Purdue University Baseball
Purdue University fields a baseball team in the Big Ten Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 45 players, above the median of 40, with 1 head coach and 3 assistants. Team expenses were $3,173,761, well above the median of $1.6M — $70,528 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 11 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 977, about the median of 979, with 96% of players retained year to year. The school gave $7,893,890 in athletic aid across its men's teams, about $20,994 per roster spot.
Among Division I baseball programs
Where this program sits against its 306 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
Team budgets across the division
Roster sizes (cap 34)
The program
- Roster45 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap34 11 over last season
- Coaching staff1 head, 3 assistant
- Team expenses$3,173,761 for the year
- Operating expenses$1,364,106 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$70,528 division median $39,211
- Academic Progress Rate977 multi-year; 954 latest
- Players retained96% year to year
- Eligible99% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, men's teams$7,893,890 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$20,994 across men's teams
- Recruiting spend, men's$2,330,766 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Greg Goff head coach | Head Coach | not on file |
| Barrett Serrato | Baseball Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
| Josh Newman | Baseball Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
| Jimmy Brenneman | Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
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 →- Setting
- City
- Type
- Public · Research university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →- Test scores
- Scores required
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 83%
Baseball
Full picture →- Team expenses
- $3,173,761 $70,528 per roster spot · top quarter of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 3 assistant
- Athletic aid, men's teams
- $7,893,890
- Recruiting spend, men's
- $2,330,766
Cost
Full picture →- Tuition & fees
- $9,992 in-state · $28,794 out
Campus safety
Full picture →- In residence halls
- 11 burglaries · 49 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 68 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →Research Purdue 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 programs within 150 miles
| School | Miles | Roster | Budget | APR | Admitted | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wabash College Division III · North Coast Athletic Conference | 27 | — | — | — | 63% | |
| DePauw University Division III · North Coast Athletic Conference | 54 | 40 | $259k | — | 54% | |
| Butler University Division I · BIG EAST Conference | 57 | 42 | $1.5M | 990 | 86% | |
| University of Indianapolis Division II · Great Lakes Valley Conference | 65 | 50 | $938k | — | 73% | |
| Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology Division III · Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference | 69 | 40 | $251k | — | 73% | |
| Anderson University (Indiana) Division III · Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference | 69 | 42 | $240k | — | 53% | |
| Indiana State University Division I · Missouri Valley Conference | 71 | 42 | $1.5M | 968 | 92% | |
| Valparaiso University Division I · Missouri Valley Conference | 72 | 37 | $1.1M | 983 | 92% | |
| Manchester University Division III · Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference | 73 | 68 | $168k | — | 91% | |
| University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Division I · Big Ten Conference | 73 | 35 | $3.8M | 995 | 44% | |
| Franklin College Division III · Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference | 80 | 47 | $205k | — | 71% | |
| Ball State University Division I · Mid-American Conference | 81 | 38 | $1.5M | 978 | 72% |
Other baseball programs in the Big Ten Conference
Every Big Ten Conference baseball program · Baseball budgets ranked