by our College Data Analytics TeamThis page takes a deep look at Softball at Western Carolina University, a spring sport — with a section for each major topic and side-by-side gender and cross-sport context. WCU plays at the level of NCAA Division I-FCS as a member of Southern Conference.
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The WCU women’s softball team lists 20 student athletes, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 56. The NCAA tracked 74 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
Among the 11 varsity sports WCU reports, softball ranks #6 by total roster size.
The women’s softball program is staffed by 3 coaches — 1 head coach and 2 assistants. In all, 2 work full-time and 1 part-time. Leading the program is Jim Clift.
Among the school’s 11 sports, softball sits #5 by total coaching staff.
These numbers are reported to the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The WCU women’s softball program brought in $556,475 in revenue against $556,475 in expenses, breaking even on the year. Per athlete, that is about $8,107 in operating expense per athlete, or $162,130 per team.
Among the school’s 11 sports, softball ranks #7 by revenue, accounting for 3% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
The women’s softball team earned an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 1000 (995 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 100%. It retained 99% of its athletes, with 100% remaining academically eligible.
Relative to the school’s average team APR of 980, softball comes in above the pack at 1000.
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