by our College Data Analytics TeamHere we dig into Softball at West Chester University of Pennsylvania, a spring sport — team by team, topic by topic, with gender and cross-sport comparisons throughout. WCUPA plays at the level of NCAA Division II with football as a member of Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference.
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The WCUPA women’s softball team lists 32 players.
Among the 17 varsity sports WCUPA reports, softball sits at #8 by total roster size.
The women’s softball program is staffed by 7 coaches — 1 head coach and 6 assistants. Staffing-wise, 2 are full-time and 5 part-time. The head coach is Diane Lokey.
Across the school’s 17 sports, softball sits #5 by total coaching staff.
The figures below come from the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The WCUPA women’s softball program reported $355,865 in revenue against $398,134 in expenses, running a deficit of $42,269. That works out to about $3,828 in operating expense per athlete, or $122,508 per team.
Against the school’s 17 sports, softball sits #11 by revenue, or about 3% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
If WCUPA earns a spot on a Best Schools for a Sport list, you’ll see it called out. To rank well, a program needs strong athletics and a quality education.
Some figures may be missing where the school did not report them.