Division I · Metro Conference
Fairfield University Baseball
Fairfield, CT · the Stags · Fairfield University overview
38
Roster
4 over the D-I cap of 34
$1.4M
Team budget
42nd percentile in Division I
$36,488
Per roster spot
median $39,211
4
Coaches
1 head · 3 assistant
997
APR
99% of players retained
45%
Admitted
top quarter for selectivity
Fairfield University fields a baseball team in the Metro Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 38 players, about the median of 40, with 1 head coach and 3 assistants. Team expenses were $1,386,567, below the median of $1.6M — $36,488 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 4 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 997, about the median of 979, with 99% of players retained year to year. The school gave $4,296,710 in athletic aid across its men's teams, about $17,537 per roster spot.
Among Division I baseball programs
Where this program sits against its 306 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#179Team budgetof 306 · Division I#169Spend per playerof 306 · Division I#216Roster sizeof 306 · Division I#17APRof 306 · Division I
Team budgets across the division
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Roster sizes (cap 34)
this programevery Division I roster
The program
- Roster38 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap34 4 over last season
- Coaching staff1 head, 3 assistant
- Team expenses$1,386,567 for the year
- Operating expenses$330,628 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$36,488 division median $39,211
- Academic Progress Rate997 multi-year; 1000 latest
- Players retained99% year to year
- Eligible100% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, men's teams$4,296,710 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$17,537 across men's teams
- Recruiting spend, men's$177,911 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Brian Fay head coach | Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Chris Tilton | Pitching Coach / Recruiting Coordinator | On file · sign in |
| John Lagerfeldt | Assistant Baseball Coach | On file · sign in |
| Mason Decker | Assistant Baseball 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
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About the school
What an athlete asks first — each panel opens the full picture.Campus
Full picture →4,968undergraduates · 6,289 students in all
Women 59% Men 41%
- Setting
- Suburb
- Type
- Private · Doctoral/professional university
- Affiliation
- Roman Catholic
Getting in
Full picture →45%admitted · of 15,463 applicants
SAT middle 50%1240 – 1380
ACT middle 50%29 – 32
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 84%
Baseball
Full picture →38on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 3438
4 over — players already on the roster may stay
Academic Progress Rate997
99% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $1,386,567 $36,489 per roster spot · lower half of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 3 assistant
- Athletic aid, men's teams
- $4,296,710
- Recruiting spend, men's
- $177,911
Cost
Full picture →$47,630net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $56,360
Campus safety
Full picture →0.68violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 4 burglaries · 12 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 7 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →46%of bachelor's degrees in business · 22 fields · Associate's, Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research Fairfield 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 program38 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions45% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$47,630 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsBusiness · 46%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusSuburb · 4,968Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety0.68 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Bridgeport Division II · Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference | 3 | 48 | $674k | — | 64% | |
| Sacred Heart University Division I · Metro Conference | 4 | 39 | $997k | 984 | 68% | |
| University of New Haven Division I · Northeast Conference | 18 | 33 | $653k | — | 81% | |
| Stony Brook University Division I · Coastal Athletic Association | 18 | 41 | $1.7M | 969 | 49% | |
| Western Connecticut State University Division III · Little East Conference | 19 | 55 | $328k | — | 81% | |
| Southern Connecticut State University Division II · Northeast 10 Conference | 20 | 35 | $566k | — | 81% | |
| Yale University Division I · The Ivy League | 20 | 32 | $1.5M | 1000 | 5% | |
| Albertus Magnus College Division III · Great Northeast Athletic Conference | 21 | 45 | $126k | — | 64% | |
| Purchase College, State University of New York Division III · Skyline Conference | 24 | 37 | $77k | — | 73% | |
| Manhattanville University Division III · Skyline Conference | 25 | 51 | $131k | — | 85% | |
| Quinnipiac University Division I · Metro Conference | 26 | 32 | $1.2M | 985 | 77% | |
| Post University Division II · Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference | 28 | 48 | $724k | — | — |
Other baseball programs in the Metro Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fairfield University 4 over cap | 38 | $1.4M | $36,488 | 997 | vs | |
| Siena University 4 over cap | 38 | $1.2M | $31,375 | 965 | vs | |
| Marist University 6 over cap | 40 | $1.2M | $29,707 | 982 | vs | |
| Quinnipiac University room for 2 | 32 | $1.2M | $36,972 | 985 | vs | |
| Merrimack College 6 over cap | 40 | $1.1M | $27,261 | — | vs | |
| Sacred Heart University 5 over cap | 39 | $997k | $25,570 | 984 | vs | |
| Manhattan University 7 over cap | 41 | $971k | $23,681 | 991 | vs | |
| Mount St. Mary's University 17 over cap | 51 | $889k | $17,437 | 979 | vs | |
| Iona University 4 over cap | 38 | $787k | $20,716 | 990 | vs | |
| Rider University room for 3 | 31 | $727k | $23,440 | 989 | vs | |
| Niagara University room for 2 | 32 | $716k | $22,389 | 994 | vs | |
| Canisius University 7 over cap | 41 | $690k | $16,829 | 984 | vs | |
| Saint Peter's University 12 over cap | 46 | $479k | $10,412 | 965 | vs |
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