Division I · Missouri Valley Conference
Southern Illinois University at Carbondale Baseball
Carbondale, IL · the Salukis · Southern Illinois University at Carbondale overview
34
Roster
at the D-I cap of 34
$1.2M
Team budget
31st percentile in Division I
$34,305
Per roster spot
median $39,211
5
Coaches
1 head · 4 assistant
991
APR
98% of players retained
90%
Admitted
bottom quarter for selectivity
Southern Illinois University at Carbondale fields a baseball team in the Missouri Valley Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 34 players, below the median of 40, with 1 head coach and 4 assistants. Team expenses were $1,166,396, below the median of $1.6M — $34,305 per roster spot, lower half of Division I baseball programs. That is exactly the Division I roster cap of 34 in force from 2025-26. The team's multi-year Academic Progress Rate is 991, about the median of 979, with 98% of players retained year to year. The school gave $3,655,386 in athletic aid across its men's teams, about $12,648 per roster spot.
Among Division I baseball programs
Where this program sits against its 306 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#212Team budgetof 306 · Division I#181Spend per playerof 306 · Division I#280Roster sizeof 306 · Division I#43APRof 306 · Division I
Team budgets across the division
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Roster sizes (cap 34)
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The program
- Roster34 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap34 at the cap
- Coaching staff1 head, 4 assistant
- Team expenses$1,166,396 for the year
- Operating expenses$337,850 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$34,305 division median $39,211
- Academic Progress Rate991 multi-year; 991 latest
- Players retained98% year to year
- Eligible100% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, men's teams$3,655,386 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$12,648 across men's teams
- Recruiting spend, men's$315,254 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Lance Rhodes head coach | Head Coach | not on file |
| Jake Ryan | Recruiting Coordinator / Assistant Hitting Coach / Catching Coordinator | On file · sign in |
| Tony Caldwell | Hitting Coach | not on file |
| Ryan McClaran | Pitching 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
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 →8,195undergraduates · 11,359 students in all
Women 52% Men 48%
- Setting
- Town
- Type
- Public · Research university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →90%admitted · of 10,401 applicants
SAT middle 50%910 – 1140
ACT middle 50%20 – 27
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 54%
Baseball
Full picture →34on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 3434
exactly at the cap
Academic Progress Rate991
98% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $1,166,396 $34,306 per roster spot · lower half of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 4 assistant
- Athletic aid, men's teams
- $3,655,386
- Recruiting spend, men's
- $315,254
Cost
Full picture →$16,131net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $13,244
Campus safety
Full picture →0.79violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 4 burglaries · 16 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 5 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →11%of bachelor's degrees in health professions & nursing · 31 fields · Associate's, Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research Southern Illinois University at Carbondale
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 program34 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions90% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$16,131 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsHealth professions & nursing · 11%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusTown · 8,195Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety0.79 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Southeast Missouri State University Division I · Ohio Valley Conference | 33 | 37 | $1M | 980 | 79% | |
| McKendree University Division II · Great Lakes Valley Conference | 70 | 86 | $772k | — | 64% | |
| Greenville University Division III · St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | 82 | 40 | $177k | — | 95% | |
| Saint Louis University Division I · Atlantic 10 Conference | 84 | 36 | $1.8M | 966 | 81% | |
| University of Southern Indiana Division I · Ohio Valley Conference | 86 | 47 | $846k | — | 95% | |
| Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Division I · Ohio Valley Conference | 86 | 38 | $788k | 986 | 97% | |
| Webster University Division III · St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | 86 | 44 | $448k | — | 58% | |
| Washington University in St. Louis Division III · University Athletic Association | 88 | 35 | $397k | — | 12% | |
| Murray State University Division I · Missouri Valley Conference | 91 | 40 | $1.1M | 989 | 86% | |
| University of Missouri-St. Louis Division II · Great Lakes Valley Conference | 91 | 42 | $497k | — | 57% | |
| University of Evansville Division I · Missouri Valley Conference | 94 | 36 | $1.8M | 962 | 78% | |
| Maryville University of Saint Louis Division II · Great Lakes Valley Conference | 95 | 46 | $684k | — | 94% |
Other baseball programs in the Missouri Valley Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Evansville 2 over cap | 36 | $1.8M | $48,983 | 962 | vs | |
| Belmont University 2 over cap | 36 | $1.6M | $45,170 | 987 | vs | |
| Bradley University 2 over cap | 36 | $1.5M | $41,653 | 1000 | vs | |
| Indiana State University 8 over cap | 42 | $1.5M | $34,927 | 968 | vs | |
| Illinois State University 4 over cap | 38 | $1.3M | $34,057 | 997 | vs | |
| University of Illinois Chicago 7 over cap | 41 | $1.3M | $31,462 | 993 | vs | |
| Southern Illinois University at Carbondale at cap | 34 | $1.2M | $34,305 | 991 | vs | |
| Murray State University 6 over cap | 40 | $1.1M | $28,629 | 989 | vs | |
| Valparaiso University 3 over cap | 37 | $1.1M | $29,917 | 983 | vs |
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