by our College Data Analytics TeamHere we dig into Softball at Western Illinois University, a spring sport — team by team, topic by topic, with gender and cross-sport comparisons throughout. WIU is classified as NCAA Division I-FCS as a member of Ohio Valley Conference.
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The WIU women’s softball team fields 24 student athletes, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 75. The most recent cohort included 85 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
Among the 13 varsity sports WIU reports, softball comes in at #6 by total roster size.
The women’s softball program carries 2 coaches — 1 head coach and 1 assistant. Staffing-wise, 2 are full-time and 0 part-time. Leading the program is Alisa Goler.
Among the school’s 13 sports, softball sits #7 by total coaching staff.
These numbers are reported to the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The WIU women’s softball program reported $657,975 in revenue against $657,975 in expenses, breaking even on the year. Per athlete, that is about $916 in operating expense per athlete, or $21,987 per team.
Against the school’s 13 sports, softball sits #6 by revenue, accounting for 4% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
The women’s softball team earned an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 997 (990 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 88%. The program kept 99% of its athletes, with 99% remaining academically eligible.
Against the school’s average team APR of 975, softball grades out ahead at 997.
When WIU earns a spot on a Best Schools for a Sport list, we include that ranking. Our sports rankings reward schools that excel on the field and in the classroom.
Blank metrics mean the data was not reported for this team.