Division I · Sun Belt Conference
Georgia State University Baseball
Atlanta, GA · the Panthers · Georgia State University overview
40
Roster
6 over the D-I cap of 34
$1.6M
Team budget
49th percentile in Division I
$39,014
Per roster spot
median $39,211
4
Coaches
1 head · 3 assistant
972
APR
96% of players retained
62%
Admitted
upper half for selectivity
Georgia State University fields a baseball team in the Sun Belt Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 40 players, about the median of 40, with 1 head coach and 3 assistants. Team expenses were $1,560,595, about the median of $1.6M — $39,014 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 6 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 972, about the median of 979, with 96% of players retained year to year. The school gave $5,730,668 in athletic aid across its men's teams, about $25,813 per roster spot.
Among Division I baseball programs
Where this program sits against its 306 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#158Team budgetof 306 · Division I#153Spend per playerof 306 · Division I#126Roster sizeof 306 · Division I#189APRof 306 · Division I
Team budgets across the division
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Roster sizes (cap 34)
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The program
- Roster40 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap34 6 over last season
- Coaching staff1 head, 3 assistant
- Team expenses$1,560,595 for the year
- Operating expenses$293,859 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$39,014 division median $39,211
- Academic Progress Rate972 multi-year; 945 latest
- Players retained96% year to year
- Eligible98% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, men's teams$5,730,668 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$25,813 across men's teams
- Recruiting spend, men's$411,874 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Brad Stromdahl head coach | Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Michael Leeder | Assistant Coach / Recruiting Coordinator | On file · sign in |
| Christian Castorri | Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
| Will Maddox | 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 →27,588undergraduates · 34,974 students in all
Women 61% Men 39%
- Setting
- City
- Type
- Public · Research university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →62%admitted · of 30,230 applicants
SAT middle 50%1040 – 1280
ACT middle 50%19 – 26
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 54%
Baseball
Full picture →40on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 3440
6 over — players already on the roster may stay
Academic Progress Rate972
96% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $1,560,595 $39,015 per roster spot · lower half of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 3 assistant
- Athletic aid, men's teams
- $5,730,668
- Recruiting spend, men's
- $411,874
Cost
Full picture →$16,390net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $8,478 in-state · $23,709 out
Campus safety
Full picture →0.44violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 1 burglaries · 27 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 4 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →20%of bachelor's degrees in business · 19 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research Georgia State 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 program40 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions62% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$16,390 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsBusiness · 20%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusCity · 27,588Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety0.44 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Georgia Institute of Technology Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference | 1 | 46 | $3.8M | 988 | 16% | |
| Clark Atlanta University Division II · Southern Intercol. Ath. Conf. | 2 | 30 | $231k | — | 65% | |
| Morehouse College Division II · Southern Intercol. Ath. Conf. | 2 | — | — | — | 51% | |
| Emory University Division III · University Athletic Association | 4 | 36 | $455k | — | 11% | |
| Oglethorpe University Division III · Southern Athletic Association | 9 | 49 | $243k | — | 60% | |
| Kennesaw State University Division I · Conference USA | 23 | 40 | $2.2M | 986 | 69% | |
| University of West Georgia Division I · United Athletic Conference | 43 | 45 | $805k | — | 49% | |
| Shorter University Division II · Conference Carolinas | 58 | 40 | $570k | — | 97% | |
| University of North Georgia Division II · Peach Belt Conference | 58 | 34 | $996k | — | 72% | |
| Berry College Division III · Southern Athletic Association | 59 | 42 | $606k | — | 62% | |
| University of Georgia Division I · Southeastern Conference | 60 | 55 | $6.3M | 995 | 37% | |
| LaGrange College Division III · Collegiate Conference of the South | 62 | 51 | $303k | — | 63% |
Other baseball programs in the Sun Belt Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coastal Carolina University 8 over cap | 42 | $5.2M | $124,069 | 973 | vs | |
| Marshall University 6 over cap | 40 | $4.4M | $110,999 | 958 | vs | |
| University of Louisiana at Lafayette 5 over cap | 39 | $3.4M | $87,794 | 951 | vs | |
| The University of Southern Mississippi 5 over cap | 39 | $2.4M | $60,822 | 981 | vs | |
| James Madison University 7 over cap | 41 | $2.2M | $54,022 | 972 | vs | |
| Arkansas State University 8 over cap | 42 | $2.2M | $51,863 | 970 | vs | |
| Louisiana Tech University 6 over cap | 40 | $2.1M | $53,420 | 976 | vs | |
| Old Dominion University 6 over cap | 40 | $2M | $49,127 | 980 | vs | |
| University of South Alabama 6 over cap | 40 | $1.9M | $48,508 | 981 | vs | |
| Appalachian State University 5 over cap | 39 | $1.9M | $47,695 | 971 | vs | |
| Georgia Southern University 15 over cap | 49 | $1.9M | $37,849 | 981 | vs | |
| Troy University 13 over cap | 47 | $1.7M | $36,618 | 986 | vs | |
| Georgia State University 6 over cap | 40 | $1.6M | $39,014 | 972 | vs | |
| University of Louisiana Monroe 8 over cap | 42 | $1.3M | $31,223 | 974 | vs |
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