Division I · Big 12 Conference
Kansas State University Baseball
Manhattan, KS · the Wildcats · Kansas State University overview
43
Roster
9 over the D-I cap of 34
$3.5M
Team budget
81st percentile in Division I
$80,734
Per roster spot
median $39,211
4
Coaches
1 head · 3 assistant
966
APR
93% of players retained
79%
Admitted
lower half for selectivity
Kansas State University fields a baseball team in the Big 12 Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 43 players, about the median of 40, with 1 head coach and 3 assistants. Team expenses were $3,471,601, well above the median of $1.6M — $80,734 per roster spot, top quarter of Division I baseball programs. Under the Division I roster cap of 34 in force from 2025-26, that is 9 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 966, about the median of 979, with 93% of players retained year to year. The school gave $5,398,485 in athletic aid across its men's teams, about $20,295 per roster spot.
Among Division I baseball programs
Where this program sits against its 306 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#58Team budgetof 306 · Division I#61Spend per playerof 306 · Division I#55Roster sizeof 306 · Division I#222APRof 306 · Division I
Team budgets across the division
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Roster sizes (cap 34)
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The program
- Roster43 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap34 9 over last season
- Coaching staff1 head, 3 assistant
- Team expenses$3,471,601 for the year
- Operating expenses$1,175,411 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$80,734 division median $39,211
- Academic Progress Rate966 multi-year; 938 latest
- Players retained93% year to year
- Eligible99% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, men's teams$5,398,485 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$20,295 across men's teams
- Recruiting spend, men's$1,520,250 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Peter Hughes head coach | Head 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
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 →15,113undergraduates · 19,745 students in all
Women 53% Men 47%
- Setting
- City
- Type
- Public · Research university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →79%admitted · of 13,437 applicants
SAT middle 50%1040 – 1260
ACT middle 50%20 – 27
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 70%
Baseball
Full picture →43on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 3443
9 over — players already on the roster may stay
Academic Progress Rate966
93% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $3,471,601 $80,735 per roster spot · top quarter of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 3 assistant
- Athletic aid, men's teams
- $5,398,485
- Recruiting spend, men's
- $1,520,250
Cost
Full picture →$18,745net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $10,942 in-state · $27,816 out
Campus safety
Full picture →0.84violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 0 burglaries · 37 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 0 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →22%of bachelor's degrees in business · 27 fields · Associate's, Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research Kansas 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 program43 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions79% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$18,745 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsBusiness · 22%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusCity · 15,113Setting, 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washburn University Division II · Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association | 48 | 46 | $696k | — | — | |
| Emporia State University Division II · Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association | 58 | 42 | $835k | — | 98% | |
| University of Kansas Division I · Big 12 Conference | 73 | 39 | $4.5M | 976 | 88% | |
| Missouri Western State University Division II · Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association | 104 | 45 | $521k | — | — | |
| Rockhurst University Division II · Great Lakes Valley Conference | 108 | 62 | $857k | — | 69% | |
| Wichita State University Division I · American Conference | 109 | 49 | $3.2M | 986 | 95% | |
| University of Nebraska-Lincoln Division I · Big Ten Conference | 113 | 42 | $5.2M | 989 | 77% | |
| Newman University Division II · Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association | 113 | 39 | $708k | — | 48% | |
| Nebraska Wesleyan University Division III · American Rivers Conference | 114 | 44 | $171k | — | 84% | |
| William Jewell College Division II · Great Lakes Valley Conference | 116 | 49 | $418k | — | 34% | |
| Northwest Missouri State University Division II · Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association | 121 | 55 | $699k | — | 86% | |
| University of Nebraska at Omaha Division I · The Summit League | 146 | 44 | $1.2M | 972 | 87% |
Other baseball programs in the Big 12 Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Texas Christian University 7 over cap | 41 | $8.2M | $198,855 | 954 | vs | |
| University of Arizona 6 over cap | 40 | $7.1M | $178,270 | 974 | vs | |
| Texas Tech University 6 over cap | 40 | $6.2M | $156,067 | 985 | vs | |
| Arizona State University 7 over cap | 41 | $5.1M | $124,702 | 976 | vs | |
| Baylor University 9 over cap | 43 | $5.1M | $118,072 | 985 | vs | |
| Oklahoma State University 7 over cap | 41 | $4.6M | $112,207 | 970 | vs | |
| University of Kansas 5 over cap | 39 | $4.5M | $116,130 | 976 | vs | |
| West Virginia University 8 over cap | 42 | $4.2M | $100,591 | 971 | vs | |
| Brigham Young University 7 over cap | 41 | $3.9M | $96,229 | 961 | vs | |
| University of Central Florida 6 over cap | 40 | $3.6M | $89,510 | 963 | vs | |
| Kansas State University 9 over cap | 43 | $3.5M | $80,734 | 966 | vs | |
| University of Utah 5 over cap | 39 | $3.2M | $82,269 | 974 | vs | |
| University of Houston 13 over cap | 47 | $3.2M | $67,872 | 970 | vs | |
| University of Cincinnati 6 over cap | 40 | $3.1M | $77,460 | 990 | vs |
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