Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference
University of Louisville Baseball
Louisville, KY · the Cardinals · University of Louisville overview
37
Roster
3 over the D-I cap of 34
$5.4M
Team budget
92nd percentile in Division I
$146,627
Per roster spot
median $39,211
5
Coaches
1 head · 4 assistant
993
APR
99% of players retained
81%
Admitted
lower half for selectivity
University of Louisville fields a baseball team in the Atlantic Coast Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 37 players, about the median of 40, with 1 head coach and 4 assistants. Team expenses were $5,425,229, well above the median of $1.6M — $146,627 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 3 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 $8,893,178 in athletic aid across its men's teams, about $24,298 per roster spot.
Among Division I baseball programs
Where this program sits against its 306 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#26Team budgetof 306 · Division I#22Spend per playerof 306 · Division I#242Roster 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
- Roster37 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap34 3 over last season
- Coaching staff1 head, 4 assistant
- Team expenses$5,425,229 for the year
- Operating expenses$559,400 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$146,627 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$8,893,178 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$24,298 across men's teams
- Recruiting spend, men's$1,579,219 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Dan McDonnell head coach | Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Roger Williams | Associate Head Coach / Pitching | On file · sign in |
| Eric Snider | Assistant Coach / Recruiting Coordinator | On file · sign in |
| Adam Vrable | Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
| Brian Mundorf | Director of Operations | On 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.Campus
Full picture →16,194undergraduates · 22,139 students in all
Women 57% Men 43%
- Setting
- City
- Type
- Public · Research university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →81%admitted · of 14,821 applicants
SAT middle 50%1020 – 1250
ACT middle 50%19 – 27
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 61%
Baseball
Full picture →37on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 3437
3 over — players already on the roster may stay
Academic Progress Rate993
99% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $5,425,229 $146,628 per roster spot · top 10% of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 4 assistant
- Athletic aid, men's teams
- $8,893,178
- Recruiting spend, men's
- $1,579,219
Cost
Full picture →$18,808net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $12,828 in-state · $29,174 out
Campus safety
Full picture →1.07violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 36 burglaries · 25 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 8 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →16%of bachelor's degrees in business · 22 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research University of Louisville
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 program37 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions81% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$18,808 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsBusiness · 16%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusCity · 16,194Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety1.07 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spalding University Division III · St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | 2 | 44 | $263k | — | 99% | |
| Bellarmine University Division I · Atlantic Sun Conference | 3 | 49 | $1M | — | 94% | |
| Hanover College Division III · Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference | 38 | 45 | $201k | — | 84% | |
| Asbury University Division III · Collegiate Conference of the South | 65 | 45 | $133k | — | 64% | |
| Centre College Division III · Southern Athletic Association | 66 | 41 | $254k | — | 54% | |
| University of Kentucky Division I · Southeastern Conference | 69 | 42 | $5.2M | 973 | 92% | |
| Transylvania University Division III · Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference | 70 | 51 | $373k | — | 85% | |
| Indiana University, Bloomington Division I · Big Ten Conference | 78 | 41 | $3.5M | 965 | 80% | |
| Kentucky Wesleyan College Division II · Great Midwest Athletic Conference | 81 | 48 | $664k | — | 67% | |
| Thomas More University Division II · Great Midwest Athletic Conference | 85 | 38 | $251k | — | 97% | |
| Mount St. Joseph University Division III · Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference | 86 | 47 | $241k | — | 57% | |
| Eastern Kentucky University Division I · United Athletic Conference | 86 | 48 | $1.3M | 990 | 78% |
Other baseball programs in the Atlantic Coast Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Carolina State University 5 over cap | 39 | $8.9M | $228,134 | 985 | vs | |
| Clemson University 6 over cap | 40 | $7.7M | $193,564 | 1000 | vs | |
| Florida State University 6 over cap | 40 | $6.9M | $171,661 | 971 | vs | |
| University of Virginia 7 over cap | 41 | $6.4M | $156,027 | 982 | vs | |
| University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill 16 over cap | 50 | $6.1M | $122,989 | 979 | vs | |
| University of Miami (Florida) 2 over cap | 36 | $5.9M | $165,037 | 976 | vs | |
| University of Louisville 3 over cap | 37 | $5.4M | $146,627 | 993 | vs | |
| Wake Forest University 6 over cap | 40 | $5.2M | $129,592 | 978 | vs | |
| Duke University 9 over cap | 43 | $4.9M | $114,877 | 994 | vs | |
| Stanford University 4 over cap | 38 | $4.3M | $114,322 | 989 | vs | |
| Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University 11 over cap | 45 | $4M | $88,151 | 975 | vs | |
| Boston College 9 over cap | 43 | $3.9M | $91,797 | 992 | vs | |
| Georgia Institute of Technology 12 over cap | 46 | $3.8M | $82,148 | 988 | vs | |
| University of Notre Dame 11 over cap | 45 | $3.6M | $80,278 | 990 | vs | |
| University of Pittsburgh 3 over cap | 37 | $2.9M | $78,744 | 961 | vs | |
| University of California, Berkeley 9 over cap | 43 | $2.6M | $59,782 | 974 | vs |
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