Division I · Big 12 Conference
University of Houston Baseball
Houston, TX · the Cougars · University of Houston overview
47
Roster
13 over the D-I cap of 34
$3.2M
Team budget
79th percentile in Division I
$67,872
Per roster spot
median $39,211
4
Coaches
1 head · 3 assistant
970
APR
93% of players retained
70%
Admitted
upper half for selectivity
University of Houston fields a baseball team in the Big 12 Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 47 players, above the median of 40, with 1 head coach and 3 assistants. Team expenses were $3,189,990, well above the median of $1.6M — $67,872 per roster spot, top quarter of Division I baseball programs. Under the Division I roster cap of 34 in force from 2025-26, that is 13 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 970, about the median of 979, with 93% of players retained year to year. The school gave $5,608,998 in athletic aid across its men's teams, about $17,152 per roster spot.
Among Division I baseball programs
Where this program sits against its 306 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#65Team budgetof 306 · Division I#77Spend per playerof 306 · Division I#23Roster sizeof 306 · Division I#201APRof 306 · Division I
Team budgets across the division
this programevery Division I baseball program
Roster sizes (cap 34)
this programevery Division I roster
The program
- Roster47 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap34 13 over last season
- Coaching staff1 head, 3 assistant
- Team expenses$3,189,990 for the year
- Operating expenses$825,667 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$67,872 division median $39,211
- Academic Progress Rate970 multi-year; 970 latest
- Players retained93% year to year
- Eligible100% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, men's teams$5,608,998 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$17,152 across men's teams
- Recruiting spend, men's$1,169,803 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| William E. Davis head coach | Head Coach | 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
General NCAA rule for Division I; the baseball 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 →37,946undergraduates · 46,676 students in all
Women 52% Men 48%
- Setting
- City
- Type
- Public · Research university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →70%admitted · of 30,327 applicants
SAT middle 50%1150 – 1330
ACT middle 50%23 – 28
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 65%
Baseball
Full picture →47on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 3447
13 over — players already on the roster may stay
Academic Progress Rate970
93% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $3,189,990 $67,872 per roster spot · top quarter of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 3 assistant
- Athletic aid, men's teams
- $5,608,998
- Recruiting spend, men's
- $1,169,803
Cost
Full picture →$13,738net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $9,711 in-state · $22,191 out
Campus safety
Full picture →0.73violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 74 burglaries · 47 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 45 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →28%of bachelor's degrees in business · 24 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research University of Houston
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.
Baseball program47 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions70% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$13,738 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsBusiness · 28%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusCity · 37,946Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety0.73 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Texas Southern University Division I · Southwestern Athletic Conf. | 1 | 40 | $471k | 957 | 93% | |
| University of St. Thomas (Texas) Division III · Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference | 3 | 56 | $351k | — | 93% | |
| Rice University Division I · American Conference | 4 | 42 | $3.4M | 988 | 8% | |
| Houston Christian University Division I · Southland Conference | 11 | 41 | $1.2M | 971 | 85% | |
| Prairie View A&M University Division I · Southwestern Athletic Conf. | 46 | 43 | $682k | 975 | 75% | |
| Sam Houston State University Division I · Conference USA | 70 | 36 | $1.3M | 979 | 85% | |
| Lamar University Division I · Southland Conference | 79 | 40 | $1.6M | 952 | 86% | |
| Texas A&M University, College Station Division I · Southeastern Conference | 86 | 48 | $9M | 961 | 63% | |
| McNeese State University Division I · Southland Conference | 131 | 41 | $975k | 995 | 68% | |
| Stephen F. Austin State University Division I · Southland Conference | 138 | 59 | $884k | 918 | 88% | |
| University of Texas at Austin Division I · Southeastern Conference | 148 | 41 | $8.1M | 973 | 29% | |
| St. Edward's University Division II · Lone Star Conference | 149 | 62 | $1.3M | — | 84% |
Other baseball programs in the Big 12 Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Texas Christian University 7 over cap | 41 | $8.2M | $198,855 | 954 | vs | |
| University of Arizona 6 over cap | 40 | $7.1M | $178,270 | 974 | vs | |
| Texas Tech University 6 over cap | 40 | $6.2M | $156,067 | 985 | vs | |
| Arizona State University 7 over cap | 41 | $5.1M | $124,702 | 976 | vs | |
| Baylor University 9 over cap | 43 | $5.1M | $118,072 | 985 | vs | |
| Oklahoma State University 7 over cap | 41 | $4.6M | $112,207 | 970 | vs | |
| University of Kansas 5 over cap | 39 | $4.5M | $116,130 | 976 | vs | |
| West Virginia University 8 over cap | 42 | $4.2M | $100,591 | 971 | vs | |
| Brigham Young University 7 over cap | 41 | $3.9M | $96,229 | 961 | vs | |
| University of Central Florida 6 over cap | 40 | $3.6M | $89,510 | 963 | vs | |
| Kansas State University 9 over cap | 43 | $3.5M | $80,734 | 966 | vs | |
| University of Utah 5 over cap | 39 | $3.2M | $82,269 | 974 | vs | |
| University of Houston 13 over cap | 47 | $3.2M | $67,872 | 970 | vs | |
| University of Cincinnati 6 over cap | 40 | $3.1M | $77,460 | 990 | vs |
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