Division I · Big West Conference
California State University, Fullerton Baseball
Fullerton, CA · the Titans · California State University, Fullerton overview
40
Roster
6 over the D-I cap of 34
$2.2M
Team budget
68th percentile in Division I
$55,420
Per roster spot
median $39,211
5
Coaches
1 head · 4 assistant
952
APR
92% of players retained
87%
Admitted
lower half for selectivity
California State University, Fullerton fields a baseball team in the Big West Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 40 players, about the median of 40, with 1 head coach and 4 assistants. Team expenses were $2,216,837, above the median of $1.6M — $55,420 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 6 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 952, about the median of 979, with 92% of players retained year to year. The school gave $2,004,390 in athletic aid across its men's teams, about $9,777 per roster spot.
Among Division I baseball programs
Where this program sits against its 306 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#99Team budgetof 306 · Division I#102Spend per playerof 306 · Division I#126Roster sizeof 306 · Division I#270APRof 306 · Division I
Team budgets across the division
this programevery Division I baseball program
Roster sizes (cap 34)
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The program
- Roster40 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap34 6 over last season
- Coaching staff1 head, 4 assistant
- Team expenses$2,216,837 for the year
- Operating expenses$498,683 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$55,420 division median $39,211
- Academic Progress Rate952 multi-year; 952 latest
- Players retained92% year to year
- Eligible98% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, men's teams$2,004,390 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$9,777 across men's teams
- Recruiting spend, men's$139,110 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Corey Vanderhook head coach | Interim Head 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 →37,125undergraduates · 41,962 students in all
Women 58% Men 42%
- Setting
- Suburb
- Type
- Public · Research university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →87%admitted · of 48,591 applicants
- Test scores
- Scores not considered
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 69%
Baseball
Full picture →40on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 3440
6 over — players already on the roster may stay
Academic Progress Rate952
92% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $2,216,837 $55,421 per roster spot · upper half of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 4 assistant
- Athletic aid, men's teams
- $2,004,390
- Recruiting spend, men's
- $139,110
Cost
Full picture →$6,283net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $7,073 in-state · $18,953 out
Campus safety
Full picture →0.36violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 14 burglaries · 33 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 10 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →24%of bachelor's degrees in business · 21 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
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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 program40 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions87% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$6,283 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsBusiness · 24%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusSuburb · 37,125Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety0.36 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chapman University Division III · Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conf. | 6 | 36 | $438k | — | 56% | |
| Biola University Division II · Pacific West Conference | 8 | 42 | $775k | — | 60% | |
| Whittier College Division III · Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conf. | 11 | 56 | $150k | — | 85% | |
| California State Polytechnic University, Pomona Division II · California Collegiate Athletic Association | 13 | 35 | $810k | — | 74% | |
| Long Beach State University Division I · Big West Conference | 15 | 40 | $2M | 962 | 47% | |
| Vanguard University Division II · Pacific West Conference | 15 | 46 | $517k | — | 65% | |
| Concordia University Irvine Division II · Pacific West Conference | 16 | 41 | $849k | — | 60% | |
| University of California, Irvine Division I · Big West Conference | 16 | 40 | $2.3M | 982 | 26% | |
| University of La Verne Division III · Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conf. | 16 | 46 | $326k | — | 48% | |
| Azusa Pacific University Division III · Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conf. | 17 | 47 | $960k | — | 79% | |
| Pomona-Pitzer Colleges Division III · Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conf. | 18 | 38 | $343k | — | 7% | |
| Claremont McKenna-Harvey Mudd-Scripps Colleges Division III · Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conf. | 18 | 44 | $261k | — | 11% |
Other baseball programs in the Big West Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of California, Santa Barbara 18 over cap | 52 | $3.4M | $66,067 | 959 | vs | |
| California Baptist University 4 over cap | 38 | $2.7M | $71,340 | 990 | vs | |
| University of California, Irvine 6 over cap | 40 | $2.3M | $57,962 | 982 | vs | |
| California State University, Fullerton 6 over cap | 40 | $2.2M | $55,420 | 952 | vs | |
| University of California, San Diego 8 over cap | 42 | $2.2M | $52,160 | — | vs | |
| California State University, Sacramento 10 over cap | 44 | $2.2M | $49,098 | 965 | vs | |
| Long Beach State University 6 over cap | 40 | $2M | $49,984 | 962 | vs | |
| California State University, Northridge room for 7 | 27 | $2M | $73,862 | 950 | vs | |
| California Polytechnic State University 5 over cap | 39 | $1.9M | $49,083 | 979 | vs | |
| Utah Valley University 10 over cap | 44 | $1.7M | $37,624 | 981 | vs | |
| University of California, Riverside 4 over cap | 38 | $1.5M | $39,760 | 969 | vs | |
| California State University, Bakersfield 6 over cap | 40 | $1.2M | $30,952 | 961 | vs |
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