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Division III · North Atlantic Conference

Lesley University Softball

Cambridge, MA · the Lynx · Lesley University overview
14
Roster
2024–25 season
$32k
Team budget
1st percentile in Division III
$2,321
Per roster spot
median $7,623
2
Coaches
1 head · 1 assistant
94%
Admitted
bottom quarter for selectivity

Lesley University fields a softball team in the North Atlantic Conference (NCAA Division III). In 2024–25 the roster carried 14 players, below the median of 21, with 1 head coach and 1 assistant. Team expenses were $32,496, well below the median of $162k — $2,321 per roster spot, bottom quarter 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$32k
Spend per player$2,321
Roster size14
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

  • Roster14 2024–25 season
  • Coaching staff1 head, 1 assistant
  • Team expenses$32,496 for the year
  • Operating expenses$17,606 game-day and travel
  • Spend per roster spot$2,321 division median $7,623
  • Athletic aid, women's teamsNone school-wide
  • Aid per roster spot$0 across women's teams
  • Recruiting spend, women's$7,598 school-wide

Coaching staff

NameTitleEmail
Lou Proietti 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

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1,342undergraduates · 3,134 students in all
Women 79% Men 21%
Setting
City
Type
Private · Doctoral/professional university
Affiliation
None
94%admitted · of 2,509 applicants
Test scores
Scores not considered
Graduate in 6 yrs
62%
14on the roster · 2024–25 season
Team expenses
$32,496 $2,321 per roster spot · bottom quarter of Division III
Coaches
1 head · 1 assistant
Athletic aid, women's teams
None
Recruiting spend, women's
$7,598
$33,111net price · after grants, aided first-years
Sticker price$55,580
Average net price$33,111
Net price by family income
$0–30k$26,173
$30–48k$27,225
$48–75k$31,594
$75–110k$34,465
$110k and up$34,726
Tuition & fees
$32,780

Campus safety

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1.56violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
Violent1.56
Property0.91
In residence halls
1 burglaries · 7 sex offences over 2022–2024
Residence-hall fires
0 over 2022–2024
34%of bachelor's degrees in visual & performing arts · 18 fields · Associate's, Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Visual & performing arts118 · 34%
Liberal arts & general studies46 · 13%
Education42 · 12%
Psychology42 · 12%
Health professions & nursing23 · 7%

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Softball programs within 150 miles

Lesley UniversityHarvard University · 0 miMassachusetts Institute of Technology · 2 miTufts University · 2 miBoston University · 2 miEmmanuel College (Massachusetts) · 3 miSimmons University · 3 miWentworth Institute of Technology · 3 miSuffolk University · 3 miEmerson College · 3 miBoston College · 4 miBentley University · 5 miUniversity of Massachusetts Boston · 6 mi
SchoolMilesRosterBudgetAPRAdmitted
Harvard University Division I · The Ivy League021$666k9913%
Massachusetts Institute of Technology Division III · New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference220$249k—5%
Tufts University Division III · New England Small College Athletic Conference220$323k—10%
Boston University Division I · Patriot League220$1.9M99211%
Emmanuel College (Massachusetts) Division III · Great Northeast Athletic Conference322$112k—81%
Simmons University Division III · Great Northeast Athletic Conference3———66%
Wentworth Institute of Technology Division III · Conference of New England319$167k—85%
Suffolk University Division III · Conference of New England318$205k—85%
Emerson College Division III · New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference315$164k—47%
Boston College Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference426$2.4M98816%
Bentley University Division II · Northeast 10 Conference519$391k—48%
University of Massachusetts Boston Division III · Little East Conference622$211k—83%

Other softball programs in the North Atlantic Conference

SchoolRosterBudgetPer playerAPRCompare
Vermont State University-Johnson41$286k$6,972—vs
Vermont State University Lyndon41$286k$6,972—vs
Husson University22$201k$9,120—vs
Thomas College21$135k$6,406—vs
University of Maine, Farmington21$126k$6,008—vs
University of Maine at Presque Isle14$56k$3,986—vs
Lesley University14$32k$2,321—vs

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