Division I · Big 12 Conference
University of Houston Softball
Houston, TX · the Cougars · University of Houston overview
22
Roster
room for 3 under the cap of 25
$1.5M
Team budget
69th percentile in Division I
$65,972
Per roster spot
median $46,727
4
Coaches
1 head · 3 assistant
994
APR
99% of players retained
70%
Admitted
upper half for selectivity
University of Houston fields a softball team in the Big 12 Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 22 players, about the median of 23, with 1 head coach and 3 assistants. Team expenses were $1,451,384, above the median of $1.1M — $65,972 per roster spot, upper half of Division I softball programs. That leaves room for 3 under the Division I roster cap of 25 in force from 2025-26. The team's multi-year Academic Progress Rate is 994, about the median of 989, with 99% of players retained year to year. The school gave $3,768,638 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $14,439 per roster spot.
Among Division I softball programs
Where this program sits against its 305 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#95Team budgetof 305 · Division I#88Spend per playerof 305 · Division I#163Roster sizeof 305 · Division I#75APRof 305 · Division I
Team budgets across the division
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Roster sizes (cap 25)
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The program
- Roster22 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap25 room for 3
- Coaching staff1 head, 3 assistant
- Team expenses$1,451,384 for the year
- Operating expenses$327,492 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$65,972 division median $46,727
- Academic Progress Rate994 multi-year; 1000 latest
- Players retained99% year to year
- Eligible100% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, women's teams$3,768,638 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$14,439 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$330,602 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Chrissy Schoonmaker head coach | Head Coach | not on file |
| Ben Buechner | Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
| Lexi Gifford | Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
| Shelby Miller | Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
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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
General NCAA rule for Division I; the softball 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%
Softball
Full picture →22on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 2522
room for 3
Academic Progress Rate994
99% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $1,451,384 $65,972 per roster spot · upper half of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 3 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $3,768,638
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $330,602
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.
Softball program22 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
Softball programs within 150 miles
| School | Miles | Roster | Budget | APR | Admitted | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Texas Southern University Division I · Southwestern Athletic Conf. | 1 | 25 | $500k | 978 | 93% | |
| University of St. Thomas (Texas) Division III · Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference | 3 | 25 | $191k | — | 93% | |
| Houston Christian University Division I · Southland Conference | 11 | 21 | $975k | 989 | 85% | |
| Prairie View A&M University Division I · Southwestern Athletic Conf. | 46 | 33 | $484k | 990 | 75% | |
| Sam Houston State University Division I · Conference USA | 70 | 23 | $955k | 985 | 85% | |
| Lamar University Division I · Southland Conference | 79 | 25 | $901k | 960 | 86% | |
| Texas A&M University, College Station Division I · Southeastern Conference | 86 | 31 | $4.5M | 991 | 63% | |
| McNeese State University Division I · Southland Conference | 131 | 25 | $901k | 990 | 68% | |
| Stephen F. Austin State University Division I · Southland Conference | 138 | 26 | $822k | 969 | 88% | |
| University of Texas at Austin Division I · Southeastern Conference | 148 | 20 | $3.6M | 994 | 29% | |
| St. Edward's University Division II · Lone Star Conference | 149 | 22 | $710k | — | 84% |
Other softball programs in the Big 12 Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oklahoma State University at cap | 25 | $3.7M | $146,139 | 984 | vs | |
| Texas Tech University room for 2 | 23 | $3.7M | $158,729 | 980 | vs | |
| Baylor University 2 over cap | 27 | $3.2M | $119,686 | 997 | vs | |
| University of Arizona room for 3 | 22 | $3.2M | $143,315 | 993 | vs | |
| Arizona State University room for 5 | 20 | $3M | $150,348 | 991 | vs | |
| University of Central Florida room for 3 | 22 | $2.9M | $132,544 | 994 | vs | |
| University of Kansas room for 2 | 23 | $2.7M | $116,862 | 982 | vs | |
| Brigham Young University at cap | 25 | $2.2M | $87,128 | 984 | vs | |
| University of Utah room for 4 | 21 | $2.2M | $103,719 | 979 | vs | |
| Iowa State University room for 1 | 24 | $2M | $81,682 | 987 | vs | |
| University of Houston room for 3 | 22 | $1.5M | $65,972 | 994 | vs |
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