by our College Data Analytics TeamOn this page we break down Softball at Duke University, a spring sport — the roster, coaching, finances and academics, broken out by gender and stacked against the school’s other sports. Duke is classified as NCAA Division I-FBS as a member of Atlantic Coast Conference.
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The Duke women’s softball team fields 20 players, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 24. Academic data covers 81 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
Of the 18 varsity sports Duke sponsors, softball comes in at #13 by total roster size.
The women’s softball program carries 4 coaches — 1 head coach and 3 assistants. In all, 4 work full-time and 0 part-time. At the helm is Marissa Young.
Among the school’s 18 sports, softball sits #11 by total coaching staff.
Financial data is drawn from the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The Duke women’s softball program generated $2,922,529 in revenue against $3,303,802 in expenses, running a deficit of $381,273. That works out to about $37,388 in operating expense per athlete, or $747,756 per team.
Among the school’s 18 sports, softball sits #10 by revenue, or about 2% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
The women’s softball team posted an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 1000 (994 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 100%. Year over year, it held onto 98% of its athletes, with 98% remaining academically eligible.
Relative to the school’s average team APR of 995, softball comes in above the pack at 1000.
When Duke places on one of our Best Schools for a Sport list, we include that ranking. Our sports rankings reward schools that excel on the field and in the classroom.
Some figures may be missing where the school did not report them.