Division III · United East Conference
Penn State Harrisburg Softball
Middletown, PA · the Lions · Penn State Harrisburg overview
22
Roster
2024–25 season
$84k
Team budget
10th percentile in Division III
$3,838
Per roster spot
median $7,623
4
Coaches
1 head · 3 assistant
96%
Admitted
bottom quarter for selectivity
Penn State Harrisburg fields a softball team in the United East Conference (NCAA Division III). In 2024–25 the roster carried 22 players, about the median of 21, with 1 head coach and 3 assistants. Team expenses were $84,451, well below the median of $162k — $3,838 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).
#345Team budgetof 382 · Division III#351Spend per playerof 382 · Division III#147Roster sizeof 382 · Division III
Team budgets across the division
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Roster sizes
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The program
- Roster22 2024–25 season
- Coaching staff1 head, 3 assistant
- Team expenses$84,451 for the year
- Operating expenses$12,652 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$3,838 division median $7,623
- Athletic aid, women's teamsNone school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$0 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$17,356 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Mandi Baer 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 →4,164undergraduates · 4,651 students in all
Women 40% Men 60%
- Setting
- Suburb
- Type
- Public
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →96%admitted · of 10,296 applicants
SAT middle 50%1110 – 1320
ACT middle 50%26 – 30
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 29%
Softball
Full picture →22on the roster · 2024–25 season
- Team expenses
- $84,451 $3,839 per roster spot · bottom quarter of Division III
- Coaches
- 1 head · 3 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- None
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $17,356
Cost
Full picture →$22,406net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $15,944 in-state · $26,668 out
Campus safety
Full picture →1.27violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 4 burglaries · 9 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 0 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →23%of bachelor's degrees in engineering · 19 fields · Associate's, Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research Penn State Harrisburg
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 program22 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions96% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$22,406 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsEngineering · 23%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusSuburb · 4,164Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety1.27 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elizabethtown College Division III · Landmark Conference | 9 | 23 | $141k | — | 77% | |
| Messiah University Division III · Middle Atlantic Conference Commonwealth | 13 | 20 | $133k | — | 78% | |
| Lebanon Valley College Division III · Middle Atlantic Conference Freedom | 15 | 21 | $171k | — | 75% | |
| York College (Pennsylvania) Division III · Middle Atlantic Conference Commonwealth | 18 | 19 | $131k | — | 94% | |
| Dickinson College Division III · Centennial Conference | 24 | 16 | $96k | — | 43% | |
| Millersville University of Pennsylvania Division II · Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference | 25 | 23 | $330k | — | 89% | |
| Franklin & Marshall College Division III · Centennial Conference | 25 | 26 | $177k | — | 32% | |
| Lancaster Bible College Division III · United East Conference | 26 | 15 | $64k | — | 95% | |
| Gettysburg College Division III · Centennial Conference | 37 | 28 | $276k | — | 48% | |
| Susquehanna University Division III · Landmark Conference | 42 | 29 | $198k | — | 79% | |
| Penn State Berks College Division III · United East Conference | 42 | 15 | $65k | — | 97% | |
| Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania Division II · Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference | 42 | 23 | $394k | — | 86% |
Other softball programs in the United East Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pennsylvania College of Technology | 22 | $175k | $7,967 | — | vs | |
| Gallaudet University | 14 | $144k | $10,286 | — | vs | |
| Cedar Crest College | 16 | $130k | $8,140 | — | vs | |
| Penn State University, Abington | 19 | $128k | $6,762 | — | vs | |
| Wilson College | 23 | $107k | $4,639 | — | vs | |
| Keystone College | 11 | $94k | $8,521 | — | vs | |
| Penn State Harrisburg | 22 | $84k | $3,838 | — | vs | |
| Penn State Berks College | 15 | $65k | $4,301 | — | vs | |
| Lancaster Bible College | 15 | $64k | $4,253 | — | vs | |
| Notre Dame of Maryland University | 13 | $52k | $3,996 | — | vs | |
| Penn State Brandywine | 19 | $47k | $2,493 | — | vs | |
| Cairn University | 12 | $37k | $3,055 | — | vs | |
| University of Valley Forge | 13 | $29k | $2,261 | — | vs |
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