by our College Data Analytics TeamOn this page we break down Softball at Northwestern University, a spring sport — team by team, topic by topic, with gender and cross-sport comparisons throughout. Northwestern is classified as NCAA Division I-FBS as a member of Big Ten Conference.
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The Northwestern women’s softball team lists 20 players, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 64. Academic data covers 70 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
Among the 16 varsity sports Northwestern reports, softball sits at #12 by total roster size.
The women’s softball program is staffed by 4 coaches — 1 head coach and 3 assistants. Of those, 4 work full-time and 0 part-time. At the helm is Kate Drohan.
Among the school’s 16 sports, softball sits #7 by total coaching staff.
These numbers are reported to the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The Northwestern women’s softball program reported $1,401,484 in revenue against $2,910,446 in expenses, running a deficit of $1,508,962. That works out to about $23,049 in operating expense per athlete, or $460,972 per team.
Among the school’s 16 sports, softball sits #12 by revenue, or about 1% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
The women’s softball team earned an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 1000 (992 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 996, softball sits above average at 1000.
When Northwestern earns a spot on a 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.