by our College Data Analytics TeamThis page takes a deep look at Softball at Towson University, a spring sport — with a section for each major topic and side-by-side gender and cross-sport context. Towson plays at the level of NCAA Division I-FCS as a member of Coastal Athletic Association.
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The Towson women’s softball team carries 24 student athletes, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 81. The NCAA tracked 100 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
Of the 16 varsity sports Towson reports, softball comes in at #10 by total roster size.
The women’s softball program carries 4 coaches — 1 head coach and 3 assistants. In all, 4 work full-time and 0 part-time. Leading the program is Lisa Costello.
Across the school’s 16 sports, softball sits #5 by total coaching staff.
The figures below come from the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The Towson women’s softball program reported $1,038,790 in revenue against $1,038,790 in expenses, breaking even on the year. This comes to about $6,355 in operating expense per athlete, or $152,519 per team.
Against the school’s 16 sports, softball ranks #7 by revenue, accounting for 4% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
The women’s softball team posted an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 992 (981 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 89%. It retained 97% of its athletes, with 98% remaining academically eligible.
Compared with the school’s average team APR of 984, softball comes in above the pack at 992.
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