by our College Data Analytics TeamOn this page we break down Softball at Harvard University, a spring sport — team by team, topic by topic, with gender and cross-sport comparisons throughout. Harvard competes in NCAA Division I-FCS as a member of The Ivy League.
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The Harvard women’s softball team fields 21 players, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 86. The most recent cohort included 83 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
Among the 24 varsity sports Harvard reports, softball ranks #20 by total roster size.
The women’s softball program is staffed by 4 coaches — 1 head coach and 3 assistants. Of those, 2 are full-time and 2 part-time. At the helm is Jenny Rohn.
Among the school’s 24 sports, softball ranks #16 by total coaching staff.
The figures below come from the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The Harvard women’s softball program reported $665,827 in revenue against $665,827 in expenses, essentially breaking even. This comes to about $10,518 in operating expense per athlete, or $220,886 per team.
Among the school’s 24 sports, softball sits #16 by revenue, accounting for 1% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
The women’s softball team recorded an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 997 (991 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 95%. Year over year, it held onto 99% of its athletes, with 99% remaining academically eligible.
Compared with the school’s average team APR of 994, softball comes in above the pack at 997.
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Some figures may be missing where the school did not report them.