by our College Data Analytics TeamThis page takes a deep look at Softball at Jackson State University, a spring sport — with a section for each major topic and side-by-side gender and cross-sport context. Jackson State competes in NCAA Division I-FCS as a member of Southwestern Athletic Conf..
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The Jackson State women’s softball team lists 26 athletes, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 71. The most recent cohort included 87 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
Among the 12 varsity sports Jackson State sponsors, softball ranks #6 by total roster size.
The women’s softball program is staffed by 2 coaches — 1 head coach and 1 assistant. Of those, 2 are full-time and 0 part-time. The head coach is Kevin Montgomery.
Across the school’s 12 sports, softball sits #5 by total coaching staff.
The figures below come from the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The Jackson State women’s softball program generated $440,240 in revenue against $440,240 in expenses, right at break-even. Per athlete, that is about $1,693 in operating expense per athlete, or $44,029 per team.
Among the school’s 12 sports, softball sits #7 by revenue, accounting for 4% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
The women’s softball team posted an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 963 (986 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 100%. Year over year, it held onto 98% of its athletes, with 99% remaining academically eligible.
Relative to the school’s average team APR of 968, softball lands below the pack at 963.
When Jackson 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.