Division I · The Ivy League
Harvard University Baseball
Boston, MA · the Crimson · Harvard University overview
30
Roster
room for 4 under the cap of 34
$903k
Team budget
17th percentile in Division I
$30,105
Per roster spot
median $39,211
4
Coaches
1 head · 3 assistant
998
APR
100% of players retained
3%
Admitted
top 10% for selectivity
Harvard University fields a baseball team in the The Ivy League (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 30 players, below the median of 40, with 1 head coach and 3 assistants. Team expenses were $903,151, well below the median of $1.6M — $30,105 per roster spot, lower half of Division I baseball programs. That leaves room for 4 under the Division I roster cap of 34 in force from 2025-26. The team's multi-year Academic Progress Rate is 998, about the median of 979, with 100% of players retained year to year. The school reports no athletic aid for men's teams.
Among Division I baseball programs
Where this program sits against its 306 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#255Team budgetof 306 · Division I#204Spend per playerof 306 · Division I#300Roster sizeof 306 · Division I#15APRof 306 · Division I
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Roster sizes (cap 34)
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The program
- Roster30 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap34 room for 4
- Coaching staff1 head, 3 assistant
- Team expenses$903,151 for the year
- Operating expenses$340,161 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$30,105 division median $39,211
- Academic Progress Rate998 multi-year; 1000 latest
- Players retained100% year to year
- Eligible100% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, men's teamsNone school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$0 across men's teams
- Recruiting spend, men's$1,373,131 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Bill Decker head coach | Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Nate Cole | Associate Head Coach / Recruiting Coordinator | On file · sign in |
| Jeff Kane | Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
| Michael Slattery | Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
| Morgan Brown | Director of Baseball Operations | On file · sign in |
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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 →9,095undergraduates · 30,386 students in all
Women 54% Men 46%
- Setting
- City
- Type
- Private · Research university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →3%admitted · of 56,937 applicants
SAT middle 50%1500 – 1580
ACT middle 50%34 – 36
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 97%
Baseball
Full picture →30on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 3430
room for 4
Academic Progress Rate998
100% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $903,151 $30,105 per roster spot · bottom quarter of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 3 assistant
- Athletic aid, men's teams
- None
- Recruiting spend, men's
- $1,373,131
Cost
Full picture →$17,900net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $59,076
Campus safety
Full picture →1.04violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 53 burglaries · 50 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 10 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →31%of bachelor's degrees in social sciences · 21 fields · Associate's, Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research Harvard 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 program30 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions3% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$17,900 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsSocial sciences · 31%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusCity · 9,095Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety1.04 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lesley University Division III · North Atlantic Conference | 0 | 22 | $60k | — | 94% | |
| Massachusetts Institute of Technology Division III · New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference | 2 | 30 | $188k | — | 5% | |
| Tufts University Division III · New England Small College Athletic Conference | 2 | 47 | $469k | — | 10% | |
| Northeastern University Division I · Coastal Athletic Association | 3 | 43 | $2.3M | 1000 | 6% | |
| Wentworth Institute of Technology Division III · Conference of New England | 3 | 38 | $239k | — | 85% | |
| Emerson College Division III · New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference | 3 | 38 | $298k | — | 47% | |
| Suffolk University Division III · Conference of New England | 3 | 34 | $229k | — | 85% | |
| Boston College Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference | 4 | 43 | $3.9M | 992 | 16% | |
| Bentley University Division II · Northeast 10 Conference | 5 | 42 | $460k | — | 48% | |
| University of Massachusetts Boston Division III · Little East Conference | 6 | 40 | $294k | — | 83% | |
| Lasell University Division III · Great Northeast Athletic Conference | 7 | 38 | $233k | — | 82% | |
| Brandeis University Division III · University Athletic Association | 7 | 38 | $321k | — | 35% |
Other baseball programs in the The Ivy League
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Columbia University-Barnard College 6 over cap | 40 | $1.6M | $39,296 | 1000 | vs | |
| Yale University room for 2 | 32 | $1.5M | $48,350 | 1000 | vs | |
| Princeton University room for 3 | 31 | $930k | $30,002 | 993 | vs | |
| Harvard University room for 4 | 30 | $903k | $30,105 | 998 | vs | |
| Cornell University 3 over cap | 37 | $811k | $21,916 | 989 | vs | |
| Dartmouth College room for 3 | 31 | $775k | $24,999 | 990 | vs | |
| University of Pennsylvania 1 over cap | 35 | $670k | $19,140 | 998 | vs | |
| Brown University at cap | 34 | $640k | $18,821 | 995 | vs |
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