Division I · Mid-American Conference
University of Akron Baseball
Akron, OH · the Zips · University of Akron overview
35
Roster
1 over the D-I cap of 34
$526k
Team budget
3rd percentile in Division I
$15,034
Per roster spot
median $39,211
5
Coaches
1 head · 4 assistant
71%
Admitted
upper half for selectivity
University of Akron fields a baseball team in the Mid-American Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 35 players, below the median of 40, with 1 head coach and 4 assistants. Team expenses were $526,191, well below the median of $1.6M — $15,034 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 1 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 school gave $4,326,668 in athletic aid across its men's teams, about $14,817 per roster spot.
Among Division I baseball programs
Where this program sits against its 306 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#296Team budgetof 306 · Division I#292Spend per playerof 306 · Division I#270Roster sizeof 306 · Division I
Team budgets across the division
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Roster sizes (cap 34)
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The program
- Roster35 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap34 1 over last season
- Coaching staff1 head, 4 assistant
- Team expenses$526,191 for the year
- Operating expenses$303,063 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$15,034 division median $39,211
- Athletic aid, men's teams$4,326,668 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$14,817 across men's teams
- Recruiting spend, men's$240,369 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Bryan Faulds head coach | Head Coach | not on file |
| Brian Valentine | Interim Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Jack Van Remortel | Assistant Coach | On 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.Campus
Full picture →11,452undergraduates · 13,518 students in all
Women 50% Men 50%
- Setting
- City
- Type
- Public · Research university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →71%admitted · of 14,982 applicants
SAT middle 50%950 – 1190
ACT middle 50%18 – 25
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 53%
Baseball
Full picture →35on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 3435
1 over — players already on the roster may stay
- Team expenses
- $526,191 $15,034 per roster spot · bottom quarter of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 4 assistant
- Athletic aid, men's teams
- $4,326,668
- Recruiting spend, men's
- $240,369
Cost
Full picture →$15,292net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $12,799 in-state · $17,239 out
Campus safety
Full picture →1violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 1 burglaries · 26 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 0 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →17%of bachelor's degrees in engineering · 23 fields · Associate's, Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research University of Akron
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 program35 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions71% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$15,292 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsEngineering · 17%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusCity · 11,452Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety1 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Walsh University Division II · Great Midwest Athletic Conference | 16 | 70 | $559k | — | 78% | |
| Malone University Division II · Great Midwest Athletic Conference | 19 | 66 | $768k | — | 76% | |
| University of Mount Union Division III · Ohio Athletic Conference | 24 | 69 | $321k | — | 80% | |
| Hiram College Division III · Presidents' Athletic Conference | 25 | 55 | $182k | — | 93% | |
| Baldwin Wallace University Division III · Ohio Athletic Conference | 27 | 63 | $377k | — | 77% | |
| John Carroll University Division III · North Coast Athletic Conference | 29 | 62 | $215k | — | 81% | |
| The College of Wooster Division III · North Coast Athletic Conference | 29 | 36 | $359k | — | 54% | |
| Case Western Reserve University Division III · University Athletic Association | 30 | 31 | $376k | — | 29% | |
| Oberlin College Division III · North Coast Athletic Conference | 40 | 34 | $270k | — | 33% | |
| Ashland University Division II · Great Midwest Athletic Conference | 45 | 48 | $745k | — | 81% | |
| Youngstown State University Division I · Horizon League | 45 | 40 | $867k | 977 | 80% | |
| Lake Erie College Division II · Great Midwest Athletic Conference | 46 | 53 | $624k | — | 64% |
Other baseball programs in the Mid-American Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ball State University 4 over cap | 38 | $1.5M | $38,896 | 978 | vs | |
| Central Michigan University 7 over cap | 41 | $1.3M | $30,940 | 986 | vs | |
| Eastern Michigan University 14 over cap | 48 | $1.3M | $26,206 | 964 | vs | |
| University of Toledo 6 over cap | 40 | $1.2M | $30,331 | 983 | vs | |
| Bowling Green State University 2 over cap | 36 | $995k | $27,645 | 988 | vs | |
| Western Michigan University room for 1 | 33 | $923k | $27,972 | 986 | vs | |
| University of Massachusetts, Amherst 1 over cap | 35 | $710k | $20,293 | 984 | vs | |
| University of Akron 1 over cap | 35 | $526k | $15,034 | — | vs | |
| Kent State University | — | — | — | — | vs | |
| Miami University (Ohio) | — | — | — | — | vs | |
| Ohio University | — | — | — | — | vs |
Every Mid-American Conference baseball program · Baseball budgets ranked