by our College Data Analytics TeamHere we dig into Softball at Alabama State University, a spring sport — the roster, coaching, finances and academics, broken out by gender and stacked against the school’s other sports. Alabama State competes in NCAA Division I-FCS as a member of Southwestern Athletic Conf..
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The Alabama State women’s softball team carries 27 players, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 84. The NCAA tracked 89 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
Among the 12 varsity sports Alabama State sponsors, softball sits at #5 by total roster size.
The women’s softball program is staffed by 3 coaches — 1 head coach and 2 assistants. Of those, 3 are full-time and 0 part-time. Leading the program is Camise A Patterson.
Across the school’s 12 sports, softball ranks #5 by total coaching staff.
The figures below come from the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The Alabama State women’s softball program brought in $536,765 in revenue against $536,765 in expenses, essentially breaking even. Per athlete, that is about $2,846 in operating expense per athlete, or $76,841 per team.
Against the school’s 12 sports, softball ranks #7 by revenue, accounting for 3% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
The women’s softball team posted an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 970 (953 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 86%. It retained 93% of its athletes, with 96% remaining academically eligible.
Relative to the school’s average team APR of 965, softball grades out ahead at 970.
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Some figures may be missing where the school did not report them.