Division I · Big Ten Conference
Northwestern University Baseball
Evanston, IL · the Wildcats · Northwestern University overview
39
Roster
5 over the D-I cap of 34
$3.2M
Team budget
78th percentile in Division I
$80,976
Per roster spot
median $39,211
4
Coaches
1 head · 3 assistant
1000
APR
100% of players retained
7%
Admitted
top 10% for selectivity
Northwestern University fields a baseball team in the Big Ten Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 39 players, about the median of 40, with 1 head coach and 3 assistants. Team expenses were $3,158,090, well above the median of $1.6M — $80,976 per roster spot, top quarter of Division I baseball programs. Under the Division I roster cap of 34 in force from 2025-26, that is 5 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 1000, about the median of 979, with 100% of players retained year to year. The school gave $14,880,630 in athletic aid across its men's teams, about $56,796 per roster spot.
Among Division I baseball programs
Where this program sits against its 306 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#67Team budgetof 306 · Division I#60Spend per playerof 306 · Division I#188Roster sizeof 306 · Division I#1APRof 306 · Division I
Team budgets across the division
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Roster sizes (cap 34)
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The program
- Roster39 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap34 5 over last season
- Coaching staff1 head, 3 assistant
- Team expenses$3,158,090 for the year
- Operating expenses$758,405 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$80,976 division median $39,211
- Academic Progress Rate1000 multi-year; 1000 latest
- Players retained100% year to year
- Eligible100% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, men's teams$14,880,630 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$56,796 across men's teams
- Recruiting spend, men's$1,863,790 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Benjamin Greenspan head coach | Head Coach | not on file |
| Ben Greenspan | Sidney and Mildred LaPidus Head Baseball Coach | not on file |
| Tyler Rost | Recruiting Coordinator / Hitting Coach | On file · sign in |
| Cody Jefferis | Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
| Jason Kelly | Pitching Coach | not on file |
| Tito Flores | Director of Baseball Operations | 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 →9,157undergraduates · 23,203 students in all
Women 55% Men 45%
- Setting
- City
- Type
- Private · Research university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →7%admitted · of 51,769 applicants
SAT middle 50%1490 – 1560
ACT middle 50%33 – 35
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 96%
Baseball
Full picture →39on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 3439
5 over — players already on the roster may stay
Academic Progress Rate1000
100% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $3,158,090 $80,977 per roster spot · top quarter of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 3 assistant
- Athletic aid, men's teams
- $14,880,630
- Recruiting spend, men's
- $1,863,790
Cost
Full picture →$23,341net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $65,997
Campus safety
Full picture →0.52violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 6 burglaries · 24 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 2 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →16%of bachelor's degrees in engineering · 24 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research Northwestern 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 program39 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions7% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$23,341 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsEngineering · 16%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusCity · 9,157Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety0.52 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Park University Division III · College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin | 5 | 44 | $261k | — | 73% | |
| Roosevelt University Division II · Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | 12 | 55 | $908k | — | 94% | |
| Concordia University Chicago Division III · Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference | 12 | 42 | $435k | — | 93% | |
| University of Illinois Chicago Division I · Missouri Valley Conference | 12 | 41 | $1.3M | 993 | 79% | |
| Dominican University (Illinois) Division III · Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference | 13 | 42 | $291k | — | 80% | |
| Illinois Institute of Technology Division III · Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference | 15 | 40 | $168k | — | 55% | |
| Elmhurst University Division III · College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin | 17 | 41 | $228k | — | 76% | |
| University of Chicago Division III · University Athletic Association | 19 | 43 | $458k | — | 5% | |
| Wheaton College (Illinois) Division III · College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin | 25 | 42 | $381k | — | 90% | |
| Benedictine University (Illinois) Division III · Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference | 29 | 107 | $659k | — | 77% | |
| North Central College Division III · College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin | 30 | 43 | $268k | — | 58% | |
| Purdue University Northwest Division II · Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | 34 | 45 | $265k | — | 71% |
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