by our College Data Analytics TeamHere we dig into Softball at The University of Tennessee-Knoxville, a spring sport — team by team, topic by topic, with gender and cross-sport comparisons throughout. UT Knoxville is classified as NCAA Division I-FBS as a member of Southeastern Conference.
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The UT Knoxville women’s softball team carries 29 players, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 77. The most recent cohort included 101 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
Of the 14 varsity sports UT Knoxville reports, softball sits at #8 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. At the helm is Karen Weekly.
Across 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 UT Knoxville women’s softball program brought in $1,216,776 in revenue against $4,717,897 in expenses, a net loss of $3,501,121. Per athlete, that is about $38,951 in operating expense per athlete, or $1,129,579 per team.
Among the school’s 14 sports, softball sits #4 by revenue, or about 0% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
The women’s softball team recorded an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 995 (1000 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 93%. Year over year, it held onto 99% of its athletes, with 100% remaining academically eligible.
Against the school’s average team APR of 991, softball grades out ahead at 995.
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