Division I · Southland Conference
Houston Christian University Softball
Houston, TX · the Huskies · Houston Christian University overview
21
Roster
room for 4 under the cap of 25
$975k
Team budget
41st percentile in Division I
$46,446
Per roster spot
median $46,727
3
Coaches
1 head · 2 assistant
989
APR
99% of players retained
85%
Admitted
lower half for selectivity
Houston Christian University fields a softball team in the Southland Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 21 players, about the median of 23, with 1 head coach and 2 assistants. Team expenses were $975,380, about the median of $1.1M — $46,446 per roster spot, upper half of Division I softball programs. That leaves room for 4 under the Division I roster cap of 25 in force from 2025-26. The team's multi-year Academic Progress Rate is 989, about the median of 989, with 99% 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 softball programs
Where this program sits against its 305 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#180Team budgetof 305 · Division I#153Spend per playerof 305 · Division I#211Roster sizeof 305 · Division I#141APRof 305 · Division I
Team budgets across the division
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Roster sizes (cap 25)
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The program
- Roster21 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap25 room for 4
- Coaching staff1 head, 2 assistant
- Team expenses$975,380 for the year
- Operating expenses$108,690 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$46,446 division median $46,727
- Academic Progress Rate989 multi-year; 1000 latest
- Players retained99% 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 | |
|---|---|---|
| Bert Emanuel head coach | Head Coach | not on file |
| Mary-Ellen Hall | Head Coach / Senior Woman Administrator | On file · sign in |
| Lyndie Swanson | Assistant Coach | not on file |
| Andrew Hoffman | Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
| Cortni Emanuel | Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
| Haylie Savage | Assistant Coach | not on file |
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Recruiting timing
- Coaches may first contact youSeptember 1 of junior year
- Your own emailsAny time the rule limits what coaches send back
- High-school softball players338,315 2024-25
- Division I roster spots7,038 305 programs
- Odds of a spot1 in 48 2.1% 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%
Softball
Full picture →21on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 2521
room for 4
Academic Progress Rate989
99% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $975,380 $46,447 per roster spot · lower half of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 2 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
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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.
Softball program21 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
Softball programs within 150 miles
| School | Miles | Roster | Budget | APR | Admitted | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of St. Thomas (Texas) Division III · Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference | 8 | 25 | $191k | — | 93% | |
| Texas Southern University Division I · Southwestern Athletic Conf. | 9 | 25 | $500k | 978 | 93% | |
| University of Houston Division I · Big 12 Conference | 11 | 22 | $1.5M | 994 | 70% | |
| Prairie View A&M University Division I · Southwestern Athletic Conf. | 40 | 33 | $484k | 990 | 75% | |
| Sam Houston State University Division I · Conference USA | 71 | 23 | $955k | 985 | 85% | |
| Texas A&M University, College Station Division I · Southeastern Conference | 81 | 31 | $4.5M | 991 | 63% | |
| Lamar University Division I · Southland Conference | 90 | 25 | $901k | 960 | 86% | |
| St. Edward's University Division II · Lone Star Conference | 139 | 22 | $710k | — | 84% | |
| University of Texas at Austin Division I · Southeastern Conference | 139 | 20 | $3.6M | 994 | 29% | |
| McNeese State University Division I · Southland Conference | 142 | 25 | $901k | 990 | 68% | |
| Stephen F. Austin State University Division I · Southland Conference | 143 | 26 | $822k | 969 | 88% | |
| Southwestern University (Texas) Division III · Southern Athletic Association | 144 | 25 | $224k | — | 39% |
Other softball programs in the Southland Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston Christian University room for 4 | 21 | $975k | $46,446 | 989 | vs | |
| East Texas A&M University room for 2 | 23 | $933k | $40,557 | — | vs | |
| Lamar University at cap | 25 | $901k | $36,053 | 960 | vs | |
| McNeese State University at cap | 25 | $901k | $36,031 | 990 | vs | |
| Southeastern Louisiana University 3 over cap | 28 | $839k | $29,957 | 979 | vs | |
| Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi 2 over cap | 27 | $834k | $30,880 | 971 | vs | |
| Stephen F. Austin State University 1 over cap | 26 | $822k | $31,612 | 969 | vs | |
| University of the Incarnate Word room for 3 | 22 | $797k | $36,241 | 950 | vs | |
| Nicholls State University room for 1 | 24 | $553k | $23,061 | 995 | vs | |
| Northwestern State University room for 6 | 19 | $530k | $27,884 | 987 | vs |
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