Division III · Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference
Bluffton University Softball
Bluffton, OH · the Beavers · Bluffton University overview
19
Roster
2024–25 season
$110k
Team budget
19th percentile in Division III
$5,774
Per roster spot
median $7,623
2
Coaches
1 head · 1 assistant
61%
Admitted
upper half for selectivity
Bluffton University fields a softball team in the Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference (NCAA Division III). In 2024–25 the roster carried 19 players, about the median of 21, with 1 head coach and 1 assistant. Team expenses were $109,706, below the median of $162k — $5,774 per roster spot, bottom quarter 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).
#309Team budgetof 382 · Division III#289Spend per playerof 382 · Division III#238Roster sizeof 382 · Division III
Team budgets across the division
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Roster sizes
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The program
- Roster19 2024–25 season
- Coaching staff1 head, 1 assistant
- Team expenses$109,706 for the year
- Operating expenses$31,259 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$5,774 division median $7,623
- Athletic aid, women's teamsNone school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$0 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$7,752 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Paige Jansen 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 →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%
Softball
Full picture →19on the roster · 2024–25 season
- Team expenses
- $109,706 $5,774 per roster spot · bottom quarter of Division III
- Coaches
- 1 head · 1 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
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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 program19 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
Softball programs within 150 miles
| School | Miles | Roster | Budget | APR | Admitted | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ohio Northern University Division III · Ohio Athletic Conference | 10 | 21 | $261k | — | 73% | |
| University of Findlay Division II · Great Midwest Athletic Conference | 17 | 40 | $451k | — | 86% | |
| Bowling Green State University Division I · Mid-American Conference | 36 | 25 | $755k | 986 | 81% | |
| Tiffin University Division II · Great Midwest Athletic Conference | 40 | 33 | $394k | — | 80% | |
| Heidelberg University Division III · Ohio Athletic Conference | 41 | 30 | $214k | — | 68% | |
| University of Toledo Division I · Mid-American Conference | 55 | 24 | $1.1M | 976 | 95% | |
| Ohio Wesleyan University Division III · North Coast Athletic Conference | 60 | 24 | $175k | — | 51% | |
| Wittenberg University Division III · North Coast Athletic Conference | 67 | 25 | $174k | — | 91% | |
| Adrian College Division III · Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association | 70 | 21 | $168k | — | 68% | |
| Otterbein University Division III · Ohio Athletic Conference | 73 | 26 | $114k | — | 83% | |
| Trine University Division III · Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association | 77 | 24 | $278k | — | 85% | |
| The Ohio State University Division I · Big Ten Conference | 78 | 22 | $2.5M | 988 | 51% |
Other softball programs in the Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mount St. Joseph University | 23 | $301k | $13,100 | — | vs | |
| Earlham College | 24 | $203k | $8,446 | — | vs | |
| Transylvania University | 20 | $201k | $10,068 | — | vs | |
| Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology | 18 | $188k | $10,466 | — | vs | |
| Berea College | 13 | $147k | $11,314 | — | vs | |
| Manchester University | 34 | $139k | $4,093 | — | vs | |
| Hanover College | 19 | $117k | $6,169 | — | vs | |
| Franklin College | 24 | $117k | $4,877 | — | vs | |
| Bluffton University | 19 | $110k | $5,774 | — | vs | |
| Anderson University (Indiana) | 29 | $103k | $3,539 | — | vs |
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