Division I · Missouri Valley Conference
University of Illinois Chicago Baseball
Chicago, IL · the Flames · University of Illinois Chicago overview
41
Roster
7 over the D-I cap of 34
$1.3M
Team budget
38th percentile in Division I
$31,462
Per roster spot
median $39,211
4
Coaches
1 head · 3 assistant
993
APR
99% of players retained
79%
Admitted
lower half for selectivity
University of Illinois Chicago fields a baseball team in the Missouri Valley Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 41 players, about the median of 40, with 1 head coach and 3 assistants. Team expenses were $1,289,962, below the median of $1.6M — $31,462 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 7 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 993, about the median of 979, with 99% of players retained year to year. The school gave $2,364,899 in athletic aid across its men's teams, about $11,943 per roster spot.
Among Division I baseball programs
Where this program sits against its 306 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#189Team budgetof 306 · Division I#195Spend per playerof 306 · Division I#94Roster sizeof 306 · Division I#35APRof 306 · Division I
Team budgets across the division
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Roster sizes (cap 34)
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The program
- Roster41 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap34 7 over last season
- Coaching staff1 head, 3 assistant
- Team expenses$1,289,962 for the year
- Operating expenses$361,575 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$31,462 division median $39,211
- Academic Progress Rate993 multi-year; 990 latest
- Players retained99% year to year
- Eligible100% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, men's teams$2,364,899 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$11,943 across men's teams
- Recruiting spend, men's$187,112 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Sean McDermott head coach | Head Coach | not on file |
| Mitch Mormann | Associate Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Cam Johnson | Assistant Coach / Hitting Coach | On file · sign in |
| Dominic Sciturro | Assistant 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 →22,107undergraduates · 33,522 students in all
Women 56% Men 44%
- Setting
- City
- Type
- Public · Research university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →79%admitted · of 25,420 applicants
SAT middle 50%1120 – 1340
ACT middle 50%25 – 32
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 60%
Baseball
Full picture →41on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 3441
7 over — players already on the roster may stay
Academic Progress Rate993
99% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $1,289,962 $31,462 per roster spot · lower half of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 3 assistant
- Athletic aid, men's teams
- $2,364,899
- Recruiting spend, men's
- $187,112
Cost
Full picture →$11,499net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $15,816 in-state · $31,505 out
Campus safety
Full picture →0.87violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 21 burglaries · 24 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 3 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →18%of bachelor's degrees in business · 25 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research University of Illinois Chicago
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 program41 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions79% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$11,499 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsBusiness · 18%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusCity · 22,107Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety0.87 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roosevelt University Division II · Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | 1 | 55 | $908k | — | 94% | |
| Illinois Institute of Technology Division III · Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference | 3 | 40 | $168k | — | 55% | |
| University of Chicago Division III · University Athletic Association | 6 | 43 | $458k | — | 5% | |
| North Park University Division III · College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin | 8 | 44 | $261k | — | 73% | |
| Concordia University Chicago Division III · Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference | 8 | 42 | $435k | — | 93% | |
| Dominican University (Illinois) Division III · Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference | 9 | 42 | $291k | — | 80% | |
| Northwestern University Division I · Big Ten Conference | 12 | 39 | $3.2M | 1000 | 7% | |
| Elmhurst University Division III · College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin | 15 | 41 | $228k | — | 76% | |
| Purdue University Northwest Division II · Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | 22 | 45 | $265k | — | 71% | |
| Wheaton College (Illinois) Division III · College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin | 23 | 42 | $381k | — | 90% | |
| Benedictine University (Illinois) Division III · Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference | 24 | 107 | $659k | — | 77% | |
| North Central College Division III · College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin | 26 | 43 | $268k | — | 58% |
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 |
Every Missouri Valley Conference baseball program · Baseball budgets ranked