by our College Data Analytics TeamOn this page we break down Softball at University of San Diego, a spring sport — team by team, topic by topic, with gender and cross-sport comparisons throughout. USD competes in NCAA Division I-FCS as a member of West Coast Conference.
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The USD women’s softball team fields 23 athletes, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 64. The most recent cohort included 84 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
Of the 14 varsity sports USD sponsors, softball sits at #8 by total roster size.
The women’s softball program employs 4 coaches — 1 head coach and 3 assistants. Of those, 3 are full-time and 1 part-time. Leading the program is Marjani Knighten.
Across the school’s 14 sports, softball ranks #6 by total coaching staff.
The figures below come from the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The USD women’s softball program reported $1,581,988 in revenue against $1,581,988 in expenses, breaking even on the year. That works out to about $10,140 in operating expense per athlete, or $233,219 per team.
Among the school’s 14 sports, softball sits #8 by revenue, or about 4% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
The women’s softball team recorded an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 991 (992 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 100%. It retained 99% of its athletes, with 99% remaining academically eligible.
Against the school’s average team APR of 982, softball sits above average at 991.
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