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Indiana State University Baseball

Terre Haute, IN · the Sycamores · Indiana State University overview
42
Roster
8 over the D-I cap of 34
$1.5M
Team budget
43rd percentile in Division I
$34,927
Per roster spot
median $39,211
4
Coaches
1 head · 3 assistant
968
APR
93% of players retained
92%
Admitted
bottom quarter for selectivity

Indiana State University fields a baseball team in the Missouri Valley Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 42 players, about the median of 40, with 1 head coach and 3 assistants. Team expenses were $1,466,964, about the median of $1.6M — $34,927 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 8 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 968, about the median of 979, with 93% of players retained year to year. The school gave $3,092,796 in athletic aid across its men's teams, about $9,849 per roster spot.

Among Division I baseball programs

Where this program sits against its 306 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).

Team budget$1.5M
Spend per player$34,927
Roster size42
Coaching staff4
APR968

Team budgets across the division

$210k$11M
this programevery Division I baseball program

Roster sizes (cap 34)

2560
this programevery Division I roster

The program

  • Roster42 2024–25 season
  • Division I roster cap34 8 over last season
  • Coaching staff1 head, 3 assistant
  • Team expenses$1,466,964 for the year
  • Operating expenses$450,677 game-day and travel
  • Spend per roster spot$34,927 division median $39,211
  • Academic Progress Rate968 multi-year; 960 latest
  • Players retained93% year to year
  • Eligible99% of player-terms
  • Athletic aid, men's teams$3,092,796 school-wide
  • Aid per roster spot$9,849 across men's teams
  • Recruiting spend, men's$238,462 school-wide

Coaching staff

NameTitleEmail
Tracy Archuleta head coachHead CoachOn file · sign in
Nick GobertPitching Coach / Recruiting CoordinatorOn file · sign in
Andy LasherHitting CoachOn file · sign in
Alex ArchuletaAssistant CoachOn 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.
6,668undergraduates · 8,304 students in all
Women 58% Men 42%
Setting
City
Type
Public · Doctoral/professional university
Affiliation
None
92%admitted · of 13,601 applicants
Test scores
Scores not considered
Graduate in 6 yrs
41%
42on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 3442
8 over — players already on the roster may stay
Academic Progress Rate968
93% of players kept year to year
Team expenses
$1,466,964 $34,928 per roster spot · lower half of Division I
Coaches
1 head · 3 assistant
Athletic aid, men's teams
$3,092,796
Recruiting spend, men's
$238,462
$13,321net price · after grants, aided first-years
Sticker, in-state$25,055
Sticker, out-of-state$36,797
Average net price$13,321
Net price by family income
$0–30k$7,702
$30–48k$8,876
$48–75k$11,400
$75–110k$17,908
$110k and up$19,574
Tuition & fees
$9,992 in-state · $21,734 out

Campus safety

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1.6violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
Violent1.60
Property1.65
In residence halls
16 burglaries · 33 sex offences over 2022–2024
Residence-hall fires
8 over 2022–2024
22%of bachelor's degrees in business · 27 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Business327 · 22%
Health professions & nursing268 · 18%
Education129 · 9%
Psychology124 · 8%
Social sciences122 · 8%

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Baseball programs within 150 miles

Indiana State UniversityRose-Hulman Institute of Technology · 4 miDePauw University · 31 miEastern Illinois University · 41 miWabash College · 47 miIndiana University, Bloomington · 52 miUniversity of Illinois Urbana-Champaign · 62 miUniversity of Indianapolis · 70 miButler University · 70 miPurdue University · 71 miFranklin College · 73 miMillikin University · 87 miAnderson University (Indiana) · 103 mi
SchoolMilesRosterBudgetAPRAdmitted
Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology Division III · Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference440$251k—73%
DePauw University Division III · North Coast Athletic Conference3140$259k—54%
Eastern Illinois University Division I · Ohio Valley Conference4144$926k97068%
Wabash College Division III · North Coast Athletic Conference47———63%
Indiana University, Bloomington Division I · Big Ten Conference5241$3.5M96580%
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Division I · Big Ten Conference6235$3.8M99544%
University of Indianapolis Division II · Great Lakes Valley Conference7050$938k—73%
Butler University Division I · BIG EAST Conference7042$1.5M99086%
Purdue University Division I · Big Ten Conference7145$3.2M97750%
Franklin College Division III · Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference7347$205k—71%
Millikin University Division III · College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin8748$298k—54%
Anderson University (Indiana) Division III · Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference10342$240k—53%

Other baseball programs in the Missouri Valley Conference

SchoolRosterBudgetPer playerAPRCompare
University of Evansville 2 over cap36$1.8M$48,983962vs
Belmont University 2 over cap36$1.6M$45,170987vs
Bradley University 2 over cap36$1.5M$41,6531000vs
Indiana State University 8 over cap42$1.5M$34,927968vs
Illinois State University 4 over cap38$1.3M$34,057997vs
University of Illinois Chicago 7 over cap41$1.3M$31,462993vs
Southern Illinois University at Carbondale at cap34$1.2M$34,305991vs
Murray State University 6 over cap40$1.1M$28,629989vs
Valparaiso University 3 over cap37$1.1M$29,917983vs

Every Missouri Valley Conference baseball program · Baseball budgets ranked