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Division III · Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conf.

Occidental College Softball

Los Angeles, CA · the Oxy · Occidental College overview
17
Roster
2024–25 season
$203k
Team budget
71st percentile in Division III
$11,958
Per roster spot
median $7,623
3
Coaches
1 head · 2 assistant
40%
Admitted
top quarter for selectivity

Occidental College fields a softball team in the Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conf. (NCAA Division III). In 2024–25 the roster carried 17 players, below the median of 21, with 1 head coach and 2 assistants. Team expenses were $203,298, above the median of $162k — $11,958 per roster spot, top 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$203k
Spend per player$11,958
Roster size17
Coaching staff3

Team budgets across the division

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

Roster sizes

1156
this programevery Division III roster

The program

  • Roster17 2024–25 season
  • Coaching staff1 head, 2 assistant
  • Team expenses$203,298 for the year
  • Operating expenses$42,398 game-day and travel
  • Spend per roster spot$11,958 division median $7,623
  • Athletic aid, women's teamsNone school-wide
  • Aid per roster spot$0 across women's teams
  • Recruiting spend, women's$37,401 school-wide

Coaching staff

NameTitleEmail
Christine Hipa 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.
1,854undergraduates · 1,854 students in all
Women 59% Men 41%
Setting
City
Type
Private · Liberal arts college
Affiliation
None
40%admitted · of 6,573 applicants
SAT middle 50%1360 – 1500
ACT middle 50%31 – 34
Test scores
Test-optional
Graduate in 6 yrs
85%
17on the roster · 2024–25 season
Team expenses
$203,298 $11,959 per roster spot · upper half of Division III
Coaches
1 head · 2 assistant
Athletic aid, women's teams
None
Recruiting spend, women's
$37,401
$47,113net price · after grants, aided first-years
Sticker price$84,800
Average net price$47,113
Net price by family income
$0–30k$18,872
$30–48k$18,801
$48–75k$17,577
$75–110k$28,983
$110k and up$55,885
Tuition & fees
$63,446

Campus safety

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3.19violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
Violent3.19
Property2.66
In residence halls
4 burglaries · 14 sex offences over 2022–2024
Residence-hall fires
1 over 2022–2024
23%of bachelor's degrees in social sciences · 15 fields · Bachelor's, Master's
Social sciences92 · 23%
Visual & performing arts60 · 15%
Biological sciences51 · 13%
Multidisciplinary studies34 · 8%
Psychology31 · 8%

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Softball programs within 150 miles

Occidental CollegeUniversity of California, Los Angeles · 14 miWhittier College · 14 miLoyola Marymount University · 16 miCalifornia State University, Dominguez Hills · 18 miAzusa Pacific University · 18 miBiola University · 19 miCalifornia State University, Northridge · 20 miLong Beach State University · 24 miUniversity of La Verne · 25 miCalifornia State University, Fullerton · 25 miPomona-Pitzer Colleges · 28 miClaremont McKenna-Harvey Mudd-Scripps Colleges · 29 mi
SchoolMilesRosterBudgetAPRAdmitted
University of California, Los Angeles Division I · Big Ten Conference1423$3.9M9779%
Whittier College Division III · Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conf.1421$157k—85%
Loyola Marymount University Division I · West Coast Conference1620$2M98040%
California State University, Dominguez Hills Division II · California Collegiate Athletic Association1825$471k—91%
Azusa Pacific University Division III · Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conf.1818$638k—79%
Biola University Division II · Pacific West Conference1920$640k—60%
California State University, Northridge Division I · Big West Conference2028$1M99493%
Long Beach State University Division I · Big West Conference2426$1.3M98347%
University of La Verne Division III · Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conf.2525$173k—48%
California State University, Fullerton Division I · Big West Conference2522$1.6M97987%
Pomona-Pitzer Colleges Division III · Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conf.2817$191k—7%
Claremont McKenna-Harvey Mudd-Scripps Colleges Division III · Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conf.2923$168k—11%

Other softball programs in the Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conf.

SchoolRosterBudgetPer playerAPRCompare
Azusa Pacific University18$638k$35,418—vs
University of Redlands26$307k$11,799—vs
Chapman University30$277k$9,224—vs
California Lutheran University27$256k$9,473—vs
Occidental College17$203k$11,958—vs
Pomona-Pitzer Colleges17$191k$11,252—vs
University of La Verne25$173k$6,924—vs
Claremont McKenna-Harvey Mudd-Scripps Colleges23$168k$7,325—vs
Whittier College21$157k$7,464—vs

Every Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conf. softball program · Softball budgets ranked