Division I · Patriot League
Lehigh University Baseball
Bethlehem, PA · the Mountain Hawks · Lehigh University overview
43
Roster
9 over the D-I cap of 34
$1.2M
Team budget
35th percentile in Division I
$28,672
Per roster spot
median $39,211
4
Coaches
1 head · 3 assistant
1000
APR
100% of players retained
29%
Admitted
top quarter for selectivity
Lehigh University fields a baseball team in the Patriot League (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 $1,232,924, below the median of $1.6M — $28,672 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 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 1000, about the median of 979, with 100% of players retained year to year. The school gave $9,205,275 in athletic aid across its men's teams, about $19,098 per roster spot.
Among Division I baseball programs
Where this program sits against its 306 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#198Team budgetof 306 · Division I#212Spend per playerof 306 · Division I#55Roster sizeof 306 · Division I#1APRof 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$1,232,924 for the year
- Operating expenses$195,515 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$28,672 division median $39,211
- Academic Progress Rate1000 multi-year; 1000 latest
- Players retained100% year to year
- Eligible97% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, men's teams$9,205,275 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$19,098 across men's teams
- Recruiting spend, men's$332,661 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Sean Leary head coach | Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Pat Knight | Associate Head Coach / Recruiting Coordinator | On file · sign in |
| Zac Cronk | Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
| Justin Butler | Assistant Coach | On 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
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About the school
What an athlete asks first — each panel opens the full picture.Campus
Full picture →5,811undergraduates · 7,590 students in all
Women 48% Men 52%
- Setting
- City
- Type
- Private · Research university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →29%admitted · of 18,415 applicants
SAT middle 50%1350 – 1490
ACT middle 50%31 – 33
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 89%
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 Rate1000
100% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $1,232,924 $28,673 per roster spot · lower half of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 3 assistant
- Athletic aid, men's teams
- $9,205,275
- Recruiting spend, men's
- $332,661
Cost
Full picture →$33,289net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $62,180
Campus safety
Full picture →0.52violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 12 burglaries · 10 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 4 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →27%of bachelor's degrees in business · 19 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research Lehigh 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 divisionAdmissions29% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$33,289 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsBusiness · 27%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusCity · 5,811Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety0.52 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moravian University Division III · Landmark Conference | 2 | 49 | $210k | — | 54% | |
| DeSales University Division III · Middle Atlantic Conference Freedom | 5 | 38 | $265k | — | 79% | |
| Muhlenberg College Division III · Centennial Conference | 7 | 41 | $295k | — | 64% | |
| Lafayette College Division I · Patriot League | 11 | 40 | $1.1M | 989 | 31% | |
| Kutztown University of Pennsylvania Division II · Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference | 22 | 27 | $298k | — | 95% | |
| Delaware Valley University Division III · Middle Atlantic Conference Freedom | 24 | 41 | $137k | — | 92% | |
| Ursinus College Division III · Centennial Conference | 29 | 53 | $249k | — | 87% | |
| East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania Division II · Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference | 29 | 50 | $665k | — | 93% | |
| Gwynedd Mercy University Division III · Atlantic East Conference | 29 | 33 | $120k | — | 94% | |
| Albright College Division III · Middle Atlantic Conference Commonwealth | 33 | 57 | $125k | — | 86% | |
| Centenary University (New Jersey) Division III · Atlantic East Conference | 33 | 38 | $119k | — | 97% | |
| University of Valley Forge Division III · United East Conference | 35 | 30 | $75k | — | 78% |
Other baseball programs in the Patriot League
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lehigh University 9 over cap | 43 | $1.2M | $28,672 | 1000 | vs | |
| Lafayette College 6 over cap | 40 | $1.1M | $26,914 | 989 | vs | |
| Bucknell University 3 over cap | 37 | $984k | $26,601 | 997 | vs | |
| College of the Holy Cross 5 over cap | 39 | $623k | $15,972 | 1000 | vs | |
| U.S. Military Academy | — | — | — | 997 | vs | |
| U.S. Naval Academy | — | — | — | 991 | vs |
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