Division I · Metro Conference
Canisius University Baseball
Buffalo, NY · the Golden Griffins · Canisius University overview
41
Roster
7 over the D-I cap of 34
$690k
Team budget
7th percentile in Division I
$16,829
Per roster spot
median $39,211
3
Coaches
1 head · 2 assistant
984
APR
97% of players retained
82%
Admitted
lower half for selectivity
Canisius University fields a baseball team in the Metro Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 41 players, about the median of 40, with 1 head coach and 2 assistants. Team expenses were $689,997, well below the median of $1.6M — $16,829 per roster spot, bottom quarter of Division I baseball programs. Under the Division I roster cap of 34 in force from 2025-26, that is 7 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 984, about the median of 979, with 97% of players retained year to year. The school gave $2,395,263 in athletic aid across its men's teams, about $9,038 per roster spot.
Among Division I baseball programs
Where this program sits against its 306 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#284Team budgetof 306 · Division I#287Spend per playerof 306 · Division I#94Roster sizeof 306 · Division I#102APRof 306 · Division I
Team budgets across the division
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Roster sizes (cap 34)
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The program
- Roster41 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap34 7 over last season
- Coaching staff1 head, 2 assistant
- Team expenses$689,997 for the year
- Operating expenses$231,635 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$16,829 division median $39,211
- Academic Progress Rate984 multi-year; 978 latest
- Players retained97% year to year
- Eligible100% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, men's teams$2,395,263 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$9,038 across men's teams
- Recruiting spend, men's$167,682 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Matt Mazurek head coach | Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Steven Mooney | Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
| Jake Burlingame | Assistant Coach | not on file |
| Matthew Wood | 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
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About the school
What an athlete asks first — each panel opens the full picture.Campus
Full picture →1,798undergraduates · 2,545 students in all
Women 52% Men 48%
- Setting
- City
- Type
- Private · Master's university
- Affiliation
- Roman Catholic
Getting in
Full picture →82%admitted · of 4,147 applicants
- Test scores
- Scores not considered
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 71%
Baseball
Full picture →41on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 3441
7 over — players already on the roster may stay
Academic Progress Rate984
97% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $689,997 $16,829 per roster spot · bottom quarter of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 2 assistant
- Athletic aid, men's teams
- $2,395,263
- Recruiting spend, men's
- $167,682
Cost
Full picture →$19,321net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $32,720
Campus safety
Full picture →0.41violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 3 burglaries · 2 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 0 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →20%of bachelor's degrees in business · 22 fields · Associate's, Bachelor's, 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 program41 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions82% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$19,321 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsBusiness · 20%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusCity · 1,798Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety0.41 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D'Youville University Division II · East Coast Conference | 2 | 38 | $633k | — | 82% | |
| Hilbert College Division III · Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference | 12 | 36 | $224k | — | 98% | |
| Niagara University Division I · Metro Conference | 17 | 32 | $716k | 994 | 85% | |
| The State University of New York at Fredonia Division III · State University of New York Athletic Conference | 41 | 46 | $201k | — | 79% | |
| Houghton University Division III · Empire 8 | 49 | 44 | $135k | — | 93% | |
| State University of New York at Brockport Division III · Empire 8 | 50 | 52 | $300k | — | 71% | |
| Rochester Institute of Technology Division III · Liberty League | 61 | 40 | $399k | — | 71% | |
| St. Bonaventure University Division I · Atlantic 10 Conference | 61 | 41 | $931k | 980 | 82% | |
| University of Rochester Division III · Liberty League | 63 | 36 | $237k | — | 36% | |
| University of Pittsburgh, Bradford Division III · Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference | 68 | 36 | $235k | — | 91% | |
| St. John Fisher University Division III · Empire 8 | 69 | 43 | $296k | — | 68% | |
| Alfred State College Division III · State University of New York Athletic Conference | 71 | 34 | $269k | — | 82% |
Other baseball programs in the Metro Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fairfield University 4 over cap | 38 | $1.4M | $36,488 | 997 | vs | |
| Siena University 4 over cap | 38 | $1.2M | $31,375 | 965 | vs | |
| Marist University 6 over cap | 40 | $1.2M | $29,707 | 982 | vs | |
| Quinnipiac University room for 2 | 32 | $1.2M | $36,972 | 985 | vs | |
| Merrimack College 6 over cap | 40 | $1.1M | $27,261 | — | vs | |
| Sacred Heart University 5 over cap | 39 | $997k | $25,570 | 984 | vs | |
| Manhattan University 7 over cap | 41 | $971k | $23,681 | 991 | vs | |
| Mount St. Mary's University 17 over cap | 51 | $889k | $17,437 | 979 | vs | |
| Iona University 4 over cap | 38 | $787k | $20,716 | 990 | vs | |
| Rider University room for 3 | 31 | $727k | $23,440 | 989 | vs | |
| Niagara University room for 2 | 32 | $716k | $22,389 | 994 | vs | |
| Canisius University 7 over cap | 41 | $690k | $16,829 | 984 | vs | |
| Saint Peter's University 12 over cap | 46 | $479k | $10,412 | 965 | vs |
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