On this page we break down Softball at Syracuse University, a spring sport — team by team, topic by topic, with gender and cross-sport comparisons throughout. Syracuse competes in NCAA Division I-FBS as a member of Atlantic Coast Conference.
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The Syracuse women’s softball team fields 23 student athletes, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 61. The NCAA tracked 88 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
Of the 13 varsity sports Syracuse sponsors, softball sits at #9 by total roster size.
The women’s softball program carries 4 coaches — 1 head coach and 3 assistants. Staffing-wise, 3 work full-time and 1 part-time. Leading the program is Shannon Doepking.
Across the school’s 13 sports, softball sits #7 by total coaching staff.
These numbers are reported to the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The Syracuse women’s softball program generated $1,150,504 in revenue against $2,145,707 in expenses, running a deficit of $995,203. That works out to about $15,467 in operating expense per athlete, or $355,741 per team.
Among the school’s 13 sports, softball ranks #8 by revenue, or about 1% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
The women’s softball team posted an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 991 (996 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 100%. It retained 99% of its athletes, with 100% remaining academically eligible.
Compared with the school’s average team APR of 990, softball sits above average at 991.
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