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Division III · Northwest Conference

Pacific Lutheran University Softball

Tacoma, WA · the Lutes · Pacific Lutheran University overview
30
Roster
2024–25 season
$277k
Team budget
91st percentile in Division III
$9,220
Per roster spot
median $7,623
7
Coaches
1 head · 6 assistant
81%
Admitted
lower half for selectivity

Pacific Lutheran University fields a softball team in the Northwest Conference (NCAA Division III). In 2024–25 the roster carried 30 players, above the median of 21, with 1 head coach and 6 assistants. Team expenses were $276,612, well above the median of $162k — $9,220 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$277k
Spend per player$9,220
Roster size30
Coaching staff7

Team budgets across the division

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

Roster sizes

1156
this programevery Division III roster

The program

  • Roster30 2024–25 season
  • Coaching staff1 head, 6 assistant
  • Team expenses$276,612 for the year
  • Operating expenses$147,625 game-day and travel
  • Spend per roster spot$9,220 division median $7,623
  • Athletic aid, women's teamsNone school-wide
  • Aid per roster spot$0 across women's teams
  • Recruiting spend, women's$18,924 school-wide

Coaching staff

NameTitleEmail
Traci Barrett head coachHead Coachnot on file
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Recruiting timing

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  • 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.
2,393undergraduates · 2,737 students in all
Women 64% Men 36%
Setting
Suburb
Type
Private · Master's university
Affiliation
Evangelical Lutheran Church
81%admitted · of 4,139 applicants
SAT middle 50%988 – 1258
ACT middle 50%21 – 27
Test scores
Test-optional
Graduate in 6 yrs
71%
30on the roster · 2024–25 season
Team expenses
$276,612 $9,220 per roster spot · top 10% of Division III
Coaches
1 head · 6 assistant
Athletic aid, women's teams
None
Recruiting spend, women's
$18,924
$23,841net price · after grants, aided first-years
Sticker price$66,837
Average net price$23,841
Net price by family income
$0–30k$13,847
$30–48k$13,035
$48–75k$18,653
$75–110k$24,898
$110k and up$29,289
Tuition & fees
$50,272

Campus safety

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4.17violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
Violent4.17
Property20.14
In residence halls
9 burglaries · 19 sex offences over 2022–2024
Residence-hall fires
1 over 2022–2024
22%of bachelor's degrees in health professions & nursing · 20 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Health professions & nursing132 · 22%
Business58 · 10%
Visual & performing arts48 · 8%
Social sciences46 · 8%
Biological sciences43 · 7%

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Softball programs within 150 miles

Pacific Lutheran UniversityUniversity of Puget Sound · 8 miSaint Martin's University · 19 miSeattle University · 33 miUniversity of Washington · 36 miCentral Washington University · 90 miWestern Washington University · 110 miWillamette University · 112 miPortland State University · 113 miPacific University (Oregon) · 117 miLewis & Clark College · 118 miGeorge Fox University · 130 miLinfield University · 139 mi
SchoolMilesRosterBudgetAPRAdmitted
University of Puget Sound Division III · Northwest Conference818$122k—76%
Saint Martin's University Division II · Great Northwest Athletic Conference1921$344k—76%
Seattle University Division I · West Coast Conference3319$1.2M99776%
University of Washington Division I · Big Ten Conference3620$4.4M99743%
Central Washington University Division II · Great Northwest Athletic Conference9026$419k—90%
Western Washington University Division II · Great Northwest Athletic Conference11021$655k—91%
Willamette University Division III · Northwest Conference112———69%
Portland State University Division I · Big Sky Conference11324$1M99091%
Pacific University (Oregon) Division III · Northwest Conference11735$220k—92%
Lewis & Clark College Division III · Northwest Conference11822$176k—75%
George Fox University Division III · Northwest Conference13028$330k—96%
Linfield University Division III · Northwest Conference13924$261k—88%

Other softball programs in the Northwest Conference

SchoolRosterBudgetPer playerAPRCompare
George Fox University28$330k$11,792—vs
Pacific Lutheran University30$277k$9,220—vs
Linfield University24$261k$10,865—vs
Pacific University (Oregon)35$220k$6,273—vs
Whitworth University27$204k$7,567—vs
Lewis & Clark College22$176k$7,981—vs
University of Puget Sound18$122k$6,805—vs
Willamette University————vs

Every Northwest Conference softball program · Softball budgets ranked