Division III · Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference
Concordia University Chicago Baseball
River Forest, IL · the Cougars · Concordia University Chicago overview
42
Roster
2024–25 season
$435k
Team budget
95th percentile in Division III
$10,363
Per roster spot
median $5,554
5
Coaches
1 head · 4 assistant
93%
Admitted
bottom quarter for selectivity
Concordia University Chicago fields a baseball team in the Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference (NCAA Division III). In 2024–25 the roster carried 42 players, about the median of 43, with 1 head coach and 4 assistants. Team expenses were $435,250, well above the median of $236k — $10,363 per roster spot, top 10% of Division III baseball programs. The school reports no athletic aid for men's teams — Division III programs do not offer athletic scholarships.
Among Division III baseball programs
Where this program sits against its 371 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#20Team budgetof 371 · Division III#20Spend per playerof 371 · Division III#188Roster sizeof 371 · Division III
Team budgets across the division
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Roster sizes
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The program
- Roster42 2024–25 season
- Coaching staff1 head, 4 assistant
- Team expenses$435,250 for the year
- Operating expenses$188,481 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$10,363 division median $5,554
- Athletic aid, men's teamsNone school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$0 across men's teams
- Recruiting spend, men's$14,703 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Matthew Smith head coach | Head Coach | not on file |
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Recruiting timing
- Coaches may first contact youany time
- Your own emailsAny time the rule limits what coaches send back
- High-school baseball players472,598 2024-25
- Division III roster spots16,317 371 programs
- Odds of a spot1 in 29 3.5% of high-school players hold a Division III roster spot
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About the school
What an athlete asks first — each panel opens the full picture.Campus
Full picture →1,377undergraduates · 5,066 students in all
Women 64% Men 36%
- Setting
- Suburb
- Type
- Private · Master's university
- Affiliation
- Lutheran Church - Missouri Synod
Getting in
Full picture →93%admitted · of 4,607 applicants
- Test scores
- Scores not considered
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 46%
Baseball
Full picture →42on the roster · 2024–25 season
- Team expenses
- $435,250 $10,363 per roster spot · top 10% of Division III
- Coaches
- 1 head · 4 assistant
- Athletic aid, men's teams
- None
- Recruiting spend, men's
- $14,703
Cost
Full picture →$17,767net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $36,258
Campus safety
Full picture →1.47violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 1 burglaries · 3 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 0 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →31%of bachelor's degrees in kinesiology, parks & recreation · 19 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research Concordia University Chicago
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 program42 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$17,767 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsKinesiology, parks & recreation · 31%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusSuburb · 1,377Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety1.47 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dominican University (Illinois) Division III · Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference | 1 | 42 | $291k | — | 80% | |
| Elmhurst University Division III · College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin | 7 | 41 | $228k | — | 76% | |
| North Park University Division III · College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin | 7 | 44 | $261k | — | 73% | |
| University of Illinois Chicago Division I · Missouri Valley Conference | 8 | 41 | $1.3M | 993 | 79% | |
| Roosevelt University Division II · Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | 10 | 55 | $908k | — | 94% | |
| Illinois Institute of Technology Division III · Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference | 10 | 40 | $168k | — | 55% | |
| Northwestern University Division I · Big Ten Conference | 12 | 39 | $3.2M | 1000 | 7% | |
| University of Chicago Division III · University Athletic Association | 13 | 43 | $458k | — | 5% | |
| Wheaton College (Illinois) Division III · College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin | 15 | 42 | $381k | — | 90% | |
| Benedictine University (Illinois) Division III · Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference | 17 | 107 | $659k | — | 77% | |
| North Central College Division III · College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin | 19 | 43 | $268k | — | 58% | |
| Lewis University Division II · Great Lakes Valley Conference | 25 | 45 | $640k | — | 73% |
Other baseball programs in the Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Benedictine University (Illinois) | 107 | $659k | $6,160 | — | vs | |
| Concordia University Chicago | 42 | $435k | $10,363 | — | vs | |
| Aurora University | 39 | $325k | $8,334 | — | vs | |
| Edgewood University | 33 | $322k | $9,766 | — | vs | |
| Rockford University | 54 | $310k | $5,747 | — | vs | |
| St. Norbert College | 58 | $298k | $5,141 | — | vs | |
| Dominican University (Illinois) | 42 | $291k | $6,937 | — | vs | |
| Marian University (Wisconsin) | 43 | $282k | $6,557 | — | vs | |
| Milwaukee School of Engineering | 31 | $258k | $8,311 | — | vs | |
| Concordia University Wisconsin | 50 | $201k | $4,016 | — | vs | |
| Lakeland University | 34 | $181k | $5,320 | — | vs | |
| Wisconsin Lutheran College | 39 | $181k | $4,634 | — | vs | |
| Illinois Institute of Technology | 40 | $168k | $4,206 | — | vs |
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