Division I · The Ivy League
Brown University Baseball
Providence, RI · the Bears · Brown University overview
34
Roster
at the D-I cap of 34
$640k
Team budget
5th percentile in Division I
$18,821
Per roster spot
median $39,211
3
Coaches
1 head · 2 assistant
995
APR
100% of players retained
5%
Admitted
top 10% for selectivity
Brown University fields a baseball team in the The Ivy League (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 34 players, below the median of 40, with 1 head coach and 2 assistants. Team expenses were $639,939, well below the median of $1.6M — $18,821 per roster spot, bottom quarter of Division I baseball programs. That is exactly the Division I roster cap of 34 in force from 2025-26. The team's multi-year Academic Progress Rate is 995, about the median of 979, with 100% of players retained year to year. The school reports no athletic aid for men's teams.
Among Division I baseball programs
Where this program sits against its 306 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#291Team budgetof 306 · Division I#278Spend per playerof 306 · Division I#280Roster sizeof 306 · Division I#26APRof 306 · Division I
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Roster sizes (cap 34)
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The program
- Roster34 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap34 at the cap
- Coaching staff1 head, 2 assistant
- Team expenses$639,939 for the year
- Operating expenses$177,561 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$18,821 division median $39,211
- Academic Progress Rate995 multi-year; 990 latest
- Players retained100% year to year
- Eligible100% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, men's teamsNone school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$0 across men's teams
- Recruiting spend, men's$868,042 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Frank Holbrook head coach | Head Coach | not on file |
| Eric Podbelski | Associate Head Coach | not on file |
| Andrew McKeon | Pitching Coach, Recruiting Coordinator | not on file |
| Mike Maher | 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
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 →7,741undergraduates · 11,516 students in all
Women 52% Men 48%
- Setting
- City
- Type
- Private · Research university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →5%admitted · of 51,316 applicants
SAT middle 50%1500 – 1570
ACT middle 50%34 – 35
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 96%
Baseball
Full picture →34on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 3434
exactly at the cap
Academic Progress Rate995
100% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $639,939 $18,822 per roster spot · bottom quarter of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 2 assistant
- Athletic aid, men's teams
- None
- Recruiting spend, men's
- $868,042
Cost
Full picture →$26,608net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $68,230
Campus safety
Full picture →2.17violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 10 burglaries · 54 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 18 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →23%of bachelor's degrees in social sciences · 21 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research Brown 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 program34 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions5% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$26,608 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsSocial sciences · 23%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusCity · 7,741Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety2.17 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Johnson & Wales University Charlotte Division III · Coast-To-Coast Athletic Conference | 1 | 34 | $333k | — | 84% | |
| Johnson & Wales University (Providence) Division III · Conference of New England | 1 | 34 | $333k | — | 84% | |
| Rhode Island College Division III · Little East Conference | 3 | 40 | $185k | — | 81% | |
| Bryant University Division I · America East Conference | 10 | 40 | $1.5M | 997 | 66% | |
| Roger Williams University Division III · Conference of New England | 14 | 45 | $204k | — | 88% | |
| Wheaton College (Massachusetts) Division III · New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference | 15 | 38 | $307k | — | 71% | |
| Dean College Division III · Great Northeast Athletic Conference | 18 | 51 | $135k | — | 74% | |
| Stonehill College Division I · Northeast Conference | 23 | 38 | $1.1M | — | 73% | |
| University of Rhode Island Division I · Atlantic 10 Conference | 24 | 36 | $1.2M | 966 | 77% | |
| University of Massachusetts, Dartmouth Division III · Little East Conference | 25 | 42 | $267k | — | 92% | |
| Bridgewater State University Division III · Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference | 25 | 32 | $98k | — | 89% | |
| Salve Regina University Division III · New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference | 25 | 49 | $395k | — | 70% |
Other baseball programs in the The Ivy League
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Columbia University-Barnard College 6 over cap | 40 | $1.6M | $39,296 | 1000 | vs | |
| Yale University room for 2 | 32 | $1.5M | $48,350 | 1000 | vs | |
| Princeton University room for 3 | 31 | $930k | $30,002 | 993 | vs | |
| Harvard University room for 4 | 30 | $903k | $30,105 | 998 | vs | |
| Cornell University 3 over cap | 37 | $811k | $21,916 | 989 | vs | |
| Dartmouth College room for 3 | 31 | $775k | $24,999 | 990 | vs | |
| University of Pennsylvania 1 over cap | 35 | $670k | $19,140 | 998 | vs | |
| Brown University at cap | 34 | $640k | $18,821 | 995 | vs |
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