Thiel College Softball
Thiel College fields a softball team in the Presidents' Athletic Conference (NCAA Division III). In 2024–25 the roster carried 19 players, about the median of 21, with 1 head coach and 1 assistant. Team expenses were $132,663, below the median of $162k — $6,982 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 budgets across the division
Roster sizes
The program
- Roster19 2024–25 season
- Coaching staff1 head, 1 assistant
- Team expenses$132,663 for the year
- Operating expenses$46,500 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$6,982 division median $7,623
- Athletic aid, women's teamsNone school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$0 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$12,777 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Mike Kernan head coach | Head Coach | not on file |
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 →- Setting
- Town
- Type
- Private · Baccalaureate college
- Affiliation
- Evangelical Lutheran Church
Getting in
Full picture →- Test scores
- Scores not considered
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 43%
Softball
Full picture →- Team expenses
- $132,663 $6,982 per roster spot · lower half of Division III
- Coaches
- 1 head · 1 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- None
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $12,777
Cost
Full picture →- Tuition & fees
- $36,864
Campus safety
Full picture →- In residence halls
- 0 burglaries · 3 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 0 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →Research Thiel 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 programs within 150 miles
| School | Miles | Roster | Budget | APR | Admitted | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Allegheny College Division III · Presidents' Athletic Conference | 20 | 19 | $179k | — | 59% | |
| Westminster College (Pennsylvania) Division III · Presidents' Athletic Conference | 21 | 27 | $120k | — | 86% | |
| Grove City College Division III · Presidents' Athletic Conference | 24 | — | — | — | 73% | |
| Youngstown State University Division I · Horizon League | 25 | 21 | $597k | 993 | 80% | |
| Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania Division II · Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference | 30 | 21 | $366k | — | 75% | |
| Hiram College Division III · Presidents' Athletic Conference | 40 | 16 | $84k | — | 93% | |
| Kent State University Division I · Mid-American Conference | 40 | — | — | — | — | |
| Geneva College Division III · Presidents' Athletic Conference | 44 | 28 | $100k | — | — | |
| Lake Erie College Division II · Great Midwest Athletic Conference | 50 | 23 | $363k | — | 64% | |
| Mercyhurst University Division I · Northeast Conference | 51 | 22 | $564k | — | 83% | |
| University of Mount Union Division III · Ohio Athletic Conference | 52 | 29 | $200k | — | 80% | |
| Gannon University Division II · Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference | 52 | 31 | $444k | — | 77% |
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