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Calvin University Softball

Grand Rapids, MI · the Knights · Calvin University overview
25
Roster
2024–25 season
$219k
Team budget
78th percentile in Division III
$8,767
Per roster spot
median $7,623
5
Coaches
1 head · 4 assistant
71%
Admitted
upper half for selectivity

Calvin University fields a softball team in the Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association (NCAA Division III). In 2024–25 the roster carried 25 players, above the median of 21, with 1 head coach and 4 assistants. Team expenses were $219,198, above the median of $162k — $8,767 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).

Team budget$219k
Spend per player$8,767
Roster size25
Coaching staff5

Team budgets across the division

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

Roster sizes

1156
this programevery Division III roster

The program

  • Roster25 2024–25 season
  • Coaching staff1 head, 4 assistant
  • Team expenses$219,198 for the year
  • Operating expenses$88,698 game-day and travel
  • Spend per roster spot$8,767 division median $7,623
  • Athletic aid, women's teamsNone school-wide
  • Aid per roster spot$0 across women's teams
  • Recruiting spend, women's$23,325 school-wide

Coaching staff

NameTitleEmail
Becky Hilgert 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.
3,053undergraduates · 3,364 students in all
Women 54% Men 46%
Setting
City
Type
Private · Master's university
Affiliation
Christian Reformed Church
71%admitted · of 4,719 applicants
SAT middle 50%1070 – 1340
ACT middle 50%22 – 30
Test scores
Test-optional
Graduate in 6 yrs
77%
25on the roster · 2024–25 season
Team expenses
$219,198 $8,768 per roster spot · top quarter of Division III
Coaches
1 head · 4 assistant
Athletic aid, women's teams
None
Recruiting spend, women's
$23,325
$26,374net price · after grants, aided first-years
Sticker price$54,920
Average net price$26,374
Net price by family income
$0–30k$20,249
$30–48k$17,974
$48–75k$21,973
$75–110k$23,732
$110k and up$28,027
Tuition & fees
$38,670

Campus safety

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1.18violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
Violent1.18
Property1.18
In residence halls
2 burglaries · 10 sex offences over 2022–2024
Residence-hall fires
3 over 2022–2024
15%of bachelor's degrees in health professions & nursing · 22 fields · Associate's, Bachelor's, Master's
Health professions & nursing95 · 15%
Business78 · 12%
Education63 · 10%
Engineering62 · 10%
Biological sciences58 · 9%

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Softball programs within 150 miles

Calvin UniversityDavenport University · 6 miGrand Valley State University · 15 miHope College · 28 miKalamazoo College · 44 miWestern Michigan University · 45 miThe University of Olivet · 48 miFerris State University · 53 miAlma College · 56 miMichigan State University · 58 miCentral Michigan University · 61 miAlbion College · 64 miNorthwood University · 82 mi
SchoolMilesRosterBudgetAPRAdmitted
Davenport University Division II · Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference624$511k—97%
Grand Valley State University Division II · Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference1521$583k—95%
Hope College Division III · Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association2823$153k—76%
Kalamazoo College Division III · Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association4418$119k—76%
Western Michigan University Division I · Mid-American Conference4524$999k98685%
The University of Olivet Division III · Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association4817$56k—97%
Ferris State University Division II · Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference5322$517k—81%
Alma College Division III · Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association5631$262k—66%
Michigan State University Division I · Big Ten Conference5824$2.1M98884%
Central Michigan University Division I · Mid-American Conference6124$943k99791%
Albion College Division III · Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association6427$223k—83%
Northwood University Division II · Great Midwest Athletic Conference8242$424k—84%

Other softball programs in the Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association

SchoolRosterBudgetPer playerAPRCompare
Trine University24$278k$11,599—vs
Alma College31$262k$8,461—vs
Albion College27$223k$8,247—vs
Calvin University25$219k$8,767—vs
Adrian College21$168k$7,982—vs
Hope College23$153k$6,646—vs
Kalamazoo College18$119k$6,607—vs
The University of Olivet17$56k$3,311—vs
Saint Mary's College (Indiana)————vs

Every Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association softball program · Softball budgets ranked