by our College Data Analytics TeamHere we dig into Soccer at Houston Christian University, a fall sport — with a section for each major topic and side-by-side gender and cross-sport context. HBU competes in NCAA Division I-FCS as a member of Southland Conference.
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The HBU men’s soccer team fields 31 student athletes, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 90. The most recent cohort included 94 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
The HBU women’s soccer team fields 25 student athletes, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 93. The NCAA tracked 99 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
Across both rosters, HBU fields 56 soccer athletes — 31 on the men’s side and 25 on the women’s.
Among the 11 varsity sports HBU sponsors, soccer comes in at #3 by total roster size.
The men’s soccer program employs 3 coaches — 1 head coach and 2 assistants. In all, 2 are full-time and 1 part-time. At the helm is Ryan Pratt.
The women’s soccer program is staffed by 3 coaches — 1 head coach and 2 assistants. Of those, 2 are full-time and 1 part-time. At the helm is Nick Whiting.
Comparing the two, men’s program carries 3 coaches to the women’s 3.
Among the school’s 11 sports, soccer sits #3 by total coaching staff.
Financial data is drawn from the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The HBU men’s soccer program brought in $1,074,472 in revenue against $1,074,472 in expenses, essentially breaking even. That works out to about $8,602 in operating expense per athlete, or $266,674 per team.
The HBU women’s soccer program brought in $940,958 in revenue against $940,958 in expenses, essentially breaking even. That works out to about $2,962 in operating expense per athlete, or $74,059 per team.
Comparing the two programs, the men’s team generated $1,074,472 to the women’s $940,958 in revenue.
Among the school’s 11 sports, soccer sits #3 by revenue, or about 10% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
The men’s soccer team recorded an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 971 (994 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 88%. The program kept 100% of its athletes, with 99% remaining academically eligible.
The women’s soccer team earned an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 989 (986 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 96%. It retained 99% of its athletes, with 98% remaining academically eligible.
Comparing the two, men posted an APR of 971 and the women 989, with graduation success rates of 88% and 96% respectively.
Compared with the school’s average team APR of 977, soccer comes in above the pack at 980.
When HBU earns a spot on a Best Schools for a Sport list, we include that ranking. To rank well, a program needs strong athletics and a quality education.
Blank metrics mean the data was not reported for this team.