This page takes a deep look at Softball at University of Northwestern-St Paul, a spring sport — the roster, coaching, finances and academics, broken out by gender and stacked against the school’s other sports. Northwestern plays at the level of NCAA Division III with football as a member of Upper Midwest Athletic Conference.
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The Northwestern women’s softball team fields 28 student athletes.
Of the 12 varsity sports Northwestern sponsors, softball comes in at #7 by total roster size.
The women’s softball program carries 5 coaches — 1 head coach and 4 assistants. Of those, 0 work full-time and 5 part-time. The head coach is Alicia Du'Monceaux.
Across the school’s 12 sports, softball sits #6 by total coaching staff.
The figures below come from the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The Northwestern women’s softball program reported $99,671 in revenue against $99,671 in expenses, essentially breaking even. This comes to about $1,750 in operating expense per athlete, or $49,004 per team.
Against the school’s 12 sports, softball ranks #5 by revenue, accounting for 4% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
When Northwestern places on one of our Best Schools for a Sport list, you’ll see it called out. To rank well, a program needs strong athletics and a quality education.
Some figures may be missing where the school did not report them.