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Division II · Great Lakes Valley Conference

Southwest Baptist University Baseball

Bolivar, MO · the Bearcats · Southwest Baptist University overview
46
Roster
2024–25 season
$523k
Team budget
38th percentile in Division II
$11,365
Per roster spot
median $12,001
3
Coaches
1 head · 2 assistant
100%
Admitted
bottom quarter for selectivity

Southwest Baptist University fields a baseball team in the Great Lakes Valley Conference (NCAA Division II). In 2024–25 the roster carried 46 players, about the median of 45, with 1 head coach and 2 assistants. Team expenses were $522,830, below the median of $584k — $11,365 per roster spot, lower half of Division II baseball programs. The school gave $2,382,142 in athletic aid across its men's teams, about $8,186 per roster spot.

Among Division II baseball programs

Where this program sits against its 247 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).

Team budget$523k
Spend per player$11,365
Roster size46
Coaching staff3

Team budgets across the division

$132k$1.8M
this programevery Division II baseball program

Roster sizes

25120
this programevery Division II roster

The program

  • Roster46 2024–25 season
  • Coaching staff1 head, 2 assistant
  • Team expenses$522,830 for the year
  • Operating expenses$172,544 game-day and travel
  • Spend per roster spot$11,365 division median $12,001
  • Athletic aid, men's teams$2,382,142 school-wide
  • Aid per roster spot$8,186 across men's teams
  • Recruiting spend, men's$27,205 school-wide

Coaching staff

NameTitleEmail
Charles Bradley head coachHead Coachnot on file
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Recruiting timing

  • Coaches may first contact youJune 15 after sophomore year
  • Your own emailsAny time the rule limits what coaches send back
  • High-school baseball players472,598 2024-25
  • Division II roster spots11,990 247 programs
  • Odds of a spot1 in 39 2.5% of high-school players hold a Division II roster spot

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About the school

What an athlete asks first — each panel opens the full picture.
1,622undergraduates · 2,155 students in all
Women 62% Men 38%
Setting
Town
Type
Private · Master's university
Affiliation
Southern Baptist
100%admitted · of 1,057 applicants
SAT middle 50%960 – 1200
ACT middle 50%18 – 24
Test scores
Test-optional
Graduate in 6 yrs
64%
46on the roster · 2024–25 season
Team expenses
$522,830 $11,366 per roster spot · lower half of Division II
Coaches
1 head · 2 assistant
Athletic aid, men's teams
$2,382,142
Recruiting spend, men's
$27,205
$19,781net price · after grants, aided first-years
Sticker price$40,772
Average net price$19,781
Net price by family income
$0–30k$22,672
$30–48k$18,056
$48–75k$20,785
$75–110k$21,889
$110k and up$21,292
Tuition & fees
$28,320

Campus safety

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0.15violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
Violent0.15
Property0.15
In residence halls
0 burglaries · 0 sex offences over 2022–2024
Residence-hall fires
3 over 2022–2024
18%of bachelor's degrees in education · 20 fields · Associate's, Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Education46 · 18%
Kinesiology, parks & recreation41 · 16%
Health professions & nursing41 · 16%
Business32 · 13%
Psychology31 · 12%

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Baseball programs within 150 miles

Southwest Baptist UniversityDrury University · 27 miMissouri State University · 29 miMissouri Southern State University · 68 miPittsburg State University · 72 miUniversity of Central Missouri · 82 miMissouri University of Science and Technology · 92 miLincoln University (Missouri) · 95 miUniversity of Missouri, Columbia · 110 miUniversity of Arkansas, Fayetteville · 114 miWestminster College (Missouri) · 117 miRockhurst University · 117 miWilliam Jewell College · 126 mi
SchoolMilesRosterBudgetAPRAdmitted
Drury University Division II · Great Lakes Valley Conference2746$786k—59%
Missouri State University Division I · Conference USA2931$1.9M96191%
Missouri Southern State University Division II · Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association6840$611k—97%
Pittsburg State University Division II · Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association7248$680k—88%
University of Central Missouri Division II · Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association8258$867k—69%
Missouri University of Science and Technology Division II · Great Lakes Valley Conference9245$599k—73%
Lincoln University (Missouri) Division II · Great Lakes Valley Conference9525$437k——
University of Missouri, Columbia Division I · Southeastern Conference11049$4.6M97477%
University of Arkansas, Fayetteville Division I · Southeastern Conference11443$9.9M97172%
Westminster College (Missouri) Division III · St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference11758$204k—78%
Rockhurst University Division II · Great Lakes Valley Conference11762$857k—69%
William Jewell College Division II · Great Lakes Valley Conference12649$418k—34%

Other baseball programs in the Great Lakes Valley Conference

SchoolRosterBudgetPer playerAPRCompare
University of Indianapolis50$938k$18,763—vs
Rockhurst University62$857k$13,817—vs
Quincy University72$853k$11,841—vs
Drury University46$786k$17,079—vs
McKendree University86$772k$8,977—vs
Maryville University of Saint Louis46$684k$14,868—vs
Lewis University45$640k$14,211—vs
Missouri University of Science and Technology45$599k$13,303—vs
University of Illinois Springfield49$598k$12,211—vs
Southwest Baptist University46$523k$11,365—vs
University of Missouri-St. Louis42$497k$11,842—vs
Upper Iowa University56$480k$8,568—vs
Lincoln University (Missouri)25$437k$17,477—vs
William Jewell College49$418k$8,528—vs
Truman State University30$247k$8,234—vs

Every Great Lakes Valley Conference baseball program · Baseball budgets ranked