St. Bonaventure University Baseball
St. Bonaventure University fields a baseball team in the Atlantic 10 Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 41 players, about the median of 40, with 1 head coach and 2 assistants. Team expenses were $930,962, well below the median of $1.6M — $22,706 per roster spot, bottom quarter 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 980, about the median of 979, with 96% of players retained year to year. The school gave $3,425,712 in athletic aid across its men's teams, about $11,772 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
- Roster41 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap34 7 over last season
- Coaching staff1 head, 2 assistant
- Team expenses$930,962 for the year
- Operating expenses$358,254 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$22,706 division median $39,211
- Academic Progress Rate980 multi-year; 979 latest
- Players retained96% year to year
- Eligible99% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, men's teams$3,425,712 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$11,772 across men's teams
- Recruiting spend, men's$208,910 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Jason Rathbun head coach | Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Jackson Root | Assistant Baseball Pitching Coach | On file · sign in |
| Noah Baughman | Assistant Baseball Hitting Coach | On file · sign in |
| Jordan Goble | Assistant Baseball Coach | On file · sign in |
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
- Town
- Type
- Private · Master's university
- Affiliation
- Roman Catholic
Getting in
Full picture →- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 70%
Baseball
Full picture →- Team expenses
- $930,962 $22,706 per roster spot · bottom quarter of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 2 assistant
- Athletic aid, men's teams
- $3,425,712
- Recruiting spend, men's
- $208,910
Cost
Full picture →- Tuition & fees
- $40,150
Campus safety
Full picture →- In residence halls
- 3 burglaries · 17 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 1 over 2022–2024
Majors
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Baseball programs within 150 miles
| School | Miles | Roster | Budget | APR | Admitted | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Pittsburgh, Bradford Division III · Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference | 14 | 36 | $235k | — | 91% | |
| Houghton University Division III · Empire 8 | 29 | 44 | $135k | — | 93% | |
| Alfred State College Division III · State University of New York Athletic Conference | 37 | 34 | $269k | — | 82% | |
| Alfred University Division III · Empire 8 | 37 | 37 | $206k | — | 48% | |
| Hilbert College Division III · Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference | 50 | 36 | $224k | — | 98% | |
| The State University of New York at Fredonia Division III · State University of New York Athletic Conference | 51 | 46 | $201k | — | 79% | |
| D'Youville University Division II · East Coast Conference | 61 | 38 | $633k | — | 82% | |
| Canisius University Division I · Metro Conference | 61 | 41 | $690k | 984 | 82% | |
| Pennsylvania State Univ. Erie, the Behrend College Division III · Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference | 77 | 37 | $206k | — | 96% | |
| Niagara University Division I · Metro Conference | 78 | 32 | $716k | 994 | 85% | |
| Keuka College Division III · Empire 8 | 80 | 37 | $102k | — | 94% | |
| Rochester Institute of Technology Division III · Liberty League | 81 | 40 | $399k | — | 71% |
Other baseball programs in the Atlantic 10 Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| George Washington University 6 over cap | 40 | $2M | $49,539 | 981 | vs | |
| University of Richmond 7 over cap | 41 | $1.9M | $45,708 | 983 | vs | |
| Fordham University 8 over cap | 42 | $1.9M | $44,102 | 1000 | vs | |
| Saint Louis University 2 over cap | 36 | $1.8M | $50,622 | 966 | vs | |
| University of Dayton 7 over cap | 41 | $1.8M | $44,277 | 979 | vs | |
| Virginia Commonwealth University 8 over cap | 42 | $1.7M | $40,807 | 976 | vs | |
| Davidson College 6 over cap | 40 | $1.5M | $37,642 | 996 | vs | |
| George Mason University 6 over cap | 40 | $1.3M | $32,673 | 985 | vs | |
| University of Rhode Island 2 over cap | 36 | $1.2M | $33,382 | 966 | vs | |
| Saint Joseph's University 4 over cap | 38 | $1.1M | $28,852 | 997 | vs | |
| St. Bonaventure University 7 over cap | 41 | $931k | $22,706 | 980 | vs | |
| La Salle University | — | — | — | 984 | vs |
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