California State University, Chico Baseball
California State University, Chico fields a baseball team in the California Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA Division II). In 2024–25 the roster carried 44 players, about the median of 45, with 1 head coach and 2 assistants. Team expenses were $709,906, above the median of $584k — $16,134 per roster spot, top quarter of Division II baseball programs. The school gave $425,356 in athletic aid across its men's teams, about $2,311 per roster spot.
Among Division II baseball programs
Where this program sits against its 247 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
Team budgets across the division
Roster sizes
The program
- Roster44 2024–25 season
- Coaching staff1 head, 2 assistant
- Team expenses$709,906 for the year
- Operating expenses$200,102 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$16,134 division median $12,001
- Athletic aid, men's teams$425,356 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$2,311 across men's teams
- Recruiting spend, men's$10,187 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Dave Taylor head coach | Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Mark Taylor | Assistant Baseball Coach | On file · sign in |
| Patrick Barnum | Assistant Baseball Coach | not on file |
Recruiting timing
- Coaches may first contact youJune 15 after sophomore year
- Your own emailsAny time the rule limits what coaches send back
- High-school baseball players472,598 2024-25
- Division II roster spots11,990 247 programs
- Odds of a spot1 in 39 2.5% of high-school players hold a Division II roster spot
General NCAA rule for Division II; 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 →- Setting
- City
- Type
- Public · Master's university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →- Test scores
- Scores not considered
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 64%
Baseball
Full picture →- Team expenses
- $709,906 $16,134 per roster spot · upper half of Division II
- Coaches
- 1 head · 2 assistant
- Athletic aid, men's teams
- $425,356
- Recruiting spend, men's
- $10,187
Cost
Full picture →- Tuition & fees
- $8,064 in-state · $19,944 out
Campus safety
Full picture →- In residence halls
- 3 burglaries · 12 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 3 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →Research California State University, Chico
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 programs within 150 miles
| School | Miles | Roster | Budget | APR | Admitted | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jessup University Division II · Pacific West Conference | 69 | 57 | $710k | — | 77% | |
| University of California, Davis Division I · Mountain West Conference | 82 | 43 | $1.5M | 989 | 42% | |
| California State University, Sacramento Division I · Big West Conference | 84 | 44 | $2.2M | 965 | 94% | |
| University of Nevada, Reno Division I · Mountain West Conference | 109 | 39 | $2.2M | 954 | 85% | |
| University of the Pacific Division I · West Coast Conference | 124 | 41 | $2M | 959 | 95% | |
| University of California, Berkeley Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference | 130 | 43 | $2.6M | 974 | 12% | |
| Saint Mary's College of California Division I · West Coast Conference | 131 | 40 | $2.6M | 976 | 89% | |
| University of San Francisco Division I · West Coast Conference | 139 | 40 | $2.1M | 981 | 51% | |
| California State University, East Bay Division II · California Collegiate Athletic Association | 144 | 38 | $554k | — | 97% |
Other baseball programs in the California Collegiate Athletic Association
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| California State University, San Bernardino | 36 | $981k | $27,238 | — | vs | |
| Fresno Pacific University | 52 | $844k | $16,221 | — | vs | |
| California State Polytechnic University, Pomona | 35 | $810k | $23,141 | — | vs | |
| California State University, Chico | 44 | $710k | $16,134 | — | vs | |
| Menlo College | 47 | $709k | $15,094 | — | vs | |
| California State University, Monterey Bay | 64 | $695k | $10,855 | — | vs | |
| California State University, Los Angeles | 44 | $619k | $14,066 | — | vs | |
| California State University, East Bay | 38 | $554k | $14,579 | — | vs | |
| California State University, Dominguez Hills | 42 | $525k | $12,504 | — | vs | |
| California State University, Stanislaus | 34 | $501k | $14,736 | — | vs | |
| California State University, San Marcos | 39 | $480k | $12,297 | — | vs |
Every California Collegiate Athletic Association baseball program · Baseball budgets ranked