Division III · Ohio Athletic Conference
Otterbein University Softball
Westerville, OH · the NCAA Applications Administrators · Otterbein University overview
26
Roster
2024–25 season
$114k
Team budget
23rd percentile in Division III
$4,388
Per roster spot
median $7,623
3
Coaches
1 head · 2 assistant
83%
Admitted
lower half for selectivity
Otterbein University fields a softball team in the Ohio Athletic Conference (NCAA Division III). In 2024–25 the roster carried 26 players, above the median of 21, with 1 head coach and 2 assistants. Team expenses were $114,110, below the median of $162k — $4,388 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).
#295Team budgetof 382 · Division III#333Spend per playerof 382 · Division III#61Roster sizeof 382 · Division III
Team budgets across the division
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Roster sizes
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The program
- Roster26 2024–25 season
- Coaching staff1 head, 2 assistant
- Team expenses$114,110 for the year
- Operating expenses$39,533 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$4,388 division median $7,623
- Athletic aid, women's teamsNone school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$0 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$15,863 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Bruce Anderson head coach | Head Coach | not on file |
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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
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About the school
What an athlete asks first — each panel opens the full picture.Campus
Full picture →2,119undergraduates · 2,357 students in all
Women 62% Men 38%
- Setting
- Suburb
- Type
- Private · Master's university
- Affiliation
- United Methodist
Getting in
Full picture →83%admitted · of 3,498 applicants
ACT middle 50%23 – 28
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 69%
Softball
Full picture →26on the roster · 2024–25 season
- Team expenses
- $114,110 $4,389 per roster spot · bottom quarter of Division III
- Coaches
- 1 head · 2 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- None
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $15,863
Cost
Full picture →$22,242net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $34,899
Campus safety
Full picture →1violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 4 burglaries · 4 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 0 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →21%of bachelor's degrees in health professions & nursing · 23 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research Otterbein University
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 program26 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions83% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$22,242 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsHealth professions & nursing · 21%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusSuburb · 2,119Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety1 violent / 1,000Three years of reported offences against the divisionAthleticsEvery teamThe whole department: every team, staff and aid
Softball programs within 150 miles
| School | Miles | Roster | Budget | APR | Admitted | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ohio Dominican University Division II · Great Midwest Athletic Conference | 9 | 21 | $300k | — | 85% | |
| The Ohio State University Division I · Big Ten Conference | 9 | 22 | $2.5M | 988 | 51% | |
| Capital University Division III · Ohio Athletic Conference | 12 | 21 | $132k | — | 73% | |
| Ohio Wesleyan University Division III · North Coast Athletic Conference | 14 | 24 | $175k | — | 51% | |
| Denison University Division III · North Coast Athletic Conference | 22 | 21 | $287k | — | 17% | |
| Kenyon College Division III · North Coast Athletic Conference | 33 | 22 | $140k | — | 31% | |
| Wittenberg University Division III · North Coast Athletic Conference | 48 | 25 | $174k | — | 91% | |
| Cedarville University Division II · Great Midwest Athletic Conference | 53 | 21 | $361k | — | 63% | |
| Ashland University Division II · Great Midwest Athletic Conference | 60 | 30 | $370k | — | 81% | |
| Muskingum University Division III · Ohio Athletic Conference | 64 | 21 | $203k | — | 82% | |
| Ohio Northern University Division III · Ohio Athletic Conference | 64 | 21 | $261k | — | 73% | |
| Wilmington College (Ohio) Division III · Ohio Athletic Conference | 66 | 27 | $168k | — | 85% |
Other softball programs in the Ohio Athletic Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ohio Northern University | 21 | $261k | $12,408 | — | vs | |
| Heidelberg University | 30 | $214k | $7,136 | — | vs | |
| Muskingum University | 21 | $203k | $9,647 | — | vs | |
| University of Mount Union | 29 | $200k | $6,892 | — | vs | |
| Wilmington College (Ohio) | 27 | $168k | $6,221 | — | vs | |
| Marietta College | 24 | $152k | $6,327 | — | vs | |
| Baldwin Wallace University | 21 | $147k | $6,979 | — | vs | |
| Capital University | 21 | $132k | $6,279 | — | vs | |
| Otterbein University | 26 | $114k | $4,388 | — | vs |
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