by our College Data Analytics TeamThis page takes a deep look at Softball at Jacksonville University, a spring sport — the roster, coaching, finances and academics, broken out by gender and stacked against the school’s other sports. JU is classified as NCAA Division I without football as a member of Atlantic Sun Conference.
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The JU women’s softball team lists 22 players, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 64. The most recent cohort included 84 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
Among the 13 varsity sports JU 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. Staffing-wise, 3 work full-time and 1 part-time. The head coach is Erica Ayers.
Among the school’s 13 sports, softball ranks #5 by total coaching staff.
These numbers are reported to the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The JU women’s softball program generated $1,052,491 in revenue against $1,052,491 in expenses, breaking even on the year. Per athlete, that is about $5,590 in operating expense per athlete, or $122,973 per team.
Against the school’s 13 sports, softball sits #6 by revenue, or about 5% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
The women’s softball team posted an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 986 (984 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 94%. Year over year, it held onto 97% of its athletes, with 99% remaining academically eligible.
Relative to the school’s average team APR of 987, softball sits right at the average at 986.
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