Division III · Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Hope College Softball
Holland, MI · the Flying Dutchmen · Hope College overview
23
Roster
2024–25 season
$153k
Team budget
45th percentile in Division III
$6,646
Per roster spot
median $7,623
4
Coaches
1 head · 3 assistant
76%
Admitted
upper half for selectivity
Hope College fields a softball team in the Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association (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 $152,863, about the median of $162k — $6,646 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).
#212Team budgetof 382 · Division III#250Spend per playerof 382 · Division III#121Roster sizeof 382 · Division III
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Roster sizes
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The program
- Roster23 2024–25 season
- Coaching staff1 head, 3 assistant
- Team expenses$152,863 for the year
- Operating expenses$56,382 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$6,646 division median $7,623
- Athletic aid, women's teamsNone school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$0 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$31,591 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Michelle Brander 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
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 →3,368undergraduates · 3,368 students in all
Women 60% Men 40%
- Setting
- City
- Type
- Private · Liberal arts college
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →76%admitted · of 5,206 applicants
SAT middle 50%1090 – 1310
ACT middle 50%26 – 31
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 82%
Softball
Full picture →23on the roster · 2024–25 season
- Team expenses
- $152,863 $6,646 per roster spot · lower half of Division III
- Coaches
- 1 head · 3 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- None
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $31,591
Cost
Full picture →$28,643net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $37,670
Campus safety
Full picture →2.75violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 1 burglaries · 26 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 7 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →20%of bachelor's degrees in business · 21 fields · Bachelor's
Research Hope 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 program23 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions76% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$28,643 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsBusiness · 20%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusCity · 3,368Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety2.75 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grand Valley State University Division II · Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | 16 | 21 | $583k | — | 95% | |
| Calvin University Division III · Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association | 28 | 25 | $219k | — | 71% | |
| Davenport University Division II · Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | 29 | 24 | $511k | — | 97% | |
| Kalamazoo College Division III · Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association | 43 | 18 | $119k | — | 76% | |
| Western Michigan University Division I · Mid-American Conference | 43 | 24 | $999k | 986 | 85% | |
| The University of Olivet Division III · Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association | 64 | 17 | $56k | — | 97% | |
| Ferris State University Division II · Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | 70 | 22 | $517k | — | 81% | |
| Saint Mary's College (Indiana) Division III · Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association | 75 | — | — | — | 81% | |
| University of Notre Dame Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference | 75 | 21 | $2.9M | 1000 | 12% | |
| Albion College Division III · Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association | 79 | 27 | $223k | — | 83% | |
| Michigan State University Division I · Big Ten Conference | 83 | 24 | $2.1M | 988 | 84% | |
| Alma College Division III · Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association | 83 | 31 | $262k | — | 66% |
Other softball programs in the Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trine University | 24 | $278k | $11,599 | — | vs | |
| Alma College | 31 | $262k | $8,461 | — | vs | |
| Albion College | 27 | $223k | $8,247 | — | vs | |
| Calvin University | 25 | $219k | $8,767 | — | vs | |
| Adrian College | 21 | $168k | $7,982 | — | vs | |
| Hope College | 23 | $153k | $6,646 | — | vs | |
| Kalamazoo College | 18 | $119k | $6,607 | — | vs | |
| The University of Olivet | 17 | $56k | $3,311 | — | vs | |
| Saint Mary's College (Indiana) | — | — | — | — | vs |
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