Division I · Metro Conference
Niagara University Baseball
Niagara University, NY · the Purple Eagles · Niagara University overview
32
Roster
room for 2 under the cap of 34
$716k
Team budget
8th percentile in Division I
$22,389
Per roster spot
median $39,211
2
Coaches
1 head · 1 assistant
994
APR
99% of players retained
85%
Admitted
lower half for selectivity
Niagara University fields a baseball team in the Metro Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 32 players, below the median of 40, with 1 head coach and 1 assistant. Team expenses were $716,450, well below the median of $1.6M — $22,389 per roster spot, bottom quarter of Division I baseball programs. That leaves room for 2 under the Division I roster cap of 34 in force from 2025-26. The team's multi-year Academic Progress Rate is 994, about the median of 979, with 99% of players retained year to year. The school gave $2,976,260 in athletic aid across its men's teams, about $19,201 per roster spot.
Among Division I baseball programs
Where this program sits against its 306 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#281Team budgetof 306 · Division I#255Spend per playerof 306 · Division I#292Roster sizeof 306 · Division I#32APRof 306 · Division I
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Roster sizes (cap 34)
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The program
- Roster32 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap34 room for 2
- Coaching staff1 head, 1 assistant
- Team expenses$716,450 for the year
- Operating expenses$260,078 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$22,389 division median $39,211
- Academic Progress Rate994 multi-year; 976 latest
- Players retained99% year to year
- Eligible100% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, men's teams$2,976,260 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$19,201 across men's teams
- Recruiting spend, men's$91,523 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Matt Spatafora | Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Matt Hape | 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 →2,747undergraduates · 4,221 students in all
Women 67% Men 33%
- Setting
- Suburb
- Type
- Private · Master's university
- Affiliation
- Roman Catholic
Getting in
Full picture →85%admitted · of 4,148 applicants
SAT middle 50%1030 – 1240
ACT middle 50%23 – 27
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 70%
Baseball
Full picture →32on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 3432
room for 2
Academic Progress Rate994
99% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $716,450 $22,389 per roster spot · bottom quarter of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 1 assistant
- Athletic aid, men's teams
- $2,976,260
- Recruiting spend, men's
- $91,523
Cost
Full picture →$17,495net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $38,135
Campus safety
Full picture →1.65violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 1 burglaries · 16 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 1 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →36%of bachelor's degrees in education · 21 fields · Associate's, Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research Niagara 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 program32 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions85% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$17,495 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsEducation · 36%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusSuburb · 2,747Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety1.65 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canisius University Division I · Metro Conference | 17 | 41 | $690k | 984 | 82% | |
| D'Youville University Division II · East Coast Conference | 18 | 38 | $633k | — | 82% | |
| Hilbert College Division III · Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference | 29 | 36 | $224k | — | 98% | |
| The State University of New York at Fredonia Division III · State University of New York Athletic Conference | 50 | 46 | $201k | — | 79% | |
| State University of New York at Brockport Division III · Empire 8 | 55 | 52 | $300k | — | 71% | |
| Houghton University Division III · Empire 8 | 66 | 44 | $135k | — | 93% | |
| Rochester Institute of Technology Division III · Liberty League | 69 | 40 | $399k | — | 71% | |
| University of Rochester Division III · Liberty League | 71 | 36 | $237k | — | 36% | |
| St. John Fisher University Division III · Empire 8 | 77 | 43 | $296k | — | 68% | |
| St. Bonaventure University Division I · Atlantic 10 Conference | 78 | 41 | $931k | 980 | 82% | |
| University of Pittsburgh, Bradford Division III · Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference | 85 | 36 | $235k | — | 91% | |
| Pennsylvania State Univ. Erie, the Behrend College Division III · Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference | 85 | 37 | $206k | — | 96% |
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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