by our College Data Analytics TeamOn this page we break down Softball at James Madison University, a spring sport — the roster, coaching, finances and academics, broken out by gender and stacked against the school’s other sports. JMU is classified as NCAA Division I-FCS as a member of Sun Belt Conference.
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The JMU women’s softball team carries 25 players, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 80. Academic data covers 83 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
Of the 15 varsity sports JMU sponsors, softball sits at #8 by total roster size.
The women’s softball program employs 4 coaches — 1 head coach and 3 assistants. Of those, 3 work full-time and 1 part-time. The head coach is Loren LaPorte.
Across the school’s 15 sports, softball sits #4 by total coaching staff.
The figures below come from the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The JMU women’s softball program generated $1,923,738 in revenue against $1,923,737 in expenses, netting $1. This comes to about $14,966 in operating expense per athlete, or $374,160 per team.
Against the school’s 15 sports, softball ranks #6 by revenue, or about 3% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
The women’s softball team recorded an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 1000 (980 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 89%. The program kept 97% of its athletes, with 99% remaining academically eligible.
Against the school’s average team APR of 992, softball grades out ahead at 1000.
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