Biola University Softball
Biola University fields a softball team in the Pacific West Conference (NCAA Division II). In 2024–25 the roster carried 20 players, below the median of 23, with 1 head coach and 3 assistants. Team expenses were $640,138, well above the median of $393k — $32,006 per roster spot, top 10% of Division II softball programs. The school gave $2,762,565 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $14,167 per roster spot.
Among Division II softball programs
Where this program sits against its 269 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
Team budgets across the division
Roster sizes
The program
- Roster20 2024–25 season
- Coaching staff1 head, 3 assistant
- Team expenses$640,138 for the year
- Operating expenses$131,077 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$32,006 division median $16,717
- Athletic aid, women's teams$2,762,565 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$14,167 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$19,783 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Kristin Halte head coach | Head Coach | not on file |
Recruiting timing
- Coaches may first contact youJune 15 after sophomore year
- Your own emailsAny time the rule limits what coaches send back
- High-school softball players338,315 2024-25
- Division II roster spots6,493 269 programs
- Odds of a spot1 in 52 1.9% of high-school players hold a Division II roster spot
General NCAA rule for Division II; 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
- Undenominational
Getting in
Full picture →- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 69%
Softball
Full picture →- Team expenses
- $640,138 $32,007 per roster spot · top 10% of Division II
- Coaches
- 1 head · 3 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $2,762,565
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $19,783
Cost
Full picture →- Tuition & fees
- $46,704
Campus safety
Full picture →- In residence halls
- 6 burglaries · 7 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 7 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →Research Biola 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 programs within 150 miles
| School | Miles | Roster | Budget | APR | Admitted | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whittier College Division III · Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conf. | 5 | 21 | $157k | — | 85% | |
| California State University, Fullerton Division I · Big West Conference | 8 | 22 | $1.6M | 979 | 87% | |
| Long Beach State University Division I · Big West Conference | 10 | 26 | $1.3M | 983 | 47% | |
| Chapman University Division III · Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conf. | 12 | 30 | $277k | — | 56% | |
| California State University, Dominguez Hills Division II · California Collegiate Athletic Association | 14 | 25 | $471k | — | 91% | |
| Azusa Pacific University Division III · Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conf. | 17 | 18 | $638k | — | 79% | |
| Vanguard University Division II · Pacific West Conference | 18 | 28 | $523k | — | 65% | |
| Occidental College Division III · Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conf. | 19 | 17 | $203k | — | 40% | |
| University of La Verne Division III · Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conf. | 19 | 25 | $173k | — | 48% | |
| Concordia University Irvine Division II · Pacific West Conference | 21 | 23 | $864k | — | 60% | |
| Pomona-Pitzer Colleges Division III · Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conf. | 22 | 17 | $191k | — | 7% | |
| Claremont McKenna-Harvey Mudd-Scripps Colleges Division III · Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conf. | 22 | 23 | $168k | — | 11% |
Other softball programs in the Pacific West Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Concordia University Irvine | 23 | $864k | $37,580 | — | vs | |
| Biola University | 20 | $640k | $32,006 | — | vs | |
| Vanguard University | 28 | $523k | $18,660 | — | vs | |
| Dominican University of California | 26 | $494k | $19,014 | — | vs | |
| Hawaii Pacific University | 23 | $479k | $20,844 | — | vs | |
| Chaminade University | 24 | $338k | $14,097 | — | vs | |
| University of Hawaii at Hilo | 23 | $336k | $14,629 | — | vs | |
| Jessup University | 18 | $180k | $10,019 | — | vs |
Every Pacific West Conference softball program · Softball budgets ranked