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Rhode Island College Softball

Providence, RI · the Anchormen · Rhode Island College overview
21
Roster
2024–25 season
$149k
Team budget
42nd percentile in Division III
$7,099
Per roster spot
median $7,623
3
Coaches
1 head · 2 assistant
81%
Admitted
lower half for selectivity

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 budget$149k
Spend per player$7,099
Roster size21
Coaching staff3

Team budgets across the division

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

Roster sizes

1156
this programevery Division III roster

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

NameTitleEmail
Lauren E Hetfield 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.
4,785undergraduates · 5,767 students in all
Women 71% Men 29%
Setting
Suburb
Type
Public · Master's university
Affiliation
None
81%admitted · of 4,988 applicants
SAT middle 50%860 – 1160
Test scores
Test-optional
Graduate in 6 yrs
46%
21on the roster · 2024–25 season
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
$11,549net price · after grants, aided first-years
Sticker, in-state$27,345
Sticker, out-of-state$42,878
Average net price$11,549
Net price by family income
$0–30k$7,674
$30–48k$8,507
$48–75k$11,290
$75–110k$15,107
$110k and up$16,800
Tuition & fees
$10,986 in-state · $26,519 out

Campus safety

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0.76violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
Violent0.76
Property0.43
In residence halls
1 burglaries · 5 sex offences over 2022–2024
Residence-hall fires
2 over 2022–2024
24%of bachelor's degrees in health professions & nursing · 23 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Health professions & nursing255 · 24%
Business175 · 17%
Public administration & social work119 · 11%
Education105 · 10%
Psychology93 · 9%

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Softball programs within 150 miles

Rhode Island CollegeProvidence College · 1 miJohnson & Wales University (Providence) · 3 miJohnson & Wales University Charlotte · 3 miBrown University · 3 miBryant University · 7 miWheaton College (Massachusetts) · 17 miRoger Williams University · 17 miDean College · 17 miStonehill College · 25 miUniversity of Rhode Island · 25 miSalve Regina University · 27 miBridgewater State University · 27 mi
SchoolMilesRosterBudgetAPRAdmitted
Providence College Division I · BIG EAST Conference123$1.5M99249%
Johnson & Wales University (Providence) Division III · Conference of New England324$183k—84%
Johnson & Wales University Charlotte Division III · Coast-To-Coast Athletic Conference324$183k—84%
Brown University Division I · The Ivy League321$505k9935%
Bryant University Division I · America East Conference723$1M99366%
Wheaton College (Massachusetts) Division III · New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference1720$201k—71%
Roger Williams University Division III · Conference of New England1719$157k—88%
Dean College Division III · Great Northeast Athletic Conference1716$55k—74%
Stonehill College Division I · Northeast Conference2524$564k—73%
University of Rhode Island Division I · Atlantic 10 Conference2523$1.2M98077%
Salve Regina University Division III · New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference2720$140k—70%
Bridgewater State University Division III · Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference2720$79k—89%

Other softball programs in the Little East Conference

SchoolRosterBudgetPer playerAPRCompare
Western Connecticut State University30$336k$11,190—vs
Vermont State University Castleton41$286k$6,972—vs
Eastern Connecticut State University19$258k$13,594—vs
University of Massachusetts Boston22$211k$9,577—vs
University of Southern Maine24$205k$8,543—vs
University of Massachusetts, Dartmouth18$184k$10,204—vs
Rhode Island College21$149k$7,099—vs
Keene State College19$144k$7,595—vs
Plymouth State University25$137k$5,474—vs

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