352k | $17,613 | — | vs | |
| Colby College | 19 | $330k | $17,367 | — | vs | |
| Tufts University | 20 | $323k | $16,174 | — | vs | |
| Bowdoin College | 20 | $291k | $14,541 | — | vs | |
| Amherst College | 15 | $289k | $19,269 | — | vs | |
| Bates College | 17 | $274k | $16,130 | — | vs | |
| Williams College | 19 | $267k | $14,046 | — | vs | |
| Wesleyan University (Connecticut) | 20 | $266k | $13,321 | — | vs | |
| Trinity College (Connecticut) | 16 | $246k | $15,355 | — | vs | |
| Middlebury College | — | — | — | — | vs |
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