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Division I · Southeastern Conference

University of Georgia Baseball

Athens, GA · the Bulldogs · University of Georgia overview
55
Roster
21 over the D-I cap of 34
$6.3M
Team budget
94th percentile in Division I
$114,832
Per roster spot
median $39,211
4
Coaches
1 head · 3 assistant
995
APR
98% of players retained
37%
Admitted
top quarter for selectivity

University of Georgia fields a baseball team in the Southeastern Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 55 players, above the median of 40, with 1 head coach and 3 assistants. Team expenses were $6,315,769, well above the median of $1.6M — $114,832 per roster spot, top quarter of Division I baseball programs. Under the Division I roster cap of 34 in force from 2025-26, that is 21 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 995, about the median of 979, with 98% of players retained year to year. The school gave $6,695,845 in athletic aid across its men's teams, about $19,408 per roster spot.

Among Division I baseball programs

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

Team budget$6.3M
Spend per player$114,832
Roster size55
Coaching staff4
APR995

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

  • Roster55 2024–25 season
  • Division I roster cap34 21 over last season
  • Coaching staff1 head, 3 assistant
  • Team expenses$6,315,769 for the year
  • Operating expenses$1,542,205 game-day and travel
  • Spend per roster spot$114,832 division median $39,211
  • Academic Progress Rate995 multi-year; 990 latest
  • Players retained98% year to year
  • Eligible99% of player-terms
  • Athletic aid, men's teams$6,695,845 school-wide
  • Aid per roster spot$19,408 across men's teams
  • Recruiting spend, men's$3,856,269 school-wide

Coaching staff

NameTitleEmail
Wes Johnson head coachHead Coachnot on file
Brock BennettAssistant Coach / Recruiting CoordinatorOn file · sign in
Luke BonfieldAssistant Coach / HittingOn file · sign in
Will CogginAssistant Head Coach / HittingOn file · sign in
Drew FinleyAssistant Coach / PitchingOn file · sign in
Anna LittletonDirector 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.
31,514undergraduates · 41,615 students in all
Women 59% Men 41%
Setting
City
Type
Public · Research university
Affiliation
None
37%admitted · of 43,419 applicants
SAT middle 50%1160 – 1390
ACT middle 50%25 – 32
Test scores
Scores required
Graduate in 6 yrs
87%
55on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 3455
21 over — players already on the roster may stay
Academic Progress Rate995
98% of players kept year to year
Team expenses
$6,315,769 $114,832 per roster spot · top 10% of Division I
Coaches
1 head · 3 assistant
Athletic aid, men's teams
$6,695,845
Recruiting spend, men's
$3,856,269
$16,303net price · after grants, aided first-years
Sticker, in-state$28,106
Sticker, out-of-state$47,146
Average net price$16,303
Net price by family income
$0–30k$7,897
$30–48k$9,336
$48–75k$14,400
$75–110k$17,447
$110k and up$17,846
Tuition & fees
$11,180 in-state · $30,220 out

Campus safety

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0.51violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
Violent0.51
Property0.65
In residence halls
19 burglaries · 38 sex offences over 2022–2024
Residence-hall fires
7 over 2022–2024
28%of bachelor's degrees in business · 26 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Business2,331 · 28%
Biological sciences863 · 10%
Communication & journalism698 · 8%
Social sciences611 · 7%
Psychology578 · 7%

Research University of Georgia

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Baseball programs within 150 miles

University of GeorgiaEmmanuel University (Georgia) · 26 miPiedmont University · 43 miUniversity of North Georgia · 53 miOglethorpe University · 55 miEmory University · 56 miAnderson University (South Carolina) · 57 miClemson University · 59 miGeorgia State University · 60 miGeorgia Institute of Technology · 60 miGeorgia College · 61 miClark Atlanta University · 61 miMorehouse College · 61 mi
SchoolMilesRosterBudgetAPRAdmitted
Emmanuel University (Georgia) Division II · Conference Carolinas2686$714k—53%
Piedmont University Division III · Collegiate Conference of the South4347$418k—93%
University of North Georgia Division II · Peach Belt Conference5334$996k—72%
Oglethorpe University Division III · Southern Athletic Association5549$243k—60%
Emory University Division III · University Athletic Association5636$455k—11%
Anderson University (South Carolina) Division II · South Atlantic Conference5750$644k—53%
Clemson University Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference5940$7.7M100038%
Georgia State University Division I · Sun Belt Conference6040$1.6M97262%
Georgia Institute of Technology Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference6046$3.8M98816%
Georgia College Division II · Peach Belt Conference6148$485k—88%
Clark Atlanta University Division II · Southern Intercol. Ath. Conf.6130$231k—65%
Morehouse College Division II · Southern Intercol. Ath. Conf.61———51%

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