by our College Data Analytics TeamHere we dig into Softball at Ohio State University-Main Campus, a spring sport — with a section for each major topic and side-by-side gender and cross-sport context. Ohio State is classified as NCAA Division I-FBS as a member of Big Ten Conference.
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The Ohio State women’s softball team carries 22 athletes, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 85. The most recent cohort included 86 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
Of the 23 varsity sports Ohio State sponsors, softball comes in at #16 by total roster size.
The women’s softball program is staffed by 4 coaches — 1 head coach and 3 assistants. Staffing-wise, 4 work full-time and 0 part-time. Leading the program is Kirin Kumar.
Across the school’s 23 sports, softball sits #13 by total coaching staff.
Financial data is drawn from the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The Ohio State women’s softball program generated $2,498,704 in revenue against $2,498,704 in expenses, breaking even on the year. Per athlete, that is about $31,196 in operating expense per athlete, or $686,312 per team.
Against the school’s 23 sports, softball sits #14 by revenue, or about 1% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
The women’s softball team recorded an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 994 (988 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 100%. It retained 99% of its athletes, with 98% remaining academically eligible.
Against the school’s average team APR of 992, softball sits above average at 994.
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