by our College Data Analytics TeamThis page takes a deep look at Softball at Lipscomb University, a spring sport — the roster, coaching, finances and academics, broken out by gender and stacked against the school’s other sports. Lipscomb is classified as NCAA Division I without football as a member of Atlantic Sun Conference.
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The Lipscomb women’s softball team fields 20 athletes, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 69. The NCAA tracked 73 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
Of the 10 varsity sports Lipscomb sponsors, softball ranks #5 by total roster size.
The women’s softball program carries 4 coaches — 1 head coach and 3 assistants. In all, 3 work full-time and 1 part-time. Leading the program is Kristin Ryman.
Among the school’s 10 sports, softball sits #6 by total coaching staff.
These numbers are reported to the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The Lipscomb women’s softball program generated $1,121,184 in revenue against $1,121,184 in expenses, breaking even on the year. This comes to about $9,583 in operating expense per athlete, or $191,654 per team.
Among the school’s 10 sports, softball ranks #7 by revenue, or about 4% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
The women’s softball team recorded an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 992 (981 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 88%. 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 992.
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