Division I · The Ivy League
Cornell University Baseball
Ithaca, NY · the Big Red · Cornell University overview
37
Roster
3 over the D-I cap of 34
$811k
Team budget
13th percentile in Division I
$21,916
Per roster spot
median $39,211
5
Coaches
1 head · 4 assistant
989
APR
98% of players retained
8%
Admitted
top 10% for selectivity
Cornell University fields a baseball team in the The Ivy League (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 37 players, about the median of 40, with 1 head coach and 4 assistants. Team expenses were $810,915, well below the median of $1.6M — $21,916 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 3 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 989, about the median of 979, with 98% of players retained year to year. The school reports no athletic aid for men's teams.
Among Division I baseball programs
Where this program sits against its 306 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#266Team budgetof 306 · Division I#257Spend per playerof 306 · Division I#242Roster sizeof 306 · Division I#60APRof 306 · Division I
Team budgets across the division
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Roster sizes (cap 34)
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The program
- Roster37 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap34 3 over last season
- Coaching staff1 head, 4 assistant
- Team expenses$810,915 for the year
- Operating expenses$223,802 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$21,916 division median $39,211
- Academic Progress Rate989 multi-year; 1000 latest
- Players retained98% year to year
- Eligible99% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, men's teamsNone school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$0 across men's teams
- Recruiting spend, men's$1,023,995 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Dan Pepicelli | Ted Thoren Head Coach of Baseball | On file · sign in |
| Kyle Canavally | Assistant Coach | not on file |
| McGwire Tuffy | Assistant 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
General NCAA rule for Division I; the baseball recruiting guide has the date for each grad year, the eligibility checklist and what to put in a first email.
About the school
What an athlete asks first — each panel opens the full picture.Campus
Full picture →16,051undergraduates · 26,264 students in all
Women 53% Men 47%
- Setting
- City
- Type
- Private · Research university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →8%admitted · of 65,635 applicants
SAT middle 50%1480 – 1560
ACT middle 50%33 – 35
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 95%
Baseball
Full picture →37on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 3437
3 over — players already on the roster may stay
Academic Progress Rate989
98% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $810,915 $21,917 per roster spot · bottom quarter of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 4 assistant
- Athletic aid, men's teams
- None
- Recruiting spend, men's
- $1,023,995
Cost
Full picture →$26,455net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $66,014
Campus safety
Full picture →1.92violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 32 burglaries · 106 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 106 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →18%of bachelor's degrees in computer & information sciences · 25 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research Cornell 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 program37 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions8% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$26,455 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsComputer & information sciences · 18%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusCity · 16,051Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety1.92 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ithaca College Division III · Liberty League | 2 | 44 | $305k | — | 70% | |
| State University of New York at Cortland Division III · State University of New York Athletic Conference | 18 | 48 | $396k | — | 51% | |
| Elmira College Division III · Empire 8 | 30 | 39 | $116k | — | 91% | |
| Keuka College Division III · Empire 8 | 33 | 37 | $102k | — | 94% | |
| Binghamton University Division I · America East Conference | 36 | 33 | $1.2M | 988 | 38% | |
| Hobart and William Smith Colleges Division III · Liberty League | 38 | 40 | $400k | — | 57% | |
| Le Moyne College Division I · Northeast Conference | 46 | 34 | $789k | — | 75% | |
| Alfred University Division III · Empire 8 | 68 | 37 | $206k | — | 48% | |
| Alfred State College Division III · State University of New York Athletic Conference | 68 | 34 | $269k | — | 82% | |
| Hamilton College Division III · New England Small College Athletic Conference | 69 | 39 | $443k | — | 12% | |
| State University of New York at Oswego Division III · State University of New York Athletic Conference | 70 | 41 | $233k | — | 80% | |
| St. John Fisher University Division III · Empire 8 | 70 | 43 | $296k | — | 68% |
Other baseball programs in the The Ivy League
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Columbia University-Barnard College 6 over cap | 40 | $1.6M | $39,296 | 1000 | vs | |
| Yale University room for 2 | 32 | $1.5M | $48,350 | 1000 | vs | |
| Princeton University room for 3 | 31 | $930k | $30,002 | 993 | vs | |
| Harvard University room for 4 | 30 | $903k | $30,105 | 998 | vs | |
| Cornell University 3 over cap | 37 | $811k | $21,916 | 989 | vs | |
| Dartmouth College room for 3 | 31 | $775k | $24,999 | 990 | vs | |
| University of Pennsylvania 1 over cap | 35 | $670k | $19,140 | 998 | vs | |
| Brown University at cap | 34 | $640k | $18,821 | 995 | vs |
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