Division I · Mountain West Conference
University of California, Davis Baseball
Davis, CA · the Aggies · University of California, Davis overview
43
Roster
9 over the D-I cap of 34
$1.5M
Team budget
48th percentile in Division I
$35,932
Per roster spot
median $39,211
4
Coaches
1 head · 3 assistant
989
APR
99% of players retained
42%
Admitted
top quarter for selectivity
University of California, Davis fields a baseball team in the Mountain West Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 43 players, about the median of 40, with 1 head coach and 3 assistants. Team expenses were $1,545,091, about the median of $1.6M — $35,932 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 9 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 989, about the median of 979, with 99% of players retained year to year. The school gave $4,818,992 in athletic aid across its men's teams, about $15,956 per roster spot.
Among Division I baseball programs
Where this program sits against its 306 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#161Team budgetof 306 · Division I#172Spend per playerof 306 · Division I#55Roster sizeof 306 · Division I#60APRof 306 · Division I
Team budgets across the division
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Roster sizes (cap 34)
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The program
- Roster43 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap34 9 over last season
- Coaching staff1 head, 3 assistant
- Team expenses$1,545,091 for the year
- Operating expenses$396,693 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$35,932 division median $39,211
- Academic Progress Rate989 multi-year; 1000 latest
- Players retained99% year to year
- Eligible99% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, men's teams$4,818,992 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$15,956 across men's teams
- Recruiting spend, men's$316,782 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Tommy Nicholson head coach | Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Andrew Ayers | Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
| Zack Thornton | Pitching Coach | On file · sign in |
| Sky Valenzuela | 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 →31,797undergraduates · 39,707 students in all
Women 59% Men 41%
- Setting
- Suburb
- Type
- Public · Research university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →42%admitted · of 94,637 applicants
- Test scores
- Scores not considered
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 85%
Baseball
Full picture →43on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 3443
9 over — players already on the roster may stay
Academic Progress Rate989
99% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $1,545,091 $35,932 per roster spot · lower half of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 3 assistant
- Athletic aid, men's teams
- $4,818,992
- Recruiting spend, men's
- $316,782
Cost
Full picture →$17,315net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $15,247 in-state · $46,024 out
Campus safety
Full picture →2.25violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 33 burglaries · 147 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 22 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →19%of bachelor's degrees in biological sciences · 23 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research University of California, Davis
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 program43 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions42% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$17,315 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsBiological sciences · 19%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusSuburb · 31,797Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety2.25 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| California State University, Sacramento Division I · Big West Conference | 18 | 44 | $2.2M | 965 | 94% | |
| Jessup University Division II · Pacific West Conference | 31 | 57 | $710k | — | 77% | |
| University of the Pacific Division I · West Coast Conference | 45 | 41 | $2M | 959 | 95% | |
| Saint Mary's College of California Division I · West Coast Conference | 52 | 40 | $2.6M | 976 | 89% | |
| University of California, Berkeley Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference | 54 | 43 | $2.6M | 974 | 12% | |
| California State University, East Bay Division II · California Collegiate Athletic Association | 63 | 38 | $554k | — | 97% | |
| University of San Francisco Division I · West Coast Conference | 65 | 40 | $2.1M | 981 | 51% | |
| Menlo College Division II · California Collegiate Athletic Association | 79 | 47 | $709k | — | 68% | |
| Stanford University Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference | 80 | 38 | $4.3M | 989 | 4% | |
| California State University, Chico Division II · California Collegiate Athletic Association | 82 | 44 | $710k | — | 94% | |
| Santa Clara University Division I · West Coast Conference | 83 | 41 | $2.3M | 969 | 44% | |
| San Jose State University Division I · Mountain West Conference | 83 | 48 | $1.3M | 940 | 80% |
Other baseball programs in the Mountain West Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Hawaii, Manoa 7 over cap | 41 | $2.4M | $57,902 | 979 | vs | |
| University of Nevada, Reno 5 over cap | 39 | $2.2M | $55,948 | 954 | vs | |
| Grand Canyon University 11 over cap | 45 | $1.7M | $37,943 | 979 | vs | |
| University of Nevada, Las Vegas 4 over cap | 38 | $1.5M | $40,748 | 978 | vs | |
| University of California, Davis 9 over cap | 43 | $1.5M | $35,932 | 989 | vs | |
| University of New Mexico 6 over cap | 40 | $1.5M | $38,516 | 965 | vs | |
| San Jose State University 14 over cap | 48 | $1.3M | $26,917 | 940 | vs | |
| Utah Tech University room for 1 | 33 | $1.2M | $37,802 | — | vs | |
| U.S. Air Force Academy | — | — | — | 994 | vs |
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