by our College Data Analytics TeamThis page takes a deep look at Softball at University of Akron Main Campus, a spring sport — with a section for each major topic and side-by-side gender and cross-sport context. University of Akron Main Campus competes in NCAA Division I-FBS as a member of Mid-American Conference.
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The University of Akron Main Campus women’s softball team fields 25 players, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 79. The most recent cohort included 99 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
Among the 15 varsity sports University of Akron Main Campus sponsors, softball ranks #8 by total roster size.
The women’s softball program is staffed by 3 coaches — 1 head coach and 2 assistants. In all, 3 work full-time and 0 part-time. Leading the program is Craig Nicholson.
Across the school’s 15 sports, softball sits #7 by total coaching staff.
Financial data is drawn from the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The University of Akron Main Campus women’s softball program reported $790,095 in revenue against $790,095 in expenses, right at break-even. Per athlete, that is about $7,105 in operating expense per athlete, or $177,631 per team.
Among the school’s 15 sports, softball sits #6 by revenue, or about 2% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
The women’s softball team earned an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 971 (963 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 94%. Year over year, it held onto 95% of its athletes, with 97% remaining academically eligible.
Relative to the school’s average team APR of 976, softball lands below the pack at 971.
When University of Akron Main Campus places on one of our Best Schools for a Sport list, you’ll see it called out. Our sports rankings reward schools that excel on the field and in the classroom.
Some figures may be missing where the school did not report them.