by our College Data Analytics TeamThis page takes a deep look at Softball at University of Wisconsin-Madison, a spring sport — the roster, coaching, finances and academics, broken out by gender and stacked against the school’s other sports. UW - Madison is classified as NCAA Division I-FBS as a member of Big Ten Conference.
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The UW - Madison women’s softball team carries 27 student athletes, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 77. Academic data covers 88 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
Of the 15 varsity sports UW - Madison sponsors, softball comes in at #9 by total roster size.
The women’s softball program is staffed by 3 coaches — 1 head coach and 2 assistants. In all, 3 are full-time and 0 part-time. Leading the program is Yvette Healy.
Among the school’s 15 sports, softball sits #12 by total coaching staff.
Financial data is drawn from the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The UW - Madison women’s softball program reported $457,982 in revenue against $2,643,216 in expenses, running a deficit of $2,185,234. Per athlete, that is about $16,524 in operating expense per athlete, or $446,141 per team.
Against the school’s 15 sports, softball ranks #10 by revenue, or about 0% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
The women’s softball team earned an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 994 (1000 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 100%. The program kept 100% of its athletes, with 100% remaining academically eligible.
Relative to the school’s average team APR of 992, softball grades out ahead at 994.
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