Division I · Sun Belt Conference
Troy University Baseball
Troy, AL · the Trojans · Troy University overview
47
Roster
13 over the D-I cap of 34
$1.7M
Team budget
55th percentile in Division I
$36,618
Per roster spot
median $39,211
4
Coaches
1 head · 3 assistant
986
APR
97% of players retained
93%
Admitted
bottom quarter for selectivity
Troy University fields a baseball team in the Sun Belt Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 47 players, above the median of 40, with 1 head coach and 3 assistants. Team expenses were $1,721,083, about the median of $1.6M — $36,618 per roster spot, lower half of Division I baseball programs. Under the Division I roster cap of 34 in force from 2025-26, that is 13 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 986, about the median of 979, with 97% of players retained year to year. The school gave $4,084,935 in athletic aid across its men's teams, about $14,963 per roster spot.
Among Division I baseball programs
Where this program sits against its 306 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#139Team budgetof 306 · Division I#168Spend per playerof 306 · Division I#23Roster sizeof 306 · Division I#87APRof 306 · Division I
Team budgets across the division
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Roster sizes (cap 34)
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The program
- Roster47 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap34 13 over last season
- Coaching staff1 head, 3 assistant
- Team expenses$1,721,083 for the year
- Operating expenses$332,994 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$36,618 division median $39,211
- Academic Progress Rate986 multi-year; 965 latest
- Players retained97% year to year
- Eligible99% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, men's teams$4,084,935 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$14,963 across men's teams
- Recruiting spend, men's$371,608 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Skylar Meade head coach | 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
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 →10,468undergraduates · 13,923 students in all
Women 63% Men 37%
- Setting
- Town
- Type
- Public · Master's university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →93%admitted · of 7,947 applicants
SAT middle 50%950 – 1160
ACT middle 50%18 – 25
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 46%
Baseball
Full picture →47on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 3447
13 over — players already on the roster may stay
Academic Progress Rate986
97% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $1,721,083 $36,619 per roster spot · upper half of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 3 assistant
- Athletic aid, men's teams
- $4,084,935
- Recruiting spend, men's
- $371,608
Cost
Full picture →$12,504net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $9,792 in-state · $19,584 out
Campus safety
Full picture →0.22violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 4 burglaries · 2 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 0 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →22%of bachelor's degrees in business · 20 fields · Associate's, Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research Troy 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 program47 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$12,504 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsBusiness · 22%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusTown · 10,468Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety0.22 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Auburn University at Montgomery Division II · Gulf South Conference | 41 | 41 | $567k | — | 93% | |
| Huntingdon College Division III · Collegiate Conference of the South | 43 | 48 | $488k | — | 71% | |
| Alabama State University Division I · Southwestern Athletic Conf. | 44 | 35 | $712k | 938 | 96% | |
| Tuskegee University Division II · Southern Intercol. Ath. Conf. | 46 | 42 | $242k | — | 31% | |
| Auburn University Division I · Southeastern Conference | 62 | 43 | $7.6M | 970 | 50% | |
| Columbus State University Division II · Peach Belt Conference | 77 | 44 | $614k | — | 99% | |
| LaGrange College Division III · Collegiate Conference of the South | 101 | 51 | $303k | — | 63% | |
| Georgia Southwestern State University Division II · Peach Belt Conference | 104 | 37 | $449k | — | 77% | |
| University of Montevallo Division II · Gulf South Conference | 105 | 47 | $522k | — | 54% | |
| Albany State University (Georgia) Division II · Southern Intercol. Ath. Conf. | 108 | 33 | $239k | — | — | |
| University of West Florida Division I · Atlantic Sun Conference | 114 | 36 | $732k | — | 57% | |
| Samford University Division I · Southern Conference | 125 | 39 | $1.4M | 990 | 82% |
Other baseball programs in the Sun Belt Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coastal Carolina University 8 over cap | 42 | $5.2M | $124,069 | 973 | vs | |
| Marshall University 6 over cap | 40 | $4.4M | $110,999 | 958 | vs | |
| University of Louisiana at Lafayette 5 over cap | 39 | $3.4M | $87,794 | 951 | vs | |
| The University of Southern Mississippi 5 over cap | 39 | $2.4M | $60,822 | 981 | vs | |
| James Madison University 7 over cap | 41 | $2.2M | $54,022 | 972 | vs | |
| Arkansas State University 8 over cap | 42 | $2.2M | $51,863 | 970 | vs | |
| Louisiana Tech University 6 over cap | 40 | $2.1M | $53,420 | 976 | vs | |
| Old Dominion University 6 over cap | 40 | $2M | $49,127 | 980 | vs | |
| University of South Alabama 6 over cap | 40 | $1.9M | $48,508 | 981 | vs | |
| Appalachian State University 5 over cap | 39 | $1.9M | $47,695 | 971 | vs | |
| Georgia Southern University 15 over cap | 49 | $1.9M | $37,849 | 981 | vs | |
| Troy University 13 over cap | 47 | $1.7M | $36,618 | 986 | vs | |
| Georgia State University 6 over cap | 40 | $1.6M | $39,014 | 972 | vs | |
| University of Louisiana Monroe 8 over cap | 42 | $1.3M | $31,223 | 974 | vs |
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