Division III · Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference
Benedictine University (Illinois) Softball
Lisle, IL · the Eagles · Benedictine University (Illinois) overview
56
Roster
2024–25 season
$500k
Team budget
99th percentile in Division III
$8,933
Per roster spot
median $7,623
8
Coaches
2 head · 6 assistant
77%
Admitted
upper half for selectivity
Benedictine University (Illinois) fields a softball team in the Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference (NCAA Division III). In 2024–25 the roster carried 56 players, well above the median of 21, with 2 head coaches and 6 assistants. Team expenses were $500,295, well above the median of $162k — $8,933 per roster spot, upper half of Division III softball programs. The school gave $386,630 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $1,914 per roster spot.
Among Division III softball programs
Where this program sits against its 382 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#4Team budgetof 382 · Division III#134Spend per playerof 382 · Division III#1Roster sizeof 382 · Division III
Team budgets across the division
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Roster sizes
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The program
- Roster56 2024–25 season
- Coaching staff2 head, 6 assistant
- Team expenses$500,295 for the year
- Operating expenses$67,170 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$8,933 division median $7,623
- Athletic aid, women's teams$386,630 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$1,914 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$16,129 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Kate Heidkamp 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
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About the school
What an athlete asks first — each panel opens the full picture.Campus
Full picture →1,842undergraduates · 2,989 students in all
Women 55% Men 45%
- Setting
- Suburb
- Type
- Private · Master's university
- Affiliation
- Roman Catholic
Getting in
Full picture →77%admitted · of 2,788 applicants
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 51%
Softball
Full picture →56on the roster · 2024–25 season
- Team expenses
- $500,295 $8,934 per roster spot · top 10% of Division III
- Coaches
- 2 head · 6 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $386,630
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $16,129
Cost
Full picture →$24,570net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $32,546
Campus safety
Full picture →1.6violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 5 burglaries · 8 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 2 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →31%of bachelor's degrees in business · 23 fields · Associate's, Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research Benedictine University (Illinois)
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 program56 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions77% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$24,570 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsBusiness · 31%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusSuburb · 1,842Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety1.6 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 | 2 | 19 | $171k | — | 58% | |
| Wheaton College (Illinois) Division III · College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin | 6 | 18 | $181k | — | 90% | |
| Elmhurst University Division III · College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin | 11 | 29 | $133k | — | 76% | |
| Lewis University Division II · Great Lakes Valley Conference | 12 | 20 | $531k | — | 73% | |
| Aurora University Division III · Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference | 13 | 38 | $181k | — | 85% | |
| Dominican University (Illinois) Division III · Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference | 17 | 29 | $231k | — | 80% | |
| Concordia University Chicago Division III · Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference | 17 | 23 | $225k | — | 93% | |
| University of Illinois Chicago Division I · Missouri Valley Conference | 24 | 22 | $1.1M | 996 | 79% | |
| North Park University Division III · College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin | 24 | 22 | $187k | — | 73% | |
| DePaul University Division I · BIG EAST Conference | 25 | 20 | $1.6M | 997 | 74% | |
| Roosevelt University Division II · Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | 25 | 21 | $568k | — | 94% | |
| University of Chicago Division III · University Athletic Association | 26 | 19 | $264k | — | 5% |
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