Division III · American Rivers Conference
Buena Vista University Softball
Storm Lake, IA · the Beavers · Buena Vista University overview
19
Roster
2024–25 season
$184k
Team budget
63rd percentile in Division III
$9,705
Per roster spot
median $7,623
2
Coaches
1 head · 1 assistant
72%
Admitted
upper half for selectivity
Buena Vista University fields a softball team in the American Rivers 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 $184,405, above the median of $162k — $9,705 per roster spot, top 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).
#144Team budgetof 382 · Division III#93Spend 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$184,405 for the year
- Operating expenses$58,839 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$9,705 division median $7,623
- Athletic aid, women's teamsNone school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$0 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$23,195 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Tammy Utley 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
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About the school
What an athlete asks first — each panel opens the full picture.Campus
Full picture →1,442undergraduates · 1,951 students in all
Women 70% Men 30%
- Setting
- Town
- Type
- Private · Master's university
- Affiliation
- Presbyterian Church (USA)
Getting in
Full picture →72%admitted · of 1,544 applicants
ACT middle 50%18 – 25
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 47%
Softball
Full picture →19on the roster · 2024–25 season
- Team expenses
- $184,405 $9,706 per roster spot · upper half of Division III
- Coaches
- 1 head · 1 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- None
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $23,195
Cost
Full picture →$18,156net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $40,190
Campus safety
Full picture →1.23violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 3 burglaries · 5 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 2 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →33%of bachelor's degrees in education · 23 fields · Bachelor's, Master's
Research Buena Vista 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.
Softball program19 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions72% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$18,156 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsEducation · 33%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusTown · 1,442Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety1.23 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 South Dakota Division I · The Summit League | 88 | 23 | $808k | 985 | 99% | |
| Iowa State University Division I · Big 12 Conference | 90 | 24 | $2M | 987 | 89% | |
| Wayne State College (Nebraska) Division II · Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference | 96 | 22 | $357k | — | — | |
| Augustana University (South Dakota) Division II · Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference | 98 | 17 | $666k | — | 59% | |
| University of Sioux Falls Division II · Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference | 99 | 26 | $462k | — | 82% | |
| Creighton University Division I · BIG EAST Conference | 102 | 22 | $1.5M | 987 | 72% | |
| University of Nebraska at Omaha Division I · The Summit League | 104 | 23 | $1.2M | 969 | 87% | |
| Drake University Division I · Missouri Valley Conference | 107 | 23 | $1.1M | 983 | 64% | |
| Minnesota State University, Mankato Division II · Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference | 120 | 21 | $507k | — | 91% | |
| Martin Luther College Division III · Upper Midwest Athletic Conference | 121 | 15 | $68k | — | 83% | |
| Bethany Lutheran College Division III · Upper Midwest Athletic Conference | 122 | 17 | $221k | — | 51% | |
| Simpson College Division III · American Rivers Conference | 122 | 29 | $206k | — | 89% |
Other softball programs in the American Rivers Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Central College (Iowa) | 28 | $222k | $7,932 | — | vs | |
| Wartburg College | 24 | $213k | $8,885 | — | vs | |
| Simpson College | 29 | $206k | $7,089 | — | vs | |
| University of Dubuque | 19 | $187k | $9,854 | — | vs | |
| Buena Vista University | 19 | $184k | $9,705 | — | vs | |
| Loras College | 29 | $163k | $5,621 | — | vs | |
| Nebraska Wesleyan University | 18 | $133k | $7,389 | — | vs | |
| Coe College | 20 | $130k | $6,524 | — | vs |
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