This page takes a deep look at Softball at Bradley University, a spring sport — the roster, coaching, finances and academics, broken out by gender and stacked against the school’s other sports. Bradley plays at the level of NCAA Division I without football as a member of Missouri Valley Conference.
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The Bradley women’s softball team carries 22 student athletes, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 75. The most recent cohort included 79 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
Of the 10 varsity sports Bradley reports, softball comes in at #5 by total roster size.
The women’s softball program employs 3 coaches — 1 head coach and 2 assistants. Of those, 3 are full-time and 0 part-time. At the helm is Lauren Gambone (Interim).
Among the school’s 10 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 Bradley women’s softball program reported $802,684 in revenue against $802,684 in expenses, breaking even on the year. This comes to about $8,447 in operating expense per athlete, or $185,829 per team.
Against the school’s 10 sports, softball sits #7 by revenue, accounting for 4% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
The women’s softball team posted an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 993 (997 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 100%. Year over year, it held onto 100% of its athletes, with 99% remaining academically eligible.
Relative to the school’s average team APR of 989, softball grades out ahead at 993.
When Bradley places on one of our Best Schools for a Sport list, you’ll see it called out. College Factual’s sports rankings weigh both athletics and academics.
Some figures may be missing where the school did not report them.