University of Maryland, College Park Baseball
University of Maryland, College Park fields a baseball team in the Big Ten Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 38 players, about the median of 40, with 1 head coach and 3 assistants. Team expenses were $2,521,679, well above the median of $1.6M — $66,359 per roster spot, upper half of Division I baseball programs. Under the Division I roster cap of 34 in force from 2025-26, that is 4 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 971, about the median of 979, with 96% of players retained year to year. The school gave $10,293,805 in athletic aid across its men's teams, about $32,575 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
- Roster38 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap34 4 over last season
- Coaching staff1 head, 3 assistant
- Team expenses$2,521,679 for the year
- Operating expenses$732,701 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$66,359 division median $39,211
- Academic Progress Rate971 multi-year; 981 latest
- Players retained96% year to year
- Eligible98% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, men's teams$10,293,805 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$32,575 across men's teams
- Recruiting spend, men's$2,126,655 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Matt Swope head coach | Head Coach | not on file |
| Jimmy Jackson | Assistant Coach / Pitching Coach | On file · sign in |
| Tommy Gardiner | Assistant Coach / Recruiting Coordinator | On file · sign in |
| Brock Keener | Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
| Josh Gjormand | Director of Operations | 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
- Suburb
- Type
- Public · Research university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 88%
Baseball
Full picture →- Team expenses
- $2,521,679 $66,360 per roster spot · upper half of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 3 assistant
- Athletic aid, men's teams
- $10,293,805
- Recruiting spend, men's
- $2,126,655
Cost
Full picture →- Tuition & fees
- $11,505 in-state · $40,306 out
Campus safety
Full picture →- In residence halls
- 14 burglaries · 61 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 103 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →Research University of Maryland, College Park
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Catholic University Division III · Landmark Conference | 5 | 47 | $357k | — | 84% | |
| George Washington University Division I · Atlantic 10 Conference | 8 | 40 | $2M | 981 | 44% | |
| Georgetown University Division I · BIG EAST Conference | 9 | 40 | $1.9M | 988 | 13% | |
| Marymount University (Virginia) Division III · Atlantic East Conference | 11 | 49 | $279k | — | 81% | |
| George Mason University Division I · Atlantic 10 Conference | 22 | 40 | $1.3M | 985 | 89% | |
| University of Maryland, Baltimore County Division I · America East Conference | 22 | 36 | $922k | 949 | 74% | |
| U.S. Naval Academy Division I · Patriot League | 25 | — | — | 991 | 9% | |
| Coppin State University Division I · Northeast Conference | 27 | 32 | $370k | 957 | 50% | |
| Johns Hopkins University Division III · Centennial Conference | 29 | 44 | $517k | — | 8% | |
| Notre Dame of Maryland University Division III · United East Conference | 30 | 38 | $71k | — | 86% | |
| Stevenson University Division III · Middle Atlantic Conference Commonwealth | 32 | 44 | $205k | — | 83% | |
| Towson University Division I · Coastal Athletic Association | 33 | 46 | $937k | 997 | 83% |
Other baseball programs in the Big Ten Conference
Every Big Ten Conference baseball program · Baseball budgets ranked