by our College Data Analytics TeamHere we dig into Softball at Mississippi State University, a spring sport — with a section for each major topic and side-by-side gender and cross-sport context. Mississippi State plays at the level of NCAA Division I-FBS as a member of Southeastern Conference.
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The Mississippi State women’s softball team carries 22 athletes, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 102. Academic data covers 102 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
Among the 11 varsity sports Mississippi State sponsors, softball ranks #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. Leading the program is Samantha Ricketts.
Among the school’s 11 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 Mississippi State women’s softball program generated $3,289,587 in revenue against $3,289,587 in expenses, essentially breaking even. This comes to about $41,125 in operating expense per athlete, or $904,740 per team.
Against the school’s 11 sports, softball ranks #5 by revenue, accounting for 2% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
The women’s softball team posted an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 995 and a Graduation Success Rate of 100%. Year over year, it held onto 99% of its athletes, with 100% remaining academically eligible.
Compared with the school’s average team APR of 989, softball comes in above the pack at 995.
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