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Division II · Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference

University of Wisconsin-Parkside Softball

Kenosha, WI · the Rangers · University of Wisconsin-Parkside overview
22
Roster
2024–25 season
$309k
Team budget
25th percentile in Division II
$14,048
Per roster spot
median $16,717
3
Coaches
1 head · 2 assistant
73%
Admitted
upper half for selectivity

University of Wisconsin-Parkside fields a softball team in the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (NCAA Division II). In 2024–25 the roster carried 22 players, about the median of 23, with 1 head coach and 2 assistants. Team expenses were $309,058, below the median of $393k — $14,048 per roster spot, lower half of Division II softball programs. The school gave $899,280 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $5,801 per roster spot.

Among Division II softball programs

Where this program sits against its 269 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).

Team budget$309k
Spend per player$14,048
Roster size22
Coaching staff3

Team budgets across the division

$84k$1.2M
this programevery Division II softball program

Roster sizes

1263
this programevery Division II roster

The program

  • Roster22 2024–25 season
  • Coaching staff1 head, 2 assistant
  • Team expenses$309,058 for the year
  • Operating expenses$76,235 game-day and travel
  • Spend per roster spot$14,048 division median $16,717
  • Athletic aid, women's teams$899,280 school-wide
  • Aid per roster spot$5,801 across women's teams
  • Recruiting spend, women's$12,948 school-wide

Coaching staff

NameTitleEmail
Kristin Ortman head coachHead CoachOn file · sign in
Gabby MinorAssistant Coach - Softballnot on file
Jackie SchmitSoftball Assistant CoachOn file · sign in
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Recruiting timing

  • Coaches may first contact youJune 15 after sophomore year
  • Your own emailsAny time the rule limits what coaches send back
  • High-school softball players338,315 2024-25
  • Division II roster spots6,493 269 programs
  • Odds of a spot1 in 52 1.9% of high-school players hold a Division II roster spot

General NCAA rule for Division II; 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.
3,263undergraduates · 4,008 students in all
Women 56% Men 44%
Setting
Rural
Type
Public · Master's university
Affiliation
None
73%admitted · of 3,911 applicants
ACT middle 50%18 – 25
Test scores
Test-optional
Graduate in 6 yrs
40%
22on the roster · 2024–25 season
Team expenses
$309,058 $14,048 per roster spot · bottom quarter of Division II
Coaches
1 head · 2 assistant
Athletic aid, women's teams
$899,280
Recruiting spend, women's
$12,948
$8,778net price · after grants, aided first-years
Sticker, in-state$21,895
Sticker, out-of-state$30,537
Average net price$8,778
Net price by family income
$0–30k$5,551
$30–48k$7,109
$48–75k$10,670
$75–110k$14,941
$110k and up$16,329
Tuition & fees
$7,855 in-state · $16,497 out

Campus safety

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0.68violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
Violent0.68
Property0.08
In residence halls
0 burglaries · 6 sex offences over 2022–2024
Residence-hall fires
0 over 2022–2024
23%of bachelor's degrees in business · 20 fields · Associate's, Bachelor's, Master's
Business140 · 23%
Psychology80 · 13%
Health professions & nursing45 · 7%
Kinesiology, parks & recreation41 · 7%
Criminal justice & protective services40 · 6%

Research University of Wisconsin-Parkside

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Softball programs within 150 miles

University of Wisconsin-ParksideCarthage College · 2 miAlverno College · 24 miLake Forest College · 28 miMilwaukee School of Engineering · 28 miWisconsin Lutheran College · 28 miCarroll University (Wisconsin) · 31 miConcordia University Wisconsin · 42 miNorthwestern University · 42 miLoyola University Chicago · 46 miUniversity of Wisconsin-Whitewater · 47 miNorth Park University · 47 miDominican University (Illinois) · 52 mi
SchoolMilesRosterBudgetAPRAdmitted
Carthage College Division III · College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin223$162k—84%
Alverno College Division III · Coast-To-Coast Athletic Conference2413$86k—93%
Lake Forest College Division III · Midwest Conference2824$162k—59%
Milwaukee School of Engineering Division III · Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference2819$115k—60%
Wisconsin Lutheran College Division III · Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference2831$148k—79%
Carroll University (Wisconsin) Division III · College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin3120$163k—58%
Concordia University Wisconsin Division III · Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference4231$112k—68%
Northwestern University Division I · Big Ten Conference4220$2.9M9927%
Loyola University Chicago Division I · Atlantic 10 Conference4618$1.2M98681%
University of Wisconsin-Whitewater Division III · Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference4725$175k—83%
North Park University Division III · College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin4722$187k—73%
Dominican University (Illinois) Division III · Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference5229$231k—80%

Other softball programs in the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference

SchoolRosterBudgetPer playerAPRCompare
Grand Valley State University21$583k$27,747—vs
Saginaw Valley State University24$581k$24,211—vs
Wayne State University (Michigan)20$577k$28,832—vs
Roosevelt University21$568k$27,055—vs
Ferris State University22$517k$23,522—vs
Davenport University24$511k$21,292—vs
University of Wisconsin-Parkside22$309k$14,048—vs
Purdue University Northwest19$284k$14,956—vs

Every Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference softball program · Softball budgets ranked