by our College Data Analytics TeamThis page takes a deep look at Softball at George Mason University, a spring sport — team by team, topic by topic, with gender and cross-sport comparisons throughout. GMU plays at the level of NCAA Division I without football as a member of Atlantic 10 Conference.
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The GMU women’s softball team carries 23 athletes, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 57. Academic data covers 71 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
Among the 15 varsity sports GMU sponsors, softball ranks #10 by total roster size.
The women’s softball program employs 4 coaches — 1 head coach and 3 assistants. In all, 2 work full-time and 2 part-time. At the helm is Justin Ross-Walker.
Across the school’s 15 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 GMU women’s softball program generated $831,308 in revenue against $831,308 in expenses, right at break-even. Per athlete, that is about $11,075 in operating expense per athlete, or $254,719 per team.
Among the school’s 15 sports, softball ranks #8 by revenue, or about 3% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
The women’s softball team posted an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 992 (986 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.
Compared with the school’s average team APR of 987, softball comes in above the pack at 992.
If GMU earns a spot on a Best Schools for a Sport list, you’ll see it called out. To rank well, a program needs strong athletics and a quality education.
Some figures may be missing where the school did not report them.