by our College Data Analytics TeamOn this page we break down Softball at Houston Christian University, a spring sport — the roster, coaching, finances and academics, broken out by gender and stacked against the school’s other sports. HBU is classified as NCAA Division I-FCS as a member of Southland Conference.
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The HBU women’s softball team lists 21 players, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 71. The most recent cohort included 76 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
Among the 11 varsity sports HBU sponsors, softball ranks #6 by total roster size.
The women’s softball program employs 3 coaches — 1 head coach and 2 assistants. Of those, 2 work full-time and 1 part-time. Leading the program is Bert Emanuel.
Among the school’s 11 sports, softball sits #8 by total coaching staff.
The figures below come from the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The HBU women’s softball program reported $975,380 in revenue against $975,380 in expenses, essentially breaking even. That works out to about $5,176 in operating expense per athlete, or $108,690 per team.
Against the school’s 11 sports, softball ranks #6 by revenue, accounting for 5% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
The women’s softball team recorded an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 982 (989 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 100%. The program kept 98% of its athletes, with 99% remaining academically eligible.
Against the school’s average team APR of 977, softball sits above average at 982.
When HBU places on one of our Best Schools for a Sport list, we note it here. College Factual’s sports rankings weigh both athletics and academics.
Blank metrics mean the data was not reported for this team.