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Division III · College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin

Wheaton College (Illinois) Softball

Wheaton, IL · the Thunder · Wheaton College (Illinois) overview
18
Roster
2024–25 season
$181k
Team budget
60th percentile in Division III
$10,071
Per roster spot
median $7,623
6
Coaches
1 head · 5 assistant
90%
Admitted
bottom quarter for selectivity

Wheaton College (Illinois) fields a softball team in the College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin (NCAA Division III). In 2024–25 the roster carried 18 players, below the median of 21, with 1 head coach and 5 assistants. Team expenses were $181,278, above the median of $162k — $10,071 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).

Team budget$181k
Spend per player$10,071
Roster size18
Coaching staff6

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, 5 assistant
  • Team expenses$181,278 for the year
  • Operating expenses$71,235 game-day and travel
  • Spend per roster spot$10,071 division median $7,623
  • Athletic aid, women's teamsNone school-wide
  • Aid per roster spot$0 across women's teams
  • Recruiting spend, women's$34,613 school-wide

Coaching staff

NameTitleEmail
Amanda Fazzari 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

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2,119undergraduates · 2,799 students in all
Women 56% Men 44%
Setting
Suburb
Type
Private · Liberal arts college
Affiliation
Undenominational
90%admitted · of 1,866 applicants
SAT middle 50%1260 – 1440
ACT middle 50%27 – 32
Test scores
Test-optional
Graduate in 6 yrs
87%
18on the roster · 2024–25 season
Team expenses
$181,278 $10,071 per roster spot · upper half of Division III
Coaches
1 head · 5 assistant
Athletic aid, women's teams
None
Recruiting spend, women's
$34,613
$31,346net price · after grants, aided first-years
Sticker price$59,670
Average net price$31,346
Net price by family income
$0–30k$17,966
$30–48k$18,623
$48–75k$20,430
$75–110k$24,968
$110k and up$35,320
Tuition & fees
$43,936

Campus safety

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1.62violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
Violent1.62
Property2.32
In residence halls
11 burglaries · 3 sex offences over 2022–2024
Residence-hall fires
0 over 2022–2024
16%of bachelor's degrees in social sciences · 20 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Social sciences84 · 16%
Business53 · 10%
Biological sciences51 · 10%
English38 · 7%
Theology36 · 7%

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Softball programs within 150 miles

Wheaton College (Illinois)Benedictine University (Illinois) · 6 miNorth Central College · 7 miElmhurst University · 8 miDominican University (Illinois) · 14 miConcordia University Chicago · 15 miAurora University · 15 miLewis University · 18 miNorth Park University · 21 miUniversity of Illinois Chicago · 23 miDePaul University · 24 miRoosevelt University · 24 miLoyola University Chicago · 24 mi
SchoolMilesRosterBudgetAPRAdmitted
Benedictine University (Illinois) Division III · Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference656$500k—77%
North Central College Division III · College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin719$171k—58%
Elmhurst University Division III · College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin829$133k—76%
Dominican University (Illinois) Division III · Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference1429$231k—80%
Concordia University Chicago Division III · Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference1523$225k—93%
Aurora University Division III · Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference1538$181k—85%
Lewis University Division II · Great Lakes Valley Conference1820$531k—73%
North Park University Division III · College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin2122$187k—73%
University of Illinois Chicago Division I · Missouri Valley Conference2322$1.1M99679%
DePaul University Division I · BIG EAST Conference2420$1.6M99774%
Roosevelt University Division II · Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference2421$568k—94%
Loyola University Chicago Division I · Atlantic 10 Conference2418$1.2M98681%

Other softball programs in the College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin

SchoolRosterBudgetPer playerAPRCompare
Millikin University22$227k$10,340—vs
Augustana College (Illinois)28$226k$8,061—vs
Illinois Wesleyan University22$200k$9,088—vs
North Park University22$187k$8,501—vs
Wheaton College (Illinois)18$181k$10,071—vs
North Central College19$171k$9,015—vs
Carroll University (Wisconsin)20$163k$8,141—vs
Carthage College23$162k$7,059—vs
Elmhurst University29$133k$4,570—vs

Every College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin softball program · Softball budgets ranked