Division I · Missouri Valley Conference
University of Evansville Baseball
Evansville, IN · the Purple Aces · University of Evansville overview
36
Roster
2 over the D-I cap of 34
$1.8M
Team budget
56th percentile in Division I
$48,983
Per roster spot
median $39,211
4
Coaches
1 head · 3 assistant
962
APR
95% of players retained
78%
Admitted
lower half for selectivity
University of Evansville fields a baseball team in the Missouri Valley Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 36 players, below the median of 40, with 1 head coach and 3 assistants. Team expenses were $1,763,389, about the median of $1.6M — $48,983 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 2 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 962, about the median of 979, with 95% of players retained year to year. The school gave $2,693,057 in athletic aid across its men's teams, about $15,045 per roster spot.
Among Division I baseball programs
Where this program sits against its 306 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#135Team budgetof 306 · Division I#122Spend per playerof 306 · Division I#258Roster sizeof 306 · Division I#243APRof 306 · Division I
Team budgets across the division
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Roster sizes (cap 34)
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The program
- Roster36 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap34 2 over last season
- Coaching staff1 head, 3 assistant
- Team expenses$1,763,389 for the year
- Operating expenses$361,181 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$48,983 division median $39,211
- Academic Progress Rate962 multi-year; 941 latest
- Players retained95% year to year
- Eligible97% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, men's teams$2,693,057 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$15,045 across men's teams
- Recruiting spend, men's$99,343 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Wes Carroll head coach | Head Coach | not on file |
| Matt Wollenzin | Assistant Baseball Coach | not on file |
| Jarrett Blunt | Pitching Coach | not on file |
| Brendan Hord | Assistant Baseball Coach | not on file |
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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 →1,741undergraduates · 2,109 students in all
Women 62% Men 38%
- Setting
- City
- Type
- Private · Master's university
- Affiliation
- United Methodist
Getting in
Full picture →78%admitted · of 4,492 applicants
- Test scores
- Scores not considered
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 71%
Baseball
Full picture →36on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 3436
2 over — players already on the roster may stay
Academic Progress Rate962
95% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $1,763,389 $48,983 per roster spot · upper half of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 3 assistant
- Athletic aid, men's teams
- $2,693,057
- Recruiting spend, men's
- $99,343
Cost
Full picture →$21,611net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $42,676
Campus safety
Full picture →2.05violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 4 burglaries · 10 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 2 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →18%of bachelor's degrees in business · 23 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research University of Evansville
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 program36 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions78% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$21,611 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsBusiness · 18%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusCity · 1,741Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety2.05 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Southern Indiana Division I · Ohio Valley Conference | 8 | 47 | $846k | — | 95% | |
| Kentucky Wesleyan College Division II · Great Midwest Athletic Conference | 27 | 48 | $664k | — | 67% | |
| Western Kentucky University Division I · Conference USA | 90 | 40 | $1.5M | 965 | 97% | |
| Southern Illinois University at Carbondale Division I · Missouri Valley Conference | 94 | 34 | $1.2M | 991 | 90% | |
| University of Louisville Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference | 98 | 37 | $5.4M | 993 | 81% | |
| Spalding University Division III · St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | 98 | 44 | $263k | — | 99% | |
| Indiana University, Bloomington Division I · Big Ten Conference | 99 | 41 | $3.5M | 965 | 80% | |
| Austin Peay State University Division I · United Athletic Conference | 100 | 39 | $1.7M | 980 | 96% | |
| Bellarmine University Division I · Atlantic Sun Conference | 101 | 49 | $1M | — | 94% | |
| Murray State University Division I · Missouri Valley Conference | 104 | 40 | $1.1M | 989 | 86% | |
| Indiana State University Division I · Missouri Valley Conference | 104 | 42 | $1.5M | 968 | 92% | |
| Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology Division III · Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference | 105 | 40 | $251k | — | 73% |
Other baseball programs in the Missouri Valley Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Evansville 2 over cap | 36 | $1.8M | $48,983 | 962 | vs | |
| Belmont University 2 over cap | 36 | $1.6M | $45,170 | 987 | vs | |
| Bradley University 2 over cap | 36 | $1.5M | $41,653 | 1000 | vs | |
| Indiana State University 8 over cap | 42 | $1.5M | $34,927 | 968 | vs | |
| Illinois State University 4 over cap | 38 | $1.3M | $34,057 | 997 | vs | |
| University of Illinois Chicago 7 over cap | 41 | $1.3M | $31,462 | 993 | vs | |
| Southern Illinois University at Carbondale at cap | 34 | $1.2M | $34,305 | 991 | vs | |
| Murray State University 6 over cap | 40 | $1.1M | $28,629 | 989 | vs | |
| Valparaiso University 3 over cap | 37 | $1.1M | $29,917 | 983 | vs |
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