by our College Data Analytics TeamThis page takes a deep look at Soccer at Houghton University, a fall sport — team by team, topic by topic, with gender and cross-sport comparisons throughout. Houghton plays at the level of NCAA Division III without football as a member of Empire 8.
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The Houghton men’s soccer team fields 31 players.
The Houghton women’s soccer team carries 25 student athletes.
Combined, Houghton fields 56 soccer athletes — 31 on the men’s side and 25 on the women’s.
Of the 10 varsity sports Houghton sponsors, soccer ranks #2 by total roster size.
The men’s soccer program is staffed by 4 coaches — 1 head coach and 3 assistants. Of those, 0 work full-time and 4 part-time. Leading the program is Scott Reitnour.
The women’s soccer program is staffed by 4 coaches — 1 head coach and 3 assistants. Staffing-wise, 0 are full-time and 4 part-time. Leading the program is Esther Pellegrino.
Side by side, the men’s program carries 4 coaches to the women’s 4.
Among the school’s 10 sports, soccer sits #2 by total coaching staff.
The figures below come from the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The Houghton men’s soccer program generated $92,873 in revenue against $92,873 in expenses, right at break-even. That works out to about $1,331 in operating expense per athlete, or $41,250 per team.
The Houghton women’s soccer program generated $91,173 in revenue against $91,173 in expenses, breaking even on the year. This comes to about $1,751 in operating expense per athlete, or $43,765 per team.
Between the genders, the men’s team generated $92,873 to the women’s $91,173 in revenue.
Against the school’s 10 sports, soccer ranks #3 by revenue, or about 9% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
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