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Division II · Great Lakes Valley Conference

Truman State University Baseball

Kirksville, MO · the Bulldogs · Truman State University overview
30
Roster
2024–25 season
$247k
Team budget
5th percentile in Division II
$8,234
Per roster spot
median $12,001
2
Coaches
1 head · 1 assistant
80%
Admitted
upper half for selectivity

Truman State University fields a baseball team in the Great Lakes Valley Conference (NCAA Division II). In 2024–25 the roster carried 30 players, below the median of 45, with 1 head coach and 1 assistant. Team expenses were $247,026, well below the median of $584k — $8,234 per roster spot, bottom quarter of Division II baseball programs. The school gave $933,718 in athletic aid across its men's teams, about $3,358 per roster spot.

Among Division II baseball programs

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

Team budget$247k
Spend per player$8,234
Roster size30
Coaching staff2

Team budgets across the division

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

Roster sizes

25120
this programevery Division II roster

The program

  • Roster30 2024–25 season
  • Coaching staff1 head, 1 assistant
  • Team expenses$247,026 for the year
  • Operating expenses$68,587 game-day and travel
  • Spend per roster spot$8,234 division median $12,001
  • Athletic aid, men's teams$933,718 school-wide
  • Aid per roster spot$3,358 across men's teams
  • Recruiting spend, men's$40,389 school-wide

Coaching staff

NameTitleEmail
Dan Davis 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.
3,302undergraduates · 3,636 students in all
Women 60% Men 40%
Setting
Town
Type
Public · Master's university
Affiliation
None
80%admitted · of 3,263 applicants
SAT middle 50%1126 – 1318
ACT middle 50%23 – 29
Test scores
Test-optional
Graduate in 6 yrs
68%
30on the roster · 2024–25 season
Team expenses
$247,026 $8,234 per roster spot · bottom quarter of Division II
Coaches
1 head · 1 assistant
Athletic aid, men's teams
$933,718
Recruiting spend, men's
$40,389
$12,798net price · after grants, aided first-years
Sticker, in-state$25,451
Sticker, out-of-state$33,851
Average net price$12,798
Net price by family income
$0–30k$7,322
$30–48k$7,585
$48–75k$11,125
$75–110k$14,616
$110k and up$15,816
Tuition & fees
$9,470 in-state · $17,870 out

Campus safety

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1.64violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
Violent1.64
Property0.82
In residence halls
3 burglaries · 15 sex offences over 2022–2024
Residence-hall fires
1 over 2022–2024
15%of bachelor's degrees in business · 20 fields · Bachelor's, Master's
Business103 · 15%
Health professions & nursing101 · 15%
Psychology59 · 9%
Biological sciences58 · 8%
Kinesiology, parks & recreation55 · 8%

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Baseball programs within 150 miles

Truman State UniversityQuincy University · 66 miCentral College (Iowa) · 86 miUniversity of Missouri, Columbia · 87 miSimpson College · 96 miWestminster College (Missouri) · 98 miWestern Illinois University · 102 miGrinnell College · 108 miMonmouth College (Illinois) · 114 miLincoln University (Missouri) · 114 miUniversity of Iowa · 116 miUniversity of Central Missouri · 116 miWilliam Jewell College · 117 mi
SchoolMilesRosterBudgetAPRAdmitted
Quincy University Division II · Great Lakes Valley Conference6672$853k—50%
Central College (Iowa) Division III · American Rivers Conference8648$215k—79%
University of Missouri, Columbia Division I · Southeastern Conference8749$4.6M97477%
Simpson College Division III · American Rivers Conference9659$238k—89%
Westminster College (Missouri) Division III · St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference9858$204k—78%
Western Illinois University Division I · Ohio Valley Conference10234$773k97075%
Grinnell College Division III · Midwest Conference10842$269k—13%
Monmouth College (Illinois) Division III · Midwest Conference11439$149k—87%
Lincoln University (Missouri) Division II · Great Lakes Valley Conference11425$437k——
University of Iowa Division I · Big Ten Conference11646$3.4M96485%
University of Central Missouri Division II · Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association11658$867k—69%
William Jewell College Division II · Great Lakes Valley Conference11749$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