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Division III · Midwest Conference

Illinois College Baseball

Jacksonville, IL · the NCAA Applications Administrators · Illinois College overview
48
Roster
2024–25 season
$225k
Team budget
44th percentile in Division III
$4,692
Per roster spot
median $5,554
2
Coaches
1 head · 1 assistant
75%
Admitted
upper half for selectivity

Illinois College fields a baseball team in the Midwest Conference (NCAA Division III). In 2024–25 the roster carried 48 players, above the median of 43, with 1 head coach and 1 assistant. Team expenses were $225,228, about the median of $236k — $4,692 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).

Team budget$225k
Spend per player$4,692
Roster size48
Coaching staff2

Team budgets across the division

$38k$960k
this programevery Division III baseball program

Roster sizes

18107
this programevery Division III roster

The program

  • Roster48 2024–25 season
  • Coaching staff1 head, 1 assistant
  • Team expenses$225,228 for the year
  • Operating expenses$98,983 game-day and travel
  • Spend per roster spot$4,692 division median $5,554
  • Athletic aid, men's teamsNone school-wide
  • Aid per roster spot$0 across men's teams
  • Recruiting spend, men's$64,476 school-wide

Coaching staff

NameTitleEmail
Jacob Waddle head coachHead Coachnot on file
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Recruiting timing

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  • 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

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About the school

What an athlete asks first — each panel opens the full picture.
956undergraduates · 958 students in all
Women 54% Men 46%
Setting
Town
Type
Private · Liberal arts college
Affiliation
Presbyterian Church (USA)
75%admitted · of 3,660 applicants
SAT middle 50%978 – 1183
ACT middle 50%19 – 25
Test scores
Test-optional
Graduate in 6 yrs
61%
48on the roster · 2024–25 season
Team expenses
$225,228 $4,692 per roster spot · lower half of Division III
Coaches
1 head · 1 assistant
Athletic aid, men's teams
None
Recruiting spend, men's
$64,476
$17,255net price · after grants, aided first-years
Sticker price$49,234
Average net price$17,255
Net price by family income
$0–30k$11,197
$30–48k$11,627
$48–75k$14,241
$75–110k$18,505
$110k and up$23,362
Tuition & fees
$37,470

Campus safety

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2.48violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
Violent2.48
Property1.42
In residence halls
3 burglaries · 4 sex offences over 2022–2024
Residence-hall fires
0 over 2022–2024
23%of bachelor's degrees in business · 19 fields · Bachelor's, Master's
Business58 · 23%
Biological sciences46 · 18%
Health professions & nursing36 · 14%
Agriculture18 · 7%
Psychology15 · 6%

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Baseball programs within 150 miles

Illinois CollegeUniversity of Illinois Springfield · 33 miBlackburn College · 37 miPrincipia College · 54 miWestern Illinois University · 56 miQuincy University · 62 miSouthern Illinois University Edwardsville · 66 miLindenwood University · 67 miMillikin University · 68 miUniversity of Missouri-St. Louis · 71 miGreenville University · 73 miBradley University · 75 miWashington University in St. Louis · 75 mi
SchoolMilesRosterBudgetAPRAdmitted
University of Illinois Springfield Division II · Great Lakes Valley Conference3349$598k—84%
Blackburn College Division III · St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference3740$186k—80%
Principia College Division III · St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference5426$187k—44%
Western Illinois University Division I · Ohio Valley Conference5634$773k97075%
Quincy University Division II · Great Lakes Valley Conference6272$853k—50%
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Division I · Ohio Valley Conference6638$788k98697%
Lindenwood University Division I · Ohio Valley Conference6737$823k—66%
Millikin University Division III · College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin6848$298k—54%
University of Missouri-St. Louis Division II · Great Lakes Valley Conference7142$497k—57%
Greenville University Division III · St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference7340$177k—95%
Bradley University Division I · Missouri Valley Conference7536$1.5M100077%
Washington University in St. Louis Division III · University Athletic Association7535$397k—12%

Other baseball programs in the Midwest Conference

SchoolRosterBudgetPer playerAPRCompare
Grinnell College42$269k$6,407—vs
Luther College49$260k$5,300—vs
Ripon College46$232k$5,032—vs
Illinois College48$225k$4,692—vs
Cornell College50$222k$4,434—vs
Lawrence University36$221k$6,142—vs
Knox College46$210k$4,574—vs
Beloit College42$206k$4,899—vs
Monmouth College (Illinois)39$149k$3,822—vs

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