On this page we break down Softball at University of Connecticut, a spring sport — with a section for each major topic and side-by-side gender and cross-sport context. UCONN plays at the level of NCAA Division I-FBS as a member of BIG EAST Conference.
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The UCONN women’s softball team lists 19 players, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 76. Academic data covers 78 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
Among the 17 varsity sports UCONN reports, softball sits at #11 by total roster size.
The women’s softball program employs 4 coaches — 1 head coach and 3 assistants. Of those, 3 work full-time and 1 part-time. Leading the program is Laura Valentino.
Among the school’s 17 sports, softball sits #6 by total coaching staff.
Financial data is drawn from the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The UCONN women’s softball program generated $1,630,413 in revenue against $1,630,413 in expenses, right at break-even. That works out to about $28,689 in operating expense per athlete, or $545,089 per team.
Among the school’s 17 sports, softball ranks #8 by revenue, accounting for 2% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
The women’s softball team earned an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 996 (997 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 100%. Year over year, it held onto 99% of its athletes, with 100% remaining academically eligible.
Compared with the school’s average team APR of 988, softball sits above average at 996.
If UCONN places on one of our Best Schools for a Sport list, we include that ranking. College Factual’s sports rankings weigh both athletics and academics.
Some figures may be missing where the school did not report them.