East Carolina University Baseball
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 budgets across the division
Roster sizes (cap 34)
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
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Cliff Godwin head coach | Head Coach | not on file |
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 →- Setting
- City
- Type
- Public · Research university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 62%
Baseball
Full picture →- 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
Cost
Full picture →- Tuition & fees
- $7,361 in-state · $23,638 out
Campus safety
Full picture →- In residence halls
- 18 burglaries · 54 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 4 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →Research East Carolina 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 programs within 150 miles
| School | Miles | Roster | Budget | APR | Admitted | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barton College Division II · Conference Carolinas | 32 | 79 | $584k | — | 96% | |
| North Carolina Wesleyan University Division III · USA South Athletic Conference | 36 | 45 | $212k | — | 78% | |
| University of Mount Olive Division II · Conference Carolinas | 48 | 52 | $675k | — | 78% | |
| Chowan University Division II · Conference Carolinas | 59 | 51 | $447k | — | 72% | |
| William Peace University Division III · USA South Athletic Conference | 72 | 54 | $191k | — | 97% | |
| North Carolina State University Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference | 74 | 39 | $8.9M | 985 | 40% | |
| Campbell University Division I · Coastal Athletic Association | 78 | 41 | $2M | 978 | 94% | |
| Methodist University Division III · USA South Athletic Conference | 91 | 78 | $320k | — | 75% | |
| Duke University Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference | 92 | 43 | $4.9M | 994 | 7% | |
| University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference | 97 | 50 | $6.1M | 979 | 19% | |
| University of North Carolina Wilmington Division I · Coastal Athletic Association | 100 | 43 | $1.5M | 982 | 74% | |
| Regent University Division III · Coast-To-Coast Athletic Conference | 105 | — | — | — | 41% |
Other baseball programs in the American Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| East Carolina University 9 over cap | 43 | $3.7M | $86,445 | 988 | vs | |
| Rice University 8 over cap | 42 | $3.4M | $81,934 | 988 | vs | |
| Tulane University 10 over cap | 44 | $3.4M | $77,817 | 965 | vs | |
| Wichita State University 15 over cap | 49 | $3.2M | $64,383 | 986 | vs | |
| University of South Florida 26 over cap | 60 | $2.7M | $45,271 | 979 | vs | |
| The University of North Carolina at Charlotte 6 over cap | 40 | $2.3M | $57,213 | 971 | vs | |
| University of Texas at San Antonio 4 over cap | 38 | $2.2M | $59,165 | 979 | vs | |
| University of Memphis 3 over cap | 37 | $2.1M | $56,640 | 989 | vs | |
| Florida Atlantic University 5 over cap | 39 | $1.9M | $49,334 | 990 | vs | |
| University of Alabama at Birmingham 11 over cap | 45 | $1.6M | $35,841 | 993 | vs |
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