by our College Data Analytics TeamHere we dig into Softball at Sacred Heart University, a spring sport — the roster, coaching, finances and academics, broken out by gender and stacked against the school’s other sports. Sacred Heart is classified as NCAA Division I-FCS as a member of Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference.
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The Sacred Heart women’s softball team carries 25 athletes, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 89. Academic data covers 96 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
Of the 22 varsity sports Sacred Heart sponsors, softball ranks #16 by total roster size.
The women’s softball program is staffed by 3 coaches — 1 head coach and 2 assistants. Staffing-wise, 2 are full-time and 1 part-time. At the helm is Pam London.
Among the school’s 22 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 Sacred Heart women’s softball program generated $1,033,913 in revenue against $1,033,913 in expenses, breaking even on the year. That works out to about $7,603 in operating expense per athlete, or $190,069 per team.
Against the school’s 22 sports, softball sits #8 by revenue, accounting for 2% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
The women’s softball team recorded an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 992 (1000 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 100%. Year over year, it held onto 99% of its athletes, with 100% remaining academically eligible.
Compared with the school’s average team APR of 986, softball comes in above the pack at 992.
When Sacred Heart earns a spot on a Best Schools for a Sport list, we include that ranking. To rank well, a program needs strong athletics and a quality education.
Blank metrics mean the data was not reported for this team.