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Best Iowa Women's Softball Programs, Ranked by Resources

Not every program invests equally in its athletes. Below, we've ranked all 36 Iowa women's Softball programs by investment score — a composite built from aid per athlete, operating budget, recruiting spend, coaching staff, and head coach salary relative to its peers.

Average aid across Iowa women's Softball programs is $9,784 per athlete, with an average operating budget of $113,230, and rosters of about 27 athletes. Programs near the top tend to combine larger budgets with stronger per-athlete support.

Use this ranking to find programs that back their athletes with real resources, then read our guide on how to compare scholarship offers.

Programs
36
Avg. Aid/Athlete
$9,784
Avg. Op. Budget
$113,230

Top programs

Showing 10 of 36 programs.

Aid/Athlete
$24,911
Op. Budget
$729,452
Recruiting
$70,140
Aid/Athlete
$28,075
Op. Budget
$591,052
Recruiting
$77,442
3. Drake University
Des Moines, IA
Aid/Athlete
$22,114
Op. Budget
$162,879
Recruiting
$11,754
Aid/Athlete
$12,713
Op. Budget
$263,095
Recruiting
$12,855
5. Simpson College
Indianola, IA
Aid/Athlete
N/A
Op. Budget
$83,209
Recruiting
$3,994
6. Cornell College
Mount Vernon, IA
Aid/Athlete
N/A
Op. Budget
$71,278
Recruiting
$5,210
Aid/Athlete
$18,713
Op. Budget
$76,296
Recruiting
$5,304
Aid/Athlete
N/A
Op. Budget
$93,688
Recruiting
$6,256
Aid/Athlete
$21,184
Op. Budget
$99,444
Recruiting
$3,716
Aid/Athlete
$6,169
Op. Budget
$82,812
Recruiting
$6,688

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