by our College Data Analytics TeamHere we dig into Softball at Eastern Illinois University, a spring sport — with a section for each major topic and side-by-side gender and cross-sport context. EIU is classified as NCAA Division I-FCS as a member of Ohio Valley Conference.
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The EIU women’s softball team carries 22 athletes, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 67. The most recent cohort included 75 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
Among the 13 varsity sports EIU sponsors, softball sits at #7 by total roster size.
The women’s softball program employs 4 coaches — 1 head coach and 3 assistants. Staffing-wise, 3 are full-time and 1 part-time. At the helm is Kristi Paulson.
Among the school’s 13 sports, softball sits #7 by total coaching staff.
These numbers are reported to the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The EIU women’s softball program generated $770,465 in revenue against $770,465 in expenses, essentially breaking even. This comes to about $12,398 in operating expense per athlete, or $272,756 per team.
Among the school’s 13 sports, softball ranks #6 by revenue, accounting for 4% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
The women’s softball team posted an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 1000 (996 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 100%. It retained 98% of its athletes, with 100% remaining academically eligible.
Against the school’s average team APR of 986, softball sits above average at 1000.
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Some figures may be missing where the school did not report them.