Division I · Conference USA
Missouri State University Baseball
Springfield, MO · the Bears · Missouri State University overview
31
Roster
room for 3 under the cap of 34
$1.9M
Team budget
61st percentile in Division I
$60,535
Per roster spot
median $39,211
4
Coaches
1 head · 3 assistant
961
APR
95% of players retained
91%
Admitted
bottom quarter for selectivity
Missouri State University fields a baseball team in the Conference USA (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 31 players, below the median of 40, with 1 head coach and 3 assistants. Team expenses were $1,876,608, above the median of $1.6M — $60,535 per roster spot, upper half of Division I baseball programs. That leaves room for 3 under the Division I roster cap of 34 in force from 2025-26. The team's multi-year Academic Progress Rate is 961, about the median of 979, with 95% of players retained year to year. The school gave $3,565,934 in athletic aid across its men's teams, about $17,566 per roster spot.
Among Division I baseball programs
Where this program sits against its 306 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#121Team budgetof 306 · Division I#86Spend per playerof 306 · Division I#296Roster sizeof 306 · Division I#245APRof 306 · Division I
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Roster sizes (cap 34)
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The program
- Roster31 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap34 room for 3
- Coaching staff1 head, 3 assistant
- Team expenses$1,876,608 for the year
- Operating expenses$520,593 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$60,535 division median $39,211
- Academic Progress Rate961 multi-year; 963 latest
- Players retained95% year to year
- Eligible97% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, men's teams$3,565,934 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$17,566 across men's teams
- Recruiting spend, men's$455,661 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Joey Hawkins head coach | Head Coach | not on file |
| Geoff Jimenez | Associate Head Coach | not on file |
| Cale Johnson | Pitching Coach | not on file |
| Tanner Petersen | Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
| Kyle Cliff | Recruiting Coordinator | 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 →19,259undergraduates · 23,418 students in all
Women 61% Men 39%
- Setting
- City
- Type
- Public · Doctoral/professional university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →91%admitted · of 11,901 applicants
SAT middle 50%990 – 1220
ACT middle 50%19 – 25
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 57%
Baseball
Full picture →31on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 3431
room for 3
Academic Progress Rate961
95% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $1,876,608 $60,536 per roster spot · upper half of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 3 assistant
- Athletic aid, men's teams
- $3,565,934
- Recruiting spend, men's
- $455,661
Cost
Full picture →$17,104net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $9,024 in-state · $17,928 out
Campus safety
Full picture →0.25violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 4 burglaries · 16 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 8 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →22%of bachelor's degrees in business · 24 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research Missouri State 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 program31 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions91% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$17,104 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsBusiness · 22%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusCity · 19,259Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety0.25 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Drury University Division II · Great Lakes Valley Conference | 1 | 46 | $786k | — | 59% | |
| Southwest Baptist University Division II · Great Lakes Valley Conference | 29 | 46 | $523k | — | 100% | |
| Missouri Southern State University Division II · Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association | 65 | 40 | $611k | — | 97% | |
| Pittsburg State University Division II · Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association | 79 | 48 | $680k | — | 88% | |
| University of Arkansas, Fayetteville Division I · Southeastern Conference | 92 | 43 | $9.9M | 971 | 72% | |
| Missouri University of Science and Technology Division II · Great Lakes Valley Conference | 98 | 45 | $599k | — | 73% | |
| University of Central Missouri Division II · Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association | 111 | 58 | $867k | — | 69% | |
| Lincoln University (Missouri) Division II · Great Lakes Valley Conference | 112 | 25 | $437k | — | — | |
| University of the Ozarks (Arkansas) Division III · Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference | 119 | 41 | $193k | — | 58% | |
| Northeastern State University Division II · Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association | 129 | 43 | $459k | — | 99% | |
| University of Missouri, Columbia Division I · Southeastern Conference | 131 | 49 | $4.6M | 974 | 77% | |
| Arkansas Tech University Division II · Great American Conference | 132 | 49 | $521k | — | 96% |
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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