Division I · BIG EAST Conference
Butler University Baseball
Indianapolis, IN · the Bulldogs · Butler University overview
42
Roster
8 over the D-I cap of 34
$1.5M
Team budget
43rd percentile in Division I
$34,967
Per roster spot
median $39,211
4
Coaches
1 head · 3 assistant
990
APR
99% of players retained
86%
Admitted
lower half for selectivity
Butler University fields a baseball team in the BIG EAST Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 42 players, about the median of 40, with 1 head coach and 3 assistants. Team expenses were $1,468,642, about the median of $1.6M — $34,967 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 8 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 990, about the median of 979, with 99% of players retained year to year. The school gave $3,292,217 in athletic aid across its men's teams, about $10,129 per roster spot.
Among Division I baseball programs
Where this program sits against its 306 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#174Team budgetof 306 · Division I#178Spend per playerof 306 · Division I#77Roster sizeof 306 · Division I#48APRof 306 · Division I
Team budgets across the division
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Roster sizes (cap 34)
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The program
- Roster42 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap34 8 over last season
- Coaching staff1 head, 3 assistant
- Team expenses$1,468,642 for the year
- Operating expenses$191,388 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$34,967 division median $39,211
- Academic Progress Rate990 multi-year; 1000 latest
- Players retained99% year to year
- Eligible99% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, men's teams$3,292,217 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$10,129 across men's teams
- Recruiting spend, men's$2,686,159 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Blake Beemer head coach | Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Ty Neal | Pitching Coach | On file · sign in |
| Bladen Bales | Assistant Coach | 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 →4,519undergraduates · 5,763 students in all
Women 61% Men 39%
- Setting
- City
- Type
- Private · Master's university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →86%admitted · of 9,431 applicants
SAT middle 50%1180 – 1360
ACT middle 50%26 – 31
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 79%
Baseball
Full picture →42on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 3442
8 over — players already on the roster may stay
Academic Progress Rate990
99% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $1,468,642 $34,968 per roster spot · lower half of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 3 assistant
- Athletic aid, men's teams
- $3,292,217
- Recruiting spend, men's
- $2,686,159
Cost
Full picture →$40,140net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $45,980
Campus safety
Full picture →2.44violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 1 burglaries · 30 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 4 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →30%of bachelor's degrees in business · 21 fields · Associate's, Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research Butler 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 program42 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions86% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$40,140 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsBusiness · 30%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusCity · 4,519Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety2.44 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Indianapolis Division II · Great Lakes Valley Conference | 9 | 50 | $938k | — | 73% | |
| Franklin College Division III · Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference | 26 | 47 | $205k | — | 71% | |
| Anderson University (Indiana) Division III · Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference | 33 | 42 | $240k | — | 53% | |
| DePauw University Division III · North Coast Athletic Conference | 39 | 40 | $259k | — | 54% | |
| Wabash College Division III · North Coast Athletic Conference | 41 | — | — | — | 63% | |
| Ball State University Division I · Mid-American Conference | 48 | 38 | $1.5M | 978 | 72% | |
| Indiana University, Bloomington Division I · Big Ten Conference | 50 | 41 | $3.5M | 965 | 80% | |
| Purdue University Division I · Big Ten Conference | 57 | 45 | $3.2M | 977 | 50% | |
| Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology Division III · Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference | 66 | 40 | $251k | — | 73% | |
| Earlham College Division III · Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference | 67 | 38 | $361k | — | 74% | |
| Indiana State University Division I · Missouri Valley Conference | 70 | 42 | $1.5M | 968 | 92% | |
| Manchester University Division III · Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference | 84 | 68 | $168k | — | 91% |
Other baseball programs in the BIG EAST Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Connecticut 8 over cap | 42 | $2.8M | $65,637 | 982 | vs | |
| Creighton University 3 over cap | 37 | $2.7M | $73,080 | 950 | vs | |
| Seton Hall University 5 over cap | 39 | $1.9M | $49,233 | 1000 | vs | |
| Georgetown University 6 over cap | 40 | $1.9M | $46,878 | 988 | vs | |
| Xavier University 9 over cap | 43 | $1.9M | $43,584 | 995 | vs | |
| St. John's University (New York) 3 over cap | 37 | $1.8M | $47,830 | 982 | vs | |
| Villanova University 4 over cap | 38 | $1.7M | $44,030 | 997 | vs | |
| Butler University 8 over cap | 42 | $1.5M | $34,967 | 990 | vs |
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