Here we dig into Volleyball at Houston Christian University — team by team, topic by topic, with gender and cross-sport comparisons throughout. HBU competes in NCAA Division I-FCS as a member of Southland Conference.
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The HBU women’s volleyball team carries 18 student athletes, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 54. The most recent cohort included 54 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
Among the 11 varsity sports HBU reports, volleyball ranks #8 by total roster size.
The women’s volleyball program is staffed by 3 coaches — 1 head coach and 2 assistants. Staffing-wise, 2 work full-time and 1 part-time. Leading the program is Trent Herman.
Across the school’s 11 sports, volleyball sits #8 by total coaching staff.
Financial data is drawn from the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The HBU women’s volleyball program brought in $784,436 in revenue against $784,436 in expenses, breaking even on the year. Per athlete, that is about $5,401 in operating expense per athlete, or $97,214 per team.
Against the school’s 11 sports, volleyball sits #8 by revenue, accounting for 4% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
The women’s volleyball team posted an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 995 (1000 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 100%. The program kept 100% of its athletes, with 100% remaining academically eligible.
Against the school’s average team APR of 977, volleyball grades out ahead at 995.
If 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.