Division I · Missouri Valley Conference
Illinois State University Baseball
Normal, IL · the Redbirds · Illinois State University overview
38
Roster
4 over the D-I cap of 34
$1.3M
Team budget
39th percentile in Division I
$34,057
Per roster spot
median $39,211
5
Coaches
1 head · 4 assistant
997
APR
98% of players retained
89%
Admitted
bottom quarter for selectivity
Illinois State University fields a baseball team in the Missouri Valley Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 38 players, about the median of 40, with 1 head coach and 4 assistants. Team expenses were $1,294,199, below the median of $1.6M — $34,057 per roster spot, lower half of Division I baseball programs. Under the Division I roster cap of 34 in force from 2025-26, that is 4 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 997, about the median of 979, with 98% of players retained year to year. The school gave $4,291,310 in athletic aid across its men's teams, about $13,003 per roster spot.
Among Division I baseball programs
Where this program sits against its 306 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#187Team budgetof 306 · Division I#184Spend per playerof 306 · Division I#216Roster sizeof 306 · Division I#17APRof 306 · Division I
Team budgets across the division
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Roster sizes (cap 34)
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The program
- Roster38 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap34 4 over last season
- Coaching staff1 head, 4 assistant
- Team expenses$1,294,199 for the year
- Operating expenses$350,495 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$34,057 division median $39,211
- Academic Progress Rate997 multi-year; 990 latest
- Players retained98% year to year
- Eligible100% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, men's teams$4,291,310 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$13,003 across men's teams
- Recruiting spend, men's$118,584 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Steve Holm head coach | Head Coach | not on file |
| Brad Jarreau | Assistant Coach- Recruiting Coordinator | On file · sign in |
| Chase Brundage | Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
| Daniel Carinci | Assistant Coach | 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
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About the school
What an athlete asks first — each panel opens the full picture.Campus
Full picture →18,450undergraduates · 20,989 students in all
Women 58% Men 42%
- Setting
- Suburb
- Type
- Public · Research university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →89%admitted · of 20,884 applicants
SAT middle 50%1010 – 1230
ACT middle 50%22 – 27
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 66%
Baseball
Full picture →38on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 3438
4 over — players already on the roster may stay
Academic Progress Rate997
98% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $1,294,199 $34,058 per roster spot · lower half of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 4 assistant
- Athletic aid, men's teams
- $4,291,310
- Recruiting spend, men's
- $118,584
Cost
Full picture →$20,871net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $14,121 in-state · $23,479 out
Campus safety
Full picture →0.87violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 2 burglaries · 43 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 3 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →22%of bachelor's degrees in business · 26 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research Illinois 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 program38 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions89% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$20,871 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsBusiness · 22%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusSuburb · 18,450Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety0.87 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Illinois Wesleyan University Division III · College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin | 1 | 50 | $193k | — | 45% | |
| Eureka College Division III · St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | 20 | 47 | $150k | — | 88% | |
| Bradley University Division I · Missouri Valley Conference | 35 | 36 | $1.5M | 1000 | 77% | |
| Millikin University Division III · College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin | 46 | 48 | $298k | — | 54% | |
| University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Division I · Big Ten Conference | 49 | 35 | $3.8M | 995 | 44% | |
| University of Illinois Springfield Division II · Great Lakes Valley Conference | 63 | 49 | $598k | — | 84% | |
| Knox College Division III · Midwest Conference | 78 | 46 | $210k | — | 71% | |
| Eastern Illinois University Division I · Ohio Valley Conference | 83 | 44 | $926k | 970 | 68% | |
| Illinois College Division III · Midwest Conference | 85 | 48 | $225k | — | 75% | |
| Western Illinois University Division I · Ohio Valley Conference | 89 | 34 | $773k | 970 | 75% | |
| Lewis University Division II · Great Lakes Valley Conference | 89 | 45 | $640k | — | 73% | |
| Monmouth College (Illinois) Division III · Midwest Conference | 91 | 39 | $149k | — | 87% |
Other baseball programs in the Missouri Valley Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Evansville 2 over cap | 36 | $1.8M | $48,983 | 962 | vs | |
| Belmont University 2 over cap | 36 | $1.6M | $45,170 | 987 | vs | |
| Bradley University 2 over cap | 36 | $1.5M | $41,653 | 1000 | vs | |
| Indiana State University 8 over cap | 42 | $1.5M | $34,927 | 968 | vs | |
| Illinois State University 4 over cap | 38 | $1.3M | $34,057 | 997 | vs | |
| University of Illinois Chicago 7 over cap | 41 | $1.3M | $31,462 | 993 | vs | |
| Southern Illinois University at Carbondale at cap | 34 | $1.2M | $34,305 | 991 | vs | |
| Murray State University 6 over cap | 40 | $1.1M | $28,629 | 989 | vs | |
| Valparaiso University 3 over cap | 37 | $1.1M | $29,917 | 983 | vs |
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