by our College Data Analytics TeamOn this page we break down Softball at Butler University, a spring sport — the roster, coaching, finances and academics, broken out by gender and stacked against the school’s other sports. Butler is classified as NCAA Division I-FCS as a member of BIG EAST Conference.
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The Butler women’s softball team lists 21 players, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 83. The NCAA tracked 78 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
Of the 13 varsity sports Butler sponsors, softball sits at #9 by total roster size.
The women’s softball program carries 4 coaches — 1 head coach and 3 assistants. Staffing-wise, 2 work full-time and 2 part-time. The head coach is Scott Hall.
Across the school’s 13 sports, softball ranks #6 by total coaching staff.
The figures below come from the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The Butler women’s softball program reported $1,198,614 in revenue against $1,167,285 in expenses, for a surplus of $31,329. That works out to about $3,034 in operating expense per athlete, or $63,720 per team.
Among the school’s 13 sports, softball sits #7 by revenue, accounting for 3% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
The women’s softball team recorded an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 1000 (991 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 95%. It retained 98% of its athletes, with 100% remaining academically eligible.
Against the school’s average team APR of 988, softball comes in above the pack at 1000.
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