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Division I · Southeastern Conference

University of Florida Baseball

Gainesville, FL · the Gators · University of Florida overview
38
Roster
4 over the D-I cap of 34
$6.4M
Team budget
94th percentile in Division I
$168,545
Per roster spot
median $39,211
4
Coaches
1 head · 3 assistant
976
APR
94% of players retained
24%
Admitted
top quarter for selectivity

University of Florida fields a baseball team in the Southeastern Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 38 players, about the median of 40, with 1 head coach and 3 assistants. Team expenses were $6,404,716, well above the median of $1.6M — $168,545 per roster spot, top 10% of Division I baseball programs. Under the Division I roster cap of 34 in force from 2025-26, that is 4 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 976, about the median of 979, with 94% of players retained year to year. The school gave $8,560,624 in athletic aid across its men's teams, about $22,120 per roster spot.

Among Division I baseball programs

Where this program sits against its 306 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).

Team budget$6.4M
Spend per player$168,545
Roster size38
Coaching staff4
APR976

Team budgets across the division

$210k$11M
this programevery Division I baseball program

Roster sizes (cap 34)

2560
this programevery Division I roster

The program

  • Roster38 2024–25 season
  • Division I roster cap34 4 over last season
  • Coaching staff1 head, 3 assistant
  • Team expenses$6,404,716 for the year
  • Operating expenses$1,575,853 game-day and travel
  • Spend per roster spot$168,545 division median $39,211
  • Academic Progress Rate976 multi-year; 968 latest
  • Players retained94% year to year
  • Eligible100% of player-terms
  • Athletic aid, men's teams$8,560,624 school-wide
  • Aid per roster spot$22,120 across men's teams
  • Recruiting spend, men's$3,380,567 school-wide

Coaching staff

NameTitleEmail
Kevin O'Sullivan head coachHead Coachnot on file
Tom SlaterAssociate Head Coachnot on file
Rich DormanPitching Coachnot on file
Todd ButlerAssistant Coachnot on file
Mike RiveraDirector of Player Developmentnot on file
Buddy MunroeDirector of Baseball OperationsOn 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.
34,924undergraduates · 54,814 students in all
Women 57% Men 43%
Setting
City
Type
Public · Research university
Affiliation
None
24%admitted · of 65,375 applicants
SAT middle 50%1300 – 1480
ACT middle 50%28 – 33
Test scores
Scores required
Graduate in 6 yrs
91%
38on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 3438
4 over — players already on the roster may stay
Academic Progress Rate976
94% of players kept year to year
Team expenses
$6,404,716 $168,545 per roster spot · top 10% of Division I
Coaches
1 head · 3 assistant
Athletic aid, men's teams
$8,560,624
Recruiting spend, men's
$3,380,567
$11,521net price · after grants, aided first-years
Sticker, in-state$22,601
Sticker, out-of-state$44,879
Average net price$11,521
Net price by family income
$0–30k$2,387
$30–48k$3,437
$48–75k$8,189
$75–110k$13,440
$110k and up$15,571
Tuition & fees
$6,381 in-state · $28,659 out

Campus safety

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1.15violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
Violent1.15
Property3.42
In residence halls
15 burglaries · 28 sex offences over 2022–2024
Residence-hall fires
9 over 2022–2024
14%of bachelor's degrees in business · 25 fields · Associate's, Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Business1,284 · 14%
Engineering1,157 · 12%
Biological sciences1,056 · 11%
Social sciences935 · 10%
Health professions & nursing687 · 7%

Research University of Florida

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Baseball programs within 150 miles

University of FloridaFlagler College · 64 miJacksonville University · 66 miUniversity of North Florida · 66 miStetson University · 76 miEmbry-Riddle Aeronautical University (Florida) · 84 miBethune-Cookman University · 85 miSaint Leo University · 91 miRollins College · 95 miUniversity of Central Florida · 100 miValdosta State University · 100 miUniversity of South Florida · 110 miFlorida Southern College · 114 mi
SchoolMilesRosterBudgetAPRAdmitted
Flagler College Division II · Peach Belt Conference6442$975k—78%
Jacksonville University Division I · Atlantic Sun Conference6635$1.8M97857%
University of North Florida Division I · Atlantic Sun Conference6643$937k98962%
Stetson University Division I · Atlantic Sun Conference7645$2.5M97486%
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University (Florida) Division II · Sunshine State Conference8462$981k—66%
Bethune-Cookman University Division I · Southwestern Athletic Conf.8540$1.1M944100%
Saint Leo University Division II · Sunshine State Conference9149$531k—72%
Rollins College Division II · Sunshine State Conference9562$1M—41%
University of Central Florida Division I · Big 12 Conference10040$3.6M96340%
Valdosta State University Division II · Gulf South Conference10046$559k—83%
University of South Florida Division I · American Conference11060$2.7M97941%
Florida Southern College Division II · Sunshine State Conference11474$1.1M—59%

Other baseball programs in the Southeastern Conference

SchoolRosterBudgetPer playerAPRCompare
University of Tennessee, Knoxville 21 over cap55$11M$208,105975vs
Louisiana State University 7 over cap41$11M$268,009973vs
University of Mississippi 6 over cap40$11M$264,049985vs
Vanderbilt University 12 over cap46$10M$219,458988vs
University of Arkansas, Fayetteville 9 over cap43$9.9M$230,131971vs
Texas A&M University, College Station 14 over cap48$9M$187,752961vs
University of Texas at Austin 7 over cap41$8.1M$197,723973vs
University of South Carolina, Columbia 9 over cap43$8M$187,120961vs
Mississippi State University 7 over cap41$7.6M$185,028969vs
Auburn University 9 over cap43$7.6M$176,061970vs
University of Oklahoma 6 over cap40$6.8M$170,149964vs
University of Alabama 15 over cap49$6.7M$136,100988vs
University of Florida 4 over cap38$6.4M$168,545976vs
University of Georgia 21 over cap55$6.3M$114,832995vs
University of Kentucky 8 over cap42$5.2M$123,020973vs
University of Missouri, Columbia 15 over cap49$4.6M$93,713974vs

Every Southeastern Conference baseball program · Baseball budgets ranked