by our College Data Analytics TeamHere we dig into Softball at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, a spring sport — with a section for each major topic and side-by-side gender and cross-sport context. UNC Chapel Hill competes in NCAA Division I-FBS as a member of Atlantic Coast Conference.
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The UNC Chapel Hill women’s softball team lists 26 student athletes, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 72. Academic data covers 88 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
Of the 19 varsity sports UNC Chapel Hill sponsors, softball sits at #11 by total roster size.
The women’s softball program is staffed by 4 coaches — 1 head coach and 3 assistants. Staffing-wise, 4 are full-time and 0 part-time. Leading the program is Megan Lyon.
Across the school’s 19 sports, softball ranks #11 by total coaching staff.
These numbers are reported to the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The UNC Chapel Hill women’s softball program brought in $1,118,728 in revenue against $2,303,868 in expenses, coming up short by $1,185,140. That works out to about $23,375 in operating expense per athlete, or $607,737 per team.
Among the school’s 19 sports, softball ranks #11 by revenue, accounting for 1% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
The women’s softball team posted an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 994 (993 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 100%. The program kept 99% of its athletes, with 100% remaining academically eligible.
Relative to the school’s average team APR of 989, softball sits above average at 994.
When UNC Chapel Hill 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.
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