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Division III · Midwest Conference

Luther College Softball

Decorah, IA · the Norse · Luther College overview
26
Roster
2024–25 season
$232k
Team budget
83rd percentile in Division III
$8,904
Per roster spot
median $7,623
5
Coaches
1 head · 4 assistant
73%
Admitted
upper half for selectivity

Luther College fields a softball team in the Midwest Conference (NCAA Division III). In 2024–25 the roster carried 26 players, above the median of 21, with 1 head coach and 4 assistants. Team expenses were $231,520, above the median of $162k — $8,904 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$232k
Spend per player$8,904
Roster size26
Coaching staff5

Team budgets across the division

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

Roster sizes

1156
this programevery Division III roster

The program

  • Roster26 2024–25 season
  • Coaching staff1 head, 4 assistant
  • Team expenses$231,520 for the year
  • Operating expenses$95,273 game-day and travel
  • Spend per roster spot$8,904 division median $7,623
  • Athletic aid, women's teamsNone school-wide
  • Aid per roster spot$0 across women's teams
  • Recruiting spend, women's$18,580 school-wide

Coaching staff

NameTitleEmail
Renae Hartl 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

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%
26on the roster · 2024–25 season
Team expenses
$231,520 $8,905 per roster spot · top quarter of Division III
Coaches
1 head · 4 assistant
Athletic aid, women's teams
None
Recruiting spend, women's
$18,580
$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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Softball 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 Northern Iowa · 64 miUniversity of Wisconsin-Platteville · 78 miUniversity of Dubuque · 80 miLoras College · 80 miCoe College · 92 miCornell College · 98 miUniversity of Wisconsin-Eau Claire · 104 mi
SchoolMilesRosterBudgetAPRAdmitted
Upper Iowa University Division II · Great Lakes Valley Conference3321$386k—93%
University of Wisconsin-La Crosse Division III · Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference4520$237k—73%
Saint Mary's University of Minnesota Division III · Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference5139$283k—89%
Winona State University Division II · Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference5124$480k—69%
Wartburg College Division III · American Rivers Conference5324$213k—99%
University of Northern Iowa Division I · Missouri Valley Conference6422$825k98994%
University of Wisconsin-Platteville Division III · Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference7829$210k—87%
University of Dubuque Division III · American Rivers Conference8019$187k—87%
Loras College Division III · American Rivers Conference8029$163k—92%
Coe College Division III · American Rivers Conference9220$130k—71%
Cornell College Division III · Midwest Conference9829$174k—81%
University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire Division III · Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference10428$356k—76%

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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