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East Carolina University Baseball

Greenville, NC · the Pirates · East Carolina University overview
43
Roster
9 over the D-I cap of 34
$3.7M
Team budget
83rd percentile in Division I
$86,445
Per roster spot
median $39,211
4
Coaches
1 head · 3 assistant
988
APR
97% of players retained
90%
Admitted
bottom quarter for selectivity

East Carolina University fields a baseball team in the American Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 43 players, about the median of 40, with 1 head coach and 3 assistants. Team expenses were $3,717,159, well above the median of $1.6M — $86,445 per roster spot, top quarter of Division I baseball programs. Under the Division I roster cap of 34 in force from 2025-26, that is 9 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 988, about the median of 979, with 97% of players retained year to year. The school gave $3,895,580 in athletic aid across its men's teams, about $14,645 per roster spot.

Among Division I baseball programs

Where this program sits against its 306 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).

Team budget$3.7M
Spend per player$86,445
Roster size43
Coaching staff4
APR988

Team budgets across the division

$210k$11M
this programevery Division I baseball program

Roster sizes (cap 34)

2560
this programevery Division I roster

The program

  • Roster43 2024–25 season
  • Division I roster cap34 9 over last season
  • Coaching staff1 head, 3 assistant
  • Team expenses$3,717,159 for the year
  • Operating expenses$1,297,887 game-day and travel
  • Spend per roster spot$86,445 division median $39,211
  • Academic Progress Rate988 multi-year; 1000 latest
  • Players retained97% year to year
  • Eligible100% of player-terms
  • Athletic aid, men's teams$3,895,580 school-wide
  • Aid per roster spot$14,645 across men's teams
  • Recruiting spend, men's$828,291 school-wide

Coaching staff

NameTitleEmail
Cliff Godwin head coachHead Coachnot 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

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21,328undergraduates · 26,785 students in all
Women 60% Men 40%
Setting
City
Type
Public · Research university
Affiliation
None
90%admitted · of 22,289 applicants
SAT middle 50%1050 – 1200
ACT middle 50%20 – 26
Test scores
Test-optional
Graduate in 6 yrs
62%
43on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 3443
9 over — players already on the roster may stay
Academic Progress Rate988
97% of players kept year to year
Team expenses
$3,717,159 $86,446 per roster spot · top quarter of Division I
Coaches
1 head · 3 assistant
Athletic aid, men's teams
$3,895,580
Recruiting spend, men's
$828,291
$14,470net price · after grants, aided first-years
Sticker, in-state$24,331
Sticker, out-of-state$40,608
Average net price$14,470
Net price by family income
$0–30k$11,128
$30–48k$12,290
$48–75k$16,785
$75–110k$20,979
$110k and up$22,787
Tuition & fees
$7,361 in-state · $23,638 out

Campus safety

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1.06violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
Violent1.06
Property0.82
In residence halls
18 burglaries · 54 sex offences over 2022–2024
Residence-hall fires
4 over 2022–2024
20%of bachelor's degrees in business · 24 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Business944 · 20%
Health professions & nursing759 · 16%
Engineering technologies388 · 8%
Biological sciences381 · 8%
Education296 · 6%

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Baseball programs within 150 miles

East Carolina UniversityBarton College · 32 miNorth Carolina Wesleyan University · 36 miUniversity of Mount Olive · 48 miChowan University · 59 miWilliam Peace University · 72 miNorth Carolina State University · 74 miCampbell University · 78 miMethodist University · 91 miDuke University · 92 miUniversity of North Carolina, Chapel Hill · 97 miUniversity of North Carolina Wilmington · 100 miRegent University · 105 mi
SchoolMilesRosterBudgetAPRAdmitted
Barton College Division II · Conference Carolinas3279$584k—96%
North Carolina Wesleyan University Division III · USA South Athletic Conference3645$212k—78%
University of Mount Olive Division II · Conference Carolinas4852$675k—78%
Chowan University Division II · Conference Carolinas5951$447k—72%
William Peace University Division III · USA South Athletic Conference7254$191k—97%
North Carolina State University Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference7439$8.9M98540%
Campbell University Division I · Coastal Athletic Association7841$2M97894%
Methodist University Division III · USA South Athletic Conference9178$320k—75%
Duke University Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference9243$4.9M9947%
University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference9750$6.1M97919%
University of North Carolina Wilmington Division I · Coastal Athletic Association10043$1.5M98274%
Regent University Division III · Coast-To-Coast Athletic Conference105———41%

Other baseball programs in the American Conference

SchoolRosterBudgetPer playerAPRCompare
East Carolina University 9 over cap43$3.7M$86,445988vs
Rice University 8 over cap42$3.4M$81,934988vs
Tulane University 10 over cap44$3.4M$77,817965vs
Wichita State University 15 over cap49$3.2M$64,383986vs
University of South Florida 26 over cap60$2.7M$45,271979vs
The University of North Carolina at Charlotte 6 over cap40$2.3M$57,213971vs
University of Texas at San Antonio 4 over cap38$2.2M$59,165979vs
University of Memphis 3 over cap37$2.1M$56,640989vs
Florida Atlantic University 5 over cap39$1.9M$49,334990vs
University of Alabama at Birmingham 11 over cap45$1.6M$35,841993vs

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