by our College Data Analytics TeamThis page takes a deep look at Softball at University of California-Santa Barbara, a spring sport — the roster, coaching, finances and academics, broken out by gender and stacked against the school’s other sports. UCSB plays at the level of NCAA Division I without football as a member of Big West Conference.
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The UCSB women’s softball team fields 21 players, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 67. The most recent cohort included 75 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
Of the 13 varsity sports UCSB reports, softball ranks #10 by total roster size.
The women’s softball program carries 4 coaches — 1 head coach and 3 assistants. Of those, 3 are full-time and 1 part-time. At the helm is Jo Evans.
Among the school’s 13 sports, softball ranks #8 by total coaching staff.
The figures below come from the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The UCSB women’s softball program generated $1,615,756 in revenue against $1,615,756 in expenses, essentially breaking even. Per athlete, that is about $13,464 in operating expense per athlete, or $282,754 per team.
Among the school’s 13 sports, softball ranks #6 by revenue, or about 5% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
The women’s softball team earned an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 979 (966 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 94%. Year over year, it held onto 98% of its athletes, with 95% remaining academically eligible.
Against the school’s average team APR of 987, softball trails the average at 979.
When UCSB places on one of our Best Schools for a Sport list, we note it here. College Factual’s sports rankings weigh both athletics and academics.
Some figures may be missing where the school did not report them.