Division I · Big West Conference
University of California, Santa Barbara Baseball
Santa Barbara, CA · the Gauchos · University of California, Santa Barbara overview
52
Roster
18 over the D-I cap of 34
$3.4M
Team budget
81st percentile in Division I
$66,067
Per roster spot
median $39,211
4
Coaches
1 head · 3 assistant
959
APR
94% of players retained
28%
Admitted
top quarter for selectivity
University of California, Santa Barbara fields a baseball team in the Big West Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 52 players, above the median of 40, with 1 head coach and 3 assistants. Team expenses were $3,435,494, well above the median of $1.6M — $66,067 per roster spot, upper half of Division I baseball programs. Under the Division I roster cap of 34 in force from 2025-26, that is 18 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 959, about the median of 979, with 94% of players retained year to year. The school gave $3,214,113 in athletic aid across its men's teams, about $10,932 per roster spot.
Among Division I baseball programs
Where this program sits against its 306 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#60Team budgetof 306 · Division I#79Spend per playerof 306 · Division I#7Roster sizeof 306 · Division I#254APRof 306 · Division I
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Roster sizes (cap 34)
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The program
- Roster52 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap34 18 over last season
- Coaching staff1 head, 3 assistant
- Team expenses$3,435,494 for the year
- Operating expenses$522,546 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$66,067 division median $39,211
- Academic Progress Rate959 multi-year; 952 latest
- Players retained94% year to year
- Eligible98% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, men's teams$3,214,113 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$10,932 across men's teams
- Recruiting spend, men's$525,105 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Andrew Checketts head coach | Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Matt Fonteno | Associate Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Dylan Jones | Assistant Coach / Recruiting Coordinator | On file · sign in |
| Kyle Hunt | Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
| Christian Kirtley | Director of Player Development, Camps & Clinics | 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
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
Full picture →23,232undergraduates · 26,068 students in all
Women 56% Men 44%
- Setting
- Suburb
- Type
- Public · Research university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →28%admitted · of 110,871 applicants
- Test scores
- Scores not considered
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 85%
Baseball
Full picture →52on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 3452
18 over — players already on the roster may stay
Academic Progress Rate959
94% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $3,435,494 $66,067 per roster spot · top quarter of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 3 assistant
- Athletic aid, men's teams
- $3,214,113
- Recruiting spend, men's
- $525,105
Cost
Full picture →$15,283net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $14,965 in-state · $45,742 out
Campus safety
Full picture →2.14violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 36 burglaries · 93 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 149 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →27%of bachelor's degrees in social sciences · 20 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research University of California, Santa Barbara
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 program52 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions28% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$15,283 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsSocial sciences · 27%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusSuburb · 23,232Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety2.14 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Westmont College Division II · Pacific West Conference | 11 | 54 | $765k | — | 80% | |
| California Lutheran University Division III · Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conf. | 57 | 44 | $291k | — | 89% | |
| Pepperdine University Division I · West Coast Conference | 70 | 40 | $2.9M | 981 | 50% | |
| California State University, Northridge Division I · Big West Conference | 76 | 27 | $2M | 950 | 93% | |
| California Polytechnic State University Division I · Big West Conference | 76 | 39 | $1.9M | 979 | 30% | |
| California State University, Bakersfield Division I · Big West Conference | 77 | 40 | $1.2M | 961 | 88% | |
| University of California, Los Angeles Division I · Big Ten Conference | 84 | 40 | $5.2M | 987 | 9% | |
| Loyola Marymount University Division I · West Coast Conference | 87 | 41 | $2.6M | 970 | 40% | |
| University of Southern California Division I · Big Ten Conference | 93 | 40 | $5.9M | 987 | 10% | |
| Occidental College Division III · Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conf. | 95 | 44 | $281k | — | 40% | |
| California State University, Dominguez Hills Division II · California Collegiate Athletic Association | 99 | 42 | $525k | — | 91% | |
| California State University, Los Angeles Division II · California Collegiate Athletic Association | 99 | 44 | $619k | — | 92% |
Other baseball programs in the Big West Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of California, Santa Barbara 18 over cap | 52 | $3.4M | $66,067 | 959 | vs | |
| California Baptist University 4 over cap | 38 | $2.7M | $71,340 | 990 | vs | |
| University of California, Irvine 6 over cap | 40 | $2.3M | $57,962 | 982 | vs | |
| California State University, Fullerton 6 over cap | 40 | $2.2M | $55,420 | 952 | vs | |
| University of California, San Diego 8 over cap | 42 | $2.2M | $52,160 | — | vs | |
| California State University, Sacramento 10 over cap | 44 | $2.2M | $49,098 | 965 | vs | |
| Long Beach State University 6 over cap | 40 | $2M | $49,984 | 962 | vs | |
| California State University, Northridge room for 7 | 27 | $2M | $73,862 | 950 | vs | |
| California Polytechnic State University 5 over cap | 39 | $1.9M | $49,083 | 979 | vs | |
| Utah Valley University 10 over cap | 44 | $1.7M | $37,624 | 981 | vs | |
| University of California, Riverside 4 over cap | 38 | $1.5M | $39,760 | 969 | vs | |
| California State University, Bakersfield 6 over cap | 40 | $1.2M | $30,952 | 961 | vs |
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