by our College Data Analytics TeamThis page takes a deep look at Softball at University of Alabama at Birmingham, a spring sport — with a section for each major topic and side-by-side gender and cross-sport context. UAB competes in NCAA Division I-FBS as a member of American Conference.
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The UAB women’s softball team carries 27 student athletes, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 93. The most recent cohort included 97 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
Of the 14 varsity sports UAB sponsors, softball ranks #6 by total roster size.
The women’s softball program is staffed by 4 coaches — 1 head coach and 3 assistants. Staffing-wise, 1 are full-time and 3 part-time. Leading the program is Taylor Smartt.
Among the school’s 14 sports, softball ranks #4 by total coaching staff.
The figures below come from the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The UAB women’s softball program brought in $1,207,536 in revenue against $1,145,278 in expenses, a net profit of $62,258. Per athlete, that is about $12,208 in operating expense per athlete, or $329,619 per team.
Against the school’s 14 sports, softball ranks #5 by revenue, or about 3% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
The women’s softball team posted an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 989 (997 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 96%. The program kept 99% of its athletes, with 99% remaining academically eligible.
Compared with the school’s average team APR of 980, softball sits above average at 989.
If UAB earns a spot on a Best Schools for a Sport list, you’ll see it called out. College Factual’s sports rankings weigh both athletics and academics.
Some figures may be missing where the school did not report them.