Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, New Brunswick Baseball
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, New Brunswick fields a baseball team in the Big Ten Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 40 players, about the median of 40, with 1 head coach and 4 assistants. Team expenses were $4,157,341, well above the median of $1.6M — $103,933 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 6 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 973, about the median of 979, with 96% of players retained year to year. The school gave $13,653,780 in athletic aid across its men's teams, about $29,112 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
- Roster40 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap34 6 over last season
- Coaching staff1 head, 4 assistant
- Team expenses$4,157,341 for the year
- Operating expenses$1,113,762 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$103,933 division median $39,211
- Academic Progress Rate973 multi-year; 981 latest
- Players retained96% year to year
- Eligible99% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, men's teams$13,653,780 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$29,112 across men's teams
- Recruiting spend, men's$2,038,136 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Steve Owens head coach | Head Coach | not on file |
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
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 85%
Baseball
Full picture →- Team expenses
- $4,157,341 $103,934 per roster spot · top quarter of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 4 assistant
- Athletic aid, men's teams
- $13,653,780
- Recruiting spend, men's
- $2,038,136
Cost
Full picture →- Tuition & fees
- $17,239 in-state · $36,001 out
Campus safety
Full picture →- In residence halls
- 17 burglaries · 53 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 94 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →Research Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, New Brunswick
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Baseball programs within 150 miles
| School | Miles | Roster | Budget | APR | Admitted | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Princeton University Division I · The Ivy League | 15 | 31 | $930k | 993 | 4% | |
| Kean University Division III · New Jersey Athletic Conference | 17 | 37 | $265k | — | 77% | |
| College of Staten Island Division II · East Coast Conference | 17 | 32 | $236k | — | — | |
| Drew University Division III · Landmark Conference | 18 | 44 | $179k | — | 69% | |
| Saint Elizabeth University Division III · Atlantic East Conference | 20 | 42 | $186k | — | 77% | |
| Seton Hall University Division I · BIG EAST Conference | 20 | 39 | $1.9M | 1000 | 79% | |
| Wagner College Division I · Northeast Conference | 20 | 48 | $1M | 971 | 83% | |
| Rider University Division I · Metro Conference | 22 | 31 | $727k | 989 | 79% | |
| Rutgers, The State Univ. of New Jersey, Newark Division III · New Jersey Athletic Conference | 22 | 39 | $276k | — | 79% | |
| New Jersey Institute of Technology Division I · America East Conference | 22 | 38 | $1.6M | 983 | 67% | |
| The College of New Jersey Division III · New Jersey Athletic Conference | 24 | 40 | $234k | — | 62% | |
| Caldwell University Division II · Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference | 25 | 37 | $375k | — | 65% |
Other baseball programs in the Big Ten Conference
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