Division II · Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
Purdue University Northwest Softball
Hammond, IN · the Lions · Purdue University Northwest overview
19
Roster
2024–25 season
$284k
Team budget
15th percentile in Division II
$14,956
Per roster spot
median $16,717
4
Coaches
1 head · 3 assistant
71%
Admitted
upper half for selectivity
Purdue University Northwest fields a softball team in the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (NCAA Division II). In 2024–25 the roster carried 19 players, below the median of 23, with 1 head coach and 3 assistants. Team expenses were $284,171, below the median of $393k — $14,956 per roster spot, lower half of Division II softball programs. The school gave $689,953 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $4,758 per roster spot.
Among Division II softball programs
Where this program sits against its 269 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#228Team budgetof 269 · Division II#170Spend per playerof 269 · Division II#223Roster sizeof 269 · Division II
Team budgets across the division
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Roster sizes
this programevery Division II roster
The program
- Roster19 2024–25 season
- Coaching staff1 head, 3 assistant
- Team expenses$284,171 for the year
- Operating expenses$70,190 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$14,956 division median $16,717
- Athletic aid, women's teams$689,953 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$4,758 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$15,862 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Claire Schapker head coach | Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Madison Wallace | Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
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Recruiting timing
- Coaches may first contact youJune 15 after sophomore year
- Your own emailsAny time the rule limits what coaches send back
- High-school softball players338,315 2024-25
- Division II roster spots6,493 269 programs
- Odds of a spot1 in 52 1.9% of high-school players hold a Division II roster spot
General NCAA rule for Division II; 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 →7,902undergraduates · 8,679 students in all
Women 54% Men 46%
- Setting
- Suburb
- Type
- Public · Master's university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →71%admitted · of 6,394 applicants
SAT middle 50%920 – 1140
ACT middle 50%16 – 25
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 44%
Softball
Full picture →19on the roster · 2024–25 season
- Team expenses
- $284,171 $14,956 per roster spot · bottom quarter of Division II
- Coaches
- 1 head · 3 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $689,953
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $15,862
Cost
Full picture →$9,637net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $8,048 in-state · $14,933 out
Campus safety
Full picture →0.11violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 0 burglaries · 2 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 1 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →31%of bachelor's degrees in health professions & nursing · 21 fields · Associate's, Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
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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 program19 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions71% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$9,637 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsHealth professions & nursing · 31%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusSuburb · 7,902Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety0.11 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Chicago Division III · University Athletic Association | 15 | 19 | $264k | — | 5% | |
| Roosevelt University Division II · Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | 22 | 21 | $568k | — | 94% | |
| DePaul University Division I · BIG EAST Conference | 22 | 20 | $1.6M | 997 | 74% | |
| University of Illinois Chicago Division I · Missouri Valley Conference | 22 | 22 | $1.1M | 996 | 79% | |
| Valparaiso University Division I · Missouri Valley Conference | 24 | 24 | $954k | 993 | 92% | |
| Concordia University Chicago Division III · Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference | 28 | 23 | $225k | — | 93% | |
| Dominican University (Illinois) Division III · Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference | 28 | 29 | $231k | — | 80% | |
| North Park University Division III · College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin | 30 | 22 | $187k | — | 73% | |
| Loyola University Chicago Division I · Atlantic 10 Conference | 30 | 18 | $1.2M | 986 | 81% | |
| Lewis University Division II · Great Lakes Valley Conference | 31 | 20 | $531k | — | 73% | |
| Elmhurst University Division III · College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin | 33 | 29 | $133k | — | 76% | |
| Northwestern University Division I · Big Ten Conference | 34 | 20 | $2.9M | 992 | 7% |
Other softball programs in the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grand Valley State University | 21 | $583k | $27,747 | — | vs | |
| Saginaw Valley State University | 24 | $581k | $24,211 | — | vs | |
| Wayne State University (Michigan) | 20 | $577k | $28,832 | — | vs | |
| Roosevelt University | 21 | $568k | $27,055 | — | vs | |
| Ferris State University | 22 | $517k | $23,522 | — | vs | |
| Davenport University | 24 | $511k | $21,292 | — | vs | |
| University of Wisconsin-Parkside | 22 | $309k | $14,048 | — | vs | |
| Purdue University Northwest | 19 | $284k | $14,956 | — | vs |
Every Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference softball program · Softball budgets ranked