Division I · Conference USA
Middle Tennessee State University Baseball
Murfreesboro, TN · the Blue Raiders · Middle Tennessee State University overview
43
Roster
9 over the D-I cap of 34
$1.4M
Team budget
42nd percentile in Division I
$32,738
Per roster spot
median $39,211
4
Coaches
1 head · 3 assistant
993
APR
99% of players retained
68%
Admitted
upper half for selectivity
Middle Tennessee State University fields a baseball team in the Conference USA (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 $1,407,756, below the median of $1.6M — $32,738 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 993, about the median of 979, with 99% of players retained year to year. The school gave $6,256,620 in athletic aid across its men's teams, about $20,379 per roster spot.
Among Division I baseball programs
Where this program sits against its 306 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#178Team budgetof 306 · Division I#193Spend per playerof 306 · Division I#55Roster sizeof 306 · Division I#35APRof 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$1,407,756 for the year
- Operating expenses$439,161 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$32,738 division median $39,211
- Academic Progress Rate993 multi-year; 968 latest
- Players retained99% year to year
- Eligible100% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, men's teams$6,256,620 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$20,379 across men's teams
- Recruiting spend, men's$460,355 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Jerry Meyers head coach | Head Coach | not on file |
| Kevin Nichols | Associate Head Coach / Hitting Coach | On file · sign in |
| Adam Wisniewski | Assistant Coach / Pitching Development | On file · sign in |
| Gabe Jennings | Assistant Baseball Coach | not on file |
| Pat Bell | Assistant Baseball Coach | not on file |
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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 →17,668undergraduates · 20,183 students in all
Women 54% Men 46%
- Setting
- City
- Type
- Public · Research university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →68%admitted · of 14,763 applicants
SAT middle 50%1000 – 1230
ACT middle 50%19 – 26
- Test scores
- Scores required
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 54%
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 Rate993
99% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $1,407,756 $32,739 per roster spot · lower half of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 3 assistant
- Athletic aid, men's teams
- $6,256,620
- Recruiting spend, men's
- $460,355
Cost
Full picture →$12,700net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $9,506 in-state · $29,042 out
Campus safety
Full picture →0.37violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 0 burglaries · 10 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 4 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →18%of bachelor's degrees in business · 26 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 program43 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions68% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$12,700 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsBusiness · 18%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusCity · 17,668Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety0.37 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trevecca Nazarene University Division II · Gulf South Conference | 30 | 42 | $709k | — | 70% | |
| Lipscomb University Division I · Atlantic Sun Conference | 30 | 39 | $1.9M | 978 | 67% | |
| Belmont University Division I · Missouri Valley Conference | 31 | 36 | $1.6M | 987 | 96% | |
| Vanderbilt University Division I · Southeastern Conference | 32 | 46 | $10M | 988 | 6% | |
| University of the South Division III · Southern Athletic Association | 51 | 48 | $258k | — | 51% | |
| Tennessee Technological University Division I · Southern Conference | 53 | 39 | $1.1M | 993 | 83% | |
| Austin Peay State University Division I · United Athletic Conference | 73 | 39 | $1.7M | 980 | 96% | |
| Alabama A&M University Division I · Southwestern Athletic Conf. | 74 | 47 | $674k | 923 | 66% | |
| Western Kentucky University Division I · Conference USA | 79 | 40 | $1.5M | 965 | 97% | |
| University of Alabama in Huntsville Division II · Gulf South Conference | 79 | 44 | $685k | — | 74% | |
| Covenant College Division III · Collegiate Conference of the South | 82 | 52 | $172k | — | 82% | |
| Lee University Division II · Gulf South Conference | 96 | 42 | $707k | — | 72% |
Other baseball programs in the Conference USA
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberty University 5 over cap | 39 | $2.3M | $58,219 | 980 | vs | |
| Kennesaw State University 6 over cap | 40 | $2.2M | $55,501 | 986 | vs | |
| Jacksonville State University 5 over cap | 39 | $2M | $50,237 | 955 | vs | |
| Missouri State University room for 3 | 31 | $1.9M | $60,535 | 961 | vs | |
| New Mexico State University 9 over cap | 43 | $1.7M | $38,840 | 974 | vs | |
| Florida International University 6 over cap | 40 | $1.6M | $40,763 | 990 | vs | |
| University of Delaware 4 over cap | 38 | $1.5M | $39,125 | 987 | vs | |
| Western Kentucky University 6 over cap | 40 | $1.5M | $36,914 | 965 | vs | |
| Middle Tennessee State University 9 over cap | 43 | $1.4M | $32,738 | 993 | vs | |
| Sam Houston State University 2 over cap | 36 | $1.3M | $36,042 | 979 | vs |
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