by our College Data Analytics TeamOn this page we break down Softball at Lamar University, a spring sport — with a section for each major topic and side-by-side gender and cross-sport context. Lamar University plays at the level of NCAA Division I-FCS as a member of Southland Conference.
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The Lamar University women’s softball team lists 25 players, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 73. The most recent cohort included 91 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
Among the 11 varsity sports Lamar University sponsors, softball sits at #6 by total roster size.
The women’s softball program is staffed by 4 coaches — 1 head coach and 3 assistants. In all, 4 work full-time and 0 part-time. At the helm is Amy Hooks.
Among the school’s 11 sports, softball ranks #4 by total coaching staff.
These numbers are reported to the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The Lamar University women’s softball program reported $912,371 in revenue against $901,327 in expenses, a net profit of $11,044. That works out to about $7,589 in operating expense per athlete, or $189,723 per team.
Among the school’s 11 sports, softball ranks #6 by revenue, or about 4% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
The women’s softball team recorded an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 988 (960 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 85%. The program kept 95% of its athletes, with 97% remaining academically eligible.
Relative to the school’s average team APR of 970, softball grades out ahead at 988.
If Lamar University 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.