Division I · West Coast Conference
Santa Clara University Baseball
Santa Clara, CA · the Broncos · Santa Clara University overview
41
Roster
7 over the D-I cap of 34
$2.3M
Team budget
70th percentile in Division I
$56,066
Per roster spot
median $39,211
4
Coaches
1 head · 3 assistant
969
APR
94% of players retained
44%
Admitted
top quarter for selectivity
Santa Clara University fields a baseball team in the West Coast Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 41 players, about the median of 40, with 1 head coach and 3 assistants. Team expenses were $2,298,744, above the median of $1.6M — $56,066 per roster spot, upper half of Division I baseball programs. Under the Division I roster cap of 34 in force from 2025-26, that is 7 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 969, about the median of 979, with 94% of players retained year to year. The school gave $4,868,082 in athletic aid across its men's teams, about $22,127 per roster spot.
Among Division I baseball programs
Where this program sits against its 306 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#92Team budgetof 306 · Division I#97Spend per playerof 306 · Division I#94Roster sizeof 306 · Division I#209APRof 306 · Division I
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Roster sizes (cap 34)
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The program
- Roster41 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap34 7 over last season
- Coaching staff1 head, 3 assistant
- Team expenses$2,298,744 for the year
- Operating expenses$349,863 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$56,066 division median $39,211
- Academic Progress Rate969 multi-year; 975 latest
- Players retained94% year to year
- Eligible99% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, men's teams$4,868,082 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$22,127 across men's teams
- Recruiting spend, men's$310,697 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Rusty Filter head coach | Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Jay Brossman | Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
| Jason Dicochea | Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
| Chris Perry | Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
| Ryan Ozella | Director of Operations | 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
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 →6,249undergraduates · 9,340 students in all
Women 50% Men 50%
- Setting
- City
- Type
- Private · Doctoral/professional university
- Affiliation
- Roman Catholic
Getting in
Full picture →44%admitted · of 18,843 applicants
SAT middle 50%1340 – 1500
ACT middle 50%30 – 33
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 88%
Baseball
Full picture →41on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 3441
7 over — players already on the roster may stay
Academic Progress Rate969
94% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $2,298,744 $56,067 per roster spot · upper half of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 3 assistant
- Athletic aid, men's teams
- $4,868,082
- Recruiting spend, men's
- $310,697
Cost
Full picture →$49,651net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $59,241
Campus safety
Full picture →0.65violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 3 burglaries · 15 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 1 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →27%of bachelor's degrees in business · 20 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research Santa Clara 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 program41 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions44% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$49,651 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsBusiness · 27%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusCity · 6,249Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety0.65 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Jose State University Division I · Mountain West Conference | 3 | 48 | $1.3M | 940 | 80% | |
| Stanford University Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference | 14 | 38 | $4.3M | 989 | 4% | |
| Menlo College Division II · California Collegiate Athletic Association | 16 | 47 | $709k | — | 68% | |
| California State University, East Bay Division II · California Collegiate Athletic Association | 22 | 38 | $554k | — | 97% | |
| Saint Mary's College of California Division I · West Coast Conference | 35 | 40 | $2.6M | 976 | 89% | |
| University of California, Berkeley Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference | 40 | 43 | $2.6M | 974 | 12% | |
| University of San Francisco Division I · West Coast Conference | 41 | 40 | $2.1M | 981 | 51% | |
| California State University, Monterey Bay Division II · California Collegiate Athletic Association | 49 | 64 | $695k | — | 95% | |
| Middlebury College Division III · New England Small College Athletic Conference | 52 | — | — | — | — | |
| University of the Pacific Division I · West Coast Conference | 56 | 41 | $2M | 959 | 95% | |
| California State University, Stanislaus Division II · California Collegiate Athletic Association | 61 | 34 | $501k | — | 97% | |
| University of California, Davis Division I · Mountain West Conference | 83 | 43 | $1.5M | 989 | 42% |
Other baseball programs in the West Coast Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pepperdine University 6 over cap | 40 | $2.9M | $71,324 | 981 | vs | |
| University of San Diego 4 over cap | 38 | $2.8M | $73,280 | 977 | vs | |
| Saint Mary's College of California 6 over cap | 40 | $2.6M | $65,457 | 976 | vs | |
| Loyola Marymount University 7 over cap | 41 | $2.6M | $63,598 | 970 | vs | |
| Santa Clara University 7 over cap | 41 | $2.3M | $56,066 | 969 | vs | |
| University of San Francisco 6 over cap | 40 | $2.1M | $51,944 | 981 | vs | |
| University of the Pacific 7 over cap | 41 | $2M | $49,747 | 959 | vs | |
| Seattle University room for 1 | 33 | $1.8M | $55,816 | 966 | vs | |
| University of Portland 4 over cap | 38 | $1.7M | $44,149 | 983 | vs |
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