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Division II · Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference

University of Bridgeport Baseball

Bridgeport, CT · the Purple Knights · University of Bridgeport overview
48
Roster
2024–25 season
$674k
Team budget
63rd percentile in Division II
$14,035
Per roster spot
median $12,001
5
Coaches
1 head · 4 assistant
64%
Admitted
top quarter for selectivity

University of Bridgeport fields a baseball team in the Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (NCAA Division II). In 2024–25 the roster carried 48 players, about the median of 45, with 1 head coach and 4 assistants. Team expenses were $673,711, above the median of $584k — $14,035 per roster spot, upper half of Division II baseball programs. The school gave $1,543,124 in athletic aid across its men's teams, about $9,185 per roster spot.

Among Division II baseball programs

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

Team budget$674k
Spend per player$14,035
Roster size48
Coaching staff5

Team budgets across the division

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

Roster sizes

25120
this programevery Division II roster

The program

  • Roster48 2024–25 season
  • Coaching staff1 head, 4 assistant
  • Team expenses$673,711 for the year
  • Operating expenses$200,327 game-day and travel
  • Spend per roster spot$14,035 division median $12,001
  • Athletic aid, men's teams$1,543,124 school-wide
  • Aid per roster spot$9,185 across men's teams
  • Recruiting spend, men's$9,909 school-wide

Coaching staff

NameTitleEmail
Joseph Tonelli 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.
1,479undergraduates · 4,103 students in all
Women 58% Men 42%
Setting
City
Type
Private · Doctoral/professional university
Affiliation
None
64%admitted · of 5,592 applicants
SAT middle 50%880 – 1115
Test scores
Test-optional
Graduate in 6 yrs
46%
48on the roster · 2024–25 season
Team expenses
$673,711 $14,036 per roster spot · upper half of Division II
Coaches
1 head · 4 assistant
Athletic aid, men's teams
$1,543,124
Recruiting spend, men's
$9,909
$26,064net price · after grants, aided first-years
Sticker price$59,482
Average net price$26,064
Net price by family income
$0–30k$21,943
$30–48k$23,572
$48–75k$25,830
$75–110k$27,339
$110k and up$27,063
Tuition & fees
$35,760

Campus safety

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1.04violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
Violent1.04
Property1.48
In residence halls
4 burglaries · 9 sex offences over 2022–2024
Residence-hall fires
1 over 2022–2024
54%of bachelor's degrees in health professions & nursing · 14 fields · Associate's, Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Health professions & nursing209 · 54%
Psychology34 · 9%
Liberal arts & general studies33 · 8%
Business28 · 7%
Engineering17 · 4%

Research University of Bridgeport

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Baseball programs within 150 miles

University of BridgeportFairfield University · 3 miSacred Heart University · 5 miUniversity of New Haven · 15 miYale University · 17 miSouthern Connecticut State University · 17 miStony Brook University · 18 miAlbertus Magnus College · 18 miWestern Connecticut State University · 21 miQuinnipiac University · 23 miPost University · 26 miPurchase College, State University of New York · 28 miManhattanville University · 29 mi
SchoolMilesRosterBudgetAPRAdmitted
Fairfield University Division I · Metro Conference338$1.4M99745%
Sacred Heart University Division I · Metro Conference539$997k98468%
University of New Haven Division I · Northeast Conference1533$653k—81%
Yale University Division I · The Ivy League1732$1.5M10005%
Southern Connecticut State University Division II · Northeast 10 Conference1735$566k—81%
Stony Brook University Division I · Coastal Athletic Association1841$1.7M96949%
Albertus Magnus College Division III · Great Northeast Athletic Conference1845$126k—64%
Western Connecticut State University Division III · Little East Conference2155$328k—81%
Quinnipiac University Division I · Metro Conference2332$1.2M98577%
Post University Division II · Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference2648$724k——
Purchase College, State University of New York Division III · Skyline Conference2837$77k—73%
Manhattanville University Division III · Skyline Conference2951$131k—85%

Other baseball programs in the Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference

SchoolRosterBudgetPer playerAPRCompare
Georgian Court University47$878k$18,671—vs
Felician University57$827k$14,504—vs
Post University48$724k$15,091—vs
Holy Family University76$704k$9,263—vs
Thomas Jefferson University39$674k$17,274—vs
University of Bridgeport48$674k$14,035—vs
Wilmington University (Delaware)50$472k$9,436—vs
Goldey-Beacom College46$399k$8,670—vs
Chestnut Hill College42$375k$8,937—vs
Caldwell University37$375k$10,133—vs
Dominican University New York72$366k$5,087—vs
Lincoln University (Pennsylvania)32$244k$7,619—vs

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