Rivier University Softball
Rivier University fields a softball team in the Great Northeast Athletic 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 $140,377, below the median of $162k — $6,684 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$140,377 for the year
- Operating expenses$68,807 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$6,684 division median $7,623
- Athletic aid, women's teamsNone school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$0 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$10,269 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Noelle Sass 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
- City
- Type
- Private · Master's university
- Affiliation
- Roman Catholic
Getting in
Full picture →- Test scores
- Scores not considered
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 58%
Softball
Full picture →- Team expenses
- $140,377 $6,685 per roster spot · lower half of Division III
- Coaches
- 1 head · 2 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- None
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $10,269
Cost
Full picture →- Tuition & fees
- $37,791
Campus safety
Full picture →- In residence halls
- 0 burglaries · 5 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 1 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →Research Rivier University
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Massachusetts Lowell Division I · America East Conference | 9 | 16 | $1M | 1000 | 85% | |
| Saint Anselm College Division II · Northeast 10 Conference | 17 | 21 | $392k | — | 78% | |
| Merrimack College Division I · Metro Conference | 18 | 25 | $864k | — | 74% | |
| Fitchburg State University Division III · Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference | 20 | 19 | $70k | — | 90% | |
| Southern New Hampshire University Division II · Northeast 10 Conference | 21 | 22 | $385k | — | 96% | |
| Bentley University Division II · Northeast 10 Conference | 27 | 19 | $391k | — | 48% | |
| Brandeis University Division III · University Athletic Association | 28 | 22 | $328k | — | 35% | |
| Regis College (Massachusetts) Division III · Great Northeast Athletic Conference | 28 | 24 | $77k | — | 89% | |
| Tufts University Division III · New England Small College Athletic Conference | 29 | 20 | $323k | — | 10% | |
| Lasell University Division III · Great Northeast Athletic Conference | 29 | 16 | $130k | — | 82% | |
| Lesley University Division III · North Atlantic Conference | 30 | 14 | $32k | — | 94% | |
| Harvard University Division I · The Ivy League | 30 | 21 | $666k | 991 | 3% |
Other softball programs in the Great Northeast Athletic Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Saint Joseph (Connecticut) | 27 | $168k | $6,221 | — | vs | |
| New England College | 16 | $152k | $9,510 | — | vs | |
| Rivier University | 21 | $140k | $6,684 | — | vs | |
| Lasell University | 16 | $130k | $8,115 | — | vs | |
| Emmanuel College (Massachusetts) | 22 | $112k | $5,087 | — | vs | |
| Albertus Magnus College | 14 | $103k | $7,329 | — | vs | |
| Mitchell College | 14 | $93k | $6,622 | — | vs | |
| Saint Joseph's College (Maine) | 22 | $91k | $4,115 | — | vs | |
| Regis College (Massachusetts) | 24 | $77k | $3,213 | — | vs | |
| Dean College | 16 | $55k | $3,458 | — | vs | |
| Norwich University | 13 | $52k | $4,001 | — | vs | |
| Elms College | 15 | $37k | $2,447 | — | vs | |
| Colby-Sawyer College | — | — | — | — | vs | |
| Simmons University | — | — | — | — | vs |
Every Great Northeast Athletic Conference softball program · Softball budgets ranked