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Division III · Midwest Conference

Knox College Softball

Galesburg, IL · the Prairie Fire · Knox College overview
19
Roster
2024–25 season
$153k
Team budget
45th percentile in Division III
$8,053
Per roster spot
median $7,623
2
Coaches
1 head · 1 assistant
71%
Admitted
upper half for selectivity

Knox College fields a softball team in the Midwest Conference (NCAA Division III). In 2024–25 the roster carried 19 players, about the median of 21, with 1 head coach and 1 assistant. Team expenses were $153,025, about the median of $162k — $8,053 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).

Team budget$153k
Spend per player$8,053
Roster size19
Coaching staff2

Team budgets across the division

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

Roster sizes

1156
this programevery Division III roster

The program

  • Roster19 2024–25 season
  • Coaching staff1 head, 1 assistant
  • Team expenses$153,025 for the year
  • Operating expenses$53,741 game-day and travel
  • Spend per roster spot$8,053 division median $7,623
  • Athletic aid, women's teamsNone school-wide
  • Aid per roster spot$0 across women's teams
  • Recruiting spend, women's$15,211 school-wide

Coaching staff

NameTitleEmail
Casey Hipp head coachHead Coachnot on file
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Recruiting timing

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  • 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.
1,001undergraduates · 1,001 students in all
Women 52% Men 48%
Setting
Town
Type
Private · Liberal arts college
Affiliation
None
71%admitted · of 4,136 applicants
SAT middle 50%1120 – 1385
ACT middle 50%21 – 30
Test scores
Test-optional
Graduate in 6 yrs
68%
19on the roster · 2024–25 season
Team expenses
$153,025 $8,054 per roster spot · lower half of Division III
Coaches
1 head · 1 assistant
Athletic aid, women's teams
None
Recruiting spend, women's
$15,211
$25,524net price · after grants, aided first-years
Sticker price$68,626
Average net price$25,524
Net price by family income
$0–30k$15,705
$30–48k$24,006
$48–75k$20,692
$75–110k$30,078
$110k and up$30,717
Tuition & fees
$55,587

Campus safety

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3.52violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
Violent3.52
Property5.58
In residence halls
9 burglaries · 9 sex offences over 2022–2024
Residence-hall fires
2 over 2022–2024
11%of bachelor's degrees in computer & information sciences · 19 fields · Bachelor's
Computer & information sciences25 · 11%
Education24 · 11%
Biological sciences24 · 11%
Social sciences24 · 11%
Business24 · 11%

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Softball programs within 150 miles

Knox CollegeMonmouth College (Illinois) · 14 miWestern Illinois University · 37 miAugustana College (Illinois) · 40 miBradley University · 43 miEureka College · 60 miUniversity of Iowa · 78 miIllinois State University · 78 miIllinois Wesleyan University · 79 miIllinois College · 84 miCornell College · 87 miQuincy University · 87 miUniversity of Illinois Springfield · 93 mi
SchoolMilesRosterBudgetAPRAdmitted
Monmouth College (Illinois) Division III · Midwest Conference1422$98k—87%
Western Illinois University Division I · Ohio Valley Conference3724$658k99075%
Augustana College (Illinois) Division III · College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin4028$226k—68%
Bradley University Division I · Missouri Valley Conference4322$803k99777%
Eureka College Division III · St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference6019$79k—88%
University of Iowa Division I · Big Ten Conference7826$2.3M97685%
Illinois State University Division I · Missouri Valley Conference7820$986k100089%
Illinois Wesleyan University Division III · College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin7922$200k—45%
Illinois College Division III · Midwest Conference8421$180k—75%
Cornell College Division III · Midwest Conference8729$174k—81%
Quincy University Division II · Great Lakes Valley Conference8720$339k—50%
University of Illinois Springfield Division II · Great Lakes Valley Conference9322$417k—84%

Other softball programs in the Midwest Conference

SchoolRosterBudgetPer playerAPRCompare
Luther College26$232k$8,904—vs
Illinois College21$180k$8,556—vs
Cornell College29$174k$6,017—vs
Lawrence University17$174k$10,239—vs
Lake Forest College24$162k$6,745—vs
Grinnell College17$154k$9,047—vs
Knox College19$153k$8,053—vs
Beloit College19$147k$7,752—vs
Ripon College16$144k$9,003—vs
Monmouth College (Illinois)22$98k$4,472—vs

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