Division II · Great Lakes Valley Conference
University of Illinois Springfield Baseball
Springfield, IL · the Prairie Stars · University of Illinois Springfield overview
49
Roster
2024–25 season
$598k
Team budget
51st percentile in Division II
$12,211
Per roster spot
median $12,001
4
Coaches
1 head · 3 assistant
84%
Admitted
lower half for selectivity
University of Illinois Springfield fields a baseball team in the Great Lakes Valley Conference (NCAA Division II). In 2024–25 the roster carried 49 players, about the median of 45, with 1 head coach and 3 assistants. Team expenses were $598,363, about the median of $584k — $12,211 per roster spot, upper half of Division II baseball programs. The school gave $840,465 in athletic aid across its men's teams, about $4,354 per roster spot.
Among Division II baseball programs
Where this program sits against its 247 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#121Team budgetof 247 · Division II#120Spend per playerof 247 · Division II#79Roster sizeof 247 · Division II
Team budgets across the division
this programevery Division II baseball program
Roster sizes
this programevery Division II roster
The program
- Roster49 2024–25 season
- Coaching staff1 head, 3 assistant
- Team expenses$598,363 for the year
- Operating expenses$192,238 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$12,211 division median $12,001
- Athletic aid, men's teams$840,465 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$4,354 across men's teams
- Recruiting spend, men's$25,669 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Christopher Rodriguez head coach | Head Coach | not on file |
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Recruiting timing
- Coaches may first contact youJune 15 after sophomore year
- Your own emailsAny time the rule limits what coaches send back
- High-school baseball players472,598 2024-25
- Division II roster spots11,990 247 programs
- Odds of a spot1 in 39 2.5% of high-school players hold a Division II roster spot
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About the school
What an athlete asks first — each panel opens the full picture.Campus
Full picture →2,342undergraduates · 4,661 students in all
Women 51% Men 49%
- Setting
- City
- Type
- Public · Master's university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →84%admitted · of 2,495 applicants
SAT middle 50%1010 – 1210
ACT middle 50%21 – 28
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 61%
Baseball
Full picture →49on the roster · 2024–25 season
- Team expenses
- $598,363 $12,211 per roster spot · upper half of Division II
- Coaches
- 1 head · 3 assistant
- Athletic aid, men's teams
- $840,465
- Recruiting spend, men's
- $25,669
Cost
Full picture →$9,241net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $12,472 in-state · $19,460 out
Campus safety
Full picture →1.44violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 1 burglaries · 14 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 2 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →21%of bachelor's degrees in business · 21 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research University of Illinois Springfield
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 program49 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions84% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$9,241 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsBusiness · 21%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusCity · 2,342Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety1.44 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blackburn College Division III · St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | 33 | 40 | $186k | — | 80% | |
| Illinois College Division III · Midwest Conference | 33 | 48 | $225k | — | 75% | |
| Millikin University Division III · College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin | 35 | 48 | $298k | — | 54% | |
| Greenville University Division III · St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | 59 | 40 | $177k | — | 95% | |
| Illinois Wesleyan University Division III · College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin | 62 | 50 | $193k | — | 45% | |
| Illinois State University Division I · Missouri Valley Conference | 63 | 38 | $1.3M | 997 | 89% | |
| Principia College Division III · St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | 67 | 26 | $187k | — | 44% | |
| Bradley University Division I · Missouri Valley Conference | 67 | 36 | $1.5M | 1000 | 77% | |
| Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Division I · Ohio Valley Conference | 68 | 38 | $788k | 986 | 97% | |
| Eureka College Division III · St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | 70 | 47 | $150k | — | 88% | |
| Western Illinois University Division I · Ohio Valley Conference | 76 | 34 | $773k | 970 | 75% | |
| University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Division I · Big Ten Conference | 78 | 35 | $3.8M | 995 | 44% |
Other baseball programs in the Great Lakes Valley Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Indianapolis | 50 | $938k | $18,763 | — | vs | |
| Rockhurst University | 62 | $857k | $13,817 | — | vs | |
| Quincy University | 72 | $853k | $11,841 | — | vs | |
| Drury University | 46 | $786k | $17,079 | — | vs | |
| McKendree University | 86 | $772k | $8,977 | — | vs | |
| Maryville University of Saint Louis | 46 | $684k | $14,868 | — | vs | |
| Lewis University | 45 | $640k | $14,211 | — | vs | |
| Missouri University of Science and Technology | 45 | $599k | $13,303 | — | vs | |
| University of Illinois Springfield | 49 | $598k | $12,211 | — | vs | |
| Southwest Baptist University | 46 | $523k | $11,365 | — | vs | |
| University of Missouri-St. Louis | 42 | $497k | $11,842 | — | vs | |
| Upper Iowa University | 56 | $480k | $8,568 | — | vs | |
| Lincoln University (Missouri) | 25 | $437k | $17,477 | — | vs | |
| William Jewell College | 49 | $418k | $8,528 | — | vs | |
| Truman State University | 30 | $247k | $8,234 | — | vs |
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