by our College Data Analytics TeamOn this page we break down Softball at Charleston Southern University, a spring sport — team by team, topic by topic, with gender and cross-sport comparisons throughout. CSU is classified as NCAA Division I-FCS as a member of Big South Conference.
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The CSU women’s softball team fields 22 student athletes, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 71. The NCAA tracked 82 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
Of the 11 varsity sports CSU sponsors, softball sits at #6 by total roster size.
The women’s softball program carries 3 coaches — 1 head coach and 2 assistants. Staffing-wise, 3 work full-time and 0 part-time. At the helm is Christi Musser.
Across the school’s 11 sports, softball ranks #4 by total coaching staff.
Financial data is drawn from the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The CSU women’s softball program generated $688,719 in revenue against $688,719 in expenses, breaking even on the year. That works out to about $5,913 in operating expense per athlete, or $130,087 per team.
Against the school’s 11 sports, softball sits #5 by revenue, accounting for 5% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
The women’s softball team earned an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 974 (967 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 95%. The program kept 98% of its athletes, with 96% remaining academically eligible.
Against the school’s average team APR of 982, softball sits below average at 974.
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