by our College Data Analytics TeamThis page takes a deep look at Softball at University of Virginia-Main Campus, a spring sport — the roster, coaching, finances and academics, broken out by gender and stacked against the school’s other sports. University of Virginia competes in NCAA Division I-FBS as a member of Atlantic Coast Conference.
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The University of Virginia women’s softball team fields 23 student athletes, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 65. The most recent cohort included 85 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
Of the 18 varsity sports University of Virginia 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. Of those, 4 are full-time and 0 part-time. Leading the program is Joanna Hardin.
Across the school’s 18 sports, softball ranks #9 by total coaching staff.
Financial data is drawn from the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The University of Virginia women’s softball program generated $2,304,064 in revenue against $2,304,064 in expenses, breaking even on the year. Per athlete, that is about $27,695 in operating expense per athlete, or $636,983 per team.
Against the school’s 18 sports, softball ranks #12 by revenue, accounting for 2% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
The women’s softball team posted an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 1000 (988 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 100%. Year over year, it held onto 98% of its athletes, with 100% remaining academically eligible.
Relative to the school’s average team APR of 992, softball comes in above the pack at 1000.
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Some figures may be missing where the school did not report them.