Here we dig into Softball at University of Illinois Springfield, a spring sport — the roster, coaching, finances and academics, broken out by gender and stacked against the school’s other sports. UIS is classified as NCAA Division II without football as a member of Great Lakes Valley Conference.
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The UIS women’s softball team carries 22 athletes.
Of the 10 varsity sports UIS sponsors, softball ranks #5 by total roster size.
The women’s softball program is staffed by 4 coaches — 1 head coach and 3 assistants. Of those, 2 are full-time and 2 part-time. At the helm is Shannon Guthrie.
Among the school’s 10 sports, softball ranks #5 by total coaching staff.
These numbers are reported to the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The UIS women’s softball program reported $416,945 in revenue against $416,945 in expenses, right at break-even. This comes to about $3,990 in operating expense per athlete, or $87,779 per team.
Among the school’s 10 sports, softball sits #4 by revenue, or about 8% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
If UIS places on one of our Best Schools for a Sport list, we include that ranking. To rank well, a program needs strong athletics and a quality education.
Some figures may be missing where the school did not report them.