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Brandeis University Softball

Waltham, MA · the Judges · Brandeis University overview
22
Roster
2024–25 season
$328k
Team budget
96th percentile in Division III
$14,899
Per roster spot
median $7,623
3
Coaches
1 head · 2 assistant
35%
Admitted
top 10% for selectivity

Brandeis University fields a softball team in the University Athletic Association (NCAA Division III). In 2024–25 the roster carried 22 players, about the median of 21, with 1 head coach and 2 assistants. Team expenses were $327,788, well above the median of $162k — $14,899 per roster spot, top 10% 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).

Team budget$328k
Spend per player$14,899
Roster size22
Coaching staff3

Team budgets across the division

$27k$749k
this programevery Division III softball program

Roster sizes

1156
this programevery Division III roster

The program

  • Roster22 2024–25 season
  • Coaching staff1 head, 2 assistant
  • Team expenses$327,788 for the year
  • Operating expenses$138,877 game-day and travel
  • Spend per roster spot$14,899 division median $7,623
  • Athletic aid, women's teamsNone school-wide
  • Aid per roster spot$0 across women's teams
  • Recruiting spend, women's$41,299 school-wide

Coaching staff

NameTitleEmail
Dani Bishop head coachHead Coachnot on file
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Recruiting timing

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  • 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

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About the school

What an athlete asks first — each panel opens the full picture.
3,675undergraduates · 5,302 students in all
Women 57% Men 43%
Setting
City
Type
Private · Research university
Affiliation
None
35%admitted · of 11,282 applicants
SAT middle 50%1390 – 1530
ACT middle 50%31 – 34
Test scores
Test-optional
Graduate in 6 yrs
86%
22on the roster · 2024–25 season
Team expenses
$327,788 $14,899 per roster spot · top 10% of Division III
Coaches
1 head · 2 assistant
Athletic aid, women's teams
None
Recruiting spend, women's
$41,299
$44,668net price · after grants, aided first-years
Sticker price$86,242
Average net price$44,668
Net price by family income
$0–30k$12,366
$30–48k$15,077
$48–75k$17,974
$75–110k$26,231
$110k and up$53,720
Tuition & fees
$64,946

Campus safety

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1.02violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
Violent1.02
Property0.26
In residence halls
3 burglaries · 8 sex offences over 2022–2024
Residence-hall fires
2 over 2022–2024
18%of bachelor's degrees in biological sciences · 17 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Biological sciences138 · 18%
Social sciences137 · 18%
Public administration & social work70 · 9%
Psychology65 · 9%
Business57 · 8%

Research Brandeis University

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Softball programs within 150 miles

Brandeis UniversityLasell University · 2 miBentley University · 2 miRegis College (Massachusetts) · 3 miBabson College · 5 miBoston College · 5 miWellesley College · 6 miHarvard University · 7 miLesley University · 7 miTufts University · 8 miBoston University · 8 miEmmanuel College (Massachusetts) · 8 miSimmons University · 8 mi
SchoolMilesRosterBudgetAPRAdmitted
Lasell University Division III · Great Northeast Athletic Conference216$130k—82%
Bentley University Division II · Northeast 10 Conference219$391k—48%
Regis College (Massachusetts) Division III · Great Northeast Athletic Conference324$77k—89%
Babson College Division III · New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference521$211k—20%
Boston College Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference526$2.4M98816%
Wellesley College Division III · New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference622$256k—14%
Harvard University Division I · The Ivy League721$666k9913%
Lesley University Division III · North Atlantic Conference714$32k—94%
Tufts University Division III · New England Small College Athletic Conference820$323k—10%
Boston University Division I · Patriot League820$1.9M99211%
Emmanuel College (Massachusetts) Division III · Great Northeast Athletic Conference822$112k—81%
Simmons University Division III · Great Northeast Athletic Conference8———66%

Other softball programs in the University Athletic Association

SchoolRosterBudgetPer playerAPRCompare
Emory University20$404k$20,205—vs
Washington University in St. Louis21$369k$17,566—vs
New York University19$360k$18,937—vs
Brandeis University22$328k$14,899—vs
Case Western Reserve University19$316k$16,622—vs
Carnegie Mellon University19$306k$16,088—vs
University of Chicago19$264k$13,901—vs

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