Division I · America East Conference
University of Massachusetts Lowell Baseball
Lowell, MA · the River Hawks · University of Massachusetts Lowell overview
38
Roster
4 over the D-I cap of 34
$1.1M
Team budget
30th percentile in Division I
$29,942
Per roster spot
median $39,211
4
Coaches
1 head · 3 assistant
982
APR
97% of players retained
85%
Admitted
lower half for selectivity
University of Massachusetts Lowell fields a baseball team in the America East 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 $1,137,798, below the median of $1.6M — $29,942 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 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 982, about the median of 979, with 97% of players retained year to year. The school gave $3,814,160 in athletic aid across its men's teams, about $9,754 per roster spot.
Among Division I baseball programs
Where this program sits against its 306 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#215Team budgetof 306 · Division I#206Spend per playerof 306 · Division I#216Roster sizeof 306 · Division I#113APRof 306 · Division I
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Roster sizes (cap 34)
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The program
- Roster38 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap34 4 over last season
- Coaching staff1 head, 3 assistant
- Team expenses$1,137,798 for the year
- Operating expenses$331,685 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$29,942 division median $39,211
- Academic Progress Rate982 multi-year; 980 latest
- Players retained97% year to year
- Eligible99% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, men's teams$3,814,160 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$9,754 across men's teams
- Recruiting spend, men's$245,009 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Nick Barese head coach | Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Drew Guldin | Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
| Patrick Santorella | Assistant Coach | 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
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About the school
What an athlete asks first — each panel opens the full picture.Campus
Full picture →12,128undergraduates · 16,770 students in all
Women 43% Men 57%
- Setting
- Suburb
- Type
- Public · Research university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →85%admitted · of 12,628 applicants
SAT middle 50%1180 – 1350
ACT middle 50%26 – 30
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 70%
Baseball
Full picture →38on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 3438
4 over — players already on the roster may stay
Academic Progress Rate982
97% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $1,137,798 $29,942 per roster spot · lower half of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 3 assistant
- Athletic aid, men's teams
- $3,814,160
- Recruiting spend, men's
- $245,009
Cost
Full picture →$17,624net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $16,570 in-state · $35,396 out
Campus safety
Full picture →0.5violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 1 burglaries · 18 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 3 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →20%of bachelor's degrees in business · 23 fields · Associate's, Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research University of Massachusetts Lowell
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 program38 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions85% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$17,624 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsBusiness · 20%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusSuburb · 12,128Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety0.5 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rivier University Division III · Great Northeast Athletic Conference | 9 | 43 | $264k | — | 82% | |
| Merrimack College Division I · Metro Conference | 10 | 40 | $1.1M | — | 74% | |
| Bentley University Division II · Northeast 10 Conference | 19 | 42 | $460k | — | 48% | |
| Tufts University Division III · New England Small College Athletic Conference | 20 | 47 | $469k | — | 10% | |
| Brandeis University Division III · University Athletic Association | 20 | 38 | $321k | — | 35% | |
| Lesley University Division III · North Atlantic Conference | 22 | 22 | $60k | — | 94% | |
| Lasell University Division III · Great Northeast Athletic Conference | 22 | 38 | $233k | — | 82% | |
| Harvard University Division I · The Ivy League | 22 | 30 | $903k | 998 | 3% | |
| Boston College Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference | 23 | 43 | $3.9M | 992 | 16% | |
| Massachusetts Institute of Technology Division III · New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference | 24 | 30 | $188k | — | 5% | |
| Fitchburg State University Division III · Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference | 24 | 37 | $110k | — | 90% | |
| Suffolk University Division III · Conference of New England | 24 | 34 | $229k | — | 85% |
Other baseball programs in the America East Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Jersey Institute of Technology 4 over cap | 38 | $1.6M | $41,892 | 983 | vs | |
| Bryant University 6 over cap | 40 | $1.5M | $36,804 | 997 | vs | |
| University of Maine 7 over cap | 41 | $1.3M | $32,840 | 974 | vs | |
| Binghamton University room for 1 | 33 | $1.2M | $36,337 | 988 | vs | |
| University of Massachusetts Lowell 4 over cap | 38 | $1.1M | $29,942 | 982 | vs | |
| University of Maryland, Baltimore County 2 over cap | 36 | $922k | $25,617 | 949 | vs | |
| University at Albany at cap | 34 | $785k | $23,092 | 982 | vs |
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