Division III · Great Northeast Athletic Conference
Dean College Softball
Franklin, MA · the Bulldogs · Dean College overview
16
Roster
2024–25 season
$55k
Team budget
5th percentile in Division III
$3,458
Per roster spot
median $7,623
3
Coaches
1 head · 2 assistant
74%
Admitted
upper half for selectivity
Dean College fields a softball team in the Great Northeast Athletic Conference (NCAA Division III). In 2024–25 the roster carried 16 players, below the median of 21, with 1 head coach and 2 assistants. Team expenses were $55,341, well below the median of $162k — $3,458 per roster spot, bottom quarter 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).
#363Team budgetof 382 · Division III#358Spend per playerof 382 · Division III#327Roster sizeof 382 · Division III
Team budgets across the division
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Roster sizes
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The program
- Roster16 2024–25 season
- Coaching staff1 head, 2 assistant
- Team expenses$55,341 for the year
- Operating expenses$24,653 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$3,458 division median $7,623
- Athletic aid, women's teamsNone school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$0 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$6,341 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Sara Fallon 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
General NCAA rule for Division III; the softball recruiting guide has the date for each grad year, the eligibility checklist and what to put in a first email.
About the school
What an athlete asks first — each panel opens the full picture.Campus
Full picture →1,151undergraduates · 1,151 students in all
Women 52% Men 48%
- Setting
- Suburb
- Type
- Private · Baccalaureate college
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →74%admitted · of 5,382 applicants
- Test scores
- Scores not considered
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 37%
Softball
Full picture →16on the roster · 2024–25 season
- Team expenses
- $55,341 $3,459 per roster spot · bottom quarter of Division III
- Coaches
- 1 head · 2 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- None
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $6,341
Cost
Full picture →$31,472net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $44,960
Campus safety
Full picture →6.11violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 14 burglaries · 15 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 0 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →23%of bachelor's degrees in visual & performing arts · 12 fields · Associate's, Bachelor's
Research Dean 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 program16 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions74% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$31,472 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsVisual & performing arts · 23%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusSuburb · 1,151Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety6.11 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bryant University Division I · America East Conference | 14 | 23 | $1M | 993 | 66% | |
| Wheaton College (Massachusetts) Division III · New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference | 14 | 20 | $201k | — | 71% | |
| Framingham State University Division III · Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference | 15 | 21 | $114k | — | 85% | |
| Wellesley College Division III · New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference | 15 | 22 | $256k | — | 14% | |
| Babson College Division III · New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference | 16 | 21 | $211k | — | 20% | |
| Stonehill College Division I · Northeast Conference | 16 | 24 | $564k | — | 73% | |
| Providence College Division I · BIG EAST Conference | 17 | 23 | $1.5M | 992 | 49% | |
| Rhode Island College Division III · Little East Conference | 17 | 21 | $149k | — | 81% | |
| Curry College Division III · Conference of New England | 18 | 24 | $108k | — | 92% | |
| Brown University Division I · The Ivy League | 18 | 21 | $505k | 993 | 5% | |
| Johnson & Wales University (Providence) Division III · Conference of New England | 18 | 24 | $183k | — | 84% | |
| Johnson & Wales University Charlotte Division III · Coast-To-Coast Athletic Conference | 18 | 24 | $183k | — | 84% |
Other softball programs in the Great Northeast Athletic Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Saint Joseph (Connecticut) | 27 | $168k | $6,221 | — | vs | |
| New England College | 16 | $152k | $9,510 | — | vs | |
| Rivier University | 21 | $140k | $6,684 | — | vs | |
| Lasell University | 16 | $130k | $8,115 | — | vs | |
| Emmanuel College (Massachusetts) | 22 | $112k | $5,087 | — | vs | |
| Albertus Magnus College | 14 | $103k | $7,329 | — | vs | |
| Mitchell College | 14 | $93k | $6,622 | — | vs | |
| Saint Joseph's College (Maine) | 22 | $91k | $4,115 | — | vs | |
| Regis College (Massachusetts) | 24 | $77k | $3,213 | — | vs | |
| Dean College | 16 | $55k | $3,458 | — | vs | |
| Norwich University | 13 | $52k | $4,001 | — | vs | |
| Elms College | 15 | $37k | $2,447 | — | vs | |
| Colby-Sawyer College | — | — | — | — | vs | |
| Simmons University | — | — | — | — | vs |
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