Division III · St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
Blackburn College Softball
Carlinville, IL · the Beavers · Blackburn College overview
20
Roster
2024–25 season
$155k
Team budget
46th percentile in Division III
$7,752
Per roster spot
median $7,623
2
Coaches
1 head · 1 assistant
80%
Admitted
lower half for selectivity
Blackburn College fields a softball team in the St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (NCAA Division III). In 2024–25 the roster carried 20 players, about the median of 21, with 1 head coach and 1 assistant. Team expenses were $155,047, about the median of $162k — $7,752 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).
#206Team budgetof 382 · Division III#184Spend per playerof 382 · Division III#206Roster sizeof 382 · Division III
Team budgets across the division
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Roster sizes
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The program
- Roster20 2024–25 season
- Coaching staff1 head, 1 assistant
- Team expenses$155,047 for the year
- Operating expenses$60,364 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$7,752 division median $7,623
- Athletic aid, women's teamsNone school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$0 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$14,115 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Kathleen Jacoby 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 →389undergraduates · 389 students in all
Women 58% Men 42%
- Setting
- Town
- Type
- Private · Baccalaureate college
- Affiliation
- Presbyterian Church (USA)
Getting in
Full picture →80%admitted · of 1,113 applicants
- Test scores
- Scores not considered
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 52%
Softball
Full picture →20on the roster · 2024–25 season
- Team expenses
- $155,047 $7,752 per roster spot · lower half of Division III
- Coaches
- 1 head · 1 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- None
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $14,115
Cost
Full picture →$21,349net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $26,758
Campus safety
Full picture →0.65violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 0 burglaries · 1 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 0 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →34%of bachelor's degrees in education · 19 fields · Bachelor's
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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 program20 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions80% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$21,349 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsEducation · 34%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusTown · 389Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety0.65 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Illinois Springfield Division II · Great Lakes Valley Conference | 33 | 22 | $417k | — | 84% | |
| Principia College Division III · St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | 35 | 13 | $102k | — | 44% | |
| Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Division I · Ohio Valley Conference | 35 | 22 | $694k | 1000 | 97% | |
| Illinois College Division III · Midwest Conference | 37 | 21 | $180k | — | 75% | |
| Greenville University Division III · St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | 37 | 22 | $111k | — | 95% | |
| University of Missouri-St. Louis Division II · Great Lakes Valley Conference | 46 | 18 | $392k | — | 57% | |
| McKendree University Division II · Great Lakes Valley Conference | 47 | 20 | $546k | — | 64% | |
| Lindenwood University Division I · Ohio Valley Conference | 49 | 23 | $691k | — | 66% | |
| Saint Louis University Division I · Atlantic 10 Conference | 49 | 17 | $822k | 1000 | 81% | |
| Washington University in St. Louis Division III · University Athletic Association | 50 | 21 | $369k | — | 12% | |
| Webster University Division III · St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | 55 | 15 | $161k | — | 58% | |
| Maryville University of Saint Louis Division II · Great Lakes Valley Conference | 56 | 21 | $499k | — | 94% |
Other softball programs in the St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Westminster College (Missouri) | 28 | $193k | $6,885 | — | vs | |
| Webster University | 15 | $161k | $10,744 | — | vs | |
| Blackburn College | 20 | $155k | $7,752 | — | vs | |
| Spalding University | 24 | $146k | $6,064 | — | vs | |
| Lyon College | 30 | $142k | $4,737 | — | vs | |
| Mississippi University for Women | 23 | $139k | $6,023 | — | vs | |
| Greenville University | 22 | $111k | $5,063 | — | vs | |
| Principia College | 13 | $102k | $7,860 | — | vs | |
| Eureka College | 19 | $79k | $4,148 | — | vs |
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