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Division III · Northwest Conference

University of Puget Sound Softball

Tacoma, WA · the Loggers · University of Puget Sound overview
18
Roster
2024–25 season
$122k
Team budget
26th percentile in Division III
$6,805
Per roster spot
median $7,623
4
Coaches
1 head · 3 assistant
76%
Admitted
upper half for selectivity

University of Puget Sound fields a softball team in the Northwest Conference (NCAA Division III). In 2024–25 the roster carried 18 players, below the median of 21, with 1 head coach and 3 assistants. Team expenses were $122,491, below the median of $162k — $6,805 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$122k
Spend per player$6,805
Roster size18
Coaching staff4

Team budgets across the division

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

Roster sizes

1156
this programevery Division III roster

The program

  • Roster18 2024–25 season
  • Coaching staff1 head, 3 assistant
  • Team expenses$122,491 for the year
  • Operating expenses$50,133 game-day and travel
  • Spend per roster spot$6,805 division median $7,623
  • Athletic aid, women's teamsNone school-wide
  • Aid per roster spot$0 across women's teams
  • Recruiting spend, women's$12,927 school-wide

Coaching staff

NameTitleEmail
Kara Dressel 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.
1,632undergraduates · 1,914 students in all
Women 59% Men 41%
Setting
City
Type
Private · Liberal arts college
Affiliation
None
76%admitted · of 5,548 applicants
SAT middle 50%1185 – 1390
ACT middle 50%27 – 31
Test scores
Test-optional
Graduate in 6 yrs
68%
18on the roster · 2024–25 season
Team expenses
$122,491 $6,805 per roster spot · lower half of Division III
Coaches
1 head · 3 assistant
Athletic aid, women's teams
None
Recruiting spend, women's
$12,927
$42,301net price · after grants, aided first-years
Sticker price$78,564
Average net price$42,301
Net price by family income
$0–30k$28,409
$30–48k$29,663
$48–75k$33,336
$75–110k$37,880
$110k and up$45,996
Tuition & fees
$59,900

Campus safety

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5.36violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
Violent5.36
Property7.33
In residence halls
3 burglaries · 23 sex offences over 2022–2024
Residence-hall fires
0 over 2022–2024
18%of bachelor's degrees in social sciences · 20 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Social sciences71 · 18%
Business61 · 15%
Biological sciences46 · 12%
Psychology33 · 8%
Visual & performing arts32 · 8%

Research University of Puget Sound

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Softball programs within 150 miles

University of Puget SoundPacific Lutheran University · 8 miSaint Martin's University · 22 miSeattle University · 25 miUniversity of Washington · 28 miCentral Washington University · 93 miWestern Washington University · 102 miWillamette University · 120 miPortland State University · 121 miPacific University (Oregon) · 124 miLewis & Clark College · 126 miGeorge Fox University · 137 miLinfield University · 147 mi
SchoolMilesRosterBudgetAPRAdmitted
Pacific Lutheran University Division III · Northwest Conference830$277k—81%
Saint Martin's University Division II · Great Northwest Athletic Conference2221$344k—76%
Seattle University Division I · West Coast Conference2519$1.2M99776%
University of Washington Division I · Big Ten Conference2820$4.4M99743%
Central Washington University Division II · Great Northwest Athletic Conference9326$419k—90%
Western Washington University Division II · Great Northwest Athletic Conference10221$655k—91%
Willamette University Division III · Northwest Conference120———69%
Portland State University Division I · Big Sky Conference12124$1M99091%
Pacific University (Oregon) Division III · Northwest Conference12435$220k—92%
Lewis & Clark College Division III · Northwest Conference12622$176k—75%
George Fox University Division III · Northwest Conference13728$330k—96%
Linfield University Division III · Northwest Conference14724$261k—88%

Other softball programs in the Northwest Conference

SchoolRosterBudgetPer playerAPRCompare
George Fox University28$330k$11,792—vs
Pacific Lutheran University30$277k$9,220—vs
Linfield University24$261k$10,865—vs
Pacific University (Oregon)35$220k$6,273—vs
Whitworth University27$204k$7,567—vs
Lewis & Clark College22$176k$7,981—vs
University of Puget Sound18$122k$6,805—vs
Willamette University————vs

Every Northwest Conference softball program · Softball budgets ranked