Division III · Midwest Conference
Lake Forest College Softball
Lake Forest, IL · the Foresters · Lake Forest College overview
24
Roster
2024–25 season
$162k
Team budget
49th percentile in Division III
$6,745
Per roster spot
median $7,623
5
Coaches
1 head · 4 assistant
59%
Admitted
upper half for selectivity
Lake Forest College fields a softball team in the Midwest Conference (NCAA Division III). In 2024–25 the roster carried 24 players, above the median of 21, with 1 head coach and 4 assistants. Team expenses were $161,900, about the median of $162k — $6,745 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).
#194Team budgetof 382 · Division III#243Spend per playerof 382 · Division III#97Roster sizeof 382 · Division III
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Roster sizes
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The program
- Roster24 2024–25 season
- Coaching staff1 head, 4 assistant
- Team expenses$161,900 for the year
- Operating expenses$51,529 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$6,745 division median $7,623
- Athletic aid, women's teamsNone school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$0 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$34,652 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Joe Kinsella 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
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About the school
What an athlete asks first — each panel opens the full picture.Campus
Full picture →1,796undergraduates · 1,818 students in all
Women 57% Men 43%
- Setting
- Suburb
- Type
- Private · Liberal arts college
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →59%admitted · of 4,811 applicants
SAT middle 50%1170 – 1365
ACT middle 50%28 – 31
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 70%
Softball
Full picture →24on the roster · 2024–25 season
- Team expenses
- $161,900 $6,746 per roster spot · lower half of Division III
- Coaches
- 1 head · 4 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- None
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $34,652
Cost
Full picture →$29,894net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $54,202
Campus safety
Full picture →2.36violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 0 burglaries · 9 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 0 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →18%of bachelor's degrees in business · 18 fields · Bachelor's, Master's
Research Lake Forest College
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Softball program24 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions59% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$29,894 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsBusiness · 18%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusSuburb · 1,796Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety2.36 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Northwestern University Division I · Big Ten Conference | 16 | 20 | $2.9M | 992 | 7% | |
| Loyola University Chicago Division I · Atlantic 10 Conference | 19 | 18 | $1.2M | 986 | 81% | |
| North Park University Division III · College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin | 20 | 22 | $187k | — | 73% | |
| Dominican University (Illinois) Division III · Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference | 24 | 29 | $231k | — | 80% | |
| Concordia University Chicago Division III · Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference | 24 | 23 | $225k | — | 93% | |
| Elmhurst University Division III · College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin | 25 | 29 | $133k | — | 76% | |
| Carthage College Division III · College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin | 26 | 23 | $162k | — | 84% | |
| University of Wisconsin-Parkside Division II · Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | 28 | 22 | $309k | — | 73% | |
| University of Illinois Chicago Division I · Missouri Valley Conference | 28 | 22 | $1.1M | 996 | 79% | |
| DePaul University Division I · BIG EAST Conference | 28 | 20 | $1.6M | 997 | 74% | |
| Roosevelt University Division II · Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | 28 | 21 | $568k | — | 94% | |
| Wheaton College (Illinois) Division III · College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin | 30 | 18 | $181k | — | 90% |
Other softball programs in the Midwest Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luther College | 26 | $232k | $8,904 | — | vs | |
| Illinois College | 21 | $180k | $8,556 | — | vs | |
| Cornell College | 29 | $174k | $6,017 | — | vs | |
| Lawrence University | 17 | $174k | $10,239 | — | vs | |
| Lake Forest College | 24 | $162k | $6,745 | — | vs | |
| Grinnell College | 17 | $154k | $9,047 | — | vs | |
| Knox College | 19 | $153k | $8,053 | — | vs | |
| Beloit College | 19 | $147k | $7,752 | — | vs | |
| Ripon College | 16 | $144k | $9,003 | — | vs | |
| Monmouth College (Illinois) | 22 | $98k | $4,472 | — | vs |
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