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Division II · Great Lakes Valley Conference

Upper Iowa University Softball

Fayette, IA · the Peacocks · Upper Iowa University overview
21
Roster
2024–25 season
$386k
Team budget
47th percentile in Division II
$18,387
Per roster spot
median $16,717
2
Coaches
1 head · 1 assistant
93%
Admitted
lower half for selectivity

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 budget$386k
Spend per player$18,387
Roster size21
Coaching staff2

Team budgets across the division

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

Roster sizes

1263
this programevery Division II roster

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

NameTitleEmail
Rachel Rhode head coachHead 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

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About the school

What an athlete asks first — each panel opens the full picture.
2,504undergraduates · 3,102 students in all
Women 58% Men 42%
Setting
Rural
Type
Private · Master's university
Affiliation
None
93%admitted · of 695 applicants
SAT middle 50%970 – 1160
ACT middle 50%14 – 21
Test scores
Test-optional
Graduate in 6 yrs
42%
21on the roster · 2024–25 season
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
$22,427net price · after grants, aided first-years
Sticker price$34,022
Average net price$22,427
Net price by family income
$0–30k$27,503
$30–48k$19,324
$48–75k$19,842
$75–110k$21,127
$110k and up$25,690
Tuition & fees
$19,000

Campus safety

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0.76violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
Violent0.76
Property0.08
In residence halls
0 burglaries · 5 sex offences over 2022–2024
Residence-hall fires
0 over 2022–2024
34%of bachelor's degrees in business · 22 fields · Associate's, Bachelor's, Master's
Business203 · 34%
Education72 · 12%
Psychology72 · 12%
Health professions & nursing63 · 11%
Public administration & social work56 · 9%

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Softball programs within 150 miles

Upper Iowa UniversityLuther College · 33 miWartburg College · 36 miUniversity of Northern Iowa · 40 miCoe College · 59 miUniversity of Dubuque · 61 miLoras College · 61 miCornell College · 66 miUniversity of Wisconsin-Platteville · 67 miUniversity of Wisconsin-La Crosse · 73 miUniversity of Iowa · 82 miSaint Mary's University of Minnesota · 84 miWinona State University · 84 mi
SchoolMilesRosterBudgetAPRAdmitted
Luther College Division III · Midwest Conference3326$232k—73%
Wartburg College Division III · American Rivers Conference3624$213k—99%
University of Northern Iowa Division I · Missouri Valley Conference4022$825k98994%
Coe College Division III · American Rivers Conference5920$130k—71%
University of Dubuque Division III · American Rivers Conference6119$187k—87%
Loras College Division III · American Rivers Conference6129$163k—92%
Cornell College Division III · Midwest Conference6629$174k—81%
University of Wisconsin-Platteville Division III · Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference6729$210k—87%
University of Wisconsin-La Crosse Division III · Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference7320$237k—73%
University of Iowa Division I · Big Ten Conference8226$2.3M97685%
Saint Mary's University of Minnesota Division III · Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference8439$283k—89%
Winona State University Division II · Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference8424$480k—69%

Other softball programs in the Great Lakes Valley Conference

SchoolRosterBudgetPer playerAPRCompare
University of Indianapolis23$671k$29,186—vs
Missouri University of Science and Technology22$565k$25,674—vs
McKendree University20$546k$27,285—vs
Lewis University20$531k$26,559—vs
Rockhurst University23$507k$22,022—vs
Maryville University of Saint Louis21$499k$23,779—vs
Drury University23$444k$19,285—vs
Southwest Baptist University27$432k$15,993—vs
University of Illinois Springfield22$417k$18,952—vs
University of Missouri-St. Louis18$392k$21,761—vs
Upper Iowa University21$386k$18,387—vs
Quincy University20$339k$16,965—vs
William Jewell College21$333k$15,842—vs
Truman State University20$324k$16,176—vs
Lincoln University (Missouri)40$297k$7,417—vs

Every Great Lakes Valley Conference softball program · Softball budgets ranked