Heidelberg University Softball
Heidelberg University fields a softball team in the Ohio Athletic Conference (NCAA Division III). In 2024–25 the roster carried 30 players, above the median of 21, with 1 head coach and 3 assistants. Team expenses were $214,101, above the median of $162k — $7,136 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
- Roster30 2024–25 season
- Coaching staff1 head, 3 assistant
- Team expenses$214,101 for the year
- Operating expenses$41,237 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$7,136 division median $7,623
- Athletic aid, women's teamsNone school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$0 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$15,621 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Mari Briggs 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 · Master's university
- Affiliation
- United Church of Christ
Getting in
Full picture →- Test scores
- Scores not considered
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 50%
Softball
Full picture →- Team expenses
- $214,101 $7,137 per roster spot · top quarter of Division III
- Coaches
- 1 head · 3 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- None
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $15,621
Cost
Full picture →- Tuition & fees
- $33,600
Campus safety
Full picture →- In residence halls
- 2 burglaries · 4 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 0 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →Research Heidelberg University
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tiffin University Division II · Great Midwest Athletic Conference | 1 | 33 | $394k | — | 80% | |
| University of Findlay Division II · Great Midwest Athletic Conference | 26 | 40 | $451k | — | 86% | |
| Bowling Green State University Division I · Mid-American Conference | 30 | 25 | $755k | 986 | 81% | |
| Bluffton University Division III · Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference | 41 | 19 | $110k | — | 61% | |
| Ohio Northern University Division III · Ohio Athletic Conference | 42 | 21 | $261k | — | 73% | |
| University of Toledo Division I · Mid-American Conference | 44 | 24 | $1.1M | 976 | 95% | |
| Ashland University Division II · Great Midwest Athletic Conference | 48 | 30 | $370k | — | 81% | |
| Oberlin College Division III · North Coast Athletic Conference | 51 | 15 | $188k | — | 33% | |
| Ohio Wesleyan University Division III · North Coast Athletic Conference | 57 | 24 | $175k | — | 51% | |
| Kenyon College Division III · North Coast Athletic Conference | 65 | 22 | $140k | — | 31% | |
| The College of Wooster Division III · North Coast Athletic Conference | 68 | 19 | $221k | — | 54% | |
| Otterbein University Division III · Ohio Athletic Conference | 69 | 26 | $114k | — | 83% |
Other softball programs in the Ohio Athletic Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ohio Northern University | 21 | $261k | $12,408 | — | vs | |
| Heidelberg University | 30 | $214k | $7,136 | — | vs | |
| Muskingum University | 21 | $203k | $9,647 | — | vs | |
| University of Mount Union | 29 | $200k | $6,892 | — | vs | |
| Wilmington College (Ohio) | 27 | $168k | $6,221 | — | vs | |
| Marietta College | 24 | $152k | $6,327 | — | vs | |
| Baldwin Wallace University | 21 | $147k | $6,979 | — | vs | |
| Capital University | 21 | $132k | $6,279 | — | vs | |
| Otterbein University | 26 | $114k | $4,388 | — | vs |
Every Ohio Athletic Conference softball program · Softball budgets ranked