Division I · Atlantic 10 Conference
Fordham University Baseball
Bronx, NY · the Rams · Fordham University overview
42
Roster
8 over the D-I cap of 34
$1.9M
Team budget
59th percentile in Division I
$44,102
Per roster spot
median $39,211
4
Coaches
1 head · 3 assistant
1000
APR
100% of players retained
56%
Admitted
upper half for selectivity
Fordham University fields a baseball team in the Atlantic 10 Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 42 players, about the median of 40, with 1 head coach and 3 assistants. Team expenses were $1,852,313, above the median of $1.6M — $44,102 per roster spot, upper half of Division I baseball programs. Under the Division I roster cap of 34 in force from 2025-26, that is 8 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 1000, about the median of 979, with 100% of players retained year to year. The school gave $10,856,856 in athletic aid across its men's teams, about $32,408 per roster spot.
Among Division I baseball programs
Where this program sits against its 306 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#127Team budgetof 306 · Division I#136Spend per playerof 306 · Division I#77Roster sizeof 306 · Division I#1APRof 306 · Division I
Team budgets across the division
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Roster sizes (cap 34)
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The program
- Roster42 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap34 8 over last season
- Coaching staff1 head, 3 assistant
- Team expenses$1,852,313 for the year
- Operating expenses$386,944 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$44,102 division median $39,211
- Academic Progress Rate1000 multi-year; 1000 latest
- Players retained100% year to year
- Eligible100% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, men's teams$10,856,856 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$32,408 across men's teams
- Recruiting spend, men's$551,360 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Kevin Leighton head coach | Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Pat Porter | Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
| Caleb McGrath | 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 →10,307undergraduates · 16,153 students in all
Women 62% Men 38%
- Setting
- City
- Type
- Private · Research university
- Affiliation
- Roman Catholic
Getting in
Full picture →56%admitted · of 43,663 applicants
SAT middle 50%1330 – 1490
ACT middle 50%30 – 33
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 80%
Baseball
Full picture →42on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 3442
8 over — players already on the roster may stay
Academic Progress Rate1000
100% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $1,852,313 $44,103 per roster spot · upper half of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 3 assistant
- Athletic aid, men's teams
- $10,856,856
- Recruiting spend, men's
- $551,360
Cost
Full picture →$45,368net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $61,567
Campus safety
Full picture →1.09violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 7 burglaries · 28 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 12 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →18%of bachelor's degrees in business · 19 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
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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 program42 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions56% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$45,368 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsBusiness · 18%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusCity · 10,307Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety1.09 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lehman College Division III · City University of New York Athletic Conference | 1 | 26 | $54k | — | 55% | |
| Manhattan University Division I · Metro Conference | 2 | 41 | $971k | 991 | 78% | |
| Yeshiva University Division III · Skyline Conference | 3 | 33 | $96k | — | 64% | |
| University of Mount Saint Vincent Division III · Skyline Conference | 4 | 45 | $102k | — | 85% | |
| The City College of New York Division III · City University of New York Athletic Conference | 4 | 25 | $63k | — | 58% | |
| Columbia University-Barnard College Division I · The Ivy League | 5 | 40 | $1.6M | 1000 | 4% | |
| State University of New York Maritime College Division III · Skyline Conference | 6 | 38 | $66k | — | 79% | |
| Iona University Division I · Metro Conference | 7 | 38 | $787k | 990 | 91% | |
| U.S. Merchant Marine Academy Division III · Skyline Conference | 7 | 32 | $217k | — | 32% | |
| Fairleigh Dickinson University, Florham Division III · Middle Atlantic Conference Freedom | 8 | 37 | $724k | 954 | 96% | |
| Fairleigh Dickinson University, Metropolitan Campus Division I · Northeast Conference | 8 | 37 | $724k | 954 | 96% | |
| John Jay College of Criminal Justice Division III · City University of New York Athletic Conference | 8 | 31 | $129k | — | 57% |
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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