by our College Data Analytics TeamHere we dig into Softball at University of Minnesota-Twin Cities, a spring sport — team by team, topic by topic, with gender and cross-sport comparisons throughout. UMN Twin Cities plays at the level of NCAA Division I-FBS as a member of Big Ten Conference.
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The UMN Twin Cities women’s softball team fields 20 student athletes, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 79. The NCAA tracked 80 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
Among the 17 varsity sports UMN Twin Cities reports, softball comes in at #11 by total roster size.
The women’s softball program is staffed by 4 coaches — 1 head coach and 3 assistants. In all, 4 are full-time and 0 part-time. Leading the program is Piper Ritter.
Across 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 UMN Twin Cities women’s softball program reported $349,040 in revenue against $2,585,480 in expenses, coming up short by $2,236,440. This comes to about $32,028 in operating expense per athlete, or $640,550 per team.
Among the school’s 17 sports, softball ranks #9 by revenue, or about 0% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
The women’s softball team earned an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 989 (993 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 100%. The program kept 99% of its athletes, with 99% remaining academically eligible.
Compared with the school’s average team APR of 993, softball lands below the pack at 989.
If UMN Twin Cities earns a spot on a Best Schools for a Sport list, we include that ranking. To rank well, a program needs strong athletics and a quality education.
Blank metrics mean the data was not reported for this team.