by our College Data Analytics TeamOn this page we break down Softball at Michigan State University, a spring sport — the roster, coaching, finances and academics, broken out by gender and stacked against the school’s other sports. Michigan State plays at the level of NCAA Division I-FBS as a member of Big Ten Conference.
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The Michigan State women’s softball team fields 24 athletes, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 83. The most recent cohort included 94 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
Among the 17 varsity sports Michigan State reports, softball sits at #9 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 Sharonda Kelley.
Among the school’s 17 sports, softball sits #7 by total coaching staff.
Financial data is drawn from the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The Michigan State women’s softball program generated $2,131,446 in revenue against $2,131,446 in expenses, breaking even on the year. Per athlete, that is about $21,811 in operating expense per athlete, or $523,468 per team.
Among the school’s 17 sports, softball sits #12 by revenue, accounting for 1% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
The women’s softball team posted an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 1000 (988 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 100%. It retained 99% of its athletes, with 99% remaining academically eligible.
Against the school’s average team APR of 991, softball comes in above the pack at 1000.
When Michigan State places on one of our Best Schools for a Sport list, we include that ranking. Our sports rankings reward schools that excel on the field and in the classroom.
Some figures may be missing where the school did not report them.