Division III · Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference
Transylvania University Softball
Lexington, KY · the Pioneers · Transylvania University overview
20
Roster
2024–25 season
$201k
Team budget
70th percentile in Division III
$10,068
Per roster spot
median $7,623
3
Coaches
1 head · 2 assistant
85%
Admitted
lower half for selectivity
Transylvania University fields a softball team in the Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference (NCAA Division III). In 2024–25 the roster carried 20 players, about the median of 21, with 1 head coach and 2 assistants. Team expenses were $201,377, above the median of $162k — $10,068 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).
#114Team budgetof 382 · Division III#79Spend per playerof 382 · Division III#206Roster sizeof 382 · Division III
Team budgets across the division
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Roster sizes
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The program
- Roster20 2024–25 season
- Coaching staff1 head, 2 assistant
- Team expenses$201,377 for the year
- Operating expenses$109,540 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$10,068 division median $7,623
- Athletic aid, women's teamsNone school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$0 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$9,279 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Shawn Hendrickson 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
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 →1,022undergraduates · 1,022 students in all
Women 56% Men 44%
- Setting
- City
- Type
- Private · Liberal arts college
- Affiliation
- Christian Church (Disciples of Christ)
Getting in
Full picture →85%admitted · of 1,986 applicants
SAT middle 50%1100 – 1290
ACT middle 50%24 – 30
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 70%
Softball
Full picture →20on the roster · 2024–25 season
- Team expenses
- $201,377 $10,069 per roster spot · upper half of Division III
- Coaches
- 1 head · 2 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- None
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $9,279
Cost
Full picture →$25,634net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $44,980
Campus safety
Full picture →11.93violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 1 burglaries · 35 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 0 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →24%of bachelor's degrees in business · 17 fields · Bachelor's
Research Transylvania 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.
Softball program20 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions85% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$25,634 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsBusiness · 24%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusCity · 1,022Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety11.93 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Kentucky Division I · Southeastern Conference | 1 | 21 | $3.2M | 991 | 92% | |
| Asbury University Division III · Collegiate Conference of the South | 16 | 17 | $111k | — | 64% | |
| Kentucky State University Division II · Southern Intercol. Ath. Conf. | 22 | 15 | $185k | — | 93% | |
| Eastern Kentucky University Division I · United Athletic Conference | 24 | 22 | $986k | 978 | 78% | |
| Centre College Division III · Southern Athletic Association | 32 | 17 | $124k | — | 54% | |
| Berea College Division III · Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference | 35 | 13 | $147k | — | 33% | |
| Morehead State University Division I · Ohio Valley Conference | 58 | 18 | $698k | 997 | 82% | |
| Bellarmine University Division I · Atlantic Sun Conference | 67 | 28 | $691k | — | 94% | |
| Thomas More University Division II · Great Midwest Athletic Conference | 67 | 29 | $233k | — | 97% | |
| Northern Kentucky University Division I · Horizon League | 68 | 21 | $644k | 990 | 96% | |
| Hanover College Division III · Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference | 70 | 19 | $117k | — | 84% | |
| University of Louisville Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference | 70 | 22 | $1.7M | 994 | 81% |
Other softball programs in the Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mount St. Joseph University | 23 | $301k | $13,100 | — | vs | |
| Earlham College | 24 | $203k | $8,446 | — | vs | |
| Transylvania University | 20 | $201k | $10,068 | — | vs | |
| Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology | 18 | $188k | $10,466 | — | vs | |
| Berea College | 13 | $147k | $11,314 | — | vs | |
| Manchester University | 34 | $139k | $4,093 | — | vs | |
| Hanover College | 19 | $117k | $6,169 | — | vs | |
| Franklin College | 24 | $117k | $4,877 | — | vs | |
| Bluffton University | 19 | $110k | $5,774 | — | vs | |
| Anderson University (Indiana) | 29 | $103k | $3,539 | — | vs |
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