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Division II · Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association

Pittsburg State University Baseball

Pittsburg, KS · the Gorillas · Pittsburg State University overview
48
Roster
2024–25 season
$680k
Team budget
66th percentile in Division II
$14,174
Per roster spot
median $12,001
2
Coaches
1 head · 1 assistant
88%
Admitted
lower half for selectivity

Pittsburg State University fields a baseball team in the Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association (NCAA Division II). In 2024–25 the roster carried 48 players, about the median of 45, with 1 head coach and 1 assistant. Team expenses were $680,365, above the median of $584k — $14,174 per roster spot, upper half of Division II baseball programs. The school gave $1,921,300 in athletic aid across its men's teams, about $5,123 per roster spot.

Among Division II baseball programs

Where this program sits against its 247 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).

Team budget$680k
Spend per player$14,174
Roster size48
Coaching staff2

Team budgets across the division

$132k$1.8M
this programevery Division II baseball program

Roster sizes

25120
this programevery Division II roster

The program

  • Roster48 2024–25 season
  • Coaching staff1 head, 1 assistant
  • Team expenses$680,365 for the year
  • Operating expenses$253,417 game-day and travel
  • Spend per roster spot$14,174 division median $12,001
  • Athletic aid, men's teams$1,921,300 school-wide
  • Aid per roster spot$5,123 across men's teams
  • Recruiting spend, men's$111,324 school-wide

Coaching staff

NameTitleEmail
Stephen B Buckingham head coachHead Coachnot on file
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Recruiting timing

  • Coaches may first contact youJune 15 after sophomore year
  • Your own emailsAny time the rule limits what coaches send back
  • High-school baseball players472,598 2024-25
  • Division II roster spots11,990 247 programs
  • Odds of a spot1 in 39 2.5% of high-school players hold a Division II roster spot

General NCAA rule for Division II; 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.
4,426undergraduates · 5,722 students in all
Women 52% Men 48%
Setting
Town
Type
Public · Master's university
Affiliation
None
88%admitted · of 2,856 applicants
ACT middle 50%18 – 24
Test scores
Test-optional
Graduate in 6 yrs
54%
48on the roster · 2024–25 season
Team expenses
$680,365 $14,174 per roster spot · upper half of Division II
Coaches
1 head · 1 assistant
Athletic aid, men's teams
$1,921,300
Recruiting spend, men's
$111,324
$19,357net price · after grants, aided first-years
Sticker, in-state$24,002
Sticker, out-of-state$35,686
Average net price$19,357
Net price by family income
$0–30k$17,392
$30–48k$17,369
$48–75k$18,833
$75–110k$20,287
$110k and up$19,715
Tuition & fees
$8,156 in-state · $19,500 out

Campus safety

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0.58violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
Violent0.58
Property0.75
In residence halls
5 burglaries · 8 sex offences over 2022–2024
Residence-hall fires
1 over 2022–2024
25%of bachelor's degrees in business · 22 fields · Associate's, Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Business261 · 25%
Engineering technologies126 · 12%
Health professions & nursing106 · 10%
Education105 · 10%
Psychology67 · 6%

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Baseball programs within 150 miles

Pittsburg State UniversityMissouri Southern State University · 24 miSouthwest Baptist University · 72 miDrury University · 79 miMissouri State University · 79 miRogers State University · 90 miUniversity of Arkansas, Fayetteville · 96 miNortheastern State University · 103 miEmporia State University · 107 miUniversity of Central Missouri · 108 miUniversity of Kansas · 112 miRockhurst University · 114 miOral Roberts University · 116 mi
SchoolMilesRosterBudgetAPRAdmitted
Missouri Southern State University Division II · Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association2440$611k—97%
Southwest Baptist University Division II · Great Lakes Valley Conference7246$523k—100%
Drury University Division II · Great Lakes Valley Conference7946$786k—59%
Missouri State University Division I · Conference USA7931$1.9M96191%
Rogers State University Division II · Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association9029$550k——
University of Arkansas, Fayetteville Division I · Southeastern Conference9643$9.9M97172%
Northeastern State University Division II · Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association10343$459k—99%
Emporia State University Division II · Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association10742$835k—98%
University of Central Missouri Division II · Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association10858$867k—69%
University of Kansas Division I · Big 12 Conference11239$4.5M97688%
Rockhurst University Division II · Great Lakes Valley Conference11462$857k—69%
Oral Roberts University Division I · The Summit League11640$2.4M98999%

Other baseball programs in the Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association

SchoolRosterBudgetPer playerAPRCompare
University of Central Missouri58$867k$14,942—vs
Emporia State University42$835k$19,882—vs
Newman University39$708k$18,151—vs
Northwest Missouri State University55$699k$12,707—vs
Washburn University46$696k$15,128—vs
Pittsburg State University48$680k$14,174—vs
University of Arkansas, Fort Smith39$636k$16,319—vs
University of Central Oklahoma59$632k$10,706—vs
Missouri Southern State University40$611k$15,284—vs
Rogers State University29$550k$18,972—vs
Missouri Western State University45$521k$11,568—vs
Fort Hays State University34$484k$14,241—vs
Northeastern State University43$459k$10,668—vs

Every Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association baseball program · Baseball budgets ranked