Here we dig into Soccer at University of Houston, a fall sport — team by team, topic by topic, with gender and cross-sport comparisons throughout. UH competes in NCAA Division I-FBS as a member of Big 12 Conference.
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The UH women’s soccer team fields 32 athletes, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 113. Academic data covers 136 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
Among the 13 varsity sports UH sponsors, soccer sits at #5 by total roster size.
The women’s soccer program employs 3 coaches — 1 head coach and 2 assistants. Staffing-wise, 3 are full-time and 0 part-time. The head coach is Ben Williams.
Across the school’s 13 sports, soccer sits #9 by total coaching staff.
The figures below come from the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The UH women’s soccer program brought in $1,405,457 in revenue against $1,405,457 in expenses, right at break-even. That works out to about $7,202 in operating expense per athlete, or $230,450 per team.
Against the school’s 13 sports, soccer ranks #9 by revenue, accounting for 1% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
The women’s soccer team earned an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 991 (986 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 97%. The program kept 97% of its athletes, with 99% remaining academically eligible.
Compared with the school’s average team APR of 984, soccer comes in above the pack at 991.
If UH earns a spot on a Best Schools for a Sport list, you’ll see it called out. To rank well, a program needs strong athletics and a quality education.
Some figures may be missing where the school did not report them.