Division I · Metro Conference
Marist University Baseball
Poughkeepsie, NY · the Red Foxes · Marist University overview
40
Roster
6 over the D-I cap of 34
$1.2M
Team budget
32nd percentile in Division I
$29,707
Per roster spot
median $39,211
4
Coaches
1 head · 3 assistant
982
APR
97% of players retained
65%
Admitted
upper half for selectivity
Marist University fields a baseball team in the Metro Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 40 players, about the median of 40, with 1 head coach and 3 assistants. Team expenses were $1,188,317, below the median of $1.6M — $29,707 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 6 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 982, about the median of 979, with 97% of players retained year to year. The school gave $3,556,244 in athletic aid across its men's teams, about $7,815 per roster spot.
Among Division I baseball programs
Where this program sits against its 306 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#209Team budgetof 306 · Division I#208Spend per playerof 306 · Division I#126Roster sizeof 306 · Division I#113APRof 306 · Division I
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Roster sizes (cap 34)
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The program
- Roster40 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap34 6 over last season
- Coaching staff1 head, 3 assistant
- Team expenses$1,188,317 for the year
- Operating expenses$280,813 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$29,707 division median $39,211
- Academic Progress Rate982 multi-year; 961 latest
- Players retained97% year to year
- Eligible100% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, men's teams$3,556,244 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$7,815 across men's teams
- Recruiting spend, men's$272,039 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Lance Ratchford head coach | Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Niko Amory | Assistant Coach (Pitching) | On file · sign in |
| Ray Sanchez | Assistant Coach (Hitting / Outfield) | On file · sign in |
| Matthew Gonzales | Assistant Pitching 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 →5,545undergraduates · 6,452 students in all
Women 57% Men 43%
- Setting
- Suburb
- Type
- Private · Master's university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →65%admitted · of 10,224 applicants
SAT middle 50%1220 – 1360
ACT middle 50%27 – 30
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 80%
Baseball
Full picture →40on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 3440
6 over — players already on the roster may stay
Academic Progress Rate982
97% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $1,188,317 $29,708 per roster spot · lower half of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 3 assistant
- Athletic aid, men's teams
- $3,556,244
- Recruiting spend, men's
- $272,039
Cost
Full picture →$40,106net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $46,010
Campus safety
Full picture →2.1violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 6 burglaries · 37 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 40 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →29%of bachelor's degrees in business · 20 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 program40 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions65% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$40,106 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsBusiness · 29%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusSuburb · 5,545Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety2.1 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vassar College Division III · Liberty League | 3 | 31 | $227k | — | 18% | |
| State University of New York at New Paltz Division III · New Jersey Athletic Conference | 8 | 40 | $245k | — | 59% | |
| Mount Saint Mary College (New York) Division III · Skyline Conference | 15 | 39 | $142k | — | 82% | |
| Bard College Division III · Liberty League | 21 | 35 | $248k | — | 52% | |
| U.S. Military Academy Division I · Patriot League | 23 | — | — | 997 | 14% | |
| Western Connecticut State University Division III · Little East Conference | 34 | 55 | $328k | — | 81% | |
| Ramapo College Division III · New Jersey Athletic Conference | 46 | 31 | $197k | — | 73% | |
| Post University Division II · Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference | 46 | 48 | $724k | — | — | |
| Dominican University New York Division II · Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference | 47 | 72 | $366k | — | 79% | |
| St. Thomas Aquinas College Division II · East Coast Conference | 47 | 58 | $822k | — | 82% | |
| Purchase College, State University of New York Division III · Skyline Conference | 48 | 37 | $77k | — | 73% | |
| Mercy University Division II · East Coast Conference | 48 | 40 | $278k | — | 85% |
Other baseball programs in the Metro Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fairfield University 4 over cap | 38 | $1.4M | $36,488 | 997 | vs | |
| Siena University 4 over cap | 38 | $1.2M | $31,375 | 965 | vs | |
| Marist University 6 over cap | 40 | $1.2M | $29,707 | 982 | vs | |
| Quinnipiac University room for 2 | 32 | $1.2M | $36,972 | 985 | vs | |
| Merrimack College 6 over cap | 40 | $1.1M | $27,261 | — | vs | |
| Sacred Heart University 5 over cap | 39 | $997k | $25,570 | 984 | vs | |
| Manhattan University 7 over cap | 41 | $971k | $23,681 | 991 | vs | |
| Mount St. Mary's University 17 over cap | 51 | $889k | $17,437 | 979 | vs | |
| Iona University 4 over cap | 38 | $787k | $20,716 | 990 | vs | |
| Rider University room for 3 | 31 | $727k | $23,440 | 989 | vs | |
| Niagara University room for 2 | 32 | $716k | $22,389 | 994 | vs | |
| Canisius University 7 over cap | 41 | $690k | $16,829 | 984 | vs | |
| Saint Peter's University 12 over cap | 46 | $479k | $10,412 | 965 | vs |
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