Division III · Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference
Bluffton University Women's Basketball
Bluffton, OH · the Beavers · Bluffton University overview
18
Roster
2024–25 season
$90k
Team budget
9th percentile in Division III
$4,986
Per roster spot
median $10,634
3
Coaches
1 head · 2 assistant
61%
Admitted
upper half for selectivity
Bluffton University fields a women's basketball team in the Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference (NCAA Division III). In 2024–25 the roster carried 18 players, above the median of 16, with 1 head coach and 2 assistants. Team expenses were $89,749, well below the median of $172k — $4,986 per roster spot, bottom quarter of Division III women's basketball programs. The school reports no athletic aid for women's teams — Division III programs do not offer athletic scholarships.
Among Division III women's basketball programs
Where this program sits against its 401 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#365Team budgetof 401 · Division III#375Spend per playerof 401 · Division III#97Roster sizeof 401 · Division III
Team budgets across the division
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Roster sizes
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The program
- Roster18 2024–25 season
- Coaching staff1 head, 2 assistant
- Team expenses$89,749 for the year
- Operating expenses$33,500 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$4,986 division median $10,634
- Athletic aid, women's teamsNone school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$0 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$7,752 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Chad Shutler 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 basketball players356,240 2024-25
- Division III roster spots6,663 401 programs
- Odds of a spot1 in 53 1.9% of high-school players hold a Division III roster spot
General NCAA rule for Division III; the women's basketball 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 →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%
Women's Basketball
Full picture →18on the roster · 2024–25 season
- Team expenses
- $89,749 $4,986 per roster spot · bottom quarter of Division III
- Coaches
- 1 head · 2 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- None
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $7,752
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.
Women's Basketball program18 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
Women's Basketball programs within 150 miles
| School | Miles | Roster | Budget | APR | Admitted | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ohio Northern University Division III · Ohio Athletic Conference | 10 | 24 | $265k | — | 73% | |
| University of Findlay Division II · Great Midwest Athletic Conference | 17 | 32 | $683k | — | 86% | |
| Bowling Green State University Division I · Mid-American Conference | 36 | 14 | $2M | 1000 | 81% | |
| Tiffin University Division II · Great Midwest Athletic Conference | 40 | 28 | $491k | — | 80% | |
| Heidelberg University Division III · Ohio Athletic Conference | 41 | 13 | $158k | — | 68% | |
| University of Toledo Division I · Mid-American Conference | 55 | 15 | $2.6M | 996 | 95% | |
| Ohio Wesleyan University Division III · North Coast Athletic Conference | 60 | 23 | $205k | — | 51% | |
| Purdue University Fort Wayne Division I · Horizon League | 65 | 14 | $1.7M | 948 | 86% | |
| Wittenberg University Division III · North Coast Athletic Conference | 67 | 18 | $260k | — | 91% | |
| Adrian College Division III · Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association | 70 | 18 | $138k | — | 68% | |
| Otterbein University Division III · Ohio Athletic Conference | 73 | 21 | $191k | — | 83% | |
| Trine University Division III · Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association | 77 | 27 | $344k | — | 85% |
Other women's basketball programs in the Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hanover College | 19 | $309k | $16,264 | — | vs | |
| Berea College | 14 | $263k | $18,796 | — | vs | |
| Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology | 15 | $241k | $16,059 | — | vs | |
| Transylvania University | 24 | $240k | $10,016 | — | vs | |
| Mount St. Joseph University | 16 | $184k | $11,529 | — | vs | |
| Earlham College | 11 | $184k | $16,753 | — | vs | |
| Anderson University (Indiana) | 16 | $154k | $9,649 | — | vs | |
| Manchester University | 17 | $150k | $8,835 | — | vs | |
| Franklin College | 16 | $148k | $9,244 | — | vs | |
| Bluffton University | 18 | $90k | $4,986 | — | vs |
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