by our College Data Analytics TeamHere we dig into Softball at Iowa State University, a spring sport — with a section for each major topic and side-by-side gender and cross-sport context. Iowa State competes in NCAA Division I-FBS as a member of Big 12 Conference.
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The Iowa State women’s softball team lists 24 players, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 79. The NCAA tracked 99 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
Among the 14 varsity sports Iowa State reports, softball sits at #7 by total roster size.
The women’s softball program is staffed by 4 coaches — 1 head coach and 3 assistants. Of those, 3 work full-time and 1 part-time. Leading the program is James Pinkerton.
Across the school’s 14 sports, softball sits #5 by total coaching staff.
Financial data is drawn from the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The Iowa State women’s softball program reported $360,274 in revenue against $1,960,382 in expenses, running a deficit of $1,600,108. Per athlete, that is about $23,654 in operating expense per athlete, or $567,704 per team.
Against the school’s 14 sports, softball sits #5 by revenue, or about 0% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
The women’s softball team recorded an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 990 (987 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 100%. The program kept 99% of its athletes, with 97% remaining academically eligible.
Against the school’s average team APR of 991, softball sits below average at 990.
When Iowa State earns a spot on a 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.