by our College Data Analytics TeamThis page takes a deep look at Softball at Grambling State University, a spring sport — the roster, coaching, finances and academics, broken out by gender and stacked against the school’s other sports. GSU is classified as NCAA Division I-FCS as a member of Southwestern Athletic Conf..
Jump to any section using the links below:
The GSU women’s softball team fields 31 athletes, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 88. The most recent cohort included 111 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
Of the 11 varsity sports GSU sponsors, softball sits at #6 by total roster size.
The women’s softball program employs 2 coaches — 1 head coach and 1 assistant. Staffing-wise, 2 are full-time and 0 part-time. At the helm is Vacant.
Across the school’s 11 sports, softball sits #4 by total coaching staff.
Financial data is drawn from the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The GSU women’s softball program brought in $441,329 in revenue against $441,329 in expenses, breaking even on the year. This comes to about $293 in operating expense per athlete, or $9,070 per team.
Among the school’s 11 sports, softball sits #7 by revenue, accounting for 3% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
The women’s softball team posted an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 976 (937 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 75%. The program kept 96% of its athletes, with 92% remaining academically eligible.
Compared with the school’s average team APR of 962, softball comes in above the pack at 976.
If GSU earns a spot on a Best Schools for a Sport list, you’ll see it called out. Our sports rankings reward schools that excel on the field and in the classroom.
If we don’t have data on a particular metric for this sport, it won’t appear above.