DePauw University Softball
DePauw University fields a softball team in the North Coast Athletic Conference (NCAA Division III). In 2024–25 the roster carried 24 players, above the median of 21, with 1 head coach and 5 assistants. Team expenses were $276,082, well above the median of $162k — $11,503 per roster spot, top 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).
Team budgets across the division
Roster sizes
The program
- Roster24 2024–25 season
- Coaching staff1 head, 5 assistant
- Team expenses$276,082 for the year
- Operating expenses$95,716 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$11,503 division median $7,623
- Athletic aid, women's teamsNone school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$0 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$26,115 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Gabrielle Smart head coach | Head Coach | not on file |
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 →- Setting
- Town
- Type
- Private · Liberal arts college
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 80%
Softball
Full picture →- Team expenses
- $276,082 $11,503 per roster spot · top 10% of Division III
- Coaches
- 1 head · 5 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- None
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $26,115
Cost
Full picture →- Tuition & fees
- $57,070
Campus safety
Full picture →- In residence halls
- 3 burglaries · 15 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 4 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →Research DePauw University
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Softball programs within 150 miles
| School | Miles | Roster | Budget | APR | Admitted | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology Division III · Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference | 27 | 18 | $188k | — | 73% | |
| Indiana State University Division I · Missouri Valley Conference | 31 | 21 | $748k | 996 | 92% | |
| Indiana University, Bloomington Division I · Big Ten Conference | 37 | 19 | $2.5M | 997 | 80% | |
| Indiana University Indianapolis Division I · Horizon League | 38 | 24 | $562k | 989 | 81% | |
| University of Indianapolis Division II · Great Lakes Valley Conference | 39 | 23 | $671k | — | 73% | |
| Butler University Division I · BIG EAST Conference | 39 | 21 | $1.2M | 991 | 86% | |
| Franklin College Division III · Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference | 45 | 24 | $117k | — | 71% | |
| Purdue University Division I · Big Ten Conference | 54 | 24 | $2.3M | 969 | 50% | |
| Eastern Illinois University Division I · Ohio Valley Conference | 71 | 22 | $770k | 996 | 68% | |
| Anderson University (Indiana) Division III · Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference | 71 | 29 | $103k | — | 53% | |
| University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Division I · Big Ten Conference | 79 | 27 | $2.4M | 994 | 44% | |
| Ball State University Division I · Mid-American Conference | 86 | 25 | $1.1M | 994 | 72% |
Other softball programs in the North Coast Athletic Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denison University | 21 | $287k | $13,645 | — | vs | |
| DePauw University | 24 | $276k | $11,503 | — | vs | |
| The College of Wooster | 19 | $221k | $11,629 | — | vs | |
| Oberlin College | 15 | $188k | $12,561 | — | vs | |
| Ohio Wesleyan University | 24 | $175k | $7,300 | — | vs | |
| Wittenberg University | 25 | $174k | $6,952 | — | vs | |
| John Carroll University | 22 | $160k | $7,266 | — | vs | |
| Kenyon College | 22 | $140k | $6,353 | — | vs |
Every North Coast Athletic Conference softball program · Softball budgets ranked