Houghton University
Investment & Impact
| Men's tennis expenses | $29,919 |
|---|---|
| Women's tennis expenses | $31,268 |
How much does Houghton University spend on women's tennis?
Houghton University reported $31,268 in total women's tennis expenses in the 2025 EADA survey, ranking #983 of 1141 women's tennis programs nationally. Figures are school-reported to the U.S. Department of Education.
Does Houghton University offer athletic scholarships for women's athletes?
In the 2025 EADA survey, Houghton University's athletically related student aid averaged about $0 per women's athlete across all women's sports. Aid is reported at the school level, not per team.
How much does Houghton University spend on recruiting women's athletes?
Houghton University reported $8,042 in total recruiting expenses for women's teams in the 2025 EADA survey (school-wide, all women's sports).
How does Houghton University's spending compare between men's and women's tennis?
In the 2025 EADA survey, Houghton University reported $29,919 in total men's tennis expenses and $31,268 in total women's tennis expenses.
Can college athletes in New York earn NIL money?
New York's Collegiate Athletic Participation Compensation Act (2022, amended 2024) guarantees college athletes the right to earn NIL compensation. (Verified 2026-06-11; source: https://nysphsaa.org/documents/2023/8/21/NYSPHSAA_Handbook_Aug_2025.pdf.)
Public DOE EADA filing, 2025 survey · figures are school-reported
How big is the Houghton University women's tennis roster?
Houghton University listed 9 players on its women's tennis roster in its 2025 filing, 10% below the Empire 8 median of 10.
Houghton University's women's tennis roster has grown over 5 years, from 8 players in 2020 to 9 in 2025.
A smaller squad usually means each recruit is closer to the lineup, and one injury or transfer changes the team's season more.
| Survey year | Players | Coaches |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 8 | 1 |
| 2021 | 7 | 2 |
| 2022 | 9 | 1 |
| 2023 | 8 | 1 |
| 2024 | 8 | 2 |
| 2025 | 9 | 2 |
How many coaches does Houghton University women's tennis have?
Houghton University lists 1 head coach and 1 assistant for women's tennis, which works out to about 4.5 players per coach, well below the Empire 8 median of 6, by 25%.
Fewer players per coach generally means more individual court time with a coach during practice.
What does Houghton University spend on women's tennis?
Houghton University reported $31,268 in total women's tennis expenses for 2025, 46% below the NCAA Division III median of $57,912.
Day-to-day operating spending on the women's team came to about $726 per player in 2025, well below the NCAA Division III median of $1,786, by 59%.
Recruiting spending, which EADA reports for all women's sports at the school together rather than for tennis alone, was about $64 per female athlete in 2025, well below the Empire 8 median of $137, by 53%.
Total women's tennis expenses fell 17% between 2020 and 2025, from $37,575 to $31,268.
NCAA Division III programs do not award athletic scholarships; aid at this level is academic and need-based.
What is Houghton University like academically?
Houghton University is a small private, nonprofit university offering graduate degrees that admits 89% of applicants, open to most applicants by national standards, where the median college admits 78%.
Admitted students' SAT scores average 1284, so a solid but not exceptional academic record fits the typical admit.
The full cost of attendance is around $31,143 a year, above the national median of $25,497, but the average family paid about $20,519 after grants and scholarships, in the above the median nationally, so aid covers roughly 34% of the sticker price on average.
65% of students finish their degree within six years, above the median of 52% and 84% of first-year students return for a second year.
Ten years after enrolling, former students earn a median of $46,721, above the median of $40,747.
What can you study at Houghton University?
No single field dominates: the largest, Visual & Performing Arts, is 13% of degrees, with Business, Management & Marketing, Education and others close behind.
The bachelor's degree programs below awarded the most degrees in the most recent College Scorecard field-of-study data; a recruit should ask the coach how practice and travel fit around a specific major’s lab or clinical hours.
- Business Administration, Management and Operations (37 degrees)
- Biology, General (27 degrees)
- Psychology, General (27 degrees)
- Communication and Media Studies (21 degrees)
- Parks, Recreation, and Leisure Studies (15 degrees)
- Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods (15 degrees)
- History (11 degrees)
- Mathematics (10 degrees)
- Fine and Studio Arts (10 degrees)
- Human Resources Management and Services (9 degrees)
What is Houghton, NY like to live in?
Houghton University sits in Houghton, a rural area of about 1,685 people in Allegany County, New York.
The median household in Houghton earns about $87,188, which is about the New York median ($84,578) but above the national median ($78,538).
Housing is where the area is cheapest: a typical owner-occupied home is valued around $153,300, 62% below the New York median and a typical rent of $975 a month is 38% under the state figure.
Getting around is quick: the average commute is 14 minutes against a national average near 27, and driving is common but not universal, though 38% of workers walk and 15% work from home.
It reads as a college town: 25% of residents are 20 to 24, roughly 3.9 times the national share, and the median age of 21 is younger than the country's 39.
74% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, more than the New York average of 40%.
What other teams does Houghton University field?
Houghton University also fields one other team with a public profile here.
Program Info
| Division | NCAA Division III |
|---|---|
| Conference | Empire 8 |
| Sport | Women's Tennis |
| Location | Houghton, NY |
| Enrollment | 753 |
| Type | private-nonprofit |
| Highest degree | Graduate |
Frequently Asked Questions
- Does Houghton University have a women's tennis team?
- Yes. Houghton University fields a NCAA Division III women's tennis team in the Empire 8 and reported 9 players in its 2025 Equity in Athletics filing.
- What division is Houghton University women's tennis?
- Houghton University competes in NCAA Division III in the Empire 8. NCAA Division III programs do not award athletic scholarships; aid at this level is academic and need-based.
- How does the Houghton University women's tennis roster compare with other Empire 8 programs?
- With 9 players in 2025, Houghton University is 10% below the Empire 8 median of 10, based on 7 Empire 8 programs that reported women's tennis that year.
- How many coaches does the Houghton University women's tennis team have?
- 2 on the 2025 filing (1 head, 1 assistant), about 4.5 players per coach, 25% below the Empire 8 median of 6.
- How much does it cost to attend Houghton University?
- The College Scorecard lists an average cost of attendance of $31,143 a year, and an average net price of $20,519 after grants and scholarships. Athletic aid, where the division allows it, comes on top of that and varies by recruit.
- Where is Houghton University?
- Houghton University is in Houghton, NY, in the Mid East region, in what the Department of Education classes as a rural area.
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