by our College Data Analytics TeamHere we dig into Softball at California State University-Sacramento, a spring sport — with a section for each major topic and side-by-side gender and cross-sport context. Sac State competes in NCAA Division I-FCS as a member of Big Sky Conference.
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The Sac State women’s softball team lists 26 student athletes, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 77. Academic data covers 90 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
Among the 14 varsity sports Sac State reports, softball comes in at #7 by total roster size.
The women’s softball program employs 3 coaches — 1 head coach and 2 assistants. Of those, 3 work full-time and 0 part-time. The head coach is Lori Perez.
Across the school’s 14 sports, softball ranks #8 by total coaching staff.
The figures below come from the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The Sac State women’s softball program brought in $1,107,098 in revenue against $1,107,098 in expenses, essentially breaking even. This comes to about $2,844 in operating expense per athlete, or $73,950 per team.
Among the school’s 14 sports, softball sits #9 by revenue, or about 2% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
The women’s softball team earned an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 969 (976 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 88%. Year over year, it held onto 98% of its athletes, with 97% remaining academically eligible.
Compared with the school’s average team APR of 975, softball lands below the pack at 969.
If Sac State places on one of our Best Schools for a Sport list, you’ll see it called out. To rank well, a program needs strong athletics and a quality education.
Some figures may be missing where the school did not report them.