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Division III · Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference

Carlow University Softball

Pittsburgh, PA · the Celtics · Carlow University overview
17
Roster
2024–25 season
$135k
Team budget
33rd percentile in Division III
$7,933
Per roster spot
median $7,623
3
Coaches
1 head · 2 assistant
87%
Admitted
bottom quarter for selectivity

Carlow University fields a softball team in the Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference (NCAA Division III). In 2024–25 the roster carried 17 players, below the median of 21, with 1 head coach and 2 assistants. Team expenses were $134,871, below the median of $162k — $7,933 per roster spot, upper half of Division III softball programs. The school gave $297,000 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $2,855 per roster spot.

Among Division III softball programs

Where this program sits against its 382 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).

Team budget$135k
Spend per player$7,933
Roster size17
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

  • Roster17 2024–25 season
  • Coaching staff1 head, 2 assistant
  • Team expenses$134,871 for the year
  • Operating expenses$60,479 game-day and travel
  • Spend per roster spot$7,933 division median $7,623
  • Athletic aid, women's teams$297,000 school-wide
  • Aid per roster spot$2,855 across women's teams
  • Recruiting spend, women's$9,100 school-wide

Coaching staff

NameTitleEmail
Glenn Zinsmeister 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.
1,344undergraduates · 2,310 students in all
Women 85% Men 15%
Setting
City
Type
Public · Master's university
Affiliation
Roman Catholic
87%admitted · of 1,326 applicants
Test scores
Test-optional
Graduate in 6 yrs
55%
17on the roster · 2024–25 season
Team expenses
$134,871 $7,934 per roster spot · lower half of Division III
Coaches
1 head · 2 assistant
Athletic aid, women's teams
$297,000
Recruiting spend, women's
$9,100
$20,561net price · after grants, aided first-years
Sticker price$52,290
Average net price$20,561
Net price by family income
$0–30k$16,896
$30–48k$16,776
$48–75k$19,527
$75–110k$22,767
$110k and up$23,797
Tuition & fees
$34,502

Campus safety

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0.14violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
Violent0.14
Property0.00
In residence halls
0 burglaries · 1 sex offences over 2022–2024
Residence-hall fires
0 over 2022–2024
41%of bachelor's degrees in health professions & nursing · 17 fields · Associate's, Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Health professions & nursing110 · 41%
Biological sciences42 · 16%
Education37 · 14%
Psychology25 · 9%
Business19 · 7%

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Softball programs within 150 miles

Carlow UniversityUniversity of Pittsburgh · 1 miCarnegie Mellon University · 1 miPoint Park University · 2 miChatham University · 2 miLa Roche University · 9 miRobert Morris University · 14 miSeton Hill University · 23 miWashington and Jefferson College · 24 miUniversity of Pittsburgh, Greensburg · 25 miPennsylvania Western University, Edinboro · 26 miPennsylvania Western University, California · 26 miPennsylvania Western University, Clarion · 26 mi
SchoolMilesRosterBudgetAPRAdmitted
University of Pittsburgh Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference125$2.3M99350%
Carnegie Mellon University Division III · University Athletic Association119$306k—11%
Point Park University Division II · Mountain East Conference219$231k—98%
Chatham University Division III · Presidents' Athletic Conference217$130k—70%
La Roche University Division III · Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference919$51k—78%
Robert Morris University Division I · Horizon League1423$884k98991%
Seton Hill University Division II · Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference2328$464k—76%
Washington and Jefferson College Division III · Presidents' Athletic Conference2423$178k—82%
University of Pittsburgh, Greensburg Division III · Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference2525$139k—98%
Pennsylvania Western University, Edinboro Division II · Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference2659$948k—94%
Pennsylvania Western University, California Division II · Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference2659$948k—94%
Pennsylvania Western University, Clarion Division II · Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference2659$948k—94%

Other softball programs in the Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference

SchoolRosterBudgetPer playerAPRCompare
University of Pittsburgh, Bradford20$210k$10,486—vs
Hilbert College18$178k$9,901—vs
University of Pittsburgh, Greensburg25$139k$5,574—vs
Carlow University17$135k$7,933—vs
Pennsylvania State Univ. Erie, the Behrend College17$122k$7,166—vs
Mount Aloysius College20$96k$4,781—vs
Penn State University, Altoona17$95k$5,589—vs
La Roche University19$51k$2,677—vs

Every Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference softball program · Softball budgets ranked