Division III · Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference
Franklin College Baseball
Franklin, IN · the Grizzlies · Franklin College overview
47
Roster
2024–25 season
$205k
Team budget
35th percentile in Division III
$4,358
Per roster spot
median $5,554
3
Coaches
1 head · 2 assistant
71%
Admitted
upper half for selectivity
Franklin College fields a baseball team in the Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference (NCAA Division III). In 2024–25 the roster carried 47 players, about the median of 43, with 1 head coach and 2 assistants. Team expenses were $204,827, below the median of $236k — $4,358 per roster spot, lower half of Division III baseball programs. The school reports no athletic aid for men's teams — Division III programs do not offer athletic scholarships.
Among Division III baseball programs
Where this program sits against its 371 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#243Team budgetof 371 · Division III#264Spend per playerof 371 · Division III#105Roster sizeof 371 · Division III
Team budgets across the division
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Roster sizes
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The program
- Roster47 2024–25 season
- Coaching staff1 head, 2 assistant
- Team expenses$204,827 for the year
- Operating expenses$89,240 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$4,358 division median $5,554
- Athletic aid, men's teamsNone school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$0 across men's teams
- Recruiting spend, men's$15,133 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Jake Sprinkle head coach | Head Coach | not on file |
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Recruiting timing
- Coaches may first contact youany time
- Your own emailsAny time the rule limits what coaches send back
- High-school baseball players472,598 2024-25
- Division III roster spots16,317 371 programs
- Odds of a spot1 in 29 3.5% of high-school players hold a Division III roster spot
General NCAA rule for Division III; 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 →911undergraduates · 966 students in all
Women 48% Men 52%
- Setting
- Suburb
- Type
- Private · Liberal arts college
- Affiliation
- American Baptist
Getting in
Full picture →71%admitted · of 2,264 applicants
SAT middle 50%1020 – 1200
ACT middle 50%21 – 27
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 63%
Baseball
Full picture →47on the roster · 2024–25 season
- Team expenses
- $204,827 $4,358 per roster spot · lower half of Division III
- Coaches
- 1 head · 2 assistant
- Athletic aid, men's teams
- None
- Recruiting spend, men's
- $15,133
Cost
Full picture →$23,843net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $37,350
Campus safety
Full picture →5.41violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 2 burglaries · 10 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 0 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →19%of bachelor's degrees in business · 17 fields · Bachelor's, Master's
Research Franklin 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 program47 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions71% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$23,843 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsBusiness · 19%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusSuburb · 911Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety5.41 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 Indianapolis Division II · Great Lakes Valley Conference | 17 | 50 | $938k | — | 73% | |
| Butler University Division I · BIG EAST Conference | 26 | 42 | $1.5M | 990 | 86% | |
| Indiana University, Bloomington Division I · Big Ten Conference | 33 | 41 | $3.5M | 965 | 80% | |
| DePauw University Division III · North Coast Athletic Conference | 45 | 40 | $259k | — | 54% | |
| Anderson University (Indiana) Division III · Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference | 48 | 42 | $240k | — | 53% | |
| Wabash College Division III · North Coast Athletic Conference | 60 | — | — | — | 63% | |
| Ball State University Division I · Mid-American Conference | 60 | 38 | $1.5M | 978 | 72% | |
| Hanover College Division III · Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference | 61 | 45 | $201k | — | 84% | |
| Earlham College Division III · Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference | 65 | 38 | $361k | — | 74% | |
| Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology Division III · Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference | 68 | 40 | $251k | — | 73% | |
| Indiana State University Division I · Missouri Valley Conference | 73 | 42 | $1.5M | 968 | 92% | |
| Miami University (Ohio) Division I · Mid-American Conference | 79 | — | — | — | — |
Other baseball programs in the Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Transylvania University | 51 | $373k | $7,310 | — | vs | |
| Earlham College | 38 | $361k | $9,504 | — | vs | |
| Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology | 40 | $251k | $6,277 | — | vs | |
| Mount St. Joseph University | 47 | $241k | $5,125 | — | vs | |
| Anderson University (Indiana) | 42 | $240k | $5,709 | — | vs | |
| Berea College | 29 | $226k | $7,777 | — | vs | |
| Franklin College | 47 | $205k | $4,358 | — | vs | |
| Hanover College | 45 | $201k | $4,476 | — | vs | |
| Bluffton University | 48 | $180k | $3,752 | — | vs | |
| Manchester University | 68 | $168k | $2,475 | — | vs |
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