Division III · American Rivers Conference
Central College (Iowa) Softball
Pella, IA · the Dutch · Central College (Iowa) overview
28
Roster
2024–25 season
$222k
Team budget
80th percentile in Division III
$7,932
Per roster spot
median $7,623
6
Coaches
1 head · 5 assistant
79%
Admitted
lower half for selectivity
Central College (Iowa) fields a softball team in the American Rivers Conference (NCAA Division III). In 2024–25 the roster carried 28 players, above the median of 21, with 1 head coach and 5 assistants. Team expenses were $222,123, above the median of $162k — $7,932 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).
#79Team budgetof 382 · Division III#178Spend per playerof 382 · Division III#38Roster sizeof 382 · Division III
Team budgets across the division
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Roster sizes
this programevery Division III roster
The program
- Roster28 2024–25 season
- Coaching staff1 head, 5 assistant
- Team expenses$222,123 for the year
- Operating expenses$40,167 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$7,932 division median $7,623
- Athletic aid, women's teamsNone school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$0 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$22,499 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| George Wares 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 →1,095undergraduates · 1,095 students in all
Women 47% Men 53%
- Setting
- Town
- Type
- Private · Liberal arts college
- Affiliation
- Reformed Church in America
Getting in
Full picture →79%admitted · of 1,978 applicants
SAT middle 50%935 – 1205
ACT middle 50%19 – 25
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 69%
Softball
Full picture →28on the roster · 2024–25 season
- Team expenses
- $222,123 $7,933 per roster spot · top quarter of Division III
- Coaches
- 1 head · 5 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- None
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $22,499
Cost
Full picture →$22,499net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $20,988
Campus safety
Full picture →6.46violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 0 burglaries · 20 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 0 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →23%of bachelor's degrees in biological sciences · 17 fields · Bachelor's
Research Central College (Iowa)
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 program28 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions79% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$22,499 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsBiological sciences · 23%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusTown · 1,095Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety6.46 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grinnell College Division III · Midwest Conference | 26 | 17 | $154k | — | 13% | |
| Simpson College Division III · American Rivers Conference | 33 | 29 | $206k | — | 89% | |
| Drake University Division I · Missouri Valley Conference | 40 | 23 | $1.1M | 983 | 64% | |
| Iowa State University Division I · Big 12 Conference | 57 | 24 | $2M | 987 | 89% | |
| University of Iowa Division I · Big Ten Conference | 74 | 26 | $2.3M | 976 | 85% | |
| Coe College Division III · American Rivers Conference | 77 | 20 | $130k | — | 71% | |
| University of Northern Iowa Division I · Missouri Valley Conference | 81 | 22 | $825k | 989 | 94% | |
| Cornell College Division III · Midwest Conference | 85 | 29 | $174k | — | 81% | |
| Truman State University Division II · Great Lakes Valley Conference | 86 | 20 | $324k | — | 80% | |
| Wartburg College Division III · American Rivers Conference | 94 | 24 | $213k | — | 99% | |
| Upper Iowa University Division II · Great Lakes Valley Conference | 115 | 21 | $386k | — | 93% | |
| Augustana College (Illinois) Division III · College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin | 123 | 28 | $226k | — | 68% |
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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