Division I · The Ivy League
Dartmouth College Softball
Hanover, NH · the Big Green · Dartmouth College overview
20
Roster
room for 5 under the cap of 25
$588k
Team budget
12th percentile in Division I
$29,419
Per roster spot
median $46,727
4
Coaches
1 head · 3 assistant
1000
APR
100% of players retained
6%
Admitted
top 10% for selectivity
Dartmouth College fields a softball team in the The Ivy League (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 20 players, below the median of 23, with 1 head coach and 3 assistants. Team expenses were $588,382, well below the median of $1.1M — $29,419 per roster spot, bottom quarter of Division I softball programs. That leaves room for 5 under the Division I roster cap of 25 in force from 2025-26. The team's multi-year Academic Progress Rate is 1000, about the median of 989, with 100% of players retained year to year. The school reports no athletic aid for women's teams.
Among Division I softball programs
Where this program sits against its 305 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#268Team budgetof 305 · Division I#249Spend per playerof 305 · Division I#243Roster sizeof 305 · Division I#1APRof 305 · Division I
Team budgets across the division
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Roster sizes (cap 25)
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The program
- Roster20 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap25 room for 5
- Coaching staff1 head, 3 assistant
- Team expenses$588,382 for the year
- Operating expenses$206,712 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$29,419 division median $46,727
- Academic Progress Rate1000 multi-year; 1000 latest
- Players retained100% year to year
- Eligible100% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, women's teamsNone school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$0 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$435,853 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Hillary Smith | Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Xen Penny | Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
| Jazmine Esparza | Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
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Recruiting timing
- Coaches may first contact youSeptember 1 of junior year
- Your own emailsAny time the rule limits what coaches send back
- High-school softball players338,315 2024-25
- Division I roster spots7,038 305 programs
- Odds of a spot1 in 48 2.1% of high-school players hold a Division I roster spot
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About the school
What an athlete asks first — each panel opens the full picture.Campus
Full picture →4,447undergraduates · 6,746 students in all
Women 49% Men 51%
- Setting
- Town
- Type
- Private · Research university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →6%admitted · of 28,841 applicants
SAT middle 50%1500 – 1570
ACT middle 50%33 – 35
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 96%
Softball
Full picture →20on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 2520
room for 5
Academic Progress Rate1000
100% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $588,382 $29,419 per roster spot · bottom quarter of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 3 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- None
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $435,853
Cost
Full picture →$17,322net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $65,511
Campus safety
Full picture →6.39violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 25 burglaries · 76 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 19 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →28%of bachelor's degrees in social sciences · 16 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research Dartmouth College
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 program20 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions6% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$17,322 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsSocial sciences · 28%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusTown · 4,447Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety6.39 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vermont State University-Johnson Division III · North Atlantic Conference | 23 | 41 | $286k | — | 83% | |
| Vermont State University Lyndon Division III · North Atlantic Conference | 23 | 41 | $286k | — | 83% | |
| Vermont State University Castleton Division III · Little East Conference | 23 | 41 | $286k | — | 83% | |
| Colby-Sawyer College Division III · Great Northeast Athletic Conference | 26 | — | — | — | 90% | |
| Plymouth State University Division III · Little East Conference | 30 | 25 | $137k | — | 91% | |
| Norwich University Division III · Great Northeast Athletic Conference | 35 | 13 | $52k | — | 74% | |
| New England College Division III · Great Northeast Athletic Conference | 43 | 16 | $152k | — | 96% | |
| Keene State College Division III · Little East Conference | 54 | 19 | $144k | — | 89% | |
| Southern New Hampshire University Division II · Northeast 10 Conference | 62 | 22 | $385k | — | 96% | |
| Saint Anselm College Division II · Northeast 10 Conference | 63 | 21 | $392k | — | 78% | |
| Franklin Pierce University Division II · Northeast 10 Conference | 65 | 19 | $334k | — | 90% | |
| Saint Michael's College Division II · Northeast 10 Conference | 70 | 21 | $302k | — | 92% |
Other softball programs in the The Ivy League
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yale University room for 3 | 22 | $820k | $37,270 | 1000 | vs | |
| Princeton University room for 7 | 18 | $771k | $42,836 | 1000 | vs | |
| Harvard University room for 4 | 21 | $666k | $31,706 | 991 | vs | |
| Cornell University room for 5 | 20 | $617k | $30,839 | 993 | vs | |
| Columbia University-Barnard College room for 6 | 19 | $599k | $31,515 | 996 | vs | |
| Dartmouth College room for 5 | 20 | $588k | $29,419 | 1000 | vs | |
| University of Pennsylvania room for 7 | 18 | $522k | $29,024 | 1000 | vs | |
| Brown University room for 4 | 21 | $505k | $24,042 | 993 | vs |
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