Division I · Metro Conference
Rider University Baseball
Lawrenceville, NJ · the Broncs · Rider University overview
31
Roster
room for 3 under the cap of 34
$727k
Team budget
9th percentile in Division I
$23,440
Per roster spot
median $39,211
3
Coaches
1 head · 2 assistant
989
APR
98% of players retained
79%
Admitted
lower half for selectivity
Rider University fields a baseball team in the Metro Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 31 players, below the median of 40, with 1 head coach and 2 assistants. Team expenses were $726,650, well below the median of $1.6M — $23,440 per roster spot, bottom quarter 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 989, about the median of 979, with 98% of players retained year to year. The school gave $2,771,181 in athletic aid across its men's teams, about $8,968 per roster spot.
Among Division I baseball programs
Where this program sits against its 306 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#279Team budgetof 306 · Division I#246Spend per playerof 306 · Division I#296Roster sizeof 306 · Division I#60APRof 306 · Division I
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Roster sizes (cap 34)
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The program
- Roster31 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap34 room for 3
- Coaching staff1 head, 2 assistant
- Team expenses$726,650 for the year
- Operating expenses$132,177 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$23,440 division median $39,211
- Academic Progress Rate989 multi-year; 991 latest
- Players retained98% year to year
- Eligible99% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, men's teams$2,771,181 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$8,968 across men's teams
- Recruiting spend, men's$55,086 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Lee Lipinski head coach | Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Barry Davis | Acting Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Casey Aubin | Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
| Brian Young | Volunteer Assistant Coach | not 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.Campus
Full picture →3,244undergraduates · 4,083 students in all
Women 59% Men 41%
- Setting
- Suburb
- Type
- Private · Master's university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →79%admitted · of 9,069 applicants
SAT middle 50%1100 – 1310
ACT middle 50%22 – 29
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 63%
Baseball
Full picture →31on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 3431
room for 3
Academic Progress Rate989
98% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $726,650 $23,440 per roster spot · bottom quarter of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 2 assistant
- Athletic aid, men's teams
- $2,771,181
- Recruiting spend, men's
- $55,086
Cost
Full picture →$26,618net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $38,900
Campus safety
Full picture →1.25violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 4 burglaries · 8 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 3 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →29%of bachelor's degrees in business · 23 fields · Associate's, Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research Rider 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 program31 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions79% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$26,618 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsBusiness · 29%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusSuburb · 3,244Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety1.25 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The College of New Jersey Division III · New Jersey Athletic Conference | 2 | 40 | $234k | — | 62% | |
| Princeton University Division I · The Ivy League | 6 | 31 | $930k | 993 | 4% | |
| Cairn University Division III · United East Conference | 12 | 44 | $157k | — | 84% | |
| Holy Family University Division II · Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference | 20 | 76 | $704k | — | 74% | |
| Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, New Brunswick Division I · Big Ten Conference | 22 | 40 | $4.2M | 973 | 65% | |
| Delaware Valley University Division III · Middle Atlantic Conference Freedom | 22 | 41 | $137k | — | 92% | |
| Penn State University, Abington Division III · United East Conference | 23 | 39 | $190k | — | 92% | |
| Arcadia University Division III · Middle Atlantic Conference Freedom | 26 | 41 | $270k | — | 79% | |
| Gwynedd Mercy University Division III · Atlantic East Conference | 27 | 33 | $120k | — | 94% | |
| La Salle University Division I · Atlantic 10 Conference | 28 | — | — | 984 | 86% | |
| Chestnut Hill College Division II · Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference | 29 | 42 | $375k | — | 79% | |
| Georgian Court University Division II · Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference | 30 | 47 | $878k | — | 71% |
Other baseball programs in the Metro Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fairfield University 4 over cap | 38 | $1.4M | $36,488 | 997 | vs | |
| Siena University 4 over cap | 38 | $1.2M | $31,375 | 965 | vs | |
| Marist University 6 over cap | 40 | $1.2M | $29,707 | 982 | vs | |
| Quinnipiac University room for 2 | 32 | $1.2M | $36,972 | 985 | vs | |
| Merrimack College 6 over cap | 40 | $1.1M | $27,261 | — | vs | |
| Sacred Heart University 5 over cap | 39 | $997k | $25,570 | 984 | vs | |
| Manhattan University 7 over cap | 41 | $971k | $23,681 | 991 | vs | |
| Mount St. Mary's University 17 over cap | 51 | $889k | $17,437 | 979 | vs | |
| Iona University 4 over cap | 38 | $787k | $20,716 | 990 | vs | |
| Rider University room for 3 | 31 | $727k | $23,440 | 989 | vs | |
| Niagara University room for 2 | 32 | $716k | $22,389 | 994 | vs | |
| Canisius University 7 over cap | 41 | $690k | $16,829 | 984 | vs | |
| Saint Peter's University 12 over cap | 46 | $479k | $10,412 | 965 | vs |
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