Occidental College Softball
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 budgets across the division
Roster sizes
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
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Christine Hipa head coach | Head Coach | not on file |
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
General NCAA rule for Division III; the softball recruiting guide has the date for each grad year, the eligibility checklist and what to put in a first email.
About the school
What an athlete asks first — each panel opens the full picture.Campus
Full picture →- Setting
- City
- Type
- Private · Liberal arts college
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 85%
Softball
Full picture →- 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
Cost
Full picture →- Tuition & fees
- $63,446
Campus safety
Full picture →- In residence halls
- 4 burglaries · 14 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 1 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →Research Occidental College
School pages built around what an athlete needs to know — the program's money and roster room, admissions fit, what a family really pays, majors, campus life and safety.
Softball programs within 150 miles
| School | Miles | Roster | Budget | APR | Admitted | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of California, Los Angeles Division I · Big Ten Conference | 14 | 23 | $3.9M | 977 | 9% | |
| Whittier College Division III · Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conf. | 14 | 21 | $157k | — | 85% | |
| Loyola Marymount University Division I · West Coast Conference | 16 | 20 | $2M | 980 | 40% | |
| California State University, Dominguez Hills Division II · California Collegiate Athletic Association | 18 | 25 | $471k | — | 91% | |
| Azusa Pacific University Division III · Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conf. | 18 | 18 | $638k | — | 79% | |
| Biola University Division II · Pacific West Conference | 19 | 20 | $640k | — | 60% | |
| California State University, Northridge Division I · Big West Conference | 20 | 28 | $1M | 994 | 93% | |
| Long Beach State University Division I · Big West Conference | 24 | 26 | $1.3M | 983 | 47% | |
| University of La Verne Division III · Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conf. | 25 | 25 | $173k | — | 48% | |
| California State University, Fullerton Division I · Big West Conference | 25 | 22 | $1.6M | 979 | 87% | |
| Pomona-Pitzer Colleges Division III · Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conf. | 28 | 17 | $191k | — | 7% | |
| Claremont McKenna-Harvey Mudd-Scripps Colleges Division III · Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conf. | 29 | 23 | $168k | — | 11% |
Other softball programs in the Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conf.
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Azusa Pacific University | 18 | $638k | $35,418 | — | vs | |
| University of Redlands | 26 | $307k | $11,799 | — | vs | |
| Chapman University | 30 | $277k | $9,224 | — | vs | |
| California Lutheran University | 27 | $256k | $9,473 | — | vs | |
| Occidental College | 17 | $203k | $11,958 | — | vs | |
| Pomona-Pitzer Colleges | 17 | $191k | $11,252 | — | vs | |
| University of La Verne | 25 | $173k | $6,924 | — | vs | |
| Claremont McKenna-Harvey Mudd-Scripps Colleges | 23 | $168k | $7,325 | — | vs | |
| Whittier College | 21 | $157k | $7,464 | — | vs |
Every Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conf. softball program · Softball budgets ranked