Division III · Midwest Conference
Grinnell College Softball
Grinnell, IA · the NCAA Applications Administrators · Grinnell College overview
17
Roster
2024–25 season
$154k
Team budget
45th percentile in Division III
$9,047
Per roster spot
median $7,623
2
Coaches
1 head · 1 assistant
13%
Admitted
top 10% for selectivity
Grinnell College fields a softball team in the Midwest Conference (NCAA Division III). In 2024–25 the roster carried 17 players, below the median of 21, with 1 head coach and 1 assistant. Team expenses were $153,806, about the median of $162k — $9,047 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).
#209Team budgetof 382 · Division III#127Spend per playerof 382 · Division III#305Roster sizeof 382 · Division III
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Roster sizes
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The program
- Roster17 2024–25 season
- Coaching staff1 head, 1 assistant
- Team expenses$153,806 for the year
- Operating expenses$62,236 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$9,047 division median $7,623
- Athletic aid, women's teamsNone school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$0 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$22,971 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Lexy Determan 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 →1,775undergraduates · 1,775 students in all
Women 54% Men 46%
- Setting
- Town
- Type
- Private · Liberal arts college
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →13%admitted · of 9,988 applicants
SAT middle 50%1418 – 1550
ACT middle 50%31 – 34
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 87%
Softball
Full picture →17on the roster · 2024–25 season
- Team expenses
- $153,806 $9,047 per roster spot · lower half of Division III
- Coaches
- 1 head · 1 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- None
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $22,971
Cost
Full picture →$33,446net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $64,862
Campus safety
Full picture →2.61violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 6 burglaries · 11 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 3 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →26%of bachelor's degrees in social sciences · 13 fields · Bachelor's
Research Grinnell 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 program17 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions13% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$33,446 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsSocial sciences · 26%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusTown · 1,775Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety2.61 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Central College (Iowa) Division III · American Rivers Conference | 26 | 28 | $222k | — | 79% | |
| Drake University Division I · Missouri Valley Conference | 49 | 23 | $1.1M | 983 | 64% | |
| Simpson College Division III · American Rivers Conference | 51 | 29 | $206k | — | 89% | |
| Iowa State University Division I · Big 12 Conference | 51 | 24 | $2M | 987 | 89% | |
| University of Northern Iowa Division I · Missouri Valley Conference | 55 | 22 | $825k | 989 | 94% | |
| Coe College Division III · American Rivers Conference | 57 | 20 | $130k | — | 71% | |
| University of Iowa Division I · Big Ten Conference | 61 | 26 | $2.3M | 976 | 85% | |
| Cornell College Division III · Midwest Conference | 68 | 29 | $174k | — | 81% | |
| Wartburg College Division III · American Rivers Conference | 69 | 24 | $213k | — | 99% | |
| Upper Iowa University Division II · Great Lakes Valley Conference | 89 | 21 | $386k | — | 93% | |
| Truman State University Division II · Great Lakes Valley Conference | 108 | 20 | $324k | — | 80% | |
| Augustana College (Illinois) Division III · College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin | 113 | 28 | $226k | — | 68% |
Other softball programs in the Midwest Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luther College | 26 | $232k | $8,904 | — | vs | |
| Illinois College | 21 | $180k | $8,556 | — | vs | |
| Cornell College | 29 | $174k | $6,017 | — | vs | |
| Lawrence University | 17 | $174k | $10,239 | — | vs | |
| Lake Forest College | 24 | $162k | $6,745 | — | vs | |
| Grinnell College | 17 | $154k | $9,047 | — | vs | |
| Knox College | 19 | $153k | $8,053 | — | vs | |
| Beloit College | 19 | $147k | $7,752 | — | vs | |
| Ripon College | 16 | $144k | $9,003 | — | vs | |
| Monmouth College (Illinois) | 22 | $98k | $4,472 | — | vs |
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