Division I · Patriot League
Bucknell University Baseball
Lewisburg, PA · the Bison · Bucknell University overview
37
Roster
3 over the D-I cap of 34
$984k
Team budget
22nd percentile in Division I
$26,601
Per roster spot
median $39,211
4
Coaches
1 head · 3 assistant
997
APR
97% of players retained
32%
Admitted
top quarter for selectivity
Bucknell University fields a baseball team in the Patriot League (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 37 players, about the median of 40, with 1 head coach and 3 assistants. Team expenses were $984,253, below the median of $1.6M — $26,601 per roster spot, lower half of Division I baseball programs. Under the Division I roster cap of 34 in force from 2025-26, that is 3 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 997, about the median of 979, with 97% of players retained year to year. The school gave $9,667,603 in athletic aid across its men's teams, about $20,352 per roster spot.
Among Division I baseball programs
Where this program sits against its 306 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#239Team budgetof 306 · Division I#229Spend per playerof 306 · Division I#242Roster sizeof 306 · Division I#17APRof 306 · Division I
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Roster sizes (cap 34)
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The program
- Roster37 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap34 3 over last season
- Coaching staff1 head, 3 assistant
- Team expenses$984,253 for the year
- Operating expenses$236,619 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$26,601 division median $39,211
- Academic Progress Rate997 multi-year; 1000 latest
- Players retained97% year to year
- Eligible100% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, men's teams$9,667,603 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$20,352 across men's teams
- Recruiting spend, men's$290,116 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Jason Neitz head coach | Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Brett Smith | Assistant Coach / Hitting Coach | On file · sign in |
| Josh Kieffer | Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
| Cade Dressler | 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 →3,846undergraduates · 3,892 students in all
Women 53% Men 47%
- Setting
- Town
- Type
- Private · Liberal arts college
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →32%admitted · of 11,010 applicants
SAT middle 50%1300 – 1450
ACT middle 50%31 – 33
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 86%
Baseball
Full picture →37on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 3437
3 over — players already on the roster may stay
Academic Progress Rate997
97% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $984,253 $26,601 per roster spot · bottom quarter of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 3 assistant
- Athletic aid, men's teams
- $9,667,603
- Recruiting spend, men's
- $290,116
Cost
Full picture →$38,486net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $64,772
Campus safety
Full picture →5.88violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 2 burglaries · 64 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 7 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →21%of bachelor's degrees in social sciences · 18 fields · Bachelor's, Master's
Research Bucknell 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 program37 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions32% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$38,486 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsSocial sciences · 21%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusTown · 3,846Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety5.88 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Susquehanna University Division III · Landmark Conference | 11 | 52 | $315k | — | 79% | |
| Pennsylvania College of Technology Division III · United East Conference | 21 | 42 | $204k | — | — | |
| Lycoming College Division III · Landmark Conference | 21 | 41 | $244k | — | 68% | |
| Lock Haven University of Pennsylvania Division II · Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference | 23 | 119 | $1M | — | 95% | |
| Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania Division II · Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference | 23 | 119 | $1M | — | 95% | |
| Mansfield University of Pennsylvania Division II · Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference | 23 | 119 | $1M | — | 95% | |
| Lebanon Valley College Division III · Middle Atlantic Conference Freedom | 47 | 44 | $215k | — | 75% | |
| Penn State Harrisburg Division III · United East Conference | 52 | 50 | $106k | — | 96% | |
| Pennsylvania State University Division I · Big Ten Conference | 52 | 41 | $4M | 990 | 54% | |
| Dickinson College Division III · Centennial Conference | 54 | 38 | $164k | — | 43% | |
| Misericordia University Division III · Middle Atlantic Conference Freedom | 55 | 46 | $214k | — | 85% | |
| Messiah University Division III · Middle Atlantic Conference Commonwealth | 55 | 47 | $190k | — | 78% |
Other baseball programs in the Patriot League
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lehigh University 9 over cap | 43 | $1.2M | $28,672 | 1000 | vs | |
| Lafayette College 6 over cap | 40 | $1.1M | $26,914 | 989 | vs | |
| Bucknell University 3 over cap | 37 | $984k | $26,601 | 997 | vs | |
| College of the Holy Cross 5 over cap | 39 | $623k | $15,972 | 1000 | vs | |
| U.S. Military Academy | — | — | — | 997 | vs | |
| U.S. Naval Academy | — | — | — | 991 | vs |
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