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Division I · Big West Conference

California State University, Northridge Baseball

Northridge, CA · the Matadors · California State University, Northridge overview
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27
Roster
room for 7 under the cap of 34
$2M
Team budget
64th percentile in Division I
$73,862
Per roster spot
median $39,211
5
Coaches
1 head · 4 assistant
950
APR
93% of players retained
93%
Admitted
bottom quarter for selectivity

California State University, Northridge fields a baseball team in the Big West Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 27 players, below the median of 40, with 1 head coach and 4 assistants. Team expenses were $1,994,292, above the median of $1.6M — $73,862 per roster spot, top quarter of Division I baseball programs. That leaves room for 7 under the Division I roster cap of 34 in force from 2025-26. The team's multi-year Academic Progress Rate is 950, about the median of 979, with 93% of players retained year to year. The school gave $2,146,105 in athletic aid across its men's teams, about $10,784 per roster spot.

Among Division I baseball programs

Where this program sits against its 306 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).

#112Team budgetof 306 · Division I#68Spend per playerof 306 · Division I#301Roster sizeof 306 · Division I#277APRof 306 · Division I
Team budget$2M
Spend per player$73,862
Roster size27
Coaching staff5
APR950

Team budgets across the division

$210k$11M
this programevery Division I baseball program

Roster sizes (cap 34)

2560
this programevery Division I roster

The program

  • Roster27 2024–25 season
  • Division I roster cap34 room for 7
  • Coaching staff1 head, 4 assistant
  • Team expenses$1,994,292 for the year
  • Operating expenses$517,240 game-day and travel
  • Spend per roster spot$73,862 division median $39,211
  • Academic Progress Rate950 multi-year; 933 latest
  • Players retained93% year to year
  • Eligible94% of player-terms
  • Athletic aid, men's teams$2,146,105 school-wide
  • Aid per roster spot$10,784 across men's teams
  • Recruiting spend, men's$146,703 school-wide

Coaching staff

NameTitleEmail
Eddie Cornejo head coachHead CoachOn file · sign in
Paul KossPitching CoachOn file · sign in
Brendan BrooksRecruiting Coordinator & Assistant CoachOn file · sign in
Sean SkellyAssistant CoachOn file · sign in
Broc MortensenDirector of Player Development & Camp CoordinatorOn file · sign in
Nick AlfonsoDirector of OperationsOn 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

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About the school

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Campus

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32,429undergraduates · 37,760 students in all
Women 55% Men 45%
Setting
City
Type
Public · Master's university
Affiliation
None

Getting in

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93%admitted · of 29,789 applicants
Test scores
Scores not considered
Graduate in 6 yrs
56%

Baseball

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27on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 3427
room for 7
Academic Progress Rate950
93% of players kept year to year
Team expenses
$1,994,292 $73,863 per roster spot · upper half of Division I
Coaches
1 head · 4 assistant
Athletic aid, men's teams
$2,146,105
Recruiting spend, men's
$146,703

Cost

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$8,222net price · after grants, aided first-years
Sticker, in-state$24,271
Sticker, out-of-state$36,151
Average net price$8,222
Net price by family income
$0–30k$5,153
$30–48k$6,277
$48–75k$8,897
$75–110k$13,510
$110k and up$18,688
Tuition & fees
$7,095 in-state · $18,975 out

Campus safety

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0.38violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
Violent0.38
Property1.10
In residence halls
2 burglaries · 24 sex offences over 2022–2024
Residence-hall fires
31 over 2022–2024

Majors

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19%of bachelor's degrees in business · 25 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Business1,574 · 19%
Psychology1,037 · 13%
Communication & journalism736 · 9%
Social sciences728 · 9%
Health professions & nursing554 · 7%

Research California State University, Northridge

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 program27 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions93% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$8,222 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsBusiness · 19%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusCity · 32,429Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety0.38 violent / 1,000Three years of reported offences against the divisionAthleticsEvery teamThe whole department: every team, staff and aid

Baseball programs within 150 miles

California State University, NorthridgeUniversity of California, Los Angeles · 13 miPepperdine University · 17 miLoyola Marymount University · 20 miOccidental College · 20 miCalifornia Lutheran University · 20 miUniversity of Southern California · 21 miCalifornia State University, Los Angeles · 24 miCalifornia Institute of Technology · 24 miCalifornia State University, Dominguez Hills · 30 miWhittier College · 34 miAzusa Pacific University · 37 miBiola University · 37 mi
SchoolMilesRosterBudgetAPRAdmitted
University of California, Los Angeles Division I · Big Ten Conference1340$5.2M9879%
Pepperdine University Division I · West Coast Conference1740$2.9M98150%
Loyola Marymount University Division I · West Coast Conference2041$2.6M97040%
Occidental College Division III · Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conf.2044$281k—40%
California Lutheran University Division III · Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conf.2044$291k—89%
University of Southern California Division I · Big Ten Conference2140$5.9M98710%
California State University, Los Angeles Division II · California Collegiate Athletic Association2444$619k—92%
California Institute of Technology Division III · Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conf.2423$229k—3%
California State University, Dominguez Hills Division II · California Collegiate Athletic Association3042$525k—91%
Whittier College Division III · Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conf.3456$150k—85%
Azusa Pacific University Division III · Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conf.3747$960k—79%
Biola University Division II · Pacific West Conference3742$775k—60%

Other baseball programs in the Big West Conference

SchoolRosterBudgetPer playerAPRCompare
University of California, Santa Barbara 18 over cap52$3.4M$66,067959vs
California Baptist University 4 over cap38$2.7M$71,340990vs
University of California, Irvine 6 over cap40$2.3M$57,962982vs
California State University, Fullerton 6 over cap40$2.2M$55,420952vs
University of California, San Diego 8 over cap42$2.2M$52,160—vs
California State University, Sacramento 10 over cap44$2.2M$49,098965vs
Long Beach State University 6 over cap40$2M$49,984962vs
California State University, Northridge room for 727$2M$73,862950vs
California Polytechnic State University 5 over cap39$1.9M$49,083979vs
Utah Valley University 10 over cap44$1.7M$37,624981vs
University of California, Riverside 4 over cap38$1.5M$39,760969vs
California State University, Bakersfield 6 over cap40$1.2M$30,952961vs

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