by our College Data Analytics TeamOn this page, we take a look at the Houston Baptist University athletics program as well as each varsity sport offered at the school so student athletes can decide if the school is a good match for them.
As a proud member of the Southland Conference conference, HBU contends with other NCAA Division I-FCS schools.
A total number of 448 student athletes participate in varsity sports at the school, 281 of whom are male and 167 are female. Sports-related student aid is available at HBU and the average award is around $18,425 per athlete. Breaking it down by gender, the average amount of sports aid awarded to men is $17,961 and the average awarded to women is $19,204.
There are 13 head coaches at HBU, 6 of whom lead men’s teams and 7 of whom head up women’s teams. The head coaches of men’s teams make about $117,067 on average, and the yearly average salary of women’s team head coaches is $92,665.
There are also 27 assitant coaches of sports at HBU. That breaks down to 17 assistant coaches of men’s teams and 10 assistant coaches of women’s teams. The average salary is $56,634 a year for assistant coaches of men’s teams and $36,099 for assistant coaches of women’s teams. Note, the individual salary of coaches is often dependent on the team they coach.
The sports teams at HBU brought home $18,468,274 in revenue while shelling out $18,468,274 in expenses. Although the school didn’t make any money, it didn’t lose any 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 HBU.
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. College Factual’s sports rankings are a little different than the other ones you’ll find on the Internet, since our analyses take both athletics and academics into account. We believe it’s important to get a great education, whether you participate in sports or not.
The 40-player men’s baseball team at HBU is kept in shape by one head coach and 3 assistant coaches. In addition to spending time on the field, teammates score well in the classroom, too. As a whole, the team has a super academic progress rate of 971.
On the money side of things, the HBU baseball program brought home $1,233,626 in revenue and paid out $1,233,626 in total expenses. Even though this means that the program didn’t make any money, at least it wasn’t in the red.
There are 17 players on the HBU men’s basketball team, and they are led by one head coach and 3 assistant coaches. You may be interested in knowing that the team’s academic progress rate is 960.
The HBU men’s basketball program paid out $1,431,363 in expenses while making $1,431,363 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 head coach and 3 assistant coaches train and lead the 15 players of the HBU women’s basketball team. The team has an excellent academic progress rate of 988 - proof that they don’t ignore the importance of getting a good education.
In terms of financials, the HBU women’s basketball program paid out $1,131,631 in expenses and made $1,131,631 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 HBU men’s football team is made up of 135 players who, in turn, are trained and guided by a head coach and 8 assistant coaches. The team has an academic progress rate of 964, which is a measure of how well they do in the classroom.
HBU brought in $4,786,071 in revenue from its football program while paying out $4,786,071 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 HBU men’s golf team is made up of 10 players who, in turn, are trained and guided by a head coach and an assistant coach. The team has an excellent academic progress rate of 1000 - proof that they don’t ignore the importance of getting a good education.
HBU brought in $346,075 in revenue from its men’s golf program while paying out $346,075 in expenses. Even though this means that the program didn’t make any money, at least it wasn’t in the red.
There are 8 players on the HBU women’s golf team, and they are led by one head coach and one assistant coach. The team has an excellent academic progress rate of 1000 - proof that they don’t ignore the importance of getting a good education.
In terms of financials, the HBU women’s golf program paid out $400,968 in expenses and made $400,968 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 28 players of the HBU men’s soccer team are led by a head coach and an assistant coach. In addition to spending time on the field, teammates score well in the classroom, too. As a whole, the team has a super academic progress rate of 994.
The men’s soccer program at HBU made $805,894 in revenue and spent $805,894 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.
There are 29 players on the HBU women’s soccer team, and they are led by one head coach and 2 assistant coaches. In addition to spending time on the field, teammates score well in the classroom, too. As a whole, the team has a super academic progress rate of 986.
The HBU women’s soccer program paid out $886,323 in expenses while making $886,323 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 17-player women’s softball team at HBU is kept in shape by one head coach and 2 assistant coaches. In addition to spending time on the field, teammates score well in the classroom, too. As a whole, the team has a super academic progress rate of 989.
The women’s softball program at HBU made $741,412 in revenue and spend $741,412 in 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 51 players of the HBU men’s track and field team are led by a head coach and 5 assistant coaches.
The HBU men’s track and field program paid out $652,545 in expenses while making $652,545 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.
There are 59 players on the HBU women’s track and field team, and they are led by one head coach and 5 assistant coaches.
The women’s track and field program at HBU made $827,044 in revenue and spent $827,044 in 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 18 players of the HBU women’s volleyball team are led by a head coach and 2 assistant coaches. The team has an excellent academic progress rate of 1000 - proof that they don’t ignore the importance of getting a good education.
The women’s volleyball program at HBU made $717,235 in revenue and spent $717,235 in expenses. Even though this means that the program didn’t make any money, at least it wasn’t in the red.
In case you’re wondering why certain sports that Houston Baptist University offers aren’t listed above, it’s because we have no data on those sports.
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.
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