University of Iowa Baseball
University of Iowa fields a baseball team in the Big Ten Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 46 players, above the median of 40, with 1 head coach and 3 assistants. Team expenses were $3,423,406, well above the median of $1.6M — $74,421 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 12 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 964, about the median of 979, with 94% of players retained year to year. The school gave $7,802,248 in athletic aid across its men's teams, about $21,612 per roster spot.
Among Division I baseball programs
Where this program sits against its 306 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
Team budgets across the division
Roster sizes (cap 34)
The program
- Roster46 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap34 12 over last season
- Coaching staff1 head, 3 assistant
- Team expenses$3,423,406 for the year
- Operating expenses$990,009 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$74,421 division median $39,211
- Academic Progress Rate964 multi-year; 981 latest
- Players retained94% year to year
- Eligible98% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, men's teams$7,802,248 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$21,612 across men's teams
- Recruiting spend, men's$1,549,180 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Rick Heller head coach | Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Marty Sutherland | Associate Head Coach (Recruiting Coordinator) - Hitting | On file · sign in |
| David Pearson | Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
| Casey Day | Assistant Coach - Pitching | On file · sign in |
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.Campus
Full picture →- Setting
- City
- Type
- Public · Research university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 73%
Baseball
Full picture →- Team expenses
- $3,423,406 $74,422 per roster spot · top quarter of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 3 assistant
- Athletic aid, men's teams
- $7,802,248
- Recruiting spend, men's
- $1,549,180
Cost
Full picture →- Tuition & fees
- $10,964 in-state · $32,927 out
Campus safety
Full picture →- In residence halls
- 16 burglaries · 43 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 36 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →Research University of Iowa
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 programs within 150 miles
| School | Miles | Roster | Budget | APR | Admitted | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cornell College Division III · Midwest Conference | 19 | 50 | $222k | — | 81% | |
| Coe College Division III · American Rivers Conference | 23 | 59 | $170k | — | 71% | |
| Augustana College (Illinois) Division III · College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin | 52 | 52 | $406k | — | 68% | |
| Grinnell College Division III · Midwest Conference | 61 | 42 | $269k | — | 13% | |
| Monmouth College (Illinois) Division III · Midwest Conference | 70 | 39 | $149k | — | 87% | |
| University of Dubuque Division III · American Rivers Conference | 72 | 43 | $268k | — | 87% | |
| Loras College Division III · American Rivers Conference | 73 | 61 | $231k | — | 92% | |
| Central College (Iowa) Division III · American Rivers Conference | 74 | 48 | $215k | — | 79% | |
| Knox College Division III · Midwest Conference | 78 | 46 | $210k | — | 71% | |
| Upper Iowa University Division II · Great Lakes Valley Conference | 82 | 56 | $480k | — | 93% | |
| Wartburg College Division III · American Rivers Conference | 88 | 62 | $288k | — | 99% | |
| University of Wisconsin-Platteville Division III · Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | 91 | 46 | $170k | — | 87% |
Other baseball programs in the Big Ten Conference
Every Big Ten Conference baseball program · Baseball budgets ranked