Division III · Presidents' Athletic Conference
Saint Francis University Softball
Loretto, PA · the Red Flash · Saint Francis University overview
17
Roster
2024–25 season
$749k
Team budget
100th percentile in Division III
$44,034
Per roster spot
median $7,623
4
Coaches
1 head · 3 assistant
989
APR
99% of players retained
77%
Admitted
lower half for selectivity
Saint Francis University fields a softball team in the Presidents' Athletic Conference (NCAA Division III). In 2024–25 the roster carried 17 players, below the median of 21, with 1 head coach and 3 assistants. Team expenses were $748,592, well above the median of $162k — $44,034 per roster spot, top 10% of Division III softball programs. The team's multi-year Academic Progress Rate is 989, about the median of 989, with 99% of players retained year to year. The school gave $4,553,912 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $18,071 per roster spot.
Among Division III softball programs
Where this program sits against its 382 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#1Team budgetof 382 · Division III#1Spend per playerof 382 · Division III#305Roster sizeof 382 · Division III#2APRof 382 · Division III
Team budgets across the division
this programevery Division III softball program
Roster sizes
this programevery Division III roster
The program
- Roster17 2024–25 season
- Coaching staff1 head, 3 assistant
- Team expenses$748,592 for the year
- Operating expenses$207,723 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$44,034 division median $7,623
- Academic Progress Rate989 multi-year; 1000 latest
- Players retained99% year to year
- Eligible99% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, women's teams$4,553,912 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$18,071 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$91,211 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Bill Vasko head coach | Head Coach | not on file |
Put Saint Francis University on a target list, address the whole staff at once, and send each email yourself from Gmail — nothing goes out without you pressing Send.Start your board
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 →2,429undergraduates · 2,835 students in all
Women 63% Men 37%
- Setting
- Rural
- Type
- Private · Master's university
- Affiliation
- Roman Catholic
Getting in
Full picture →77%admitted · of 2,259 applicants
SAT middle 50%1020 – 1250
ACT middle 50%21 – 26
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 72%
Softball
Full picture →17on the roster · 2024–25 season
Academic Progress Rate989
99% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $748,592 $44,035 per roster spot · top 10% of Division III
- Coaches
- 1 head · 3 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $4,553,912
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $91,211
Cost
Full picture →$27,421net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $41,720
Campus safety
Full picture →1.35violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 8 burglaries · 11 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 0 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →32%of bachelor's degrees in health professions & nursing · 21 fields · Associate's, Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research Saint Francis 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 program17 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions77% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$27,421 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsHealth professions & nursing · 32%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusRural · 2,429Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety1.35 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Aloysius College Division III · Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference | 4 | 20 | $96k | — | 90% | |
| Penn State University, Altoona Division III · Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference | 12 | 17 | $95k | — | 97% | |
| University of Pittsburgh, Johnstown Division II · Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference | 20 | 17 | $281k | — | 96% | |
| Indiana University of Pennsylvania Division II · Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference | 28 | 22 | $314k | — | 91% | |
| Juniata College Division III · Landmark Conference | 33 | 23 | $190k | — | 72% | |
| Saint Vincent College Division III · Presidents' Athletic Conference | 43 | 19 | $139k | — | 59% | |
| Pennsylvania State University Division I · Big Ten Conference | 45 | 21 | $2.3M | 984 | 54% | |
| University of Pittsburgh, Greensburg Division III · Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference | 50 | 25 | $139k | — | 98% | |
| Seton Hill University Division II · Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference | 50 | 28 | $464k | — | 76% | |
| Frostburg State University Division II · Mountain East Conference | 61 | 24 | $311k | — | 89% | |
| Wilson College Division III · United East Conference | 65 | 23 | $107k | — | 90% | |
| Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania Division II · Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference | 67 | 23 | $394k | — | 86% |
Other softball programs in the Presidents' Athletic Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint Francis University | 17 | $749k | $44,034 | 989 | vs | |
| Allegheny College | 19 | $179k | $9,399 | — | vs | |
| Washington and Jefferson College | 23 | $178k | $7,722 | — | vs | |
| Saint Vincent College | 19 | $139k | $7,332 | — | vs | |
| Thiel College | 19 | $133k | $6,982 | — | vs | |
| Chatham University | 17 | $130k | $7,655 | — | vs | |
| Westminster College (Pennsylvania) | 27 | $120k | $4,442 | — | vs | |
| Bethany College (West Virginia) | 25 | $105k | $4,212 | — | vs | |
| Geneva College | 28 | $100k | $3,585 | — | vs | |
| Hiram College | 16 | $84k | $5,225 | — | vs | |
| Waynesburg University | 29 | $73k | $2,513 | — | vs | |
| Franciscan University of Steubenville | 13 | $58k | $4,448 | — | vs | |
| Grove City College | — | — | — | — | vs |
Every Presidents' Athletic Conference softball program · Softball budgets ranked