Division I · Southland Conference
Houston Christian University Women's Beach Volleyball
Houston, TX · the Huskies · Houston Christian University overview
19
Roster
at the D-I cap of 19
$539k
Team budget
57th percentile in Division I
$28,354
Per roster spot
median $25,430
4
Coaches
1 head · 3 assistant
983
APR
98% of players retained
85%
Admitted
lower half for selectivity
Houston Christian University fields a women's beach volleyball team in the Southland Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 19 players, about the median of 19, with 1 head coach and 3 assistants. Team expenses were $538,741, above the median of $414k — $28,354 per roster spot, upper half of Division I women's beach volleyball programs. That is exactly the Division I roster cap of 19 in force from 2025-26. The team's multi-year Academic Progress Rate is 983, about the median of 1000, with 98% of players retained year to year. The school gave $3,762,635 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $20,903 per roster spot.
Among Division I women's beach volleyball programs
Where this program sits against its 68 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#30Team budgetof 68 · Division I#28Spend per playerof 68 · Division I#25Roster sizeof 68 · Division I#39APRof 68 · Division I
Team budgets across the division
this programevery Division I women's beach volleyball program
Roster sizes (cap 19)
this programevery Division I roster
The program
- Roster19 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap19 at the cap
- Coaching staff1 head, 3 assistant
- Team expenses$538,741 for the year
- Operating expenses$69,789 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$28,354 division median $25,430
- Academic Progress Rate983 multi-year; 1000 latest
- Players retained98% year to year
- Eligible99% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, women's teams$3,762,635 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$20,903 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$65,508 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Cameron Sitler head coach | Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Steve Laubenberg | Assistant Coach | not on file |
| Abigail Elder | Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
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Recruiting timing
- Coaches may first contact youJune 15 after sophomore year
- Your own emailsAny time the rule limits what coaches send back
- High-school beach volleyball players11,514 2024-25
- Division I roster spots1,259 68 programs
- Odds of a spot1 in 9 11% of high-school players hold a Division I roster spot
General NCAA rule for Division I; the women's beach volleyball recruiting guide has the date for each grad year, the eligibility checklist and what to put in a first email.
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%
Women's Beach Volleyball
Full picture →19on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 1919
exactly at the cap
Academic Progress Rate983
98% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $538,741 $28,355 per roster spot · upper half of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 3 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $3,762,635
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $65,508
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
Research Houston Christian University
School pages built around what an athlete needs to know — the program's money and roster room, admissions fit, what a family really pays, majors, campus life and safety.
Women's Beach Volleyball program19 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
Women's Beach Volleyball programs within 150 miles
| School | Miles | Roster | Budget | APR | Admitted | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sam Houston State University Division I · Conference USA | 71 | 21 | $86k | — | 85% | |
| University of Texas at Austin Division I · Mountain Pacific Sports Federation - Women's Beach Volleyball | 139 | 16 | $1.8M | — | 29% | |
| McNeese State University Division I · Southland Conference | 142 | 13 | $185k | — | 68% | |
| Stephen F. Austin State University Division I · Southland Conference | 143 | 23 | $317k | — | 88% | |
| Concordia University Texas Division III · American Southwest Conference | 148 | — | — | — | 91% | |
| University of Mary Hardin-Baylor Division III · American Southwest Conference | 150 | 19 | $119k | — | 95% |
Other women's beach volleyball programs in the Southland Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boise State University 1 over cap | 20 | $840k | $41,975 | 1000 | vs | |
| Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi room for 5 | 14 | $597k | $42,675 | 1000 | vs | |
| Houston Christian University at cap | 19 | $539k | $28,354 | 983 | vs | |
| Southeastern Louisiana University 2 over cap | 21 | $364k | $17,316 | — | vs | |
| Stephen F. Austin State University 4 over cap | 23 | $317k | $13,777 | — | vs | |
| LSU New Orleans room for 5 | 14 | $190k | $13,601 | 994 | vs | |
| McNeese State University room for 6 | 13 | $185k | $14,267 | — | vs | |
| Nicholls State University room for 1 | 18 | $99k | $5,513 | — | vs |
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