by our College Data Analytics TeamThis page takes a deep look at Softball at University of South Carolina-Upstate, a spring sport — with a section for each major topic and side-by-side gender and cross-sport context. USC Upstate competes in NCAA Division I without football as a member of Big South Conference.
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The USC Upstate women’s softball team carries 24 athletes, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 94. Academic data covers 110 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
Of the 10 varsity sports USC Upstate reports, softball comes in at #5 by total roster size.
The women’s softball program employs 3 coaches — 1 head coach and 2 assistants. Staffing-wise, 3 work full-time and 0 part-time. At the helm is Chris Hawkins.
Across the school’s 10 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 USC Upstate women’s softball program generated $829,417 in revenue against $829,417 in expenses, breaking even on the year. This comes to about $4,930 in operating expense per athlete, or $118,321 per team.
Against the school’s 10 sports, softball sits #5 by revenue, or about 8% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
The women’s softball team earned an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 995 (977 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 86%. Year over year, it held onto 96% of its athletes, with 99% remaining academically eligible.
Compared with the school’s average team APR of 980, softball sits above average at 995.
If USC Upstate 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.