by our College Data Analytics TeamHere we dig into Softball at University of Kansas, a spring sport — with a section for each major topic and side-by-side gender and cross-sport context. KU plays at the level of NCAA Division I-FBS as a member of Big 12 Conference.
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The KU women’s softball team fields 23 student athletes, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 89. Academic data covers 90 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
Of the 14 varsity sports KU reports, softball comes in at #8 by total roster size.
The women’s softball program carries 4 coaches — 1 head coach and 3 assistants. Of those, 4 are full-time and 0 part-time. The head coach is Jennifer McFalls.
Across the school’s 14 sports, softball sits #4 by total coaching staff.
Financial data is drawn from the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The KU women’s softball program reported $2,687,838 in revenue against $2,687,838 in expenses, essentially breaking even. This comes to about $30,932 in operating expense per athlete, or $711,431 per team.
Among the school’s 14 sports, softball sits #5 by revenue, or about 2% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
The women’s softball team posted an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 991 (982 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 95%. Year over year, it held onto 97% of its athletes, with 99% remaining academically eligible.
Against the school’s average team APR of 991, softball is on par with the average at 991.
If KU earns a spot on a Best Schools for a Sport list, you’ll see it called out. To rank well, a program needs strong athletics and a quality education.
Blank metrics mean the data was not reported for this team.