Division III · Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference
Pennsylvania State Univ. Erie, the Behrend College Softball
Erie, PA · the Behrend Lions · Pennsylvania State Univ. Erie, the Behrend College overview
17
Roster
2024–25 season
$122k
Team budget
26th percentile in Division III
$7,166
Per roster spot
median $7,623
3
Coaches
1 head · 2 assistant
96%
Admitted
bottom quarter for selectivity
Pennsylvania State Univ. Erie, the Behrend College fields a softball team in the Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference (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 $121,837, below the median of $162k — $7,166 per roster spot, lower 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).
#284Team budgetof 382 · Division III#214Spend per playerof 382 · Division III#305Roster sizeof 382 · Division III
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Roster sizes
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The program
- Roster17 2024–25 season
- Coaching staff1 head, 2 assistant
- Team expenses$121,837 for the year
- Operating expenses$54,650 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$7,166 division median $7,623
- Athletic aid, women's teamsNone school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$0 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$8,387 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Ashley Gruber 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 →3,226undergraduates · 3,323 students in all
Women 37% Men 63%
- Setting
- Suburb
- Type
- Public
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →96%admitted · of 4,827 applicants
SAT middle 50%1110 – 1320
ACT middle 50%23 – 28
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 46%
Softball
Full picture →17on the roster · 2024–25 season
- Team expenses
- $121,837 $7,167 per roster spot · lower half of Division III
- Coaches
- 1 head · 2 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- None
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $8,387
Cost
Full picture →$20,964net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $15,944 in-state · $26,668 out
Campus safety
Full picture →2violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 2 burglaries · 15 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 1 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →31%of bachelor's degrees in business · 18 fields · Associate's, Bachelor's, Master's
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Softball program17 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$20,964 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsBusiness · 31%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusSuburb · 3,226Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety2 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercyhurst University Division I · Northeast Conference | 4 | 22 | $564k | — | 83% | |
| Gannon University Division II · Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference | 5 | 31 | $444k | — | 77% | |
| Allegheny College Division III · Presidents' Athletic Conference | 34 | 19 | $179k | — | 59% | |
| The State University of New York at Fredonia Division III · State University of New York Athletic Conference | 40 | 24 | $102k | — | 79% | |
| Kent State University Division I · Mid-American Conference | 46 | — | — | — | — | |
| Thiel College Division III · Presidents' Athletic Conference | 53 | 19 | $133k | — | 71% | |
| Grove City College Division III · Presidents' Athletic Conference | 67 | — | — | — | 73% | |
| University of Pittsburgh, Bradford Division III · Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference | 68 | 20 | $210k | — | 91% | |
| Lake Erie College Division II · Great Midwest Athletic Conference | 71 | 23 | $363k | — | 64% | |
| Westminster College (Pennsylvania) Division III · Presidents' Athletic Conference | 71 | 27 | $120k | — | 86% | |
| Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania Division II · Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference | 73 | 21 | $366k | — | 75% | |
| Hilbert College Division III · Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference | 74 | 18 | $178k | — | 98% |
Other softball programs in the Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Pittsburgh, Bradford | 20 | $210k | $10,486 | — | vs | |
| Hilbert College | 18 | $178k | $9,901 | — | vs | |
| University of Pittsburgh, Greensburg | 25 | $139k | $5,574 | — | vs | |
| Carlow University | 17 | $135k | $7,933 | — | vs | |
| Pennsylvania State Univ. Erie, the Behrend College | 17 | $122k | $7,166 | — | vs | |
| Mount Aloysius College | 20 | $96k | $4,781 | — | vs | |
| Penn State University, Altoona | 17 | $95k | $5,589 | — | vs | |
| La Roche University | 19 | $51k | $2,677 | — | vs |
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