Division I · Mountain West Conference
San Jose State University Baseball
San Jose, CA · the Spartans · San Jose State University overview
48
Roster
14 over the D-I cap of 34
$1.3M
Team budget
39th percentile in Division I
$26,917
Per roster spot
median $39,211
3
Coaches
1 head · 2 assistant
940
APR
91% of players retained
80%
Admitted
lower half for selectivity
San Jose State University fields a baseball team in the Mountain West Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 48 players, above the median of 40, with 1 head coach and 2 assistants. Team expenses were $1,292,025, below the median of $1.6M — $26,917 per roster spot, lower half of Division I baseball programs. Under the Division I roster cap of 34 in force from 2025-26, that is 14 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 940, about the median of 979, with 91% of players retained year to year. The school gave $5,204,902 in athletic aid across its men's teams, about $16,419 per roster spot.
Among Division I baseball programs
Where this program sits against its 306 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#188Team budgetof 306 · Division I#227Spend per playerof 306 · Division I#17Roster sizeof 306 · Division I#285APRof 306 · Division I
Team budgets across the division
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Roster sizes (cap 34)
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The program
- Roster48 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap34 14 over last season
- Coaching staff1 head, 2 assistant
- Team expenses$1,292,025 for the year
- Operating expenses$331,823 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$26,917 division median $39,211
- Academic Progress Rate940 multi-year; 959 latest
- Players retained91% year to year
- Eligible96% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, men's teams$5,204,902 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$16,419 across men's teams
- Recruiting spend, men's$359,403 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Brad Sanfilippo head coach | Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Thomas Walker | Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
| Jarron Silva | Assistant coach | On file · sign in |
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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
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About the school
What an athlete asks first — each panel opens the full picture.Campus
Full picture →27,111undergraduates · 36,062 students in all
Women 52% Men 48%
- Setting
- City
- Type
- Public · Master's university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →80%admitted · of 35,780 applicants
- Test scores
- Scores not considered
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 65%
Baseball
Full picture →48on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 3448
14 over — players already on the roster may stay
Academic Progress Rate940
91% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $1,292,025 $26,917 per roster spot · lower half of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 2 assistant
- Athletic aid, men's teams
- $5,204,902
- Recruiting spend, men's
- $359,403
Cost
Full picture →$13,833net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $7,992 in-state · $19,872 out
Campus safety
Full picture →0.91violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 5 burglaries · 36 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 0 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →26%of bachelor's degrees in business · 25 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
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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 program48 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions80% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$13,833 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsBusiness · 26%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusCity · 27,111Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety0.91 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Santa Clara University Division I · West Coast Conference | 3 | 41 | $2.3M | 969 | 44% | |
| Stanford University Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference | 17 | 38 | $4.3M | 989 | 4% | |
| Menlo College Division II · California Collegiate Athletic Association | 19 | 47 | $709k | — | 68% | |
| California State University, East Bay Division II · California Collegiate Athletic Association | 24 | 38 | $554k | — | 97% | |
| Saint Mary's College of California Division I · West Coast Conference | 37 | 40 | $2.6M | 976 | 89% | |
| University of California, Berkeley Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference | 42 | 43 | $2.6M | 974 | 12% | |
| University of San Francisco Division I · West Coast Conference | 44 | 40 | $2.1M | 981 | 51% | |
| California State University, Monterey Bay Division II · California Collegiate Athletic Association | 48 | 64 | $695k | — | 95% | |
| Middlebury College Division III · New England Small College Athletic Conference | 51 | — | — | — | — | |
| University of the Pacific Division I · West Coast Conference | 54 | 41 | $2M | 959 | 95% | |
| California State University, Stanislaus Division II · California Collegiate Athletic Association | 58 | 34 | $501k | — | 97% | |
| University of California, Davis Division I · Mountain West Conference | 83 | 43 | $1.5M | 989 | 42% |
Other baseball programs in the Mountain West Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Hawaii, Manoa 7 over cap | 41 | $2.4M | $57,902 | 979 | vs | |
| University of Nevada, Reno 5 over cap | 39 | $2.2M | $55,948 | 954 | vs | |
| Grand Canyon University 11 over cap | 45 | $1.7M | $37,943 | 979 | vs | |
| University of Nevada, Las Vegas 4 over cap | 38 | $1.5M | $40,748 | 978 | vs | |
| University of California, Davis 9 over cap | 43 | $1.5M | $35,932 | 989 | vs | |
| University of New Mexico 6 over cap | 40 | $1.5M | $38,516 | 965 | vs | |
| San Jose State University 14 over cap | 48 | $1.3M | $26,917 | 940 | vs | |
| Utah Tech University room for 1 | 33 | $1.2M | $37,802 | — | vs | |
| U.S. Air Force Academy | — | — | — | 994 | vs |
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