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Division III · Presidents' Athletic Conference

Thiel College Softball

Greenville, PA · the Tomcats · Thiel College overview
19
Roster
2024–25 season
$133k
Team budget
31st percentile in Division III
$6,982
Per roster spot
median $7,623
2
Coaches
1 head · 1 assistant
71%
Admitted
upper half for selectivity

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 budget$133k
Spend per player$6,982
Roster size19
Coaching staff2

Team budgets across the division

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

Roster sizes

1156
this programevery Division III roster

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

NameTitleEmail
Mike Kernan 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.
819undergraduates · 920 students in all
Women 52% Men 48%
Setting
Town
Type
Private · Baccalaureate college
Affiliation
Evangelical Lutheran Church
71%admitted · of 2,197 applicants
Test scores
Scores not considered
Graduate in 6 yrs
43%
19on the roster · 2024–25 season
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
$22,490net price · after grants, aided first-years
Sticker price$56,014
Average net price$22,490
Net price by family income
$0–30k$19,731
$30–48k$19,783
$48–75k$22,513
$75–110k$24,095
$110k and up$26,196
Tuition & fees
$36,864

Campus safety

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1.4violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
Violent1.40
Property0.00
In residence halls
0 burglaries · 3 sex offences over 2022–2024
Residence-hall fires
0 over 2022–2024
18%of bachelor's degrees in business · 20 fields · Associate's, Bachelor's, Master's
Business32 · 18%
Education21 · 12%
Biological sciences19 · 11%
Health professions & nursing16 · 9%
Psychology12 · 7%

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Softball programs within 150 miles

Thiel CollegeAllegheny College · 20 miWestminster College (Pennsylvania) · 21 miGrove City College · 24 miYoungstown State University · 25 miSlippery Rock University of Pennsylvania · 30 miHiram College · 40 miKent State University · 40 miGeneva College · 44 miLake Erie College · 50 miMercyhurst University · 51 miUniversity of Mount Union · 52 miGannon University · 52 mi
SchoolMilesRosterBudgetAPRAdmitted
Allegheny College Division III · Presidents' Athletic Conference2019$179k—59%
Westminster College (Pennsylvania) Division III · Presidents' Athletic Conference2127$120k—86%
Grove City College Division III · Presidents' Athletic Conference24———73%
Youngstown State University Division I · Horizon League2521$597k99380%
Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania Division II · Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference3021$366k—75%
Hiram College Division III · Presidents' Athletic Conference4016$84k—93%
Kent State University Division I · Mid-American Conference40————
Geneva College Division III · Presidents' Athletic Conference4428$100k——
Lake Erie College Division II · Great Midwest Athletic Conference5023$363k—64%
Mercyhurst University Division I · Northeast Conference5122$564k—83%
University of Mount Union Division III · Ohio Athletic Conference5229$200k—80%
Gannon University Division II · Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference5231$444k—77%

Other softball programs in the Presidents' Athletic Conference

SchoolRosterBudgetPer playerAPRCompare
Saint Francis University17$749k$44,034989vs
Allegheny College19$179k$9,399—vs
Washington and Jefferson College23$178k$7,722—vs
Saint Vincent College19$139k$7,332—vs
Thiel College19$133k$6,982—vs
Chatham University17$130k$7,655—vs
Westminster College (Pennsylvania)27$120k$4,442—vs
Bethany College (West Virginia)25$105k$4,212—vs
Geneva College28$100k$3,585—vs
Hiram College16$84k$5,225—vs
Waynesburg University29$73k$2,513—vs
Franciscan University of Steubenville13$58k$4,448—vs
Grove City College————vs

Every Presidents' Athletic Conference softball program · Softball budgets ranked