by our College Data Analytics TeamHere we dig into Softball at Swarthmore College, a spring sport — the roster, coaching, finances and academics, broken out by gender and stacked against the school’s other sports. Swarthmore competes in NCAA Division III without football as a member of Centennial Conference.
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The Swarthmore women’s softball team fields 20 athletes.
Of the 14 varsity sports Swarthmore reports, softball ranks #9 by total roster size.
The women’s softball program carries 4 coaches — 1 head coach and 3 assistants. Staffing-wise, 0 are full-time and 4 part-time. Leading the program is Melissa Finley.
Among the school’s 14 sports, softball sits #8 by total coaching staff.
Financial data is drawn from the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The Swarthmore women’s softball program generated $222,818 in revenue against $206,252 in expenses, a net profit of $16,566. This comes to about $2,364 in operating expense per athlete, or $47,272 per team.
Against the school’s 14 sports, softball sits #10 by revenue, accounting for 3% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
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