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University at Albany Baseball

Albany, NY · the Great Danes · University at Albany overview
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34
Roster
at the D-I cap of 34
$785k
Team budget
12th percentile in Division I
$23,092
Per roster spot
median $39,211
4
Coaches
1 head · 3 assistant
982
APR
97% of players retained
70%
Admitted
upper half for selectivity

University at Albany fields a baseball team in the America East Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 34 players, below the median of 40, with 1 head coach and 3 assistants. Team expenses were $785,151, well below the median of $1.6M — $23,092 per roster spot, bottom quarter of Division I baseball programs. That is exactly the Division I roster cap of 34 in force from 2025-26. The team's multi-year Academic Progress Rate is 982, about the median of 979, with 97% of players retained year to year. The school gave $4,975,315 in athletic aid across its men's teams, about $17,335 per roster spot.

Among Division I baseball programs

Where this program sits against its 306 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).

#271Team budgetof 306 · Division I#249Spend per playerof 306 · Division I#280Roster sizeof 306 · Division I#113APRof 306 · Division I
Team budget$785k
Spend per player$23,092
Roster size34
Coaching staff4
APR982

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

  • Roster34 2024–25 season
  • Division I roster cap34 at the cap
  • Coaching staff1 head, 3 assistant
  • Team expenses$785,151 for the year
  • Operating expenses$193,111 game-day and travel
  • Spend per roster spot$23,092 division median $39,211
  • Academic Progress Rate982 multi-year; 944 latest
  • Players retained97% year to year
  • Eligible99% of player-terms
  • Athletic aid, men's teams$4,975,315 school-wide
  • Aid per roster spot$17,335 across men's teams
  • Recruiting spend, men's$230,429 school-wide

Coaching staff

NameTitleEmail
Jon Mueller head coachHead CoachOn file · sign in
Jeff KaierAssociate Head CoachOn file · sign in
Wayne JonesAssistant Coachnot on file
Pierce HendershotAssistant 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

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

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12,190undergraduates · 16,880 students in all
Women 56% Men 44%
Setting
City
Type
Public · Research university
Affiliation
None

Getting in

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70%admitted · of 30,740 applicants
Test scores
Test-optional
Graduate in 6 yrs
64%

Baseball

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34on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 3434
exactly at the cap
Academic Progress Rate982
97% of players kept year to year
Team expenses
$785,151 $23,093 per roster spot · bottom quarter of Division I
Coaches
1 head · 3 assistant
Athletic aid, men's teams
$4,975,315
Recruiting spend, men's
$230,429

Cost

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$19,165net price · after grants, aided first-years
Sticker, in-state$29,790
Sticker, out-of-state$48,380
Average net price$19,165
Net price by family income
$0–30k$13,066
$30–48k$15,895
$48–75k$19,850
$75–110k$20,811
$110k and up$25,009
Tuition & fees
$10,408 in-state · $28,998 out

Campus safety

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1.33violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
Violent1.33
Property0.66
In residence halls
21 burglaries · 34 sex offences over 2022–2024
Residence-hall fires
10 over 2022–2024

Majors

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15%of bachelor's degrees in business · 20 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Business435 · 15%
Social sciences409 · 14%
Computer & information sciences298 · 11%
Multidisciplinary studies291 · 10%
Psychology285 · 10%

Research University at Albany

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 program34 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions70% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$19,165 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsBusiness · 15%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusCity · 12,190Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety1.33 violent / 1,000Three years of reported offences against the divisionAthleticsEvery teamThe whole department: every team, staff and aid

Baseball programs within 150 miles

University at AlbanySiena University · 4 miRussell Sage College · 7 miRensselaer Polytechnic Institute · 8 miUnion College (New York) · 11 miSkidmore College · 29 miWilliams College · 32 miState University of New York at Cobleskill · 34 miMassachusetts College of Liberal Arts · 37 miBard College · 46 miState University of New York at Oneonta · 65 miWestfield State University · 65 miState University of New York at New Paltz · 67 mi
SchoolMilesRosterBudgetAPRAdmitted
Siena University Division I · Metro Conference438$1.2M96571%
Russell Sage College Division III · Empire 8743$147k—76%
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Division III · Liberty League840$213k—58%
Union College (New York) Division III · Liberty League1138$218k—44%
Skidmore College Division III · Liberty League2933$212k—23%
Williams College Division III · New England Small College Athletic Conference3232$286k—10%
State University of New York at Cobleskill Division III · State University of New York Athletic Conference3456$216k—83%
Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts Division III · Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference3735$130k—92%
Bard College Division III · Liberty League4635$248k—52%
State University of New York at Oneonta Division III · State University of New York Athletic Conference6542$228k—70%
Westfield State University Division III · Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference6539$183k—81%
State University of New York at New Paltz Division III · New Jersey Athletic Conference6740$245k—59%

Other baseball programs in the America East Conference

SchoolRosterBudgetPer playerAPRCompare
New Jersey Institute of Technology 4 over cap38$1.6M$41,892983vs
Bryant University 6 over cap40$1.5M$36,804997vs
University of Maine 7 over cap41$1.3M$32,840974vs
Binghamton University room for 133$1.2M$36,337988vs
University of Massachusetts Lowell 4 over cap38$1.1M$29,942982vs
University of Maryland, Baltimore County 2 over cap36$922k$25,617949vs
University at Albany at cap34$785k$23,092982vs

Every America East Conference baseball program · Baseball budgets ranked