by our College Data Analytics TeamThis page takes a deep look at Softball at Hofstra University, a spring sport — the roster, coaching, finances and academics, broken out by gender and stacked against the school’s other sports. Hofstra plays at the level of NCAA Division I without football as a member of Coastal Athletic Association.
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The Hofstra women’s softball team carries 22 players, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 63. The most recent cohort included 73 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
Of the 13 varsity sports Hofstra reports, softball comes in at #8 by total roster size.
The women’s softball program is staffed by 3 coaches — 1 head coach and 2 assistants. Of those, 3 work full-time and 0 part-time. The head coach is Susan Cassidy-Lyke.
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 Hofstra women’s softball program brought in $1,425,097 in revenue against $1,425,097 in expenses, breaking even on the year. That works out to about $11,755 in operating expense per athlete, or $258,615 per team.
Among the school’s 13 sports, softball sits #6 by revenue, accounting for 5% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
The women’s softball team earned an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 993 (988 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 90%. It retained 97% of its athletes, with 100% remaining academically eligible.
Against the school’s average team APR of 992, softball comes in above the pack at 993.
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Blank metrics mean the data was not reported for this team.