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Division III · Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference

Gustavus Adolphus College Softball

Saint Peter, MN · the NCAA Applications Administrators · Gustavus Adolphus College overview
23
Roster
2024–25 season
$146k
Team budget
40th percentile in Division III
$6,347
Per roster spot
median $7,623
4
Coaches
1 head · 3 assistant
62%
Admitted
upper half for selectivity

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 budget$146k
Spend per player$6,347
Roster size23
Coaching staff4

Team budgets across the division

$27k$749k
this programevery Division III softball program

Roster sizes

1156
this programevery Division III roster

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

NameTitleEmail
Emma Frost head coachHead Coachnot on file
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Recruiting timing

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  • 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.
1,952undergraduates · 1,952 students in all
Women 55% Men 45%
Setting
Town
Type
Private · Liberal arts college
Affiliation
Evangelical Lutheran Church
62%admitted · of 4,450 applicants
ACT middle 50%25 – 31
Test scores
Test-optional
Graduate in 6 yrs
76%
23on the roster · 2024–25 season
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
$28,805net price · after grants, aided first-years
Sticker price$67,680
Average net price$28,805
Net price by family income
$0–30k$15,799
$30–48k$14,251
$48–75k$17,611
$75–110k$26,149
$110k and up$34,227
Tuition & fees
$54,310

Campus safety

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2.1violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
Violent2.10
Property0.17
In residence halls
0 burglaries · 8 sex offences over 2022–2024
Residence-hall fires
0 over 2022–2024
11%of bachelor's degrees in biological sciences · 20 fields · Bachelor's
Biological sciences61 · 11%
Business61 · 11%
Social sciences53 · 10%
Psychology52 · 9%
Kinesiology, parks & recreation39 · 7%

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Softball programs within 150 miles

Gustavus Adolphus CollegeBethany Lutheran College · 11 miMinnesota State University, Mankato · 12 miMartin Luther College · 25 miSt. Olaf College · 40 miCrown College (Minnesota) · 40 miCarleton College · 41 miNorth Central University · 57 miSt. Catherine University · 57 miAugsburg University · 57 miUniversity of St. Thomas (Minnesota) · 58 miUniversity of Minnesota, Twin Cities · 58 miMacalester College · 58 mi
SchoolMilesRosterBudgetAPRAdmitted
Bethany Lutheran College Division III · Upper Midwest Athletic Conference1117$221k—51%
Minnesota State University, Mankato Division II · Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference1221$507k—91%
Martin Luther College Division III · Upper Midwest Athletic Conference2515$68k—83%
St. Olaf College Division III · Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference4018$191k—52%
Crown College (Minnesota) Division III · Upper Midwest Athletic Conference4014$145k—63%
Carleton College Division III · Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference4119$150k—22%
North Central University Division III · Upper Midwest Athletic Conference5716$111k—91%
St. Catherine University Division III · Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference5721$197k—94%
Augsburg University Division III · Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference5716$144k—77%
University of St. Thomas (Minnesota) Division I · The Summit League5824$1.1M—85%
University of Minnesota, Twin Cities Division I · Big Ten Conference5820$2.6M99377%
Macalester College Division III · Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference5820$278k—28%

Other softball programs in the Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference

SchoolRosterBudgetPer playerAPRCompare
Saint Mary's University of Minnesota39$283k$7,245—vs
Macalester College20$278k$13,886—vs
The College of St. Scholastica21$225k$10,701—vs
St. Catherine University21$197k$9,375—vs
St. Olaf College18$191k$10,628—vs
Bethel University (Minnesota)19$162k$8,547—vs
Concordia College, Moorhead33$151k$4,579—vs
Carleton College19$150k$7,880—vs
Gustavus Adolphus College23$146k$6,347—vs
Augsburg University16$144k$8,971—vs
Hamline University19$131k$6,873—vs
College of Saint Benedict————vs

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