Division I · Missouri Valley Conference
Bradley University Baseball
Peoria, IL · the Braves · Bradley University overview
36
Roster
2 over the D-I cap of 34
$1.5M
Team budget
46th percentile in Division I
$41,653
Per roster spot
median $39,211
4
Coaches
1 head · 3 assistant
1000
APR
100% of players retained
77%
Admitted
lower half for selectivity
Bradley 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 $1,499,532, about the median of $1.6M — $41,653 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 1000, about the median of 979, with 100% of players retained year to year. The school gave $2,309,911 in athletic aid across its men's teams, about $14,258 per roster spot.
Among Division I baseball programs
Where this program sits against its 306 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#166Team budgetof 306 · Division I#143Spend per playerof 306 · Division I#258Roster sizeof 306 · Division I#1APRof 306 · Division I
Team budgets across the division
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Roster sizes (cap 34)
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The program
- Roster36 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap34 2 over last season
- Coaching staff1 head, 3 assistant
- Team expenses$1,499,532 for the year
- Operating expenses$311,478 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$41,653 division median $39,211
- Academic Progress Rate1000 multi-year; 1000 latest
- Players retained100% year to year
- Eligible100% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, men's teams$2,309,911 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$14,258 across men's teams
- Recruiting spend, men's$157,209 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Justin Dedman head coach | Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Curtis Kellogg | Recruiting Coordinator | On file · sign in |
| Jeff Bolen | Pitching Coach | On file · sign in |
| Matt Garcia | Director of Player Development | 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 →3,883undergraduates · 5,217 students in all
Women 55% Men 45%
- Setting
- City
- Type
- Private · Doctoral/professional university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →77%admitted · of 10,138 applicants
SAT middle 50%1090 – 1300
ACT middle 50%25 – 31
- 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 Rate1000
100% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $1,499,532 $41,654 per roster spot · lower half of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 3 assistant
- Athletic aid, men's teams
- $2,309,911
- Recruiting spend, men's
- $157,209
Cost
Full picture →$24,703net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $39,680
Campus safety
Full picture →2.02violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 5 burglaries · 23 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 6 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →17%of bachelor's degrees in engineering · 25 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research Bradley 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 divisionAdmissions77% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$24,703 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsEngineering · 17%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusCity · 3,883Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety2.02 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eureka College Division III · St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | 18 | 47 | $150k | — | 88% | |
| Illinois State University Division I · Missouri Valley Conference | 35 | 38 | $1.3M | 997 | 89% | |
| Illinois Wesleyan University Division III · College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin | 36 | 50 | $193k | — | 45% | |
| Knox College Division III · Midwest Conference | 43 | 46 | $210k | — | 71% | |
| Monmouth College (Illinois) Division III · Midwest Conference | 55 | 39 | $149k | — | 87% | |
| Western Illinois University Division I · Ohio Valley Conference | 58 | 34 | $773k | 970 | 75% | |
| University of Illinois Springfield Division II · Great Lakes Valley Conference | 67 | 49 | $598k | — | 84% | |
| Millikin University Division III · College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin | 68 | 48 | $298k | — | 54% | |
| Augustana College (Illinois) Division III · College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin | 74 | 52 | $406k | — | 68% | |
| Illinois College Division III · Midwest Conference | 75 | 48 | $225k | — | 75% | |
| University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Division I · Big Ten Conference | 84 | 35 | $3.8M | 995 | 44% | |
| Northern Illinois University Division I · Horizon League | 96 | 40 | $1M | 975 | 70% |
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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