Division I · Southwestern Athletic Conf.
Jackson State University Baseball
Jackson, MS · the Tigers · Jackson State University overview
38
Roster
4 over the D-I cap of 34
$622k
Team budget
4th percentile in Division I
$16,370
Per roster spot
median $39,211
3
Coaches
1 head · 2 assistant
943
APR
93% of players retained
91%
Admitted
bottom quarter for selectivity
Jackson State University fields a baseball team in the Southwestern Athletic Conf. (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 38 players, about the median of 40, with 1 head coach and 2 assistants. Team expenses were $622,094, well below the median of $1.6M — $16,370 per roster spot, bottom quarter 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 943, about the median of 979, with 93% of players retained year to year. The school gave $2,055,122 in athletic aid across its men's teams, about $7,210 per roster spot.
Among Division I baseball programs
Where this program sits against its 306 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#294Team budgetof 306 · Division I#288Spend per playerof 306 · Division I#216Roster sizeof 306 · Division I#284APRof 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, 2 assistant
- Team expenses$622,094 for the year
- Operating expenses$65,996 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$16,370 division median $39,211
- Academic Progress Rate943 multi-year; 909 latest
- Players retained93% year to year
- Eligible96% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, men's teams$2,055,122 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$7,210 across men's teams
- Recruiting spend, men's$43,492 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Omar Johnson head coach | Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Chris Stamps | Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
| Justin Thomas | Pitching Coach | On file · sign in |
| Marcus Atterberry | Assistant Coach | not on file |
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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 →4,769undergraduates · 6,564 students in all
Women 67% Men 33%
- Setting
- City
- Type
- Public · Research university
- Affiliation
- None
- HBCU
- Yes
Getting in
Full picture →91%admitted · of 14,141 applicants
SAT middle 50%850 – 1080
ACT middle 50%15 – 20
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 32%
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 Rate943
93% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $622,094 $16,371 per roster spot · bottom quarter of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 2 assistant
- Athletic aid, men's teams
- $2,055,122
- Recruiting spend, men's
- $43,492
Cost
Full picture →$19,892net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $8,795 in-state · $9,795 out
Campus safety
Full picture →0.84violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 8 burglaries · 5 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 0 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →15%of bachelor's degrees in education · 20 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research Jackson 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 divisionAdmissions91% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$19,892 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsEducation · 15%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusCity · 4,769Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety0.84 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Millsaps College Division III · Southern Athletic Association | 2 | 57 | $427k | — | 49% | |
| Belhaven University Division III · Collegiate Conference of the South | 3 | 59 | $454k | — | 53% | |
| Mississippi Christian University Division II · Gulf South Conference | 8 | 40 | $858k | — | 49% | |
| Alcorn State University Division I · Southwestern Athletic Conf. | 62 | 35 | $564k | 965 | 25% | |
| The University of Southern Mississippi Division I · Sun Belt Conference | 84 | 39 | $2.4M | 981 | 99% | |
| Mississippi Valley State University Division I · Southwestern Athletic Conf. | 85 | 33 | $210k | 934 | 51% | |
| Delta State University Division II · Gulf South Conference | 105 | 42 | $495k | — | 100% | |
| University of Louisiana Monroe Division I · Sun Belt Conference | 110 | 42 | $1.3M | 974 | 75% | |
| Mississippi State University Division I · Southeastern Conference | 115 | 41 | $7.6M | 969 | 76% | |
| University of West Alabama Division II · Gulf South Conference | 120 | 43 | $792k | — | 87% | |
| Southeastern Louisiana University Division I · Southland Conference | 124 | 43 | $2.2M | 980 | 94% | |
| University of Arkansas, Monticello Division II · Great American Conference | 129 | 41 | $582k | — | — |
Other baseball programs in the Southwestern Athletic Conf.
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bethune-Cookman University 6 over cap | 40 | $1.1M | $26,343 | 944 | vs | |
| Grambling State University 6 over cap | 40 | $863k | $21,568 | 948 | vs | |
| Southern University, Baton Rouge 20 over cap | 54 | $762k | $14,102 | 951 | vs | |
| Alabama State University 1 over cap | 35 | $712k | $20,334 | 938 | vs | |
| Prairie View A&M University 9 over cap | 43 | $682k | $15,854 | 975 | vs | |
| Alabama A&M University 13 over cap | 47 | $674k | $14,351 | 923 | vs | |
| Florida A&M University 2 over cap | 36 | $670k | $18,610 | 966 | vs | |
| Jackson State University 4 over cap | 38 | $622k | $16,370 | 943 | vs | |
| Alcorn State University 1 over cap | 35 | $564k | $16,126 | 965 | vs | |
| Texas Southern University 6 over cap | 40 | $471k | $11,764 | 957 | vs | |
| University of Arkansas, Pine Bluff 5 over cap | 39 | $404k | $10,360 | 963 | vs | |
| Mississippi Valley State University room for 1 | 33 | $210k | $6,368 | 934 | vs |
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