Here we dig into Softball at Idaho State University, a spring sport — the roster, coaching, finances and academics, broken out by gender and stacked against the school’s other sports. ISU competes in NCAA Division I-FCS as a member of Big Sky Conference.
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The ISU women’s softball team fields 24 athletes, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 66. The most recent cohort included 94 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
Of the 10 varsity sports ISU sponsors, softball sits at #5 by total roster size.
The women’s softball program carries 4 coaches — 1 head coach and 3 assistants. Of those, 3 work full-time and 1 part-time. The head coach is Andrew Rich.
Among the school’s 10 sports, softball sits #5 by total coaching staff.
These numbers are reported to the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The ISU women’s softball program generated $899,902 in revenue against $899,902 in expenses, breaking even on the year. This comes to about $12,494 in operating expense per athlete, or $299,861 per team.
Against the school’s 10 sports, softball sits #6 by revenue, accounting for 4% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
The women’s softball team recorded an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 983 (940 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 87%. It retained 92% of its athletes, with 95% remaining academically eligible.
Against the school’s average team APR of 982, softball grades out ahead at 983.
When ISU places on one of our Best Schools for a Sport list, we note it here. To rank well, a program needs strong athletics and a quality education.
Blank metrics mean the data was not reported for this team.