Purdue University Northwest Baseball
Purdue University Northwest fields a baseball team in the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (NCAA Division II). In 2024–25 the roster carried 45 players, about the median of 45, with 1 head coach and 3 assistants. Team expenses were $265,085, well below the median of $584k — $5,890 per roster spot, bottom quarter of Division II baseball programs. The school gave $590,411 in athletic aid across its men's teams, about $3,043 per roster spot.
Among Division II baseball programs
Where this program sits against its 247 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
Team budgets across the division
Roster sizes
The program
- Roster45 2024–25 season
- Coaching staff1 head, 3 assistant
- Team expenses$265,085 for the year
- Operating expenses$79,716 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$5,890 division median $12,001
- Athletic aid, men's teams$590,411 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$3,043 across men's teams
- Recruiting spend, men's$12,631 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Dave Griffin head coach | Head Coach | not on file |
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.Campus
Full picture →- Setting
- Suburb
- Type
- Public · Master's university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 44%
Baseball
Full picture →- Team expenses
- $265,085 $5,891 per roster spot · bottom quarter of Division II
- Coaches
- 1 head · 3 assistant
- Athletic aid, men's teams
- $590,411
- Recruiting spend, men's
- $12,631
Cost
Full picture →- Tuition & fees
- $8,048 in-state · $14,933 out
Campus safety
Full picture →- In residence halls
- 0 burglaries · 2 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 1 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →Research Purdue University Northwest
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 programs within 150 miles
| School | Miles | Roster | Budget | APR | Admitted | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Chicago Division III · University Athletic Association | 15 | 43 | $458k | — | 5% | |
| Illinois Institute of Technology Division III · Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference | 19 | 40 | $168k | — | 55% | |
| Roosevelt University Division II · Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | 22 | 55 | $908k | — | 94% | |
| University of Illinois Chicago Division I · Missouri Valley Conference | 22 | 41 | $1.3M | 993 | 79% | |
| Valparaiso University Division I · Missouri Valley Conference | 24 | 37 | $1.1M | 983 | 92% | |
| Concordia University Chicago Division III · Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference | 28 | 42 | $435k | — | 93% | |
| Dominican University (Illinois) Division III · Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference | 28 | 42 | $291k | — | 80% | |
| North Park University Division III · College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin | 30 | 44 | $261k | — | 73% | |
| Lewis University Division II · Great Lakes Valley Conference | 31 | 45 | $640k | — | 73% | |
| Elmhurst University Division III · College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin | 33 | 41 | $228k | — | 76% | |
| Northwestern University Division I · Big Ten Conference | 34 | 39 | $3.2M | 1000 | 7% | |
| Benedictine University (Illinois) Division III · Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference | 35 | 107 | $659k | — | 77% |
Other baseball programs in the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roosevelt University | 55 | $908k | $16,507 | — | vs | |
| Davenport University | 45 | $791k | $17,580 | — | vs | |
| Grand Valley State University | 42 | $768k | $18,278 | — | vs | |
| Wayne State University (Michigan) | 36 | $761k | $21,150 | — | vs | |
| Saginaw Valley State University | 40 | $538k | $13,439 | — | vs | |
| University of Wisconsin-Parkside | 49 | $410k | $8,372 | — | vs | |
| Purdue University Northwest | 45 | $265k | $5,890 | — | vs |
Every Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference baseball program · Baseball budgets ranked