Division III · Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conf.
California Lutheran University Softball
Thousand Oaks, CA · the Kingsmen, Regals · California Lutheran University overview
27
Roster
2024–25 season
$256k
Team budget
87th percentile in Division III
$9,473
Per roster spot
median $7,623
3
Coaches
1 head · 2 assistant
89%
Admitted
bottom quarter for selectivity
California Lutheran University fields a softball team in the Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conf. (NCAA Division III). In 2024–25 the roster carried 27 players, above the median of 21, with 1 head coach and 2 assistants. Team expenses were $255,788, well above the median of $162k — $9,473 per roster spot, upper half 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).
#50Team budgetof 382 · Division III#105Spend per playerof 382 · Division III#51Roster sizeof 382 · Division III
Team budgets across the division
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Roster sizes
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The program
- Roster27 2024–25 season
- Coaching staff1 head, 2 assistant
- Team expenses$255,788 for the year
- Operating expenses$68,774 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$9,473 division median $7,623
- Athletic aid, women's teamsNone school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$0 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$34,388 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Lindsay Gardner 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 →2,380undergraduates · 3,413 students in all
Women 58% Men 42%
- Setting
- City
- Type
- Private · Master's university
- Affiliation
- Evangelical Lutheran Church
Getting in
Full picture →89%admitted · of 5,290 applicants
SAT middle 50%1134 – 1320
ACT middle 50%23 – 29
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 74%
Softball
Full picture →27on the roster · 2024–25 season
- Team expenses
- $255,788 $9,474 per roster spot · top quarter of Division III
- Coaches
- 1 head · 2 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- None
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $34,388
Cost
Full picture →$27,080net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $50,670
Campus safety
Full picture →0.5violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 0 burglaries · 4 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 2 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →20%of bachelor's degrees in business · 19 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, 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 program27 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions89% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$27,080 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsBusiness · 20%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusCity · 2,380Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety0.5 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| California State University, Northridge Division I · Big West Conference | 20 | 28 | $1M | 994 | 93% | |
| University of California, Los Angeles Division I · Big Ten Conference | 27 | 23 | $3.9M | 977 | 9% | |
| Loyola Marymount University Division I · West Coast Conference | 32 | 20 | $2M | 980 | 40% | |
| Occidental College Division III · Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conf. | 39 | 17 | $203k | — | 40% | |
| California State University, Dominguez Hills Division II · California Collegiate Athletic Association | 43 | 25 | $471k | — | 91% | |
| Whittier College Division III · Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conf. | 51 | 21 | $157k | — | 85% | |
| Long Beach State University Division I · Big West Conference | 53 | 26 | $1.3M | 983 | 47% | |
| Biola University Division II · Pacific West Conference | 54 | 20 | $640k | — | 60% | |
| University of California, Santa Barbara Division I · Big West Conference | 57 | 21 | $1.6M | 966 | 28% | |
| Azusa Pacific University Division III · Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conf. | 57 | 18 | $638k | — | 79% | |
| California State University, Fullerton Division I · Big West Conference | 62 | 22 | $1.6M | 979 | 87% | |
| University of La Verne Division III · Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conf. | 64 | 25 | $173k | — | 48% |
Other softball programs in the Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conf.
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Azusa Pacific University | 18 | $638k | $35,418 | — | vs | |
| University of Redlands | 26 | $307k | $11,799 | — | vs | |
| Chapman University | 30 | $277k | $9,224 | — | vs | |
| California Lutheran University | 27 | $256k | $9,473 | — | vs | |
| Occidental College | 17 | $203k | $11,958 | — | vs | |
| Pomona-Pitzer Colleges | 17 | $191k | $11,252 | — | vs | |
| University of La Verne | 25 | $173k | $6,924 | — | vs | |
| Claremont McKenna-Harvey Mudd-Scripps Colleges | 23 | $168k | $7,325 | — | vs | |
| Whittier College | 21 | $157k | $7,464 | — | vs |
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