Division I · United Athletic Conference
Abilene Christian University Baseball
Abilene, TX · the Wildcats · Abilene Christian University overview
41
Roster
7 over the D-I cap of 34
$1.8M
Team budget
57th percentile in Division I
$43,542
Per roster spot
median $39,211
4
Coaches
1 head · 3 assistant
955
APR
93% of players retained
64%
Admitted
upper half for selectivity
Abilene Christian University fields a baseball team in the United Athletic Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 41 players, about the median of 40, with 1 head coach and 3 assistants. Team expenses were $1,785,262, about the median of $1.6M — $43,542 per roster spot, upper half of Division I baseball programs. Under the Division I roster cap of 34 in force from 2025-26, that is 7 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 955, about the median of 979, with 93% of players retained year to year. The school gave $6,550,454 in athletic aid across its men's teams, about $26,846 per roster spot.
Among Division I baseball programs
Where this program sits against its 306 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#133Team budgetof 306 · Division I#139Spend per playerof 306 · Division I#94Roster sizeof 306 · Division I#263APRof 306 · Division I
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Roster sizes (cap 34)
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The program
- Roster41 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap34 7 over last season
- Coaching staff1 head, 3 assistant
- Team expenses$1,785,262 for the year
- Operating expenses$656,387 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$43,542 division median $39,211
- Academic Progress Rate955 multi-year; 961 latest
- Players retained93% year to year
- Eligible97% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, men's teams$6,550,454 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$26,846 across men's teams
- Recruiting spend, men's$160,656 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Rick McCarty head coach | Head Coach | not on file |
| Brett Doe | Associate Head Coach | not on file |
| Nate Causey | Assistant Coach / Recruiting Coordinator | not on file |
| Colton Taylor | Assistant Coach | not on file |
| Jackson Finney | Director of Player Development | not on file |
| Matthew Frappier | Director of Operations | 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
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About the school
What an athlete asks first — each panel opens the full picture.Campus
Full picture →3,188undergraduates · 5,114 students in all
Women 65% Men 35%
- Setting
- City
- Type
- Private · Doctoral/professional university
- Affiliation
- Churches of Christ
Getting in
Full picture →64%admitted · of 10,510 applicants
SAT middle 50%1060 – 1290
ACT middle 50%22 – 28
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 60%
Baseball
Full picture →41on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 3441
7 over — players already on the roster may stay
Academic Progress Rate955
93% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $1,785,262 $43,543 per roster spot · upper half of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 3 assistant
- Athletic aid, men's teams
- $6,550,454
- Recruiting spend, men's
- $160,656
Cost
Full picture →$28,311net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $42,240
Campus safety
Full picture →0.51violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 1 burglaries · 4 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 5 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →15%of bachelor's degrees in business · 24 fields · Associate's, 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.
Baseball program41 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions64% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$28,311 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsBusiness · 15%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusCity · 3,188Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety0.51 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hardin-Simmons University Division III · American Southwest Conference | 2 | 50 | $282k | — | 97% | |
| McMurry University Division III · American Southwest Conference | 4 | 47 | $413k | — | 58% | |
| Howard Payne University Division III · American Southwest Conference | 67 | 42 | $183k | — | 68% | |
| Angelo State University Division II · Lone Star Conference | 84 | 47 | $670k | — | 79% | |
| Tarleton State University Division I · United Athletic Conference | 89 | 41 | $1.7M | — | 94% | |
| Texas Christian University Division I · Big 12 Conference | 138 | 41 | $8.2M | 954 | 43% | |
| Texas Tech University Division I · Big 12 Conference | 147 | 40 | $6.2M | 985 | 71% | |
| Lubbock Christian University Division II · Lone Star Conference | 150 | 42 | $808k | — | 73% |
Other baseball programs in the United Athletic Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abilene Christian University 7 over cap | 41 | $1.8M | $43,542 | 955 | vs | |
| Austin Peay State University 5 over cap | 39 | $1.7M | $42,794 | 980 | vs | |
| Tarleton State University 7 over cap | 41 | $1.7M | $40,249 | — | vs | |
| University of Arkansas at Little Rock 9 over cap | 43 | $1.5M | $35,700 | 985 | vs | |
| Eastern Kentucky University 14 over cap | 48 | $1.3M | $26,515 | 990 | vs | |
| University of Texas at Arlington 5 over cap | 39 | $1.2M | $30,864 | 991 | vs | |
| University of North Alabama 6 over cap | 40 | $1.1M | $26,413 | 1000 | vs | |
| University of Central Arkansas 10 over cap | 44 | $1M | $23,032 | 960 | vs | |
| University of West Georgia 11 over cap | 45 | $805k | $17,884 | — | vs |
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