Division I · Southwestern Athletic Conf.
Alabama A&M University Baseball
Normal, AL · the Bulldogs · Alabama A&M University overview
47
Roster
13 over the D-I cap of 34
$674k
Team budget
6th percentile in Division I
$14,351
Per roster spot
median $39,211
3
Coaches
1 head · 2 assistant
923
APR
91% of players retained
66%
Admitted
upper half for selectivity
Alabama A&M University fields a baseball team in the Southwestern Athletic Conf. (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 47 players, above the median of 40, with 1 head coach and 2 assistants. Team expenses were $674,499, well below the median of $1.6M — $14,351 per roster spot, bottom 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 923, about the median of 979, with 91% of players retained year to year. The school gave $2,655,847 in athletic aid across its men's teams, about $8,273 per roster spot.
Among Division I baseball programs
Where this program sits against its 306 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
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Roster sizes (cap 34)
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The program
- Roster47 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap34 13 over last season
- Coaching staff1 head, 2 assistant
- Team expenses$674,499 for the year
- Operating expenses$145,352 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$14,351 division median $39,211
- Academic Progress Rate923 multi-year; 947 latest
- Players retained91% year to year
- Eligible90% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, men's teams$2,655,847 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$8,273 across men's teams
- Recruiting spend, men's$64,002 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Louis Whitlow head coach | Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Mark Hernandez | Pitching Coach / Recruiting Coordinator | On file · sign in |
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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 →5,845undergraduates · 6,614 students in all
Women 60% Men 40%
- Setting
- City
- Type
- Public · Master's university
- Affiliation
- None
- HBCU
- Yes
Getting in
Full picture →66%admitted · of 15,628 applicants
SAT middle 50%810 – 1060
ACT middle 50%14 – 19
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 29%
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 Rate923
91% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $674,499 $14,351 per roster spot · bottom quarter of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 2 assistant
- Athletic aid, men's teams
- $2,655,847
- Recruiting spend, men's
- $64,002
Cost
Full picture →$14,064net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $10,024 in-state · $18,634 out
Campus safety
Full picture →1.01violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 58 burglaries · 18 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 5 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →17%of bachelor's degrees in business · 21 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.
Baseball program47 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions66% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$14,064 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsBusiness · 17%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusCity · 5,845Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety1.01 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Alabama in Huntsville Division II · Gulf South Conference | 6 | 44 | $685k | — | 74% | |
| University of the South Division III · Southern Athletic Association | 47 | 48 | $258k | — | 51% | |
| University of North Alabama Division I · United Athletic Conference | 63 | 40 | $1.1M | 1000 | 96% | |
| Covenant College Division III · Collegiate Conference of the South | 69 | 52 | $172k | — | 82% | |
| Middle Tennessee State University Division I · Conference USA | 74 | 43 | $1.4M | 993 | 68% | |
| Jacksonville State University Division I · Conference USA | 81 | 39 | $2M | 955 | 76% | |
| Berry College Division III · Southern Athletic Association | 86 | 42 | $606k | — | 62% | |
| Shorter University Division II · Conference Carolinas | 86 | 40 | $570k | — | 97% | |
| University of Alabama at Birmingham Division I · American Conference | 89 | 45 | $1.6M | 993 | 88% | |
| Miles College Division II · Southern Intercol. Ath. Conf. | 92 | 49 | $357k | — | — | |
| Samford University Division I · Southern Conference | 92 | 39 | $1.4M | 990 | 82% | |
| Lipscomb University Division I · Atlantic Sun Conference | 92 | 39 | $1.9M | 978 | 67% |
Other baseball programs in the Southwestern Athletic Conf.
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bethune-Cookman University 6 over cap | 40 | $1.1M | $26,343 | 944 | vs | |
| Grambling State University 6 over cap | 40 | $863k | $21,568 | 948 | vs | |
| Southern University, Baton Rouge 20 over cap | 54 | $762k | $14,102 | 951 | vs | |
| Alabama State University 1 over cap | 35 | $712k | $20,334 | 938 | vs | |
| Prairie View A&M University 9 over cap | 43 | $682k | $15,854 | 975 | vs | |
| Alabama A&M University 13 over cap | 47 | $674k | $14,351 | 923 | vs | |
| Florida A&M University 2 over cap | 36 | $670k | $18,610 | 966 | vs | |
| Jackson State University 4 over cap | 38 | $622k | $16,370 | 943 | vs | |
| Alcorn State University 1 over cap | 35 | $564k | $16,126 | 965 | vs | |
| Texas Southern University 6 over cap | 40 | $471k | $11,764 | 957 | vs | |
| University of Arkansas, Pine Bluff 5 over cap | 39 | $404k | $10,360 | 963 | vs | |
| Mississippi Valley State University room for 1 | 33 | $210k | $6,368 | 934 | vs |
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