Rockford University Softball
Rockford University fields a softball team in the Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference (NCAA Division III). In 2024–25 the roster carried 26 players, above the median of 21, with 1 head coach and 1 assistant. Team expenses were $121,238, below the median of $162k — $4,663 per roster spot, bottom quarter 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
- Roster26 2024–25 season
- Coaching staff1 head, 1 assistant
- Team expenses$121,238 for the year
- Operating expenses$48,859 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$4,663 division median $7,623
- Athletic aid, women's teamsNone school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$0 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$7,918 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Annaka Bartz 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
- None
Getting in
Full picture →- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 38%
Softball
Full picture →- Team expenses
- $121,238 $4,663 per roster spot · lower half of Division III
- Coaches
- 1 head · 1 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- None
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $7,918
Cost
Full picture →- Tuition & fees
- $37,000
Campus safety
Full picture →- In residence halls
- 0 burglaries · 2 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 0 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →Research Rockford 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beloit College Division III · Midwest Conference | 16 | 19 | $147k | — | 57% | |
| Northern Illinois University Division I · Horizon League | 27 | 24 | $921k | 992 | 70% | |
| University of Wisconsin-Whitewater Division III · Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | 42 | 25 | $175k | — | 83% | |
| Aurora University Division III · Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference | 50 | 38 | $181k | — | 85% | |
| Wheaton College (Illinois) Division III · College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin | 55 | 18 | $181k | — | 90% | |
| North Central College Division III · College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin | 57 | 19 | $171k | — | 58% | |
| Edgewood University Division III · Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference | 58 | 20 | $160k | — | 95% | |
| Benedictine University (Illinois) Division III · Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference | 58 | 56 | $500k | — | 77% | |
| University of Wisconsin-Madison Division I · Big Ten Conference | 59 | 27 | $2.6M | 1000 | 43% | |
| Elmhurst University Division III · College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin | 61 | 29 | $133k | — | 76% | |
| Lake Forest College Division III · Midwest Conference | 61 | 24 | $162k | — | 59% | |
| Carroll University (Wisconsin) Division III · College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin | 65 | 20 | $163k | — | 58% |
Other softball programs in the Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Benedictine University (Illinois) | 56 | $500k | $8,933 | — | vs | |
| Dominican University (Illinois) | 29 | $231k | $7,974 | — | vs | |
| Concordia University Chicago | 23 | $225k | $9,767 | — | vs | |
| Marian University (Wisconsin) | 26 | $211k | $8,130 | — | vs | |
| Aurora University | 38 | $181k | $4,765 | — | vs | |
| Lakeland University | 28 | $175k | $6,251 | — | vs | |
| Edgewood University | 20 | $160k | $8,009 | — | vs | |
| St. Norbert College | 27 | $159k | $5,892 | — | vs | |
| Wisconsin Lutheran College | 31 | $148k | $4,768 | — | vs | |
| Rockford University | 26 | $121k | $4,663 | — | vs | |
| Milwaukee School of Engineering | 19 | $115k | $6,059 | — | vs | |
| Concordia University Wisconsin | 31 | $112k | $3,618 | — | vs |
Every Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference softball program · Softball budgets ranked