Division I · Horizon League
Northern Illinois University Baseball
DeKalb, IL · the Huskies · Northern Illinois University overview
40
Roster
6 over the D-I cap of 34
$1M
Team budget
25th percentile in Division I
$25,469
Per roster spot
median $39,211
3
Coaches
1 head · 2 assistant
975
APR
96% of players retained
70%
Admitted
upper half for selectivity
Northern Illinois University fields a baseball team in the Horizon League (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 40 players, about the median of 40, with 1 head coach and 2 assistants. Team expenses were $1,018,781, below the median of $1.6M — $25,469 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 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 975, about the median of 979, with 96% of players retained year to year. The school gave $4,742,119 in athletic aid across its men's teams, about $16,639 per roster spot.
Among Division I baseball programs
Where this program sits against its 306 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#231Team budgetof 306 · Division I#239Spend per playerof 306 · Division I#126Roster sizeof 306 · Division I#168APRof 306 · Division I
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Roster sizes (cap 34)
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The program
- Roster40 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap34 6 over last season
- Coaching staff1 head, 2 assistant
- Team expenses$1,018,781 for the year
- Operating expenses$316,309 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$25,469 division median $39,211
- Academic Progress Rate975 multi-year; 973 latest
- Players retained96% year to year
- Eligible98% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, men's teams$4,742,119 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$16,639 across men's teams
- Recruiting spend, men's$383,206 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Ryan Copeland head coach | Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Joe Kelch | Associate Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Calvin Peacock | Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
| Cole Smith | 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
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About the school
What an athlete asks first — each panel opens the full picture.Campus
Full picture →11,358undergraduates · 15,504 students in all
Women 55% Men 45%
- Setting
- Suburb
- Type
- Public · Research university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →70%admitted · of 24,177 applicants
- Test scores
- Scores not considered
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 50%
Baseball
Full picture →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 Rate975
96% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $1,018,781 $25,470 per roster spot · bottom quarter of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 2 assistant
- Athletic aid, men's teams
- $4,742,119
- Recruiting spend, men's
- $383,206
Cost
Full picture →$13,533net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $12,506
Campus safety
Full picture →2.42violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 16 burglaries · 56 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 35 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →18%of bachelor's degrees in business · 24 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 program40 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions70% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$13,533 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsBusiness · 18%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusSuburb · 11,358Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety2.42 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aurora University Division III · Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference | 25 | 39 | $325k | — | 85% | |
| Rockford University Division III · Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference | 27 | 54 | $310k | — | 57% | |
| North Central College Division III · College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin | 34 | 43 | $268k | — | 58% | |
| Wheaton College (Illinois) Division III · College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin | 35 | 42 | $381k | — | 90% | |
| Benedictine University (Illinois) Division III · Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference | 36 | 107 | $659k | — | 77% | |
| Beloit College Division III · Midwest Conference | 42 | 42 | $206k | — | 57% | |
| Lewis University Division II · Great Lakes Valley Conference | 42 | 45 | $640k | — | 73% | |
| Elmhurst University Division III · College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin | 42 | 41 | $228k | — | 76% | |
| Dominican University (Illinois) Division III · Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference | 49 | 42 | $291k | — | 80% | |
| Concordia University Chicago Division III · Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference | 49 | 42 | $435k | — | 93% | |
| North Park University Division III · College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin | 54 | 44 | $261k | — | 73% | |
| Northwestern University Division I · Big Ten Conference | 56 | 39 | $3.2M | 1000 | 7% |
Other baseball programs in the Horizon League
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee 6 over cap | 40 | $1.2M | $30,262 | 989 | vs | |
| Wright State University 6 over cap | 40 | $1.2M | $29,336 | 990 | vs | |
| Northern Illinois University 6 over cap | 40 | $1M | $25,469 | 975 | vs | |
| Northern Kentucky University 4 over cap | 38 | $928k | $24,409 | 991 | vs | |
| Oakland University 1 over cap | 35 | $900k | $25,717 | 970 | vs | |
| Youngstown State University 6 over cap | 40 | $867k | $21,687 | 977 | vs |
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