On this page we break down Softball at Canisius University, a spring sport — team by team, topic by topic, with gender and cross-sport comparisons throughout. Canisius competes in NCAA Division I without football as a member of Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference.
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The Canisius women’s softball team lists 25 student athletes, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 66. Academic data covers 73 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
Of the 14 varsity sports Canisius sponsors, softball comes in at #9 by total roster size.
The women’s softball program is staffed by 3 coaches — 1 head coach and 2 assistants. Staffing-wise, 1 are full-time and 2 part-time. Leading the program is Daniel J Gierlak Jr..
Among the school’s 14 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 Canisius women’s softball program brought in $544,153 in revenue against $544,153 in expenses, essentially breaking even. Per athlete, that is about $6,893 in operating expense per athlete, or $172,329 per team.
Among the school’s 14 sports, softball sits #7 by revenue, accounting for 4% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
The women’s softball team recorded an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 989 (985 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 100%. It retained 98% of its athletes, with 99% remaining academically eligible.
Against the school’s average team APR of 991, softball trails the average at 989.
When Canisius earns a spot on a Best Schools for a Sport list, we include that ranking. To rank well, a program needs strong athletics and a quality education.
Blank metrics mean the data was not reported for this team.