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Princeton University Baseball

Princeton, NJ · the Tigers · Princeton University overview
31
Roster
room for 3 under the cap of 34
$930k
Team budget
19th percentile in Division I
$30,002
Per roster spot
median $39,211
4
Coaches
1 head · 3 assistant
993
APR
99% of players retained
4%
Admitted
top 10% for selectivity

Princeton University fields a baseball team in the The Ivy League (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 31 players, below the median of 40, with 1 head coach and 3 assistants. Team expenses were $930,067, well below the median of $1.6M — $30,002 per roster spot, lower half of Division I baseball programs. That leaves room for 3 under the Division I roster cap of 34 in force from 2025-26. The team's multi-year Academic Progress Rate is 993, about the median of 979, with 99% of players retained year to year. The school reports no athletic aid for men's teams.

Among Division I baseball programs

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

Team budget$930k
Spend per player$30,002
Roster size31
Coaching staff4
APR993

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

  • Roster31 2024–25 season
  • Division I roster cap34 room for 3
  • Coaching staff1 head, 3 assistant
  • Team expenses$930,067 for the year
  • Operating expenses$336,173 game-day and travel
  • Spend per roster spot$30,002 division median $39,211
  • Academic Progress Rate993 multi-year; 1000 latest
  • Players retained99% year to year
  • Eligible100% of player-terms
  • Athletic aid, men's teamsNone school-wide
  • Aid per roster spot$0 across men's teams
  • Recruiting spend, men's$1,333,234 school-wide

Coaching staff

NameTitleEmail
Scott Bradley head coachHead Coachnot on file
Ryan ForrestRobert H.B. Baldwin ‘42 Head Coach of Princeton Baseballnot on file
Dan TischlerAssistant Coach / Recruiting CoordinatorOn file · sign in
Kyle BonickiAssistant Coachnot on file
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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.
5,671undergraduates · 8,922 students in all
Women 48% Men 52%
Setting
City
Type
Private · Research university
Affiliation
None
4%admitted · of 39,644 applicants
SAT middle 50%1500 – 1580
ACT middle 50%34 – 35
Test scores
Test-optional
Graduate in 6 yrs
97%
31on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 3431
room for 3
Academic Progress Rate993
99% of players kept year to year
Team expenses
$930,067 $30,002 per roster spot · bottom quarter of Division I
Coaches
1 head · 3 assistant
Athletic aid, men's teams
None
Recruiting spend, men's
$1,333,234
$19,811net price · after grants, aided first-years
Sticker price$84,040
Average net price$19,811
Net price by family income
$0–30k$2,518
$30–48k$4,682
$48–75k$7,652
$75–110k$13,849
$110k and up$39,943
Tuition & fees
$59,710

Campus safety

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1.06violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
Violent1.06
Property5.58
In residence halls
16 burglaries · 18 sex offences over 2022–2024
Residence-hall fires
15 over 2022–2024
19%of bachelor's degrees in social sciences · 16 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Social sciences258 · 19%
Engineering228 · 17%
Computer & information sciences213 · 16%
Biological sciences133 · 10%
Public administration & social work130 · 10%

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Baseball programs within 150 miles

Princeton UniversityRider University · 6 miThe College of New Jersey · 8 miRutgers, The State University of New Jersey, New Brunswick · 15 miCairn University · 18 miHoly Family University · 26 miDelaware Valley University · 27 miGeorgian Court University · 29 miPenn State University, Abington · 29 miDrew University · 31 miKean University · 32 miArcadia University · 32 miCollege of Staten Island · 32 mi
SchoolMilesRosterBudgetAPRAdmitted
Rider University Division I · Metro Conference631$727k98979%
The College of New Jersey Division III · New Jersey Athletic Conference840$234k—62%
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, New Brunswick Division I · Big Ten Conference1540$4.2M97365%
Cairn University Division III · United East Conference1844$157k—84%
Holy Family University Division II · Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference2676$704k—74%
Delaware Valley University Division III · Middle Atlantic Conference Freedom2741$137k—92%
Georgian Court University Division II · Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference2947$878k—71%
Penn State University, Abington Division III · United East Conference2939$190k—92%
Drew University Division III · Landmark Conference3144$179k—69%
Kean University Division III · New Jersey Athletic Conference3237$265k—77%
Arcadia University Division III · Middle Atlantic Conference Freedom3241$270k—79%
College of Staten Island Division II · East Coast Conference3232$236k——

Other baseball programs in the The Ivy League

SchoolRosterBudgetPer playerAPRCompare
Columbia University-Barnard College 6 over cap40$1.6M$39,2961000vs
Yale University room for 232$1.5M$48,3501000vs
Princeton University room for 331$930k$30,002993vs
Harvard University room for 430$903k$30,105998vs
Cornell University 3 over cap37$811k$21,916989vs
Dartmouth College room for 331$775k$24,999990vs
University of Pennsylvania 1 over cap35$670k$19,140998vs
Brown University at cap34$640k$18,821995vs

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