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Division III · Midwest Conference

Luther College Baseball

Decorah, IA · the Norse · Luther College overview
49
Roster
2024–25 season
$260k
Team budget
57th percentile in Division III
$5,300
Per roster spot
median $5,554
5
Coaches
1 head · 4 assistant
73%
Admitted
upper half for selectivity

Luther College fields a baseball team in the Midwest Conference (NCAA Division III). In 2024–25 the roster carried 49 players, above the median of 43, with 1 head coach and 4 assistants. Team expenses were $259,717, about the median of $236k — $5,300 per roster spot, lower half of Division III baseball programs. The school reports no athletic aid for men's teams — Division III programs do not offer athletic scholarships.

Among Division III baseball programs

Where this program sits against its 371 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).

Team budget$260k
Spend per player$5,300
Roster size49
Coaching staff5

Team budgets across the division

$38k$960k
this programevery Division III baseball program

Roster sizes

18107
this programevery Division III roster

The program

  • Roster49 2024–25 season
  • Coaching staff1 head, 4 assistant
  • Team expenses$259,717 for the year
  • Operating expenses$60,136 game-day and travel
  • Spend per roster spot$5,300 division median $5,554
  • Athletic aid, men's teamsNone school-wide
  • Aid per roster spot$0 across men's teams
  • Recruiting spend, men's$50,002 school-wide

Coaching staff

NameTitleEmail
Bryan Nikkel head coachHead Coachnot on file
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Recruiting timing

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  • High-school baseball players472,598 2024-25
  • Division III roster spots16,317 371 programs
  • Odds of a spot1 in 29 3.5% 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.
1,463undergraduates · 1,463 students in all
Women 54% Men 46%
Setting
Town
Type
Private · Liberal arts college
Affiliation
Evangelical Lutheran Church
73%admitted · of 2,447 applicants
SAT middle 50%1098 – 1318
ACT middle 50%22 – 29
Test scores
Test-optional
Graduate in 6 yrs
75%
49on the roster · 2024–25 season
Team expenses
$259,717 $5,300 per roster spot · upper half of Division III
Coaches
1 head · 4 assistant
Athletic aid, men's teams
None
Recruiting spend, men's
$50,002
$24,790net price · after grants, aided first-years
Sticker price$65,555
Average net price$24,790
Net price by family income
$0–30k$16,937
$30–48k$17,977
$48–75k$22,180
$75–110k$25,995
$110k and up$31,047
Tuition & fees
$50,320

Campus safety

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5.3violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
Violent5.30
Property0.00
In residence halls
0 burglaries · 19 sex offences over 2022–2024
Residence-hall fires
0 over 2022–2024
17%of bachelor's degrees in health professions & nursing · 19 fields · Bachelor's
Health professions & nursing60 · 17%
Visual & performing arts41 · 12%
Business39 · 11%
Biological sciences33 · 10%
Social sciences21 · 6%

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Baseball programs within 150 miles

Luther CollegeUpper Iowa University · 33 miUniversity of Wisconsin-La Crosse · 45 miSaint Mary's University of Minnesota · 51 miWinona State University · 51 miWartburg College · 53 miUniversity of Wisconsin-Platteville · 78 miUniversity of Dubuque · 80 miLoras College · 80 miCoe College · 92 miCornell College · 98 miUniversity of Wisconsin-Eau Claire · 104 miCarleton College · 104 mi
SchoolMilesRosterBudgetAPRAdmitted
Upper Iowa University Division II · Great Lakes Valley Conference3356$480k—93%
University of Wisconsin-La Crosse Division III · Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference4537$475k—73%
Saint Mary's University of Minnesota Division III · Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference5151$364k—89%
Winona State University Division II · Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference5164$555k—69%
Wartburg College Division III · American Rivers Conference5362$288k—99%
University of Wisconsin-Platteville Division III · Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference7846$170k—87%
University of Dubuque Division III · American Rivers Conference8043$268k—87%
Loras College Division III · American Rivers Conference8061$231k—92%
Coe College Division III · American Rivers Conference9259$170k—71%
Cornell College Division III · Midwest Conference9850$222k—81%
University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire Division III · Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference10451$347k—76%
Carleton College Division III · Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference10435$128k—22%

Other baseball programs in the Midwest Conference

SchoolRosterBudgetPer playerAPRCompare
Grinnell College42$269k$6,407—vs
Luther College49$260k$5,300—vs
Ripon College46$232k$5,032—vs
Illinois College48$225k$4,692—vs
Cornell College50$222k$4,434—vs
Lawrence University36$221k$6,142—vs
Knox College46$210k$4,574—vs
Beloit College42$206k$4,899—vs
Monmouth College (Illinois)39$149k$3,822—vs

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