Division III · Centennial Conference
Swarthmore College Softball
Swarthmore, PA · the Garnet · Swarthmore College overview
20
Roster
2024–25 season
$206k
Team budget
73rd percentile in Division III
$10,312
Per roster spot
median $7,623
4
Coaches
1 head · 3 assistant
7%
Admitted
top 10% for selectivity
Swarthmore College fields a softball team in the Centennial Conference (NCAA Division III). In 2024–25 the roster carried 20 players, about the median of 21, with 1 head coach and 3 assistants. Team expenses were $206,252, above the median of $162k — $10,312 per roster spot, top 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).
#104Team budgetof 382 · Division III#74Spend per playerof 382 · Division III#206Roster sizeof 382 · Division III
Team budgets across the division
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Roster sizes
this programevery Division III roster
The program
- Roster20 2024–25 season
- Coaching staff1 head, 3 assistant
- Team expenses$206,252 for the year
- Operating expenses$47,272 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$10,312 division median $7,623
- Athletic aid, women's teamsNone school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$0 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$54,215 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Melissa Finley head coach | Head Coach | not on file |
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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
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About the school
What an athlete asks first — each panel opens the full picture.Campus
Full picture →1,644undergraduates · 1,644 students in all
Women 52% Men 48%
- Setting
- Suburb
- Type
- Private · Liberal arts college
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →7%admitted · of 14,287 applicants
SAT middle 50%1460 – 1560
ACT middle 50%33 – 34
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 94%
Softball
Full picture →20on the roster · 2024–25 season
- Team expenses
- $206,252 $10,313 per roster spot · upper half of Division III
- Coaches
- 1 head · 3 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- None
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $54,215
Cost
Full picture →$17,930net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $62,412
Campus safety
Full picture →4.72violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 17 burglaries · 12 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 16 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →24%of bachelor's degrees in social sciences · 20 fields · Bachelor's
Research Swarthmore College
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 program20 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions7% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$17,930 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsSocial sciences · 24%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusSuburb · 1,644Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety4.72 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Widener University Division III · Middle Atlantic Conference Commonwealth | 3 | 17 | $139k | — | 84% | |
| Neumann University Division III · Middle Atlantic Conference Commonwealth | 5 | 20 | $146k | — | 76% | |
| Penn State Brandywine Division III · United East Conference | 5 | 19 | $47k | — | 95% | |
| Haverford College Division III · Centennial Conference | 8 | 17 | $163k | — | 13% | |
| Saint Joseph's University Division I · Atlantic 10 Conference | 9 | 19 | $752k | 996 | 86% | |
| University of Pennsylvania Division I · The Ivy League | 9 | 18 | $522k | 1000 | 6% | |
| Villanova University Division I · BIG EAST Conference | 9 | 21 | $1.8M | 996 | 25% | |
| Drexel University Division I · Coastal Athletic Association | 9 | 19 | $1.1M | 993 | 78% | |
| Eastern University Division III · Middle Atlantic Conference Commonwealth | 10 | 24 | $163k | — | 94% | |
| Thomas Jefferson University Division II · Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference | 11 | 20 | $384k | — | 86% | |
| Rutgers, The State Univ. of New Jersey, Camden Division III · New Jersey Athletic Conference | 13 | 15 | $195k | — | 78% | |
| West Chester University of Pennsylvania Division II · Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference | 13 | 32 | $398k | — | 79% |
Other softball programs in the Centennial Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gettysburg College | 28 | $276k | $9,873 | — | vs | |
| Muhlenberg College | 25 | $230k | $9,217 | — | vs | |
| Swarthmore College | 20 | $206k | $10,312 | — | vs | |
| McDaniel College | 24 | $201k | $8,360 | — | vs | |
| Washington College (Maryland) | 19 | $185k | $9,745 | — | vs | |
| Franklin & Marshall College | 26 | $177k | $6,820 | — | vs | |
| Haverford College | 17 | $163k | $9,603 | — | vs | |
| Ursinus College | 17 | $135k | $7,935 | — | vs | |
| Dickinson College | 16 | $96k | $6,024 | — | vs |
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