by our College Data Analytics TeamOn this page we break down Softball at Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus, a spring sport — with a section for each major topic and side-by-side gender and cross-sport context. Penn State University Park plays at the level of NCAA Division I-FBS as a member of Big Ten Conference.
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The Penn State University Park women’s softball team carries 21 athletes, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 80. The NCAA tracked 80 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
Of the 19 varsity sports Penn State University Park sponsors, softball ranks #15 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. Leading the program is Clarisa Crowell.
Across the school’s 19 sports, softball ranks #11 by total coaching staff.
The figures below come from the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The Penn State University Park women’s softball program reported $617,772 in revenue against $2,284,955 in expenses, running a deficit of $1,667,183. This comes to about $31,584 in operating expense per athlete, or $663,257 per team.
Among the school’s 19 sports, softball ranks #12 by revenue, or about 0% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
The women’s softball team earned an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 993 (984 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 95%. It retained 97% of its athletes, with 99% remaining academically eligible.
Compared with the school’s average team APR of 989, softball sits above average at 993.
When Penn State University Park 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.
Blank metrics mean the data was not reported for this team.