Division I · Southland Conference
Houston Christian University Baseball
Houston, TX · the Huskies · Houston Christian University overview
41
Roster
7 over the D-I cap of 34
$1.2M
Team budget
31st percentile in Division I
$28,224
Per roster spot
median $39,211
4
Coaches
1 head · 3 assistant
971
APR
98% of players retained
85%
Admitted
lower half for selectivity
Houston Christian University fields a baseball team in the Southland Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 41 players, about the median of 40, with 1 head coach and 3 assistants. Team expenses were $1,157,217, below the median of $1.6M — $28,224 per roster spot, lower half of Division I baseball programs. Under the Division I roster cap of 34 in force from 2025-26, that is 7 over — cuts or attrition are likely, though players already on the roster may stay (279 of 306 Division I programs carried more than the cap). The team's multi-year Academic Progress Rate is 971, about the median of 979, with 98% of players retained year to year. The school gave $5,862,449 in athletic aid across its men's teams, about $20,937 per roster spot.
Among Division I baseball programs
Where this program sits against its 306 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#213Team budgetof 306 · Division I#215Spend per playerof 306 · Division I#94Roster sizeof 306 · Division I#192APRof 306 · Division I
Team budgets across the division
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Roster sizes (cap 34)
this programevery Division I roster
The program
- Roster41 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap34 7 over last season
- Coaching staff1 head, 3 assistant
- Team expenses$1,157,217 for the year
- Operating expenses$250,958 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$28,224 division median $39,211
- Academic Progress Rate971 multi-year; 981 latest
- Players retained98% year to year
- Eligible97% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, men's teams$5,862,449 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$20,937 across men's teams
- Recruiting spend, men's$131,413 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Clay VanderLaan | Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Ryan Lousteau | Associate Head Coach | not on file |
| John Cannon | Assistant Coach | not on file |
| Andrew Shaps | Assistant Coach | not on file |
| Drew Decker | Director of Player Development | not on file |
| Kris Mathis | Director of Baseball Operations | not on file |
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Recruiting timing
- Coaches may first contact youAugust 1 before junior year
- Your own emailsAny time the rule limits what coaches send back
- High-school baseball players472,598 2024-25
- Division I roster spots12,211 306 programs
- Odds of a spot1 in 39 2.6% of high-school players hold a Division I roster spot
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About the school
What an athlete asks first — each panel opens the full picture.Campus
Full picture →2,787undergraduates · 4,189 students in all
Women 66% Men 34%
- Setting
- City
- Type
- Private · Master's university
- Affiliation
- Baptist
Getting in
Full picture →85%admitted · of 9,021 applicants
SAT middle 50%970 – 1200
ACT middle 50%19 – 28
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 50%
Baseball
Full picture →41on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 3441
7 over — players already on the roster may stay
Academic Progress Rate971
98% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $1,157,217 $28,225 per roster spot · lower half of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 3 assistant
- Athletic aid, men's teams
- $5,862,449
- Recruiting spend, men's
- $131,413
Cost
Full picture →$20,530net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $38,100
Campus safety
Full picture →0.31violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 3 burglaries · 2 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 0 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →18%of bachelor's degrees in business · 24 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
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Baseball program41 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions85% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$20,530 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsBusiness · 18%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusCity · 2,787Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety0.31 violent / 1,000Three years of reported offences against the divisionAthleticsEvery teamThe whole department: every team, staff and aid
Baseball programs within 150 miles
| School | Miles | Roster | Budget | APR | Admitted | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rice University Division I · American Conference | 7 | 42 | $3.4M | 988 | 8% | |
| University of St. Thomas (Texas) Division III · Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference | 8 | 56 | $351k | — | 93% | |
| Texas Southern University Division I · Southwestern Athletic Conf. | 9 | 40 | $471k | 957 | 93% | |
| University of Houston Division I · Big 12 Conference | 11 | 47 | $3.2M | 970 | 70% | |
| Prairie View A&M University Division I · Southwestern Athletic Conf. | 40 | 43 | $682k | 975 | 75% | |
| Sam Houston State University Division I · Conference USA | 71 | 36 | $1.3M | 979 | 85% | |
| Texas A&M University, College Station Division I · Southeastern Conference | 81 | 48 | $9M | 961 | 63% | |
| Lamar University Division I · Southland Conference | 90 | 40 | $1.6M | 952 | 86% | |
| St. Edward's University Division II · Lone Star Conference | 139 | 62 | $1.3M | — | 84% | |
| University of Texas at Austin Division I · Southeastern Conference | 139 | 41 | $8.1M | 973 | 29% | |
| McNeese State University Division I · Southland Conference | 142 | 41 | $975k | 995 | 68% | |
| Stephen F. Austin State University Division I · Southland Conference | 143 | 59 | $884k | 918 | 88% |
Other baseball programs in the Southland Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Southeastern Louisiana University 9 over cap | 43 | $2.2M | $50,211 | 980 | vs | |
| Lamar University 6 over cap | 40 | $1.6M | $40,497 | 952 | vs | |
| The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley 6 over cap | 40 | $1.5M | $36,731 | 961 | vs | |
| University of the Incarnate Word 11 over cap | 45 | $1.2M | $27,600 | 959 | vs | |
| Houston Christian University 7 over cap | 41 | $1.2M | $28,224 | 971 | vs | |
| Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi 10 over cap | 44 | $1.1M | $25,252 | 963 | vs | |
| LSU New Orleans 11 over cap | 45 | $1M | $22,576 | 957 | vs | |
| McNeese State University 7 over cap | 41 | $975k | $23,776 | 995 | vs | |
| Northwestern State University 9 over cap | 43 | $916k | $21,293 | 981 | vs | |
| Stephen F. Austin State University 25 over cap | 59 | $884k | $14,985 | 918 | vs | |
| Nicholls State University 13 over cap | 47 | $859k | $18,287 | 969 | vs |
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