Spalding University
Built for athletes. The numbers a recruit needs and a coach won't volunteer: roster room, the money behind the program, admissions fit, what a family really pays, campus life and safety.
Spalding University is a private master's university in Louisville, KY (city setting), with 734 undergraduates (70% women), affiliated with the Roman Catholic. It admitted 99% of 807 applicants — bottom quarter for selectivity among Division III schools; the middle half of admitted students scored 853–1103 on the SAT and 16–22 on the ACT (test-optional). Cost of attendance is $45,344 a year for out-of-state students; aided first-year students paid $25,539 on average after grants (lower half for affordability in its division). 57% of students graduate within six years. The most common bachelor's degrees are in health professions & nursing, business, psychology. The campus reported 0.21 violent offences per 1,000 students a year over 2022–2024 — top quarter for safety among Division III schools.
Against Division III schools
Percentile among 421 Division III institutions; higher is better on every bar.
Selectivity, graduation, net price and safety (violent offences per 1,000 students, three-year average). Method.
Where Spalding University ranks
0 top-ten finishes among Division III schools, across 60 data-built lists.
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
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 57%
Cost
Full picture →- Tuition & fees
- $27,672
Campus safety
Full picture →- In residence halls
- 1 burglaries · 0 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 1 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →Your coaches
Research Spalding 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.
Spalding University teams on the site
| Program | Conference | Roster | Cap | Coaches | Budget | Per player | APR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Women's Soccer | St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | 29 | — | 2 | $162k | $5,599 | — | |
| Baseball | St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | 44 | — | 1 | $263k | $5,982 | — | |
| Men's Basketball | St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | 23 | — | 1 | $153k | $6,656 | — | |
| Women's Basketball | St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | 17 | — | 1 | $128k | $7,542 | — | |
| Men's Cross Country | St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | |
| Women's Cross Country | St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | |
| Men's Golf | St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | 11 | — | 1 | $52k | $4,765 | — | |
| Women's Golf | St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | 4 | — | 1 | $43k | $10,826 | — | |
| Men's Soccer | St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | 36 | — | 1 | $175k | $4,847 | — | |
| Softball | St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | 24 | — | 1 | $146k | $6,064 | — | |
| Men's Track & Field | St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | 32 | — | 1 | $99k | $3,095 | — | |
| Women's Track & Field | St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | 41 | — | 1 | $94k | $2,290 | — | |
| Men's Volleyball | Midwest Collegiate Volleyball League | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | |
| Women's Volleyball | St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | 15 | — | 1 | $119k | $7,929 | — |
The whole athletics department — every team with staff and aid totals.