by our College Data Analytics TeamThis page takes a deep look at Softball at University of Delaware, a spring sport — with a section for each major topic and side-by-side gender and cross-sport context. UD plays at the level of NCAA Division I-FCS as a member of Conference USA.
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The UD women’s softball team lists 24 athletes, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 67. Academic data covers 85 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
Of the 18 varsity sports UD reports, softball sits at #10 by total roster size.
The women’s softball program carries 4 coaches — 1 head coach and 3 assistants. In all, 3 are full-time and 1 part-time. At the helm is Jen Steele.
Across the school’s 18 sports, softball ranks #9 by total coaching staff.
The figures below come from the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The UD women’s softball program brought in $1,546,398 in revenue against $1,546,398 in expenses, right at break-even. That works out to about $8,302 in operating expense per athlete, or $199,250 per team.
Among the school’s 18 sports, softball ranks #7 by revenue, accounting for 2% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
The women’s softball team recorded an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 993 (981 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 94%. It retained 98% of its athletes, with 98% remaining academically eligible.
Compared with the school’s average team APR of 988, softball sits above average at 993.
When UD earns a spot on a Best Schools for a Sport list, we note it here. To rank well, a program needs strong athletics and a quality education.
Blank metrics mean the data was not reported for this team.