Division I · Southwestern Athletic Conf.
Grambling State University Baseball
Grambling, LA · the Tigers · Grambling State University overview
40
Roster
6 over the D-I cap of 34
$863k
Team budget
15th percentile in Division I
$21,568
Per roster spot
median $39,211
2
Coaches
1 head · 1 assistant
948
APR
96% of players retained
24%
Admitted
top quarter for selectivity
Grambling State University fields a baseball team in the Southwestern Athletic Conf. (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 40 players, about the median of 40, with 1 head coach and 1 assistant. Team expenses were $862,739, well below the median of $1.6M — $21,568 per roster spot, bottom quarter 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 948, about the median of 979, with 96% of players retained year to year. The school gave $2,385,514 in athletic aid across its men's teams, about $8,580 per roster spot.
Among Division I baseball programs
Where this program sits against its 306 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#260Team budgetof 306 · Division I#260Spend per playerof 306 · Division I#126Roster sizeof 306 · Division I#281APRof 306 · Division I
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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, 1 assistant
- Team expenses$862,739 for the year
- Operating expenses$35,835 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$21,568 division median $39,211
- Academic Progress Rate948 multi-year; 958 latest
- Players retained96% year to year
- Eligible93% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, men's teams$2,385,514 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$8,580 across men's teams
- Recruiting spend, men's$41,119 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Davin Pierre head coach | Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Perez Knowles | Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
| Shemar Page | Assistant Coach | not on file |
| Jarficur Parker | 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
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About the school
What an athlete asks first — each panel opens the full picture.Campus
Full picture →4,279undergraduates · 5,114 students in all
Women 66% Men 34%
- Setting
- Town
- Type
- Public · Master's university
- Affiliation
- None
- HBCU
- Yes
Getting in
Full picture →24%admitted · of 24,521 applicants
SAT middle 50%860 – 1150
ACT middle 50%15 – 19
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 32%
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 Rate948
96% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $862,739 $21,568 per roster spot · bottom quarter of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 1 assistant
- Athletic aid, men's teams
- $2,385,514
- Recruiting spend, men's
- $41,119
Cost
Full picture →$19,092net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $7,683 in-state · $16,706 out
Campus safety
Full picture →0.91violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 13 burglaries · 8 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 3 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →16%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 program40 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions24% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$19,092 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsBusiness · 16%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusTown · 4,279Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety0.91 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Louisiana Tech University Division I · Sun Belt Conference | 4 | 40 | $2.1M | 976 | 73% | |
| University of Louisiana Monroe Division I · Sun Belt Conference | 37 | 42 | $1.3M | 974 | 75% | |
| Northwestern State University Division I · Southland Conference | 58 | 43 | $916k | 981 | 94% | |
| Centenary College (Louisiana) Division III · Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference | 59 | 58 | $343k | — | 54% | |
| Southern Arkansas University Division II · Great American Conference | 61 | 56 | $460k | — | 67% | |
| University of Arkansas, Monticello Division II · Great American Conference | 90 | 41 | $582k | — | — | |
| East Texas Baptist University Division III · American Southwest Conference | 97 | 40 | $433k | — | 60% | |
| Alcorn State University Division I · Southwestern Athletic Conf. | 102 | 35 | $564k | 965 | 25% | |
| Ouachita Baptist University Division II · Great American Conference | 112 | 35 | $537k | — | 69% | |
| Henderson State University Division II · Great American Conference | 113 | 56 | $461k | — | 82% | |
| LeTourneau University Division III · Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference | 117 | 40 | $361k | — | 41% | |
| University of Arkansas, Pine Bluff Division I · Southwestern Athletic Conf. | 125 | 39 | $404k | 963 | 58% |
Other baseball programs in the Southwestern Athletic Conf.
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bethune-Cookman University 6 over cap | 40 | $1.1M | $26,343 | 944 | vs | |
| Grambling State University 6 over cap | 40 | $863k | $21,568 | 948 | vs | |
| Southern University, Baton Rouge 20 over cap | 54 | $762k | $14,102 | 951 | vs | |
| Alabama State University 1 over cap | 35 | $712k | $20,334 | 938 | vs | |
| Prairie View A&M University 9 over cap | 43 | $682k | $15,854 | 975 | vs | |
| Alabama A&M University 13 over cap | 47 | $674k | $14,351 | 923 | vs | |
| Florida A&M University 2 over cap | 36 | $670k | $18,610 | 966 | vs | |
| Jackson State University 4 over cap | 38 | $622k | $16,370 | 943 | vs | |
| Alcorn State University 1 over cap | 35 | $564k | $16,126 | 965 | vs | |
| Texas Southern University 6 over cap | 40 | $471k | $11,764 | 957 | vs | |
| University of Arkansas, Pine Bluff 5 over cap | 39 | $404k | $10,360 | 963 | vs | |
| Mississippi Valley State University room for 1 | 33 | $210k | $6,368 | 934 | vs |
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