by our College Data Analytics TeamHere we dig into Softball at Oakland University, a spring sport — team by team, topic by topic, with gender and cross-sport comparisons throughout. Oakland is classified as NCAA Division I without football as a member of Horizon League.
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The Oakland women’s softball team carries 22 student athletes, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 68. Academic data covers 75 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
Among the 12 varsity sports Oakland sponsors, softball comes in at #6 by total roster size.
The women’s softball program employs 4 coaches — 1 head coach and 3 assistants. Staffing-wise, 2 work full-time and 2 part-time. The head coach is Chris Stelma.
Across the school’s 12 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 Oakland women’s softball program generated $698,671 in revenue against $698,671 in expenses, right at break-even. This comes to about $7,637 in operating expense per athlete, or $168,014 per team.
Among the school’s 12 sports, softball ranks #7 by revenue, accounting for 4% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
The women’s softball team earned an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 986 (985 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 94%. Year over year, it held onto 98% of its athletes, with 99% remaining academically eligible.
Against the school’s average team APR of 982, softball grades out ahead at 986.
If Oakland earns a spot on a Best Schools for a Sport list, we note it here. To rank well, a program needs strong athletics and a quality education.
Some figures may be missing where the school did not report them.