by our College Data Analytics TeamThis page takes a deep look at Softball at Fairleigh Dickinson University-Metropolitan Campus, a spring sport — with a section for each major topic and side-by-side gender and cross-sport context. FDU plays at the level of NCAA Division I without football as a member of Northeast Conference.
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The FDU women’s softball team fields 26 student athletes, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 62. Academic data covers 85 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
Among the 13 varsity sports FDU sponsors, softball sits at #7 by total roster size.
The women’s softball program employs 3 coaches — 1 head coach and 2 assistants. Staffing-wise, 2 work full-time and 1 part-time. Leading the program is Christopher Foye.
Among the school’s 13 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 FDU women’s softball program reported $691,217 in revenue against $691,217 in expenses, essentially breaking even. That works out to about $5,484 in operating expense per athlete, or $142,583 per team.
Against the school’s 13 sports, softball sits #6 by revenue, accounting for 4% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
The women’s softball team earned an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 991 (983 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 100%. It retained 97% of its athletes, with 99% remaining academically eligible.
Against the school’s average team APR of 988, softball grades out ahead at 991.
If FDU places on one of our 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.