Division I · Missouri Valley Conference
Belmont University Baseball
Nashville, TN · the Bruins · Belmont University overview
36
Roster
2 over the D-I cap of 34
$1.6M
Team budget
51st percentile in Division I
$45,170
Per roster spot
median $39,211
4
Coaches
1 head · 3 assistant
987
APR
98% of players retained
96%
Admitted
bottom quarter for selectivity
Belmont University fields a baseball team in the Missouri Valley Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 36 players, below the median of 40, with 1 head coach and 3 assistants. Team expenses were $1,626,135, about the median of $1.6M — $45,170 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 2 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 987, about the median of 979, with 98% of players retained year to year. The school gave $3,211,730 in athletic aid across its men's teams, about $18,043 per roster spot.
Among Division I baseball programs
Where this program sits against its 306 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#151Team budgetof 306 · Division I#132Spend per playerof 306 · Division I#258Roster sizeof 306 · Division I#82APRof 306 · Division I
Team budgets across the division
this programevery Division I baseball program
Roster sizes (cap 34)
this programevery Division I roster
The program
- Roster36 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap34 2 over last season
- Coaching staff1 head, 3 assistant
- Team expenses$1,626,135 for the year
- Operating expenses$368,771 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$45,170 division median $39,211
- Academic Progress Rate987 multi-year; 1000 latest
- Players retained98% year to year
- Eligible100% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, men's teams$3,211,730 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$18,043 across men's teams
- Recruiting spend, men's$93,817 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Dave Jarvis head coach | Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| A.J Gaura | Assistant Head Coach / Pitching Coach | On file · sign in |
| Jason Stein | Assistant Coach / Recruiting Coordinator | On file · sign in |
| Max Wright | Assistant 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 →7,330undergraduates · 8,862 students in all
Women 67% Men 33%
- Setting
- City
- Type
- Private · Doctoral/professional university
- Affiliation
- Interdenominational
Getting in
Full picture →96%admitted · of 8,950 applicants
SAT middle 50%1160 – 1350
ACT middle 50%23 – 30
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 72%
Baseball
Full picture →36on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 3436
2 over — players already on the roster may stay
Academic Progress Rate987
98% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $1,626,135 $45,170 per roster spot · upper half of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 3 assistant
- Athletic aid, men's teams
- $3,211,730
- Recruiting spend, men's
- $93,817
Cost
Full picture →$37,558net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $41,320
Campus safety
Full picture →0.87violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 15 burglaries · 15 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 3 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →43%of bachelor's degrees in visual & performing arts · 26 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research Belmont 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 program36 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions96% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$37,558 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsVisual & performing arts · 43%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusCity · 7,330Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety0.87 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vanderbilt University Division I · Southeastern Conference | 1 | 46 | $10M | 988 | 6% | |
| Lipscomb University Division I · Atlantic Sun Conference | 2 | 39 | $1.9M | 978 | 67% | |
| Trevecca Nazarene University Division II · Gulf South Conference | 2 | 42 | $709k | — | 70% | |
| Middle Tennessee State University Division I · Conference USA | 31 | 43 | $1.4M | 993 | 68% | |
| Austin Peay State University Division I · United Athletic Conference | 42 | 39 | $1.7M | 980 | 96% | |
| Western Kentucky University Division I · Conference USA | 62 | 40 | $1.5M | 965 | 97% | |
| Tennessee Technological University Division I · Southern Conference | 72 | 39 | $1.1M | 993 | 83% | |
| University of the South Division III · Southern Athletic Association | 81 | 48 | $258k | — | 51% | |
| Murray State University Division I · Missouri Valley Conference | 91 | 40 | $1.1M | 989 | 86% | |
| Alabama A&M University Division I · Southwestern Athletic Conf. | 94 | 47 | $674k | 923 | 66% | |
| University of Alabama in Huntsville Division II · Gulf South Conference | 98 | 44 | $685k | — | 74% | |
| University of North Alabama Division I · United Athletic Conference | 104 | 40 | $1.1M | 1000 | 96% |
Other baseball programs in the Missouri Valley Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Evansville 2 over cap | 36 | $1.8M | $48,983 | 962 | vs | |
| Belmont University 2 over cap | 36 | $1.6M | $45,170 | 987 | vs | |
| Bradley University 2 over cap | 36 | $1.5M | $41,653 | 1000 | vs | |
| Indiana State University 8 over cap | 42 | $1.5M | $34,927 | 968 | vs | |
| Illinois State University 4 over cap | 38 | $1.3M | $34,057 | 997 | vs | |
| University of Illinois Chicago 7 over cap | 41 | $1.3M | $31,462 | 993 | vs | |
| Southern Illinois University at Carbondale at cap | 34 | $1.2M | $34,305 | 991 | vs | |
| Murray State University 6 over cap | 40 | $1.1M | $28,629 | 989 | vs | |
| Valparaiso University 3 over cap | 37 | $1.1M | $29,917 | 983 | vs |
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