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Division I · Atlantic 10 Conference

St. Bonaventure University Baseball

Saint Bonaventure, NY · the Bonnies · St. Bonaventure University overview
41
Roster
7 over the D-I cap of 34
$931k
Team budget
19th percentile in Division I
$22,706
Per roster spot
median $39,211
3
Coaches
1 head · 2 assistant
980
APR
96% of players retained
82%
Admitted
lower half for selectivity

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 budget$931k
Spend per player$22,706
Roster size41
Coaching staff3
APR980

Team budgets across the division

$210k$11M
this programevery Division I baseball program

Roster sizes (cap 34)

2560
this programevery Division I roster

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

NameTitleEmail
Jason Rathbun head coachHead CoachOn file · sign in
Jackson RootAssistant Baseball Pitching CoachOn file · sign in
Noah BaughmanAssistant Baseball Hitting CoachOn file · sign in
Jordan GobleAssistant Baseball CoachOn 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.
1,914undergraduates · 2,603 students in all
Women 51% Men 49%
Setting
Town
Type
Private · Master's university
Affiliation
Roman Catholic
82%admitted · of 4,299 applicants
SAT middle 50%1050 – 1260
ACT middle 50%23 – 30
Test scores
Test-optional
Graduate in 6 yrs
70%
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 Rate980
96% of players kept year to year
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
$27,659net price · after grants, aided first-years
Sticker price$57,350
Average net price$27,659
Net price by family income
$0–30k$14,813
$30–48k$18,041
$48–75k$22,224
$75–110k$29,913
$110k and up$31,769
Tuition & fees
$40,150

Campus safety

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2.42violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
Violent2.42
Property0.36
In residence halls
3 burglaries · 17 sex offences over 2022–2024
Residence-hall fires
1 over 2022–2024
35%of bachelor's degrees in business · 21 fields · Bachelor's, Master's
Business137 · 35%
Education42 · 11%
Health professions & nursing38 · 10%
Communication & journalism31 · 8%
Psychology27 · 7%

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Baseball programs within 150 miles

St. Bonaventure UniversityUniversity of Pittsburgh, Bradford · 14 miHoughton University · 29 miAlfred State College · 37 miAlfred University · 37 miHilbert College · 50 miThe State University of New York at Fredonia · 51 miD'Youville University · 61 miCanisius University · 61 miPennsylvania State Univ. Erie, the Behrend College · 77 miNiagara University · 78 miKeuka College · 80 miRochester Institute of Technology · 81 mi
SchoolMilesRosterBudgetAPRAdmitted
University of Pittsburgh, Bradford Division III · Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference1436$235k—91%
Houghton University Division III · Empire 82944$135k—93%
Alfred State College Division III · State University of New York Athletic Conference3734$269k—82%
Alfred University Division III · Empire 83737$206k—48%
Hilbert College Division III · Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference5036$224k—98%
The State University of New York at Fredonia Division III · State University of New York Athletic Conference5146$201k—79%
D'Youville University Division II · East Coast Conference6138$633k—82%
Canisius University Division I · Metro Conference6141$690k98482%
Pennsylvania State Univ. Erie, the Behrend College Division III · Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference7737$206k—96%
Niagara University Division I · Metro Conference7832$716k99485%
Keuka College Division III · Empire 88037$102k—94%
Rochester Institute of Technology Division III · Liberty League8140$399k—71%

Other baseball programs in the Atlantic 10 Conference

SchoolRosterBudgetPer playerAPRCompare
George Washington University 6 over cap40$2M$49,539981vs
University of Richmond 7 over cap41$1.9M$45,708983vs
Fordham University 8 over cap42$1.9M$44,1021000vs
Saint Louis University 2 over cap36$1.8M$50,622966vs
University of Dayton 7 over cap41$1.8M$44,277979vs
Virginia Commonwealth University 8 over cap42$1.7M$40,807976vs
Davidson College 6 over cap40$1.5M$37,642996vs
George Mason University 6 over cap40$1.3M$32,673985vs
University of Rhode Island 2 over cap36$1.2M$33,382966vs
Saint Joseph's University 4 over cap38$1.1M$28,852997vs
St. Bonaventure University 7 over cap41$931k$22,706980vs
La Salle University———984vs

Every Atlantic 10 Conference baseball program · Baseball budgets ranked