by our College Data Analytics TeamOn this page, we take a look at the University of Houston 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.
UH competes in the NCAA Division I-FBS , and is one of the American Athletic Conference schools.
There are 623 athletes who take part in at least one sport at the school, 352 men and 271 women. Sports-related student aid is available at UH and the average award is around $14,293 per athlete. On average, the school gave males around $14,562 of sports aid and women received about $13,944.
The sports at UH are led by 13 head coaches, 5 of whom coach male teams and 8 of whom spearhead women’s teams. The head coaches of men’s teams make about $1,829,411 on average, and the yearly average salary of women’s team head coaches is $143,324.
In addition to the head coaches of UH sports, there are 20 assistant coaches of men’s teams and 17 assitant coaches of women’s teams. The annual average salary for those who coach women’s teams is $71,700 and the average for those who coach men’s is $252,777. Note, the individual salary of coaches is often dependent on the team they coach.
UH sports teams made $78,806,406 in revenue, but they did have to spend $78,806,406 for 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 UH.
Below we give a summary of the data we have for each sport at UH, including rankings when the school made it to one of our Best Schools for a Sport lists. 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. Because, after all, there is life after college sports, and a good education will make it easier to succeed in that life.
The UH men’s baseball team is made up of 44 players who, in turn, are trained and guided by a head coach and 2 assistant coaches. The team members have more than baseball on their mind, too, as seen by the team’s great academic progress rate of 970.
On the money side of things, the UH baseball program brought home $2,662,701 in revenue and paid out $2,662,701 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 15 players on the UH men’s basketball team, and they are led by one head coach and 3 assistant coaches. With an excellent academic progress rate of 970, the team has shown that they take there time in the classroom seriously.
The UH men’s basketball program paid out $9,764,326 in expenses while making $9,764,326 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 3 assistant coaches train and lead the 16 players of the UH women’s basketball team. Teammates care for more than basketball, too. Their great academic progress rate of 978 is a sign that they spend ample time on their studies as well.
On the money side of things, the UH women’s basketball program brought home $2,844,619 in revenue and paid out $2,844,619 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 138 players of the UH men’s football team are led by a head coach and 10 assistant coaches. The team’s academic progress rate of 961 is one sign of how well teammates do in the classroom.
The football program at UH made $20,447,060 in revenue and spend $20,447,060 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 15 players of the UH men’s golf team are led by a head coach and an assistant coach. The team’s academic progress rate of 968 is one sign of how well teammates do in the classroom.
The UH men’s golf program paid out $782,732 in expenses while making $782,732 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 assistant coach train and lead the 8 players of the UH women’s golf team. Teammates care for more than golf, too. Their great academic progress rate of 982 is a sign that they spend ample time on their studies as well.
The UH women’s golf program paid out $586,109 in expenses while making $586,109 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 2 assistant coaches train and lead the 36 players of the UH women’s soccer team. The team has an excellent academic progress rate of 986 - proof that they don’t ignore the importance of getting a good education.
On the money side of things, the UH women’s soccer program brought home $1,183,485 in revenue and paid out $1,183,485 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.
There are 26 players on the UH women’s softball team, and they are led by one head coach and 2 assistant coaches. With an excellent academic progress rate of 994, the team has shown that they take there time in the classroom seriously.
The women’s softball program at UH made $1,707,904 in revenue and spend $1,707,904 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 34-player women’s swimming and diving team at UH is kept in shape by one head coach and 2 assistant coaches.
UH brought in $1,069,442 in revenue from its women’s swimming and diving program while paying out $1,069,442 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 12 players of the UH women’s tennis team are led by a head coach and an assistant coach. You may be interested in knowing that the team’s academic progress rate is 963.
On the money side of things, the UH women’s tennis program brought home $674,134 in revenue and paid out $674,134 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 head coach and 4 assistant coaches train and lead the 140 players of the UH men’s track and field team.
UH brought in $1,552,664 in revenue from its men’s track and field program while paying out $1,552,664 in expenses. Even though this means that the program didn’t make any money, at least it wasn’t in the red.
The 117 players of the UH women’s track and field team are led by a head coach and 4 assistant coaches.
UH brought in $1,552,664 in revenue from its women’s track and field program while paying out $1,552,664 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 22 players of the UH women’s volleyball team. With an excellent academic progress rate of 990, the team has shown that they take there time in the classroom seriously.
On the money side of things, the UH women’s volleyball program brought home $1,359,925 in revenue and paid out $1,359,925 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.
Note that if we don’t have data on a particular sport, it won’t be listed in the section above.
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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