Division I · Horizon League
Oakland University Baseball
Rochester Hills, MI · the Golden Grizzlies · Oakland University overview
35
Roster
1 over the D-I cap of 34
$900k
Team budget
16th percentile in Division I
$25,717
Per roster spot
median $39,211
5
Coaches
1 head · 4 assistant
970
APR
95% of players retained
70%
Admitted
upper half for selectivity
Oakland University fields a baseball team in the Horizon League (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 35 players, below the median of 40, with 1 head coach and 4 assistants. Team expenses were $900,101, well below the median of $1.6M — $25,717 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 1 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 970, about the median of 979, with 95% of players retained year to year. The school gave $2,083,639 in athletic aid across its men's teams, about $12,185 per roster spot.
Among Division I baseball programs
Where this program sits against its 306 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#256Team budgetof 306 · Division I#235Spend per playerof 306 · Division I#270Roster sizeof 306 · Division I#201APRof 306 · Division I
Team budgets across the division
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Roster sizes (cap 34)
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The program
- Roster35 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap34 1 over last season
- Coaching staff1 head, 4 assistant
- Team expenses$900,101 for the year
- Operating expenses$359,529 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$25,717 division median $39,211
- Academic Progress Rate970 multi-year; 921 latest
- Players retained95% year to year
- Eligible99% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, men's teams$2,083,639 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$12,185 across men's teams
- Recruiting spend, men's$126,894 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Brian Nelson head coach | Head Coach | not on file |
| Jared Helmic | Assistant Coach / Recruiting Coordinator | On file · sign in |
| Mike Ruppenthal | Assistant Coach - Pitching | On file · sign in |
| Hunter Pidek | 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 →12,719undergraduates · 15,922 students in all
Women 58% Men 42%
- Setting
- Suburb
- Type
- Public · Research university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →70%admitted · of 12,398 applicants
SAT middle 50%995 – 1185
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 57%
Baseball
Full picture →35on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 3435
1 over — players already on the roster may stay
Academic Progress Rate970
95% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $900,101 $25,717 per roster spot · bottom quarter of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 4 assistant
- Athletic aid, men's teams
- $2,083,639
- Recruiting spend, men's
- $126,894
Cost
Full picture →$15,734net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $16,429 in-state · $24,737 out
Campus safety
Full picture →0.55violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 0 burglaries · 16 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 4 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →24%of bachelor's degrees in health professions & nursing · 23 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research Oakland 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 program35 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$15,734 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsHealth professions & nursing · 24%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusSuburb · 12,719Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety0.55 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wayne State University (Michigan) Division II · Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | 23 | 36 | $761k | — | 82% | |
| Eastern Michigan University Division I · Mid-American Conference | 36 | 48 | $1.3M | 964 | 81% | |
| University of Michigan Division I · Big Ten Conference | 38 | 42 | $4M | 1000 | 18% | |
| Michigan State University Division I · Big Ten Conference | 64 | 40 | $2.5M | 974 | 84% | |
| Adrian College Division III · Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association | 69 | 71 | $383k | — | 68% | |
| Saginaw Valley State University Division II · Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | 69 | 40 | $538k | — | 73% | |
| University of Toledo Division I · Mid-American Conference | 73 | 40 | $1.2M | 983 | 95% | |
| Albion College Division III · Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association | 83 | 52 | $218k | — | 83% | |
| Northwood University Division II · Great Midwest Athletic Conference | 85 | 54 | $533k | — | 84% | |
| Alma College Division III · Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association | 88 | 65 | $318k | — | 66% | |
| The University of Olivet Division III · Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association | 88 | 41 | $129k | — | 97% | |
| Hillsdale College Division II · Great Midwest Athletic Conference | 89 | — | — | — | 21% |
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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