Bethel University (Minnesota) Softball
Bethel University (Minnesota) fields a softball team in the Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (NCAA Division III). In 2024–25 the roster carried 19 players, about the median of 21, with 1 head coach and 4 assistants. Team expenses were $162,404, about the median of $162k — $8,547 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 budgets across the division
Roster sizes
The program
- Roster19 2024–25 season
- Coaching staff1 head, 4 assistant
- Team expenses$162,404 for the year
- Operating expenses$41,034 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$8,547 division median $7,623
- Athletic aid, women's teamsNone school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$0 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$7,958 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Penny Foore head coach | Head Coach | not on file |
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 →- Setting
- Suburb
- Type
- Private · Doctoral/professional university
- Affiliation
- Baptist
Getting in
Full picture →- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 75%
Softball
Full picture →- Team expenses
- $162,404 $8,548 per roster spot · upper half of Division III
- Coaches
- 1 head · 4 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- None
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $7,958
Cost
Full picture →- Tuition & fees
- $42,930
Campus safety
Full picture →- In residence halls
- 0 burglaries · 6 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 5 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →Research Bethel University (Minnesota)
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Softball programs within 150 miles
| School | Miles | Roster | Budget | APR | Admitted | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Northwestern-St. Paul Division III · Upper Midwest Athletic Conference | 2 | 28 | $100k | — | 92% | |
| Hamline University Division III · Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | 6 | 19 | $131k | — | 90% | |
| University of Minnesota, Twin Cities Division I · Big Ten Conference | 7 | 20 | $2.6M | 993 | 77% | |
| Augsburg University Division III · Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | 7 | 16 | $144k | — | 77% | |
| Concordia University, St. Paul Division II · Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference | 7 | 21 | $411k | — | 75% | |
| North Central University Division III · Upper Midwest Athletic Conference | 8 | 16 | $111k | — | 91% | |
| University of St. Thomas (Minnesota) Division I · The Summit League | 8 | 24 | $1.1M | — | 85% | |
| Macalester College Division III · Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | 8 | 20 | $278k | — | 28% | |
| St. Catherine University Division III · Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | 9 | 21 | $197k | — | 94% | |
| University of Wisconsin-River Falls Division III · Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | 30 | 18 | $219k | — | 82% | |
| Crown College (Minnesota) Division III · Upper Midwest Athletic Conference | 31 | 14 | $145k | — | 63% | |
| Carleton College Division III · Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | 41 | 19 | $150k | — | 22% |
Other softball programs in the Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint Mary's University of Minnesota | 39 | $283k | $7,245 | — | vs | |
| Macalester College | 20 | $278k | $13,886 | — | vs | |
| The College of St. Scholastica | 21 | $225k | $10,701 | — | vs | |
| St. Catherine University | 21 | $197k | $9,375 | — | vs | |
| St. Olaf College | 18 | $191k | $10,628 | — | vs | |
| Bethel University (Minnesota) | 19 | $162k | $8,547 | — | vs | |
| Concordia College, Moorhead | 33 | $151k | $4,579 | — | vs | |
| Carleton College | 19 | $150k | $7,880 | — | vs | |
| Gustavus Adolphus College | 23 | $146k | $6,347 | — | vs | |
| Augsburg University | 16 | $144k | $8,971 | — | vs | |
| Hamline University | 19 | $131k | $6,873 | — | vs | |
| College of Saint Benedict | — | — | — | — | vs |
Every Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference softball program · Softball budgets ranked