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Division III · Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference

St. Catherine University Softball

St. Paul, MN · the Wildcats · St. Catherine University overview
21
Roster
2024–25 season
$197k
Team budget
68th percentile in Division III
$9,375
Per roster spot
median $7,623
3
Coaches
1 head · 2 assistant
94%
Admitted
bottom quarter for selectivity

St. Catherine University fields a softball team in the Minnesota Intercollegiate 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 $196,883, above the median of $162k — $9,375 per roster spot, upper 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$197k
Spend per player$9,375
Roster size21
Coaching staff3

Team budgets across the division

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

Roster sizes

1156
this programevery Division III roster

The program

  • Roster21 2024–25 season
  • Coaching staff1 head, 2 assistant
  • Team expenses$196,883 for the year
  • Operating expenses$54,918 game-day and travel
  • Spend per roster spot$9,375 division median $7,623
  • Athletic aid, women's teamsNone school-wide
  • Aid per roster spot$0 across women's teams
  • Recruiting spend, women's$17,300 school-wide

Coaching staff

NameTitleEmail
Erika Smyth 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

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2,431undergraduates · 3,533 students in all
Women 94% Men 6%
Setting
City
Type
Private · Doctoral/professional university
Affiliation
Roman Catholic
94%admitted · of 1,703 applicants
ACT middle 50%20 – 26
Test scores
Test-optional
Graduate in 6 yrs
64%
21on the roster · 2024–25 season
Team expenses
$196,883 $9,375 per roster spot · upper half of Division III
Coaches
1 head · 2 assistant
Athletic aid, women's teams
None
Recruiting spend, women's
$17,300
$22,357net price · after grants, aided first-years
Sticker price$64,744
Average net price$22,357
Net price by family income
$0–30k$17,519
$30–48k$19,312
$48–75k$19,862
$75–110k$22,036
$110k and up$26,483
Tuition & fees
$37,588

Campus safety

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0.55violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
Violent0.55
Property0.91
In residence halls
0 burglaries · 3 sex offences over 2022–2024
Residence-hall fires
0 over 2022–2024
46%of bachelor's degrees in health professions & nursing · 24 fields · Associate's, Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Health professions & nursing225 · 46%
Psychology40 · 8%
Business38 · 8%
Public administration & social work35 · 7%
Education32 · 7%

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Softball programs within 150 miles

St. Catherine UniversityMacalester College · 1 miUniversity of St. Thomas (Minnesota) · 1 miConcordia University, St. Paul · 2 miHamline University · 3 miAugsburg University · 4 miUniversity of Minnesota, Twin Cities · 4 miNorth Central University · 5 miUniversity of Northwestern-St. Paul · 8 miBethel University (Minnesota) · 9 miCrown College (Minnesota) · 28 miUniversity of Wisconsin-River Falls · 28 miCarleton College · 32 mi
SchoolMilesRosterBudgetAPRAdmitted
Macalester College Division III · Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference120$278k—28%
University of St. Thomas (Minnesota) Division I · The Summit League124$1.1M—85%
Concordia University, St. Paul Division II · Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference221$411k—75%
Hamline University Division III · Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference319$131k—90%
Augsburg University Division III · Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference416$144k—77%
University of Minnesota, Twin Cities Division I · Big Ten Conference420$2.6M99377%
North Central University Division III · Upper Midwest Athletic Conference516$111k—91%
University of Northwestern-St. Paul Division III · Upper Midwest Athletic Conference828$100k—92%
Bethel University (Minnesota) Division III · Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference919$162k—91%
Crown College (Minnesota) Division III · Upper Midwest Athletic Conference2814$145k—63%
University of Wisconsin-River Falls Division III · Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference2818$219k—82%
Carleton College Division III · Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference3219$150k—22%

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