Knox College Baseball
Knox College fields a baseball team in the Midwest Conference (NCAA Division III). In 2024–25 the roster carried 46 players, about the median of 43, with 1 head coach and 2 assistants. Team expenses were $210,416, below the median of $236k — $4,574 per roster spot, lower half of Division III baseball programs. The school reports no athletic aid for men's teams — Division III programs do not offer athletic scholarships.
Among Division III baseball programs
Where this program sits against its 371 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
Team budgets across the division
Roster sizes
The program
- Roster46 2024–25 season
- Coaching staff1 head, 2 assistant
- Team expenses$210,416 for the year
- Operating expenses$110,550 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$4,574 division median $5,554
- Athletic aid, men's teamsNone school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$0 across men's teams
- Recruiting spend, men's$40,316 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Drake Sykes head coach | Head Coach | not on file |
Recruiting timing
- Coaches may first contact youany time
- Your own emailsAny time the rule limits what coaches send back
- High-school baseball players472,598 2024-25
- Division III roster spots16,317 371 programs
- Odds of a spot1 in 29 3.5% of high-school players hold a Division III roster spot
General NCAA rule for Division III; 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
- Town
- Type
- Private · Liberal arts college
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 68%
Baseball
Full picture →- Team expenses
- $210,416 $4,574 per roster spot · lower half of Division III
- Coaches
- 1 head · 2 assistant
- Athletic aid, men's teams
- None
- Recruiting spend, men's
- $40,316
Cost
Full picture →- Tuition & fees
- $55,587
Campus safety
Full picture →- In residence halls
- 9 burglaries · 9 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 2 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →Research Knox College
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Monmouth College (Illinois) Division III · Midwest Conference | 14 | 39 | $149k | — | 87% | |
| Western Illinois University Division I · Ohio Valley Conference | 37 | 34 | $773k | 970 | 75% | |
| Augustana College (Illinois) Division III · College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin | 40 | 52 | $406k | — | 68% | |
| Bradley University Division I · Missouri Valley Conference | 43 | 36 | $1.5M | 1000 | 77% | |
| Eureka College Division III · St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | 60 | 47 | $150k | — | 88% | |
| University of Iowa Division I · Big Ten Conference | 78 | 46 | $3.4M | 964 | 85% | |
| Illinois State University Division I · Missouri Valley Conference | 78 | 38 | $1.3M | 997 | 89% | |
| Illinois Wesleyan University Division III · College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin | 79 | 50 | $193k | — | 45% | |
| Illinois College Division III · Midwest Conference | 84 | 48 | $225k | — | 75% | |
| Cornell College Division III · Midwest Conference | 87 | 50 | $222k | — | 81% | |
| Quincy University Division II · Great Lakes Valley Conference | 87 | 72 | $853k | — | 50% | |
| University of Illinois Springfield Division II · Great Lakes Valley Conference | 93 | 49 | $598k | — | 84% |
Other baseball programs in the Midwest Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grinnell College | 42 | $269k | $6,407 | — | vs | |
| Luther College | 49 | $260k | $5,300 | — | vs | |
| Ripon College | 46 | $232k | $5,032 | — | vs | |
| Illinois College | 48 | $225k | $4,692 | — | vs | |
| Cornell College | 50 | $222k | $4,434 | — | vs | |
| Lawrence University | 36 | $221k | $6,142 | — | vs | |
| Knox College | 46 | $210k | $4,574 | — | vs | |
| Beloit College | 42 | $206k | $4,899 | — | vs | |
| Monmouth College (Illinois) | 39 | $149k | $3,822 | — | vs |
Every Midwest Conference baseball program · Baseball budgets ranked