by our College Data Analytics TeamHere we dig into Softball at Villanova University, a spring sport — with a section for each major topic and side-by-side gender and cross-sport context. Villanova is classified as NCAA Division I-FCS as a member of BIG EAST Conference.
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The Villanova women’s softball team lists 21 athletes, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 65. Academic data covers 83 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
Of the 17 varsity sports Villanova sponsors, softball sits at #11 by total roster size.
The women’s softball program employs 3 coaches — 1 head coach and 2 assistants. In all, 3 are full-time and 0 part-time. At the helm is Bridget Orchard.
Among the school’s 17 sports, softball ranks #11 by total coaching staff.
The figures below come from the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The Villanova women’s softball program generated $1,833,043 in revenue against $1,833,043 in expenses, essentially breaking even. That works out to about $19,613 in operating expense per athlete, or $411,876 per team.
Among the school’s 17 sports, softball ranks #8 by revenue, accounting for 3% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
The women’s softball team recorded an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 1000 (996 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 100%. The program kept 99% of its athletes, with 100% remaining academically eligible.
Compared with the school’s average team APR of 996, softball comes in above the pack at 1000.
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Some figures may be missing where the school did not report them.