Division I · Southeastern Conference
Auburn University Baseball
Auburn, AL · the Tigers · Auburn University overview
43
Roster
9 over the D-I cap of 34
$7.6M
Team budget
96th percentile in Division I
$176,061
Per roster spot
median $39,211
4
Coaches
1 head · 3 assistant
970
APR
93% of players retained
50%
Admitted
top quarter for selectivity
Auburn University fields a baseball team in the Southeastern Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 43 players, about the median of 40, with 1 head coach and 3 assistants. Team expenses were $7,570,627, well above the median of $1.6M — $176,061 per roster spot, top 10% of Division I baseball programs. Under the Division I roster cap of 34 in force from 2025-26, that is 9 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 $10,416,469 in athletic aid across its men's teams, about $31,565 per roster spot.
Among Division I baseball programs
Where this program sits against its 306 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#13Team budgetof 306 · Division I#14Spend per playerof 306 · Division I#55Roster sizeof 306 · Division I#201APRof 306 · Division I
Team budgets across the division
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Roster sizes (cap 34)
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The program
- Roster43 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap34 9 over last season
- Coaching staff1 head, 3 assistant
- Team expenses$7,570,627 for the year
- Operating expenses$1,561,914 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$176,061 division median $39,211
- Academic Progress Rate970 multi-year; 968 latest
- Players retained93% year to year
- Eligible99% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, men's teams$10,416,469 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$31,565 across men's teams
- Recruiting spend, men's$3,179,194 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Butch Thompson head coach | Head Coach | not on file |
| Karl Nonemaker | Associate Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Everett Teaford | Pitching Coach | On file · sign in |
| Nick Ammirati | Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
| Scott Foxhall | Director of Player Development | On file · sign in |
| Greg Drye | Director of Operations | On file · sign in |
| Sara Elizabeth Jackson | Special Assistant to the Head Coach | 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
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 →26,874undergraduates · 33,015 students in all
Women 51% Men 49%
- Setting
- City
- Type
- Public · Research university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →50%admitted · of 48,178 applicants
SAT middle 50%1240 – 1380
ACT middle 50%25 – 31
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 79%
Baseball
Full picture →43on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 3443
9 over — players already on the roster may stay
Academic Progress Rate970
93% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $7,570,627 $176,061 per roster spot · top 10% of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 3 assistant
- Athletic aid, men's teams
- $10,416,469
- Recruiting spend, men's
- $3,179,194
Cost
Full picture →$24,524net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $12,536 in-state · $33,944 out
Campus safety
Full picture →0.81violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 8 burglaries · 23 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 7 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →26%of bachelor's degrees in business · 25 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research Auburn University
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 program43 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions50% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$24,524 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsBusiness · 26%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusCity · 26,874Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety0.81 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tuskegee University Division II · Southern Intercol. Ath. Conf. | 17 | 42 | $242k | — | 31% | |
| Columbus State University Division II · Peach Belt Conference | 33 | 44 | $614k | — | 99% | |
| LaGrange College Division III · Collegiate Conference of the South | 40 | 51 | $303k | — | 63% | |
| Auburn University at Montgomery Division II · Gulf South Conference | 43 | 41 | $567k | — | 93% | |
| Huntingdon College Division III · Collegiate Conference of the South | 49 | 48 | $488k | — | 71% | |
| Alabama State University Division I · Southwestern Athletic Conf. | 50 | 35 | $712k | 938 | 96% | |
| Troy University Division I · Sun Belt Conference | 62 | 47 | $1.7M | 986 | 93% | |
| University of West Georgia Division I · United Athletic Conference | 71 | 45 | $805k | — | 49% | |
| Georgia Southwestern State University Division II · Peach Belt Conference | 83 | 37 | $449k | — | 77% | |
| Jacksonville State University Division I · Conference USA | 86 | 39 | $2M | 955 | 76% | |
| University of Montevallo Division II · Gulf South Conference | 87 | 47 | $522k | — | 54% | |
| Samford University Division I · Southern Conference | 96 | 39 | $1.4M | 990 | 82% |
Other baseball programs in the Southeastern Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Tennessee, Knoxville 21 over cap | 55 | $11M | $208,105 | 975 | vs | |
| Louisiana State University 7 over cap | 41 | $11M | $268,009 | 973 | vs | |
| University of Mississippi 6 over cap | 40 | $11M | $264,049 | 985 | vs | |
| Vanderbilt University 12 over cap | 46 | $10M | $219,458 | 988 | vs | |
| University of Arkansas, Fayetteville 9 over cap | 43 | $9.9M | $230,131 | 971 | vs | |
| Texas A&M University, College Station 14 over cap | 48 | $9M | $187,752 | 961 | vs | |
| University of Texas at Austin 7 over cap | 41 | $8.1M | $197,723 | 973 | vs | |
| University of South Carolina, Columbia 9 over cap | 43 | $8M | $187,120 | 961 | vs | |
| Mississippi State University 7 over cap | 41 | $7.6M | $185,028 | 969 | vs | |
| Auburn University 9 over cap | 43 | $7.6M | $176,061 | 970 | vs | |
| University of Oklahoma 6 over cap | 40 | $6.8M | $170,149 | 964 | vs | |
| University of Alabama 15 over cap | 49 | $6.7M | $136,100 | 988 | vs | |
| University of Florida 4 over cap | 38 | $6.4M | $168,545 | 976 | vs | |
| University of Georgia 21 over cap | 55 | $6.3M | $114,832 | 995 | vs | |
| University of Kentucky 8 over cap | 42 | $5.2M | $123,020 | 973 | vs | |
| University of Missouri, Columbia 15 over cap | 49 | $4.6M | $93,713 | 974 | vs |
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