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Division I · The Summit League

North Dakota State University Baseball

Fargo, ND · the Bison · North Dakota State University overview
40
Roster
6 over the D-I cap of 34
$1.3M
Team budget
41st percentile in Division I
$33,107
Per roster spot
median $39,211
4
Coaches
1 head · 3 assistant
995
APR
98% of players retained
96%
Admitted
bottom quarter for selectivity

North Dakota State University fields a baseball team in the The Summit League (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 40 players, about the median of 40, with 1 head coach and 3 assistants. Team expenses were $1,324,307, below the median of $1.6M — $33,107 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 6 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 995, about the median of 979, with 98% of players retained year to year. The school gave $3,302,245 in athletic aid across its men's teams, about $9,434 per roster spot.

Among Division I baseball programs

Where this program sits against its 306 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).

Team budget$1.3M
Spend per player$33,107
Roster size40
Coaching staff4
APR995

Team budgets across the division

$210k$11M
this programevery Division I baseball program

Roster sizes (cap 34)

2560
this programevery Division I roster

The program

  • Roster40 2024–25 season
  • Division I roster cap34 6 over last season
  • Coaching staff1 head, 3 assistant
  • Team expenses$1,324,307 for the year
  • Operating expenses$520,885 game-day and travel
  • Spend per roster spot$33,107 division median $39,211
  • Academic Progress Rate995 multi-year; 981 latest
  • Players retained98% year to year
  • Eligible100% of player-terms
  • Athletic aid, men's teams$3,302,245 school-wide
  • Aid per roster spot$9,434 across men's teams
  • Recruiting spend, men's$299,042 school-wide

Coaching staff

NameTitleEmail
Tyler Oakes head coachHead CoachOn file · sign in
Tanner NealeAssistant CoachOn file · sign in
Andy YoungAssistant CoachOn file · sign in
AJ LatteryAssistant CoachOn 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.
9,791undergraduates · 11,952 students in all
Women 51% Men 49%
Setting
City
Type
Public · Research university
Affiliation
None
96%admitted · of 7,331 applicants
ACT middle 50%19 – 24
Test scores
Test-optional
Graduate in 6 yrs
64%
40on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 3440
6 over — players already on the roster may stay
Academic Progress Rate995
98% of players kept year to year
Team expenses
$1,324,307 $33,108 per roster spot · lower half of Division I
Coaches
1 head · 3 assistant
Athletic aid, men's teams
$3,302,245
Recruiting spend, men's
$299,042
$16,461net price · after grants, aided first-years
Sticker, in-state$24,698
Sticker, out-of-state$29,352
Average net price$16,461
Net price by family income
$0–30k$10,647
$30–48k$12,429
$48–75k$14,166
$75–110k$17,427
$110k and up$19,218
Tuition & fees
$10,857 in-state · $15,511 out

Campus safety

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0.67violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
Violent0.67
Property0.67
In residence halls
12 burglaries · 20 sex offences over 2022–2024
Residence-hall fires
8 over 2022–2024
17%of bachelor's degrees in business · 25 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Business350 · 17%
Health professions & nursing290 · 14%
Engineering280 · 14%
Agriculture148 · 7%
Family & consumer sciences116 · 6%

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Baseball programs within 150 miles

North Dakota State UniversityConcordia College, Moorhead · 3 miUniversity of Minnesota, Crookston · 63 miUniversity of Jamestown · 90 miBemidji State University · 99 miUniversity of Minnesota, Morris · 100 miNorthern State University · 128 miSaint John's University (Minnesota) · 150 mi
SchoolMilesRosterBudgetAPRAdmitted
Concordia College, Moorhead Division III · Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference351$179k—63%
University of Minnesota, Crookston Division II · Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference6354$971k—58%
University of Jamestown Division II · Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference9057$610k—94%
Bemidji State University Division II · Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference9959$320k—71%
University of Minnesota, Morris Division III · Upper Midwest Athletic Conference10037$209k—70%
Northern State University Division II · Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference12858$527k—93%
Saint John's University (Minnesota) Division III · Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference150———91%

Other baseball programs in the The Summit League

SchoolRosterBudgetPer playerAPRCompare
Oral Roberts University 6 over cap40$2.4M$59,624989vs
North Dakota State University 6 over cap40$1.3M$33,107995vs
University of St. Thomas (Minnesota) 3 over cap37$1.2M$33,231—vs
University of Nebraska at Omaha 10 over cap44$1.2M$27,538972vs
South Dakota State University 6 over cap40$758k$18,950984vs
University of Northern Colorado 5 over cap39$683k$17,514975vs

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