by our College Data Analytics TeamOn this page we break down Softball at Boston University, a spring sport — with a section for each major topic and side-by-side gender and cross-sport context. Boston U competes in NCAA Division I without football as a member of Patriot League.
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The Boston U women’s softball team fields 20 players, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 62. The most recent cohort included 67 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
Of the 14 varsity sports Boston U reports, softball sits at #9 by total roster size.
The women’s softball program carries 3 coaches — 1 head coach and 2 assistants. Of those, 3 work full-time and 0 part-time. Leading the program is Ashley Waters.
Across the school’s 14 sports, softball ranks #9 by total coaching staff.
The figures below come from the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The Boston U women’s softball program reported $1,929,924 in revenue against $1,929,924 in expenses, right at break-even. This comes to about $14,874 in operating expense per athlete, or $297,479 per team.
Among the school’s 14 sports, softball ranks #7 by revenue, accounting for 4% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
The women’s softball team earned an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 996 (992 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 100%. Year over year, it held onto 98% of its athletes, with 100% remaining academically eligible.
Against the school’s average team APR of 994, softball comes in above the pack at 996.
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