Division III · Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference
Bluffton University Baseball
Bluffton, OH · the Beavers · Bluffton University overview
48
Roster
2024–25 season
$180k
Team budget
25th percentile in Division III
$3,752
Per roster spot
median $5,554
3
Coaches
1 head · 2 assistant
61%
Admitted
upper half for selectivity
Bluffton University fields a baseball team in the Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference (NCAA Division III). In 2024–25 the roster carried 48 players, above the median of 43, with 1 head coach and 2 assistants. Team expenses were $180,108, below the median of $236k — $3,752 per roster spot, bottom quarter of Division III baseball programs. The school reports no athletic aid for men's teams — Division III programs do not offer athletic scholarships.
Among Division III baseball programs
Where this program sits against its 371 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#280Team budgetof 371 · Division III#299Spend per playerof 371 · Division III#93Roster sizeof 371 · Division III
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Roster sizes
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The program
- Roster48 2024–25 season
- Coaching staff1 head, 2 assistant
- Team expenses$180,108 for the year
- Operating expenses$37,971 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$3,752 division median $5,554
- Athletic aid, men's teamsNone school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$0 across men's teams
- Recruiting spend, men's$15,594 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| James Grandey head coach | Head Coach | not on file |
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Recruiting timing
- Coaches may first contact youany time
- Your own emailsAny time the rule limits what coaches send back
- High-school baseball players472,598 2024-25
- Division III roster spots16,317 371 programs
- Odds of a spot1 in 29 3.5% of high-school players hold a Division III roster spot
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About the school
What an athlete asks first — each panel opens the full picture.Campus
Full picture →602undergraduates · 678 students in all
Women 45% Men 55%
- Setting
- Rural
- Type
- Private · Baccalaureate college
- Affiliation
- Mennonite Church
Getting in
Full picture →61%admitted · of 2,873 applicants
SAT middle 50%920 – 1130
ACT middle 50%17 – 23
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 50%
Baseball
Full picture →48on the roster · 2024–25 season
- Team expenses
- $180,108 $3,752 per roster spot · bottom quarter of Division III
- Coaches
- 1 head · 2 assistant
- Athletic aid, men's teams
- None
- Recruiting spend, men's
- $15,594
Cost
Full picture →$21,299net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $36,298
Campus safety
Full picture →5.16violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 0 burglaries · 9 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 141 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →20%of bachelor's degrees in education · 20 fields · Bachelor's, 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 program48 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions61% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$21,299 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsEducation · 20%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusRural · 602Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety5.16 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ohio Northern University Division III · Ohio Athletic Conference | 10 | 47 | $320k | — | 73% | |
| University of Findlay Division II · Great Midwest Athletic Conference | 17 | 49 | $500k | — | 86% | |
| Bowling Green State University Division I · Mid-American Conference | 36 | 36 | $995k | 988 | 81% | |
| Tiffin University Division II · Great Midwest Athletic Conference | 40 | 71 | $529k | — | 80% | |
| Heidelberg University Division III · Ohio Athletic Conference | 41 | 50 | $270k | — | 68% | |
| University of Toledo Division I · Mid-American Conference | 55 | 40 | $1.2M | 983 | 95% | |
| Ohio Wesleyan University Division III · North Coast Athletic Conference | 60 | 41 | $193k | — | 51% | |
| Wittenberg University Division III · North Coast Athletic Conference | 67 | 46 | $271k | — | 91% | |
| Adrian College Division III · Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association | 70 | 71 | $383k | — | 68% | |
| Otterbein University Division III · Ohio Athletic Conference | 73 | 57 | $214k | — | 83% | |
| Trine University Division III · Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association | 77 | 56 | $227k | — | 85% | |
| Wright State University Division I · Horizon League | 78 | 40 | $1.2M | 990 | 95% |
Other baseball programs in the Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Transylvania University | 51 | $373k | $7,310 | — | vs | |
| Earlham College | 38 | $361k | $9,504 | — | vs | |
| Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology | 40 | $251k | $6,277 | — | vs | |
| Mount St. Joseph University | 47 | $241k | $5,125 | — | vs | |
| Anderson University (Indiana) | 42 | $240k | $5,709 | — | vs | |
| Berea College | 29 | $226k | $7,777 | — | vs | |
| Franklin College | 47 | $205k | $4,358 | — | vs | |
| Hanover College | 45 | $201k | $4,476 | — | vs | |
| Bluffton University | 48 | $180k | $3,752 | — | vs | |
| Manchester University | 68 | $168k | $2,475 | — | vs |
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