Division I · Southland Conference
LSU New Orleans Baseball
New Orleans, LA · the Privateers · LSU New Orleans overview
45
Roster
11 over the D-I cap of 34
$1M
Team budget
24th percentile in Division I
$22,576
Per roster spot
median $39,211
5
Coaches
1 head · 4 assistant
957
APR
93% of players retained
67%
Admitted
upper half for selectivity
LSU New Orleans fields a baseball team in the Southland Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 45 players, above the median of 40, with 1 head coach and 4 assistants. Team expenses were $1,015,925, below the median of $1.6M — $22,576 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 11 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 957, about the median of 979, with 93% of players retained year to year. The school gave $981,860 in athletic aid across its men's teams, about $9,091 per roster spot.
Among Division I baseball programs
Where this program sits against its 306 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#232Team budgetof 306 · Division I#253Spend per playerof 306 · Division I#34Roster sizeof 306 · Division I#259APRof 306 · Division I
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Roster sizes (cap 34)
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The program
- Roster45 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap34 11 over last season
- Coaching staff1 head, 4 assistant
- Team expenses$1,015,925 for the year
- Operating expenses$339,237 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$22,576 division median $39,211
- Academic Progress Rate957 multi-year; 942 latest
- Players retained93% year to year
- Eligible98% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, men's teams$981,860 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$9,091 across men's teams
- Recruiting spend, men's$45,000 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Andrew Gipson head coach | Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Spence Drake | Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
| Connor Manola | 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
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 →5,476undergraduates · 6,601 students in all
Women 52% Men 48%
- Setting
- City
- Type
- Public · Research university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →67%admitted · of 7,253 applicants
SAT middle 50%960 – 1320
ACT middle 50%17 – 23
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 43%
Baseball
Full picture →45on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 3445
11 over — players already on the roster may stay
Academic Progress Rate957
93% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $1,015,925 $22,576 per roster spot · bottom quarter of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 4 assistant
- Athletic aid, men's teams
- $981,860
- Recruiting spend, men's
- $45,000
Cost
Full picture →$11,190net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $9,172 in-state · $14,008 out
Campus safety
Full picture →0.36violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 17 burglaries · 5 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 6 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →24%of bachelor's degrees in business · 18 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
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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 program45 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions67% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$11,190 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsBusiness · 24%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusCity · 5,476Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety0.36 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tulane University Division I · American Conference | 7 | 44 | $3.4M | 965 | 15% | |
| Southeastern Louisiana University Division I · Southland Conference | 41 | 43 | $2.2M | 980 | 94% | |
| Nicholls State University Division I · Southland Conference | 47 | 47 | $859k | 969 | 96% | |
| Louisiana State University Division I · Southeastern Conference | 72 | 41 | $11M | 973 | 74% | |
| Southern University, Baton Rouge Division I · Southwestern Athletic Conf. | 75 | 54 | $762k | 951 | 50% | |
| The University of Southern Mississippi Division I · Sun Belt Conference | 100 | 39 | $2.4M | 981 | 99% | |
| University of Louisiana at Lafayette Division I · Sun Belt Conference | 117 | 39 | $3.4M | 951 | 89% | |
| University of South Alabama Division I · Sun Belt Conference | 122 | 40 | $1.9M | 981 | 65% | |
| Spring Hill College Division II · Southern Intercol. Ath. Conf. | 124 | 65 | $630k | — | 59% | |
| Alcorn State University Division I · Southwestern Athletic Conf. | 143 | 35 | $564k | 965 | 25% |
Other baseball programs in the Southland Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Southeastern Louisiana University 9 over cap | 43 | $2.2M | $50,211 | 980 | vs | |
| Lamar University 6 over cap | 40 | $1.6M | $40,497 | 952 | vs | |
| The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley 6 over cap | 40 | $1.5M | $36,731 | 961 | vs | |
| University of the Incarnate Word 11 over cap | 45 | $1.2M | $27,600 | 959 | vs | |
| Houston Christian University 7 over cap | 41 | $1.2M | $28,224 | 971 | vs | |
| Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi 10 over cap | 44 | $1.1M | $25,252 | 963 | vs | |
| LSU New Orleans 11 over cap | 45 | $1M | $22,576 | 957 | vs | |
| McNeese State University 7 over cap | 41 | $975k | $23,776 | 995 | vs | |
| Northwestern State University 9 over cap | 43 | $916k | $21,293 | 981 | vs | |
| Stephen F. Austin State University 25 over cap | 59 | $884k | $14,985 | 918 | vs | |
| Nicholls State University 13 over cap | 47 | $859k | $18,287 | 969 | vs |
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