Rhode Island College Softball
Rhode Island College fields a softball team in the Little East Conference (NCAA Division III). In 2024–25 the roster carried 21 players, about the median of 21, with 1 head coach and 2 assistants. Team expenses were $149,091, about the median of $162k — $7,099 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).
Team budgets across the division
Roster sizes
The program
- Roster21 2024–25 season
- Coaching staff1 head, 2 assistant
- Team expenses$149,091 for the year
- Operating expenses$37,695 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$7,099 division median $7,623
- Athletic aid, women's teamsNone school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$0 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$2,686 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Lauren E Hetfield head coach | Head Coach | not on file |
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
General NCAA rule for Division III; 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 →- Setting
- Suburb
- Type
- Public · Master's university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 46%
Softball
Full picture →- Team expenses
- $149,091 $7,100 per roster spot · lower half of Division III
- Coaches
- 1 head · 2 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- None
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $2,686
Cost
Full picture →- Tuition & fees
- $10,986 in-state · $26,519 out
Campus safety
Full picture →- In residence halls
- 1 burglaries · 5 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 2 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →Research Rhode Island College
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 programs within 150 miles
| School | Miles | Roster | Budget | APR | Admitted | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Providence College Division I · BIG EAST Conference | 1 | 23 | $1.5M | 992 | 49% | |
| Johnson & Wales University (Providence) Division III · Conference of New England | 3 | 24 | $183k | — | 84% | |
| Johnson & Wales University Charlotte Division III · Coast-To-Coast Athletic Conference | 3 | 24 | $183k | — | 84% | |
| Brown University Division I · The Ivy League | 3 | 21 | $505k | 993 | 5% | |
| Bryant University Division I · America East Conference | 7 | 23 | $1M | 993 | 66% | |
| Wheaton College (Massachusetts) Division III · New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference | 17 | 20 | $201k | — | 71% | |
| Roger Williams University Division III · Conference of New England | 17 | 19 | $157k | — | 88% | |
| Dean College Division III · Great Northeast Athletic Conference | 17 | 16 | $55k | — | 74% | |
| Stonehill College Division I · Northeast Conference | 25 | 24 | $564k | — | 73% | |
| University of Rhode Island Division I · Atlantic 10 Conference | 25 | 23 | $1.2M | 980 | 77% | |
| Salve Regina University Division III · New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference | 27 | 20 | $140k | — | 70% | |
| Bridgewater State University Division III · Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference | 27 | 20 | $79k | — | 89% |
Other softball programs in the Little East Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Western Connecticut State University | 30 | $336k | $11,190 | — | vs | |
| Vermont State University Castleton | 41 | $286k | $6,972 | — | vs | |
| Eastern Connecticut State University | 19 | $258k | $13,594 | — | vs | |
| University of Massachusetts Boston | 22 | $211k | $9,577 | — | vs | |
| University of Southern Maine | 24 | $205k | $8,543 | — | vs | |
| University of Massachusetts, Dartmouth | 18 | $184k | $10,204 | — | vs | |
| Rhode Island College | 21 | $149k | $7,099 | — | vs | |
| Keene State College | 19 | $144k | $7,595 | — | vs | |
| Plymouth State University | 25 | $137k | $5,474 | — | vs |
Every Little East Conference softball program · Softball budgets ranked