Division I · Southland Conference
Nicholls State University Baseball
Thibodaux, LA · the Colonels · Nicholls State University overview
47
Roster
13 over the D-I cap of 34
$859k
Team budget
15th percentile in Division I
$18,287
Per roster spot
median $39,211
3
Coaches
1 head · 2 assistant
969
APR
94% of players retained
96%
Admitted
bottom quarter for selectivity
Nicholls State University fields a baseball team in the Southland Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 47 players, above the median of 40, with 1 head coach and 2 assistants. Team expenses were $859,497, well below the median of $1.6M — $18,287 per roster spot, bottom quarter of Division I baseball programs. Under the Division I roster cap of 34 in force from 2025-26, that is 13 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 969, about the median of 979, with 94% of players retained year to year. The school gave $2,031,361 in athletic aid across its men's teams, about $7,254 per roster spot.
Among Division I baseball programs
Where this program sits against its 306 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#261Team budgetof 306 · Division I#281Spend per playerof 306 · Division I#23Roster sizeof 306 · Division I#209APRof 306 · Division I
Team budgets across the division
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Roster sizes (cap 34)
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The program
- Roster47 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap34 13 over last season
- Coaching staff1 head, 2 assistant
- Team expenses$859,497 for the year
- Operating expenses$295,169 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$18,287 division median $39,211
- Academic Progress Rate969 multi-year; 991 latest
- Players retained94% year to year
- Eligible98% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, men's teams$2,031,361 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$7,254 across men's teams
- Recruiting spend, men's$71,620 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Brent Haring head coach | Head Coach | not on file |
| Tyler Shipley | Pitching Coach | not on file |
| Hunter Haas | Hitting Coach and Infield Coach / Recruiting | not on file |
| Andy Miller | Assistant Coach | not on file |
| Kade Trichel | Director of Baseball Operations & Player Development | 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
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 →5,612undergraduates · 6,180 students in all
Women 64% Men 36%
- Setting
- City
- Type
- Public · Master's university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →96%admitted · of 3,320 applicants
SAT middle 50%928 – 1145
ACT middle 50%18 – 24
- Test scores
- Scores required
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 53%
Baseball
Full picture →47on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 3447
13 over — players already on the roster may stay
Academic Progress Rate969
94% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $859,497 $18,287 per roster spot · bottom quarter of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 2 assistant
- Athletic aid, men's teams
- $2,031,361
- Recruiting spend, men's
- $71,620
Cost
Full picture →$11,029net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $8,173 in-state · $9,266 out
Campus safety
Full picture →0.06violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 3 burglaries · 1 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 0 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →29%of bachelor's degrees in health professions & nursing · 18 fields · Associate's, Bachelor's, Master's
Research Nicholls 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 program47 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions96% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$11,029 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsHealth professions & nursing · 29%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusCity · 5,612Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety0.06 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tulane University Division I · American Conference | 42 | 44 | $3.4M | 965 | 15% | |
| LSU New Orleans Division I · Southland Conference | 47 | 45 | $1M | 957 | 67% | |
| Louisiana State University Division I · Southeastern Conference | 48 | 41 | $11M | 973 | 74% | |
| Southeastern Louisiana University Division I · Southland Conference | 54 | 43 | $2.2M | 980 | 94% | |
| Southern University, Baton Rouge Division I · Southwestern Athletic Conf. | 56 | 54 | $762k | 951 | 50% | |
| University of Louisiana at Lafayette Division I · Sun Belt Conference | 78 | 39 | $3.4M | 951 | 89% | |
| The University of Southern Mississippi Division I · Sun Belt Conference | 137 | 39 | $2.4M | 981 | 99% | |
| Alcorn State University Division I · Southwestern Athletic Conf. | 145 | 35 | $564k | 965 | 25% | |
| McNeese State University Division I · Southland Conference | 147 | 41 | $975k | 995 | 68% |
Other baseball programs in the Southland Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Southeastern Louisiana University 9 over cap | 43 | $2.2M | $50,211 | 980 | vs | |
| Lamar University 6 over cap | 40 | $1.6M | $40,497 | 952 | vs | |
| The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley 6 over cap | 40 | $1.5M | $36,731 | 961 | vs | |
| University of the Incarnate Word 11 over cap | 45 | $1.2M | $27,600 | 959 | vs | |
| Houston Christian University 7 over cap | 41 | $1.2M | $28,224 | 971 | vs | |
| Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi 10 over cap | 44 | $1.1M | $25,252 | 963 | vs | |
| LSU New Orleans 11 over cap | 45 | $1M | $22,576 | 957 | vs | |
| McNeese State University 7 over cap | 41 | $975k | $23,776 | 995 | vs | |
| Northwestern State University 9 over cap | 43 | $916k | $21,293 | 981 | vs | |
| Stephen F. Austin State University 25 over cap | 59 | $884k | $14,985 | 918 | vs | |
| Nicholls State University 13 over cap | 47 | $859k | $18,287 | 969 | vs |
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