by our College Data Analytics TeamHere we dig into Softball at Furman University, a spring sport — with a section for each major topic and side-by-side gender and cross-sport context. Furman competes in NCAA Division I-FCS as a member of Southern Conference.
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The Furman women’s softball team fields 22 athletes, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 74. The most recent cohort included 46 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
Of the 12 varsity sports Furman sponsors, softball ranks #6 by total roster size.
The women’s softball program carries 3 coaches — 1 head coach and 2 assistants. In all, 3 work full-time and 0 part-time. Leading the program is Mary Beth Dennison.
Across the school’s 12 sports, softball ranks #7 by total coaching staff.
Financial data is drawn from the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The Furman women’s softball program generated $1,021,580 in revenue against $1,021,580 in expenses, right at break-even. Per athlete, that is about $5,877 in operating expense per athlete, or $129,303 per team.
Among the school’s 12 sports, softball ranks #8 by revenue, accounting for 3% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
The women’s softball team earned an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 984 (1000 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 100%. Year over year, it held onto 100% of its athletes, with 100% remaining academically eligible.
Compared with the school’s average team APR of 994, softball trails the average at 984.
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