Upper Iowa University Softball
Upper Iowa University fields a softball team in the Great Lakes Valley Conference (NCAA Division II). In 2024–25 the roster carried 21 players, about the median of 23, with 1 head coach and 1 assistant. Team expenses were $386,132, about the median of $393k — $18,387 per roster spot, upper half of Division II softball programs. The school gave $895,658 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $6,537 per roster spot.
Among Division II softball programs
Where this program sits against its 269 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
Team budgets across the division
Roster sizes
The program
- Roster21 2024–25 season
- Coaching staff1 head, 1 assistant
- Team expenses$386,132 for the year
- Operating expenses$94,260 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$18,387 division median $16,717
- Athletic aid, women's teams$895,658 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$6,537 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$12,920 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Rachel Rhode head coach | Head Coach | On file · sign in |
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.Campus
Full picture →- Setting
- Rural
- Type
- Private · Master's university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 42%
Softball
Full picture →- Team expenses
- $386,132 $18,387 per roster spot · lower half of Division II
- Coaches
- 1 head · 1 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $895,658
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $12,920
Cost
Full picture →- Tuition & fees
- $19,000
Campus safety
Full picture →- In residence halls
- 0 burglaries · 5 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 0 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →Research Upper Iowa 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 programs within 150 miles
| School | Miles | Roster | Budget | APR | Admitted | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luther College Division III · Midwest Conference | 33 | 26 | $232k | — | 73% | |
| Wartburg College Division III · American Rivers Conference | 36 | 24 | $213k | — | 99% | |
| University of Northern Iowa Division I · Missouri Valley Conference | 40 | 22 | $825k | 989 | 94% | |
| Coe College Division III · American Rivers Conference | 59 | 20 | $130k | — | 71% | |
| University of Dubuque Division III · American Rivers Conference | 61 | 19 | $187k | — | 87% | |
| Loras College Division III · American Rivers Conference | 61 | 29 | $163k | — | 92% | |
| Cornell College Division III · Midwest Conference | 66 | 29 | $174k | — | 81% | |
| University of Wisconsin-Platteville Division III · Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | 67 | 29 | $210k | — | 87% | |
| University of Wisconsin-La Crosse Division III · Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | 73 | 20 | $237k | — | 73% | |
| University of Iowa Division I · Big Ten Conference | 82 | 26 | $2.3M | 976 | 85% | |
| Saint Mary's University of Minnesota Division III · Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | 84 | 39 | $283k | — | 89% | |
| Winona State University Division II · Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference | 84 | 24 | $480k | — | 69% |
Other softball programs in the Great Lakes Valley Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Indianapolis | 23 | $671k | $29,186 | — | vs | |
| Missouri University of Science and Technology | 22 | $565k | $25,674 | — | vs | |
| McKendree University | 20 | $546k | $27,285 | — | vs | |
| Lewis University | 20 | $531k | $26,559 | — | vs | |
| Rockhurst University | 23 | $507k | $22,022 | — | vs | |
| Maryville University of Saint Louis | 21 | $499k | $23,779 | — | vs | |
| Drury University | 23 | $444k | $19,285 | — | vs | |
| Southwest Baptist University | 27 | $432k | $15,993 | — | vs | |
| University of Illinois Springfield | 22 | $417k | $18,952 | — | vs | |
| University of Missouri-St. Louis | 18 | $392k | $21,761 | — | vs | |
| Upper Iowa University | 21 | $386k | $18,387 | — | vs | |
| Quincy University | 20 | $339k | $16,965 | — | vs | |
| William Jewell College | 21 | $333k | $15,842 | — | vs | |
| Truman State University | 20 | $324k | $16,176 | — | vs | |
| Lincoln University (Missouri) | 40 | $297k | $7,417 | — | vs |
Every Great Lakes Valley Conference softball program · Softball budgets ranked