by our College Data Analytics TeamHere we dig into Softball at Alabama A & M University, a spring sport — the roster, coaching, finances and academics, broken out by gender and stacked against the school’s other sports. AAMU is classified as NCAA Division I-FCS as a member of Southwestern Athletic Conf..
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The AAMU women’s softball team lists 31 athletes, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 87. The NCAA tracked 97 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
Among the 12 varsity sports AAMU sponsors, softball comes in at #6 by total roster size.
The women’s softball program employs 3 coaches — 1 head coach and 2 assistants. In all, 2 work full-time and 1 part-time. The head coach is Brian Daley.
Across the school’s 12 sports, softball ranks #5 by total coaching staff.
These numbers are reported to the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The AAMU women’s softball program generated $310,186 in revenue against $487,461 in expenses, a net loss of $177,275. That works out to about $1,019 in operating expense per athlete, or $31,575 per team.
Among the school’s 12 sports, softball sits #6 by revenue, accounting for 2% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
The women’s softball team recorded an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 939 (985 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 83%. Year over year, it held onto 98% of its athletes, with 99% remaining academically eligible.
Against the school’s average team APR of 946, softball lands below the pack at 939.
When AAMU places on one of our Best Schools for a Sport list, you’ll see it called out. Our sports rankings reward schools that excel on the field and in the classroom.
Some figures may be missing where the school did not report them.