by our College Data Analytics TeamHere we dig into Volleyball at Houghton University — team by team, topic by topic, with gender and cross-sport comparisons throughout. Houghton is classified as NCAA Division III without football as a member of Empire 8.
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The Houghton men’s volleyball team fields 17 student athletes.
The Houghton women’s volleyball team fields 16 athletes.
Between the two teams, Houghton carries 33 volleyball athletes — 17 on the men’s side and 16 on the women’s.
Among the 10 varsity sports Houghton reports, volleyball ranks #5 by total roster size.
The men’s volleyball program is staffed by 3 coaches — 1 head coach and 2 assistants. In all, 0 work full-time and 3 part-time. Leading the program is Mark Corbin (Interim).
The women’s volleyball program carries 2 coaches — 1 head coach and 1 assistant. In all, 0 are full-time and 2 part-time. Leading the program is Danielle Heffernan.
Comparing the two, men’s program carries 3 coaches to the women’s 2.
Among the school’s 10 sports, volleyball ranks #3 by total coaching staff.
These numbers are reported to the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The Houghton men’s volleyball program brought in $61,192 in revenue against $61,192 in expenses, breaking even on the year. That works out to about $1,181 in operating expense per athlete, or $20,069 per team.
The Houghton women’s volleyball program generated $83,881 in revenue against $83,881 in expenses, right at break-even. That works out to about $2,156 in operating expense per athlete, or $34,499 per team.
Between the genders, the men’s team brought in $61,192 to the women’s $83,881 in revenue.
Against the school’s 10 sports, volleyball sits #4 by revenue, or about 7% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
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Some figures may be missing where the school did not report them.