Indiana State University Baseball
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 budgets across the division
Roster sizes (cap 34)
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
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Tracy Archuleta head coach | Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Nick Gobert | Pitching Coach / Recruiting Coordinator | On file · sign in |
| Andy Lasher | Hitting Coach | On file · sign in |
| Alex Archuleta | Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
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 →- Setting
- City
- Type
- Public · Doctoral/professional university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →- Test scores
- Scores not considered
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 41%
Baseball
Full picture →- 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
Cost
Full picture →- Tuition & fees
- $9,992 in-state · $21,734 out
Campus safety
Full picture →- In residence halls
- 16 burglaries · 33 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 8 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →Research Indiana 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 programs within 150 miles
| School | Miles | Roster | Budget | APR | Admitted | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology Division III · Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference | 4 | 40 | $251k | — | 73% | |
| DePauw University Division III · North Coast Athletic Conference | 31 | 40 | $259k | — | 54% | |
| Eastern Illinois University Division I · Ohio Valley Conference | 41 | 44 | $926k | 970 | 68% | |
| Wabash College Division III · North Coast Athletic Conference | 47 | — | — | — | 63% | |
| Indiana University, Bloomington Division I · Big Ten Conference | 52 | 41 | $3.5M | 965 | 80% | |
| University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Division I · Big Ten Conference | 62 | 35 | $3.8M | 995 | 44% | |
| University of Indianapolis Division II · Great Lakes Valley Conference | 70 | 50 | $938k | — | 73% | |
| Butler University Division I · BIG EAST Conference | 70 | 42 | $1.5M | 990 | 86% | |
| Purdue University Division I · Big Ten Conference | 71 | 45 | $3.2M | 977 | 50% | |
| Franklin College Division III · Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference | 73 | 47 | $205k | — | 71% | |
| Millikin University Division III · College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin | 87 | 48 | $298k | — | 54% | |
| Anderson University (Indiana) Division III · Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference | 103 | 42 | $240k | — | 53% |
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 |
Every Missouri Valley Conference baseball program · Baseball budgets ranked