by our College Data Analytics TeamThis page takes a deep look at Softball at Western Michigan University, a spring sport — the roster, coaching, finances and academics, broken out by gender and stacked against the school’s other sports. WMU competes in NCAA Division I-FBS as a member of Mid-American Conference.
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The WMU women’s softball team lists 24 athletes, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 77. The most recent cohort included 90 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
Among the 13 varsity sports WMU reports, softball sits at #7 by total roster size.
The women’s softball program employs 4 coaches — 1 head coach and 3 assistants. Of those, 3 work full-time and 1 part-time. At the helm is Marlee Wilson.
Across the school’s 13 sports, softball ranks #4 by total coaching staff.
The figures below come from the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The WMU women’s softball program brought in $998,556 in revenue against $998,556 in expenses, breaking even on the year. Per athlete, that is about $8,901 in operating expense per athlete, or $213,613 per team.
Among the school’s 13 sports, softball sits #7 by revenue, or about 2% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
The women’s softball team posted an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 991 (986 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 94%. Year over year, it held onto 98% of its athletes, with 97% remaining academically eligible.
Compared with the school’s average team APR of 989, softball comes in above the pack at 991.
When WMU earns a spot on a Best Schools for a Sport list, we include that ranking. College Factual’s sports rankings weigh both athletics and academics.
Blank metrics mean the data was not reported for this team.