Division I · Southwestern Athletic Conf.
Texas Southern University Baseball
Houston, TX · the Tigers · Texas Southern University overview
40
Roster
6 over the D-I cap of 34
$471k
Team budget
3rd percentile in Division I
$11,764
Per roster spot
median $39,211
3
Coaches
1 head · 2 assistant
957
APR
96% of players retained
93%
Admitted
bottom quarter for selectivity
Texas Southern University fields a baseball team in the Southwestern Athletic Conf. (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 40 players, about the median of 40, with 1 head coach and 2 assistants. Team expenses were $470,595, well below the median of $1.6M — $11,764 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 6 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 957, about the median of 979, with 96% of players retained year to year. The school gave $2,220,304 in athletic aid across its men's teams, about $8,605 per roster spot.
Among Division I baseball programs
Where this program sits against its 306 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#298Team budgetof 306 · Division I#298Spend per playerof 306 · Division I#126Roster sizeof 306 · Division I#259APRof 306 · Division I
Team budgets across the division
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Roster sizes (cap 34)
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The program
- Roster40 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap34 6 over last season
- Coaching staff1 head, 2 assistant
- Team expenses$470,595 for the year
- Operating expenses$14,029 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$11,764 division median $39,211
- Academic Progress Rate957 multi-year; 951 latest
- Players retained96% year to year
- Eligible94% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, men's teams$2,220,304 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$8,605 across men's teams
- Recruiting spend, men's$75,645 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Elyas Gallego head coach | Interim Head Coach | not on file |
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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.Campus
Full picture →6,619undergraduates · 8,469 students in all
Women 66% Men 34%
- Setting
- City
- Type
- Public · Research university
- Affiliation
- None
- HBCU
- Yes
Getting in
Full picture →93%admitted · of 7,867 applicants
SAT middle 50%800 – 1000
ACT middle 50%15 – 19
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 20%
Baseball
Full picture →40on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 3440
6 over — players already on the roster may stay
Academic Progress Rate957
96% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $470,595 $11,765 per roster spot · bottom quarter of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 2 assistant
- Athletic aid, men's teams
- $2,220,304
- Recruiting spend, men's
- $75,645
Cost
Full picture →$15,021net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $8,637 in-state · $20,397 out
Campus safety
Full picture →1.38violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 9 burglaries · 9 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 0 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →18%of bachelor's degrees in business · 24 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research Texas Southern 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 program40 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions93% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$15,021 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsBusiness · 18%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusCity · 6,619Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety1.38 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Houston Division I · Big 12 Conference | 1 | 47 | $3.2M | 970 | 70% | |
| University of St. Thomas (Texas) Division III · Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference | 2 | 56 | $351k | — | 93% | |
| Rice University Division I · American Conference | 2 | 42 | $3.4M | 988 | 8% | |
| Houston Christian University Division I · Southland Conference | 9 | 41 | $1.2M | 971 | 85% | |
| Prairie View A&M University Division I · Southwestern Athletic Conf. | 46 | 43 | $682k | 975 | 75% | |
| Sam Houston State University Division I · Conference USA | 70 | 36 | $1.3M | 979 | 85% | |
| Lamar University Division I · Southland Conference | 80 | 40 | $1.6M | 952 | 86% | |
| Texas A&M University, College Station Division I · Southeastern Conference | 85 | 48 | $9M | 961 | 63% | |
| McNeese State University Division I · Southland Conference | 132 | 41 | $975k | 995 | 68% | |
| Stephen F. Austin State University Division I · Southland Conference | 138 | 59 | $884k | 918 | 88% | |
| University of Texas at Austin Division I · Southeastern Conference | 147 | 41 | $8.1M | 973 | 29% | |
| St. Edward's University Division II · Lone Star Conference | 148 | 62 | $1.3M | — | 84% |
Other baseball programs in the Southwestern Athletic Conf.
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bethune-Cookman University 6 over cap | 40 | $1.1M | $26,343 | 944 | vs | |
| Grambling State University 6 over cap | 40 | $863k | $21,568 | 948 | vs | |
| Southern University, Baton Rouge 20 over cap | 54 | $762k | $14,102 | 951 | vs | |
| Alabama State University 1 over cap | 35 | $712k | $20,334 | 938 | vs | |
| Prairie View A&M University 9 over cap | 43 | $682k | $15,854 | 975 | vs | |
| Alabama A&M University 13 over cap | 47 | $674k | $14,351 | 923 | vs | |
| Florida A&M University 2 over cap | 36 | $670k | $18,610 | 966 | vs | |
| Jackson State University 4 over cap | 38 | $622k | $16,370 | 943 | vs | |
| Alcorn State University 1 over cap | 35 | $564k | $16,126 | 965 | vs | |
| Texas Southern University 6 over cap | 40 | $471k | $11,764 | 957 | vs | |
| University of Arkansas, Pine Bluff 5 over cap | 39 | $404k | $10,360 | 963 | vs | |
| Mississippi Valley State University room for 1 | 33 | $210k | $6,368 | 934 | vs |
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