by our College Data Analytics TeamBefore making a decision to attend Houghton College, student athletes should take a look at the information presented here on the sports team they are interested in as well as the general athletics program.
Houghton is in the Not applicable conference and faces off against other NCAA Division III without football schools.
A total number of 301 student athletes participate in varsity sports at the school, 147 of whom are male and 154 are female.
Of the 12 head coaches at Houghton, 5 are leaders of men’s teams and 7 lead women’s teams. Women’s team head coaches make an average of $32,293 and men’s team head coaches make about $38,762 each year.
In addition to the head coaches of Houghton sports, there are 11 assistant coaches of men’s teams and 13 assitant coaches of women’s teams. The assistant coaches for women’s teams make an average of $43,628 while the ones for men’s team make about $36,573 a year. Note, the individual salary of coaches is often dependent on the team they coach.
Houghton sports teams made $1,459,035 in revenue, but they did have to spend $1,459,035 for expenses. That’s not a profit, but then again, it’s not a loss either.
Likewise, money made for women’s athletics can vary quite a bit by sport. Here’s what the comparison looks like for women’s sports at Houghton.
In addition to giving other data about the sports below, we try to include each sport’s ranking on our Best Schools for a Sport lists when one exists. In order to place in College Factual’s sports rankings, you have to have more than a good sports team. You need to offer a quality education as well. We believe it’s important to get a great education, whether you participate in sports or not.
The head coach and 2 assistant coaches train and lead the 28 players of the Houghton men’s baseball team.
Houghton brought in $72,513 in revenue from its baseball program while paying out $72,513 in expenses. Even though this means that the program didn’t make any money, at least it wasn’t in the red.
The 21 players of the Houghton men’s basketball team are led by a head coach and 2 assistant coaches.
Houghton brought in $80,351 in revenue from its men’s basketball program while paying out $80,351 in expenses. So, the program broke even. It’s unfortunate that it didn’t make any money, but, then again, it didn’t lose any money either.
The 12-member women’s basketball team at Houghton is kept in shape by one head coach and one assistant coach.
Houghton brought in $69,803 in revenue from its women’s basketball program while paying out $69,803 in expenses. So, the program broke even. It’s unfortunate that it didn’t make any money, but, then again, it didn’t lose any money either.
The head coach and 2 assistant coaches train and lead the 17 players of the Houghton women’s field hockey team.
The Houghton women’s field hockey program paid out $51,086 in expenses while making $51,086 in total revenue. So, the program broke even. It’s unfortunate that it didn’t make any money, but, then again, it didn’t lose any money either.
The head coach and 3 assistant coaches train and lead the 24 players of the Houghton men’s soccer team.
Houghton brought in $65,997 in revenue from its men’s soccer program while paying out $65,997 in expenses. Even though this means that the program didn’t make any money, at least it wasn’t in the red.
The head coach and 3 assistant coaches train and lead the 21 players of the Houghton women’s soccer team.
The Houghton women’s soccer program paid out $74,111 in expenses while making $74,111 in total revenue. Even though this means that the program didn’t make any money, at least it wasn’t in the red.
There are 18 players on the Houghton women’s softball team, and they are led by one head coach and 2 assistant coaches.
In terms of financials, the Houghton women’s softball program paid out $85,719 in expenses and made $85,719 in total revenue. Even though this means that the program didn’t make any money, at least it wasn’t in the red.
The head coach and assistant coach train and lead the 11 players of the Houghton men’s tennis team.
The Houghton men’s tennis program paid out $41,612 in expenses while making $41,612 in total revenue. Even though this means that the program didn’t make any money, at least it wasn’t in the red.
There are 9 players on the Houghton women’s tennis team, and they are led by one head coach and one assistant coach.
On the money side of things, the Houghton women’s tennis program brought home $41,849 in revenue and paid out $41,849 in total expenses. On the positive side, this means the program didn’t lose any money - and that’s not something every college sports program can claim.
The Houghton men’s track and field team is made up of 63 players who, in turn, are trained and guided by a head coach and 5 assistant coaches.
On the money side of things, the Houghton men’s track and field program brought home $92,244 in revenue and paid out $92,244 in total expenses. So, the program broke even. It’s unfortunate that it didn’t make any money, but, then again, it didn’t lose any money either.
The Houghton women’s track and field team is made up of 60 players who, in turn, are trained and guided by a head coach and 5 assistant coaches.
In terms of financials, the Houghton women’s track and field program paid out $88,654 in expenses and made $88,654 in total revenue. On the positive side, this means the program didn’t lose any money - and that’s not something every college sports program can claim.
The 17-member women’s volleyball team at Houghton is kept in shape by one head coach and one assistant coach.
Houghton brought in $37,493 in revenue from its women’s volleyball program while paying out $37,493 in expenses. So, the program broke even. It’s unfortunate that it didn’t make any money, but, then again, it didn’t lose any money either.
It’s possible that you may not find your favorite sport on this page, since we only include those sports on which we have data.
U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics Data Analysis (EADA)
The academic progress rate (APR) of each team was made available by the NCAA.
More about our data sources and methodologies.