by our College Data Analytics TeamHere we dig into Softball at Sam Houston State University, a spring sport — with a section for each major topic and side-by-side gender and cross-sport context. SHSU is classified as NCAA Division I-FBS as a member of Conference USA.
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The SHSU women’s softball team lists 23 players, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 71. The most recent cohort included 85 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
Among the 13 varsity sports SHSU reports, softball ranks #6 by total roster size.
The women’s softball program employs 4 coaches — 1 head coach and 3 assistants. Staffing-wise, 3 are full-time and 1 part-time. Leading the program is Garrett Valis.
Across the school’s 13 sports, softball ranks #5 by total coaching staff.
These numbers are reported to the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The SHSU women’s softball program reported $954,932 in revenue against $954,932 in expenses, breaking even on the year. This comes to about $13,687 in operating expense per athlete, or $314,810 per team.
Among the school’s 13 sports, softball ranks #5 by revenue, or about 3% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
The women’s softball team earned an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 1000 (985 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 100%. The program kept 97% of its athletes, with 99% remaining academically eligible.
Against the school’s average team APR of 988, softball sits above average at 1000.
If SHSU 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.