by our College Data Analytics TeamOn this page we break down Softball at University of Maryland-College Park, a spring sport — the roster, coaching, finances and academics, broken out by gender and stacked against the school’s other sports. UMCP plays at the level of NCAA Division I-FBS as a member of Big Ten Conference.
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The UMCP women’s softball team fields 20 athletes, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 76. The most recent cohort included 80 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
Among the 16 varsity sports UMCP sponsors, softball sits at #11 by total roster size.
The women’s softball program is staffed by 3 coaches — 1 head coach and 2 assistants. In all, 3 work full-time and 0 part-time. At the helm is Lauren Karn.
Across the school’s 16 sports, softball sits #13 by total coaching staff.
These numbers are reported to the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The UMCP women’s softball program generated $307,111 in revenue against $1,790,898 in expenses, coming up short by $1,483,787. That works out to about $22,987 in operating expense per athlete, or $459,741 per team.
Against the school’s 16 sports, softball ranks #12 by revenue, accounting for 0% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
The women’s softball team posted an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 993 (990 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 95%. It retained 98% of its athletes, with 100% remaining academically eligible.
Compared with the school’s average team APR of 986, softball sits above average at 993.
When UMCP 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.
Some figures may be missing where the school did not report them.