Division I · Big South Conference
Charleston Southern University Baseball
Charleston, SC · the Buccaneers · Charleston Southern University overview
40
Roster
6 over the D-I cap of 34
$1.1M
Team budget
28th percentile in Division I
$27,226
Per roster spot
median $39,211
3
Coaches
1 head · 2 assistant
968
APR
95% of players retained
76%
Admitted
upper half for selectivity
Charleston Southern University fields a baseball team in the Big South Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 40 players, about the median of 40, with 1 head coach and 2 assistants. Team expenses were $1,089,044, below the median of $1.6M — $27,226 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 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 968, about the median of 979, with 95% of players retained year to year. The school gave $4,017,082 in athletic aid across its men's teams, about $14,989 per roster spot.
Among Division I baseball programs
Where this program sits against its 306 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#221Team budgetof 306 · Division I#225Spend per playerof 306 · Division I#126Roster sizeof 306 · Division I#216APRof 306 · Division I
Team budgets across the division
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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, 2 assistant
- Team expenses$1,089,044 for the year
- Operating expenses$299,631 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$27,226 division median $39,211
- Academic Progress Rate968 multi-year; 991 latest
- Players retained95% year to year
- Eligible99% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, men's teams$4,017,082 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$14,989 across men's teams
- Recruiting spend, men's$159,751 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Karl Kuhn head coach | Head Coach | not on file |
| Brett Young | Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
| Kirby McGuire | Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
| Kyle Sarazin | PT 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 →2,914undergraduates · 3,545 students in all
Women 63% Men 37%
- Setting
- City
- Type
- Private · Master's university
- Affiliation
- Baptist
Getting in
Full picture →76%admitted · of 6,072 applicants
SAT middle 50%950 – 1160
ACT middle 50%17 – 24
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 49%
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 Rate968
95% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $1,089,044 $27,226 per roster spot · lower half of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 2 assistant
- Athletic aid, men's teams
- $4,017,082
- Recruiting spend, men's
- $159,751
Cost
Full picture →$21,347net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $31,030
Campus safety
Full picture →0.26violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 3 burglaries · 0 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 0 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →20%of bachelor's degrees in health professions & nursing · 24 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research Charleston Southern 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 program40 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions76% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$21,347 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsHealth professions & nursing · 20%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusCity · 2,914Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety0.26 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Citadel Division I · Southern Conference | 14 | 38 | $1.3M | 964 | 98% | |
| College of Charleston (South Carolina) Division I · Coastal Athletic Association | 16 | 52 | $1.8M | 951 | 72% | |
| Claflin University Division II · Peach Belt Conference | 58 | 40 | $321k | — | 73% | |
| University of South Carolina Beaufort Division II · Peach Belt Conference | 70 | 53 | $492k | — | 69% | |
| Coastal Carolina University Division I · Sun Belt Conference | 83 | 42 | $5.2M | 973 | 80% | |
| Francis Marion University Division II · Conference Carolinas | 87 | 71 | $709k | — | 82% | |
| Savannah State University Division II · Southern Intercol. Ath. Conf. | 88 | 52 | $214k | — | — | |
| University of South Carolina, Columbia Division I · Southeastern Conference | 89 | 43 | $8M | 961 | 61% | |
| Benedict College Division II · Southern Intercol. Ath. Conf. | 90 | 30 | $343k | — | 67% | |
| Coker University Division II · South Atlantic Conference | 96 | 55 | $698k | — | 97% | |
| University of South Carolina Aiken Division II · Peach Belt Conference | 106 | 46 | $687k | — | 80% | |
| Georgia Southern University Division I · Sun Belt Conference | 107 | 49 | $1.9M | 981 | 90% |
Other baseball programs in the Big South Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High Point University 10 over cap | 44 | $1.7M | $38,022 | 952 | vs | |
| Radford University 6 over cap | 40 | $1.6M | $39,601 | 988 | vs | |
| Longwood University 10 over cap | 44 | $1.5M | $33,657 | 950 | vs | |
| University of South Carolina Upstate 13 over cap | 47 | $1.2M | $25,706 | 955 | vs | |
| Charleston Southern University 6 over cap | 40 | $1.1M | $27,226 | 968 | vs | |
| Gardner-Webb University 10 over cap | 44 | $1M | $23,405 | 982 | vs | |
| Presbyterian College 8 over cap | 42 | $948k | $22,566 | 967 | vs | |
| Winthrop University 16 over cap | 50 | $935k | $18,704 | 982 | vs | |
| University of North Carolina Asheville 5 over cap | 39 | $814k | $20,875 | 974 | vs |
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