Gustavus Adolphus College Softball
Gustavus Adolphus College fields a softball team in the Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (NCAA Division III). In 2024–25 the roster carried 23 players, about the median of 21, with 1 head coach and 3 assistants. Team expenses were $146,003, below the median of $162k — $6,347 per roster spot, lower 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).
Team budgets across the division
Roster sizes
The program
- Roster23 2024–25 season
- Coaching staff1 head, 3 assistant
- Team expenses$146,003 for the year
- Operating expenses$56,427 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$6,347 division median $7,623
- Athletic aid, women's teamsNone school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$0 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$21,101 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Emma Frost 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
- Evangelical Lutheran Church
Getting in
Full picture →- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 76%
Softball
Full picture →- Team expenses
- $146,003 $6,348 per roster spot · lower half of Division III
- Coaches
- 1 head · 3 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- None
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $21,101
Cost
Full picture →- Tuition & fees
- $54,310
Campus safety
Full picture →- In residence halls
- 0 burglaries · 8 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 0 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →Research Gustavus Adolphus 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 programs within 150 miles
| School | Miles | Roster | Budget | APR | Admitted | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bethany Lutheran College Division III · Upper Midwest Athletic Conference | 11 | 17 | $221k | — | 51% | |
| Minnesota State University, Mankato Division II · Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference | 12 | 21 | $507k | — | 91% | |
| Martin Luther College Division III · Upper Midwest Athletic Conference | 25 | 15 | $68k | — | 83% | |
| St. Olaf College Division III · Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | 40 | 18 | $191k | — | 52% | |
| Crown College (Minnesota) Division III · Upper Midwest Athletic Conference | 40 | 14 | $145k | — | 63% | |
| Carleton College Division III · Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | 41 | 19 | $150k | — | 22% | |
| North Central University Division III · Upper Midwest Athletic Conference | 57 | 16 | $111k | — | 91% | |
| St. Catherine University Division III · Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | 57 | 21 | $197k | — | 94% | |
| Augsburg University Division III · Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | 57 | 16 | $144k | — | 77% | |
| University of St. Thomas (Minnesota) Division I · The Summit League | 58 | 24 | $1.1M | — | 85% | |
| University of Minnesota, Twin Cities Division I · Big Ten Conference | 58 | 20 | $2.6M | 993 | 77% | |
| Macalester College Division III · Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | 58 | 20 | $278k | — | 28% |
Other softball programs in the Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint Mary's University of Minnesota | 39 | $283k | $7,245 | — | vs | |
| Macalester College | 20 | $278k | $13,886 | — | vs | |
| The College of St. Scholastica | 21 | $225k | $10,701 | — | vs | |
| St. Catherine University | 21 | $197k | $9,375 | — | vs | |
| St. Olaf College | 18 | $191k | $10,628 | — | vs | |
| Bethel University (Minnesota) | 19 | $162k | $8,547 | — | vs | |
| Concordia College, Moorhead | 33 | $151k | $4,579 | — | vs | |
| Carleton College | 19 | $150k | $7,880 | — | vs | |
| Gustavus Adolphus College | 23 | $146k | $6,347 | — | vs | |
| Augsburg University | 16 | $144k | $8,971 | — | vs | |
| Hamline University | 19 | $131k | $6,873 | — | vs | |
| College of Saint Benedict | — | — | — | — | vs |
Every Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference softball program · Softball budgets ranked