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Division III · Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference

Saint Mary's University of Minnesota Softball

Winona, MN · the Cardinals · Saint Mary's University of Minnesota overview
39
Roster
2024–25 season
$283k
Team budget
92nd percentile in Division III
$7,245
Per roster spot
median $7,623
6
Coaches
1 head · 5 assistant
89%
Admitted
bottom quarter for selectivity

Saint Mary's University of Minnesota fields a softball team in the Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (NCAA Division III). In 2024–25 the roster carried 39 players, well above the median of 21, with 1 head coach and 5 assistants. Team expenses were $282,560, well above the median of $162k — $7,245 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$283k
Spend per player$7,245
Roster size39
Coaching staff6

Team budgets across the division

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

Roster sizes

1156
this programevery Division III roster

The program

  • Roster39 2024–25 season
  • Coaching staff1 head, 5 assistant
  • Team expenses$282,560 for the year
  • Operating expenses$118,006 game-day and travel
  • Spend per roster spot$7,245 division median $7,623
  • Athletic aid, women's teamsNone school-wide
  • Aid per roster spot$0 across women's teams
  • Recruiting spend, women's$18,152 school-wide

Coaching staff

NameTitleEmail
John Tschida head coachHead Coachnot on file
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Recruiting timing

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  • 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.
1,075undergraduates · 3,831 students in all
Women 67% Men 33%
Setting
Town
Type
Private · Doctoral/professional university
Affiliation
Roman Catholic
89%admitted · of 1,350 applicants
Test scores
Scores not considered
Graduate in 6 yrs
68%
39on the roster · 2024–25 season
Team expenses
$282,560 $7,245 per roster spot · top 10% of Division III
Coaches
1 head · 5 assistant
Athletic aid, women's teams
None
Recruiting spend, women's
$18,152
$22,518net price · after grants, aided first-years
Sticker price$57,380
Average net price$22,518
Net price by family income
$0–30k$14,421
$30–48k$14,972
$48–75k$14,418
$75–110k$21,072
$110k and up$25,934
Tuition & fees
$43,160

Campus safety

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0.3violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
Violent0.30
Property0.30
In residence halls
0 burglaries · 2 sex offences over 2022–2024
Residence-hall fires
0 over 2022–2024
25%of bachelor's degrees in business · 18 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Business80 · 25%
Health professions & nursing68 · 21%
Psychology28 · 9%
Multidisciplinary studies24 · 8%
Computer & information sciences21 · 7%

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Softball programs within 150 miles

Saint Mary's University of MinnesotaWinona State University · 3 miUniversity of Wisconsin-La Crosse · 28 miLuther College · 51 miUniversity of Wisconsin-Eau Claire · 53 miUniversity of Wisconsin-Stout Polytechnic · 58 miUniversity of Wisconsin-River Falls · 72 miCarleton College · 78 miSt. Olaf College · 79 miUpper Iowa University · 84 miSt. Catherine University · 95 miMacalester College · 95 miConcordia University, St. Paul · 95 mi
SchoolMilesRosterBudgetAPRAdmitted
Winona State University Division II · Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference324$480k—69%
University of Wisconsin-La Crosse Division III · Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference2820$237k—73%
Luther College Division III · Midwest Conference5126$232k—73%
University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire Division III · Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference5328$356k—76%
University of Wisconsin-Stout Polytechnic Division III · Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference5825$197k—85%
University of Wisconsin-River Falls Division III · Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference7218$219k—82%
Carleton College Division III · Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference7819$150k—22%
St. Olaf College Division III · Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference7918$191k—52%
Upper Iowa University Division II · Great Lakes Valley Conference8421$386k—93%
St. Catherine University Division III · Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference9521$197k—94%
Macalester College Division III · Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference9520$278k—28%
Concordia University, St. Paul Division II · Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference9521$411k—75%

Other softball programs in the Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference

SchoolRosterBudgetPer playerAPRCompare
Saint Mary's University of Minnesota39$283k$7,245—vs
Macalester College20$278k$13,886—vs
The College of St. Scholastica21$225k$10,701—vs
St. Catherine University21$197k$9,375—vs
St. Olaf College18$191k$10,628—vs
Bethel University (Minnesota)19$162k$8,547—vs
Concordia College, Moorhead33$151k$4,579—vs
Carleton College19$150k$7,880—vs
Gustavus Adolphus College23$146k$6,347—vs
Augsburg University16$144k$8,971—vs
Hamline University19$131k$6,873—vs
College of Saint Benedict————vs

Every Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference softball program · Softball budgets ranked