Division I · Atlantic 10 Conference
Davidson College Baseball
Davidson, NC · the Wildcats · Davidson College overview
40
Roster
6 over the D-I cap of 34
$1.5M
Team budget
46th percentile in Division I
$37,642
Per roster spot
median $39,211
5
Coaches
1 head · 4 assistant
996
APR
99% of players retained
14%
Admitted
top 10% for selectivity
Davidson College fields a baseball team in the Atlantic 10 Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 40 players, about the median of 40, with 1 head coach and 4 assistants. Team expenses were $1,505,685, about the median of $1.6M — $37,642 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 996, about the median of 979, with 99% of players retained year to year. The school gave $3,235,591 in athletic aid across its men's teams, about $9,324 per roster spot.
Among Division I baseball programs
Where this program sits against its 306 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#165Team budgetof 306 · Division I#162Spend per playerof 306 · Division I#126Roster sizeof 306 · Division I#25APRof 306 · Division I
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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, 4 assistant
- Team expenses$1,505,685 for the year
- Operating expenses$213,040 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$37,642 division median $39,211
- Academic Progress Rate996 multi-year; 1000 latest
- Players retained99% year to year
- Eligible100% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, men's teams$3,235,591 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$9,324 across men's teams
- Recruiting spend, men's$327,244 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Rucker Taylor head coach | Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Joe Sheridan | Pitching Coach / Recruiting Coordinator- Pitching | On file · sign in |
| John Lyons-Harrison | Assistant Coach / Recruiting Coordinator- Position Players | On file · sign in |
| Parker Nolan | Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
| Aidan Wirshing | Director of Player Development | 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 →1,904undergraduates · 1,904 students in all
Women 53% Men 47%
- Setting
- Suburb
- Type
- Private · Liberal arts college
- Affiliation
- Presbyterian Church (USA)
Getting in
Full picture →14%admitted · of 7,347 applicants
SAT middle 50%1360 – 1510
ACT middle 50%31 – 34
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 92%
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 Rate996
99% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $1,505,685 $37,642 per roster spot · lower half of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 4 assistant
- Athletic aid, men's teams
- $3,235,591
- Recruiting spend, men's
- $327,244
Cost
Full picture →$26,510net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $60,050
Campus safety
Full picture →4.46violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 1 burglaries · 18 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 0 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →27%of bachelor's degrees in social sciences · 16 fields · Bachelor's
Research Davidson College
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 divisionAdmissions14% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$26,510 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsSocial sciences · 27%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusSuburb · 1,904Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety4.46 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 University of North Carolina at Charlotte Division I · American Conference | 15 | 40 | $2.3M | 971 | 80% | |
| Belmont Abbey College Division II · Conference Carolinas | 20 | 90 | $817k | — | 90% | |
| Queens University of Charlotte Division I · Atlantic Sun Conference | 21 | 37 | $1.2M | — | 68% | |
| Catawba College Division II · South Atlantic Conference | 24 | 37 | $632k | — | 78% | |
| Pfeiffer University Division III · USA South Athletic Conference | 32 | 81 | $220k | — | 95% | |
| Lenoir-Rhyne University Division II · South Atlantic Conference | 32 | 61 | $657k | — | 81% | |
| Winthrop University Division I · Big South Conference | 40 | 50 | $935k | 982 | 75% | |
| Wingate University Division II · South Atlantic Conference | 42 | 40 | $968k | — | 85% | |
| Gardner-Webb University Division I · Big South Conference | 50 | 44 | $1M | 982 | 87% | |
| Wake Forest University Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference | 54 | 40 | $5.2M | 978 | 22% | |
| High Point University Division I · Big South Conference | 58 | 44 | $1.7M | 952 | 77% | |
| Guilford College Division III · Old Dominion Athletic Conf. | 68 | 43 | $142k | — | 84% |
Other baseball programs in the Atlantic 10 Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| George Washington University 6 over cap | 40 | $2M | $49,539 | 981 | vs | |
| University of Richmond 7 over cap | 41 | $1.9M | $45,708 | 983 | vs | |
| Fordham University 8 over cap | 42 | $1.9M | $44,102 | 1000 | vs | |
| Saint Louis University 2 over cap | 36 | $1.8M | $50,622 | 966 | vs | |
| University of Dayton 7 over cap | 41 | $1.8M | $44,277 | 979 | vs | |
| Virginia Commonwealth University 8 over cap | 42 | $1.7M | $40,807 | 976 | vs | |
| Davidson College 6 over cap | 40 | $1.5M | $37,642 | 996 | vs | |
| George Mason University 6 over cap | 40 | $1.3M | $32,673 | 985 | vs | |
| University of Rhode Island 2 over cap | 36 | $1.2M | $33,382 | 966 | vs | |
| Saint Joseph's University 4 over cap | 38 | $1.1M | $28,852 | 997 | vs | |
| St. Bonaventure University 7 over cap | 41 | $931k | $22,706 | 980 | vs | |
| La Salle University | — | — | — | 984 | vs |
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