Division I · Southwestern Athletic Conf.
Bethune-Cookman University Baseball
Daytona Beach, FL · the Wildcats · Bethune-Cookman University overview
40
Roster
6 over the D-I cap of 34
$1.1M
Team budget
26th percentile in Division I
$26,343
Per roster spot
median $39,211
3
Coaches
1 head · 2 assistant
944
APR
92% of players retained
100%
Admitted
bottom quarter for selectivity
Bethune-Cookman University fields a baseball team in the Southwestern Athletic Conf. (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 40 players, about the median of 40, with 1 head coach and 2 assistants. Team expenses were $1,053,753, below the median of $1.6M — $26,343 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 6 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 944, about the median of 979, with 92% of players retained year to year. The school gave $1,968,075 in athletic aid across its men's teams, about $8,166 per roster spot.
Among Division I baseball programs
Where this program sits against its 306 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#227Team budgetof 306 · Division I#233Spend per playerof 306 · Division I#126Roster sizeof 306 · Division I#282APRof 306 · Division I
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Roster sizes (cap 34)
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The program
- Roster40 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap34 6 over last season
- Coaching staff1 head, 2 assistant
- Team expenses$1,053,753 for the year
- Operating expenses$591,954 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$26,343 division median $39,211
- Academic Progress Rate944 multi-year; 934 latest
- Players retained92% year to year
- Eligible96% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, men's teams$1,968,075 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$8,166 across men's teams
- Recruiting spend, men's$132,684 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Jonathan Hernandez head coach | Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Derek Cartaya | Assistant Coach / Hitting / Infielders | On file · sign in |
| Joel Sanchez | Assistant Coach / Pitching Coach | On file · sign in |
| Hunter Allen | Assistant Coach | 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 →2,414undergraduates · 2,515 students in all
Women 63% Men 37%
- Setting
- City
- Type
- Private · Liberal arts college
- Affiliation
- United Methodist
- HBCU
- Yes
Getting in
Full picture →100%admitted · of 6,844 applicants
SAT middle 50%830 – 1000
ACT middle 50%15 – 18
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 28%
Baseball
Full picture →40on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 3440
6 over — players already on the roster may stay
Academic Progress Rate944
92% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $1,053,753 $26,344 per roster spot · lower half of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 2 assistant
- Athletic aid, men's teams
- $1,968,075
- Recruiting spend, men's
- $132,684
Cost
Full picture →$14,705net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $14,794
Campus safety
Full picture →1.17violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 6 burglaries · 2 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 0 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →22%of bachelor's degrees in liberal arts & general studies · 20 fields · Bachelor's, Master's
Research Bethune-Cookman 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 program40 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions100% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$14,705 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsLiberal arts & general studies · 22%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusCity · 2,414Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety1.17 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University (Florida) Division II · Sunshine State Conference | 2 | 62 | $981k | — | 66% | |
| Stetson University Division I · Atlantic Sun Conference | 20 | 45 | $2.5M | 974 | 86% | |
| University of Central Florida Division I · Big 12 Conference | 43 | 40 | $3.6M | 963 | 40% | |
| Rollins College Division II · Sunshine State Conference | 47 | 62 | $1M | — | 41% | |
| Flagler College Division II · Peach Belt Conference | 50 | 42 | $975k | — | 78% | |
| University of North Florida Division I · Atlantic Sun Conference | 79 | 43 | $937k | 989 | 62% | |
| Florida Institute of Technology Division II · Sunshine State Conference | 83 | 39 | $861k | — | 63% | |
| University of Florida Division I · Southeastern Conference | 85 | 38 | $6.4M | 976 | 24% | |
| Jacksonville University Division I · Atlantic Sun Conference | 86 | 35 | $1.8M | 978 | 57% | |
| Saint Leo University Division II · Sunshine State Conference | 95 | 49 | $531k | — | 72% | |
| Florida Southern College Division II · Sunshine State Conference | 98 | 74 | $1.1M | — | 59% | |
| University of South Florida Division I · American Conference | 115 | 60 | $2.7M | 979 | 41% |
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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