Division III · Middle Atlantic Conference Commonwealth
Messiah University Baseball
Mechanicsburg, PA · the Falcons · Messiah University overview
47
Roster
2024–25 season
$190k
Team budget
29th percentile in Division III
$4,035
Per roster spot
median $5,554
6
Coaches
1 head · 5 assistant
78%
Admitted
lower half for selectivity
Messiah University fields a baseball team in the Middle Atlantic Conference Commonwealth (NCAA Division III). In 2024–25 the roster carried 47 players, about the median of 43, with 1 head coach and 5 assistants. Team expenses were $189,650, below the median of $236k — $4,035 per roster spot, bottom quarter 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).
#265Team budgetof 371 · Division III#282Spend per playerof 371 · Division III#105Roster sizeof 371 · Division III
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Roster sizes
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The program
- Roster47 2024–25 season
- Coaching staff1 head, 5 assistant
- Team expenses$189,650 for the year
- Operating expenses$94,827 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$4,035 division median $5,554
- Athletic aid, men's teamsNone school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$0 across men's teams
- Recruiting spend, men's$21,756 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Phillip Shallenberger head coach | Head Coach | not on file |
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Recruiting timing
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- 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
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About the school
What an athlete asks first — each panel opens the full picture.Campus
Full picture →2,586undergraduates · 3,344 students in all
Women 63% Men 37%
- Setting
- Suburb
- Type
- Private · Master's university
- Affiliation
- Interdenominational
Getting in
Full picture →78%admitted · of 2,375 applicants
SAT middle 50%1100 – 1340
ACT middle 50%22 – 30
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 78%
Baseball
Full picture →47on the roster · 2024–25 season
- Team expenses
- $189,650 $4,035 per roster spot · lower half of Division III
- Coaches
- 1 head · 5 assistant
- Athletic aid, men's teams
- None
- Recruiting spend, men's
- $21,756
Cost
Full picture →$29,882net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $40,640
Campus safety
Full picture →2.17violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 20 burglaries · 16 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 10 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →18%of bachelor's degrees in health professions & nursing · 24 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research Messiah 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 program47 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions78% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$29,882 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsHealth professions & nursing · 18%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusSuburb · 2,586Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety2.17 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dickinson College Division III · Centennial Conference | 12 | 38 | $164k | — | 43% | |
| Penn State Harrisburg Division III · United East Conference | 13 | 50 | $106k | — | 96% | |
| York College (Pennsylvania) Division III · Middle Atlantic Conference Commonwealth | 20 | 42 | $138k | — | 94% | |
| Elizabethtown College Division III · Landmark Conference | 21 | 45 | $229k | — | 77% | |
| Gettysburg College Division III · Centennial Conference | 26 | 51 | $363k | — | 48% | |
| Lebanon Valley College Division III · Middle Atlantic Conference Freedom | 28 | 44 | $215k | — | 75% | |
| Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania Division II · Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference | 29 | 31 | $359k | — | 86% | |
| Millersville University of Pennsylvania Division II · Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference | 35 | 40 | $520k | — | 89% | |
| Franklin & Marshall College Division III · Centennial Conference | 36 | 35 | $361k | — | 32% | |
| Lancaster Bible College Division III · United East Conference | 37 | 35 | $144k | — | 95% | |
| Wilson College Division III · United East Conference | 38 | 31 | $147k | — | 90% | |
| Mount St. Mary's University Division I · Metro Conference | 38 | 51 | $889k | 979 | 72% |
Other baseball programs in the Middle Atlantic Conference Commonwealth
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eastern University | 82 | $381k | $4,649 | — | vs | |
| Neumann University | 33 | $235k | $7,108 | — | vs | |
| Stevenson University | 44 | $205k | $4,666 | — | vs | |
| Messiah University | 47 | $190k | $4,035 | — | vs | |
| Widener University | 37 | $182k | $4,913 | — | vs | |
| Hood College | 35 | $174k | $4,967 | — | vs | |
| Alvernia University | 54 | $165k | $3,063 | — | vs | |
| York College (Pennsylvania) | 42 | $138k | $3,280 | — | vs | |
| Albright College | 57 | $125k | $2,187 | — | vs |
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