by our College Data Analytics TeamThis page takes a deep look at Softball at Northern Illinois University, a spring sport — with a section for each major topic and side-by-side gender and cross-sport context. NIU plays at the level of NCAA Division I-FBS as a member of Mid-American Conference.
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The NIU women’s softball team fields 24 student athletes, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 93. Academic data covers 99 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
Of the 14 varsity sports NIU reports, softball comes in at #8 by total roster size.
The women’s softball program employs 3 coaches — 1 head coach and 2 assistants. Staffing-wise, 3 work full-time and 0 part-time. The head coach is Kathryn Gleason.
Across the school’s 14 sports, softball sits #7 by total coaching staff.
The figures below come from the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The NIU women’s softball program generated $920,692 in revenue against $920,692 in expenses, right at break-even. This comes to about $8,694 in operating expense per athlete, or $208,656 per team.
Against the school’s 14 sports, softball ranks #8 by revenue, or about 3% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
The women’s softball team posted an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 997 (992 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 91%. Year over year, it held onto 99% of its athletes, with 99% remaining academically eligible.
Compared with the school’s average team APR of 985, softball comes in above the pack at 997.
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