Division III · Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference
Bluffton University Men's Soccer
Bluffton, OH · the Beavers · Bluffton University overview
24
Roster
2024–25 season
$84k
Team budget
11th percentile in Division III
$3,510
Per roster spot
median $4,496
2
Coaches
1 head · 1 assistant
61%
Admitted
upper half for selectivity
Bluffton University fields a men's soccer team in the Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference (NCAA Division III). In 2024–25 the roster carried 24 players, below the median of 32, with 1 head coach and 1 assistant. Team expenses were $84,249, well below the median of $152k — $3,510 per roster spot, lower half of Division III men's soccer programs. The school reports no athletic aid for men's teams — Division III programs do not offer athletic scholarships.
Among Division III men's soccer programs
Where this program sits against its 399 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#356Team budgetof 399 · Division III#297Spend per playerof 399 · Division III#375Roster sizeof 399 · Division III
Team budgets across the division
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Roster sizes
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The program
- Roster24 2024–25 season
- Coaching staff1 head, 1 assistant
- Team expenses$84,249 for the year
- Operating expenses$32,803 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$3,510 division median $4,496
- Athletic aid, men's teamsNone school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$0 across men's teams
- Recruiting spend, men's$15,594 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Nathan Herrera 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 soccer players484,908 2024-25
- Division III roster spots13,520 399 programs
- Odds of a spot1 in 36 2.8% 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 →602undergraduates · 678 students in all
Women 45% Men 55%
- Setting
- Rural
- Type
- Private · Baccalaureate college
- Affiliation
- Mennonite Church
Getting in
Full picture →61%admitted · of 2,873 applicants
SAT middle 50%920 – 1130
ACT middle 50%17 – 23
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 50%
Men's Soccer
Full picture →24on the roster · 2024–25 season
- Team expenses
- $84,249 $3,510 per roster spot · bottom quarter of Division III
- Coaches
- 1 head · 1 assistant
- Athletic aid, men's teams
- None
- Recruiting spend, men's
- $15,594
Cost
Full picture →$21,299net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $36,298
Campus safety
Full picture →5.16violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 0 burglaries · 9 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 141 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →20%of bachelor's degrees in education · 20 fields · Bachelor's, Master's
Research Bluffton 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.
Men's Soccer program24 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions61% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$21,299 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsEducation · 20%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusRural · 602Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety5.16 violent / 1,000Three years of reported offences against the divisionAthleticsEvery teamThe whole department: every team, staff and aid
Men's Soccer programs within 150 miles
| School | Miles | Roster | Budget | APR | Admitted | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ohio Northern University Division III · Ohio Athletic Conference | 10 | 49 | $428k | — | 73% | |
| University of Findlay Division II · Great Midwest Athletic Conference | 17 | 46 | $469k | — | 86% | |
| Bowling Green State University Division I · Missouri Valley Conference | 36 | 26 | $743k | 961 | 81% | |
| Tiffin University Division II · Great Midwest Athletic Conference | 40 | 115 | $737k | — | 80% | |
| Heidelberg University Division III · Ohio Athletic Conference | 41 | 33 | $145k | — | 68% | |
| Ohio Wesleyan University Division III · North Coast Athletic Conference | 60 | 34 | $202k | — | 51% | |
| Purdue University Fort Wayne Division I · Horizon League | 65 | 32 | $477k | 955 | 86% | |
| Wittenberg University Division III · North Coast Athletic Conference | 67 | 52 | $202k | — | 91% | |
| Adrian College Division III · Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association | 70 | 30 | $97k | — | 68% | |
| Otterbein University Division III · Ohio Athletic Conference | 73 | 25 | $118k | — | 83% | |
| Trine University Division III · Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association | 77 | 32 | $134k | — | 85% | |
| Wright State University Division I · Horizon League | 78 | 32 | $548k | 970 | 95% |
Other men's soccer programs in the Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology | 49 | $214k | $4,366 | — | vs | |
| Earlham College | 32 | $209k | $6,545 | — | vs | |
| Anderson University (Indiana) | 29 | $184k | $6,330 | — | vs | |
| Hanover College | 49 | $170k | $3,472 | — | vs | |
| Transylvania University | 34 | $149k | $4,377 | — | vs | |
| Franklin College | 25 | $146k | $5,836 | — | vs | |
| Manchester University | 41 | $129k | $3,147 | — | vs | |
| Mount St. Joseph University | 28 | $111k | $3,952 | — | vs | |
| Berea College | 27 | $94k | $3,474 | — | vs | |
| Bluffton University | 24 | $84k | $3,510 | — | vs |
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