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Division I · Big Ten Conference

University of Minnesota, Twin Cities Baseball

Minneapolis, MN · the Golden Gophers · University of Minnesota, Twin Cities overview
38
Roster
4 over the D-I cap of 34
$2.7M
Team budget
75th percentile in Division I
$71,877
Per roster spot
median $39,211
4
Coaches
1 head · 3 assistant
1000
APR
99% of players retained
77%
Admitted
lower half for selectivity

University of Minnesota, Twin Cities 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 $2,731,326, well above the median of $1.6M — $71,877 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 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 1000, about the median of 979, with 99% of players retained year to year. The school gave $9,757,332 in athletic aid across its men's teams, about $30,302 per roster spot.

Among Division I baseball programs

Where this program sits against its 306 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).

Team budget$2.7M
Spend per player$71,877
Roster size38
Coaching staff4
APR1000

Team budgets across the division

$210k$11M
this programevery Division I baseball program

Roster sizes (cap 34)

2560
this programevery Division I roster

The program

  • Roster38 2024–25 season
  • Division I roster cap34 4 over last season
  • Coaching staff1 head, 3 assistant
  • Team expenses$2,731,326 for the year
  • Operating expenses$834,575 game-day and travel
  • Spend per roster spot$71,877 division median $39,211
  • Academic Progress Rate1000 multi-year; 1000 latest
  • Players retained99% year to year
  • Eligible100% of player-terms
  • Athletic aid, men's teams$9,757,332 school-wide
  • Aid per roster spot$30,302 across men's teams
  • Recruiting spend, men's$2,540,224 school-wide

Coaching staff

NameTitleEmail
Ty McDevitt head coachHead Coachnot on file
Connor GandossyAssociate Head CoachOn file · sign in
Sean MooreAssistant Coachnot on file
Alec CrawfordPitching CoachOn file · sign in
Brandon HuntAssistant Coach / Director of OperationsOn file · sign in
Jake LarsonDirector of Player Developmentnot on file
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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.
39,556undergraduates · 54,890 students in all
Women 55% Men 45%
Setting
City
Type
Public · Research university
Affiliation
None
77%admitted · of 39,863 applicants
SAT middle 50%1310 – 1480
ACT middle 50%27 – 31
Test scores
Test-optional
Graduate in 6 yrs
85%
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 Rate1000
99% of players kept year to year
Team expenses
$2,731,326 $71,877 per roster spot · top quarter of Division I
Coaches
1 head · 3 assistant
Athletic aid, men's teams
$9,757,332
Recruiting spend, men's
$2,540,224
$16,730net price · after grants, aided first-years
Sticker, in-state$32,866
Sticker, out-of-state$52,780
Average net price$16,730
Net price by family income
$0–30k$7,262
$30–48k$7,634
$48–75k$10,861
$75–110k$17,909
$110k and up$26,623
Tuition & fees
$16,488 in-state · $36,402 out

Campus safety

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1.09violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
Violent1.09
Property1.57
In residence halls
22 burglaries · 91 sex offences over 2022–2024
Residence-hall fires
4 over 2022–2024
13%of bachelor's degrees in business · 24 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Business905 · 13%
Biological sciences880 · 12%
Computer & information sciences751 · 10%
Engineering700 · 10%
Psychology645 · 9%

Research University of Minnesota, Twin Cities

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Baseball programs within 150 miles

University of Minnesota, Twin CitiesAugsburg University · 1 miNorth Central University · 1 miUniversity of St. Thomas (Minnesota) · 3 miHamline University · 3 miMacalester College · 4 miConcordia University, St. Paul · 4 miUniversity of Northwestern-St. Paul · 5 miBethel University (Minnesota) · 7 miCrown College (Minnesota) · 26 miUniversity of Wisconsin-River Falls · 31 miSt. Olaf College · 35 miCarleton College · 35 mi
SchoolMilesRosterBudgetAPRAdmitted
Augsburg University Division III · Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference144$224k—77%
North Central University Division III · Upper Midwest Athletic Conference127$152k—91%
University of St. Thomas (Minnesota) Division I · The Summit League337$1.2M—85%
Hamline University Division III · Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference342$340k—90%
Macalester College Division III · Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference439$355k—28%
Concordia University, St. Paul Division II · Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference439$533k—75%
University of Northwestern-St. Paul Division III · Upper Midwest Athletic Conference542$117k—92%
Bethel University (Minnesota) Division III · Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference753$210k—91%
Crown College (Minnesota) Division III · Upper Midwest Athletic Conference2643$334k—63%
University of Wisconsin-River Falls Division III · Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference3153$351k—82%
St. Olaf College Division III · Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference3541$281k—52%
Carleton College Division III · Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference3535$128k—22%

Other baseball programs in the Big Ten Conference

SchoolRosterBudgetPer playerAPRCompare
University of Southern California 6 over cap40$5.9M$147,464987vs
University of Oregon 10 over cap44$5.4M$122,677959vs
University of Nebraska-Lincoln 8 over cap42$5.2M$124,196989vs
University of California, Los Angeles 6 over cap40$5.2M$129,982987vs
University of Washington 9 over cap43$4.8M$111,703979vs
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, New Brunswick 6 over cap40$4.2M$103,933973vs
The Ohio State University 5 over cap39$4.1M$104,407976vs
Pennsylvania State University 7 over cap41$4M$97,406990vs
University of Michigan 8 over cap42$4M$95,0671000vs
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign 1 over cap35$3.8M$107,573995vs
Indiana University, Bloomington 7 over cap41$3.5M$85,172965vs
University of Iowa 12 over cap46$3.4M$74,421964vs
Purdue University 11 over cap45$3.2M$70,528977vs
Northwestern University 5 over cap39$3.2M$80,9761000vs
University of Minnesota, Twin Cities 4 over cap38$2.7M$71,8771000vs
University of Maryland, College Park 4 over cap38$2.5M$66,359971vs
Michigan State University 6 over cap40$2.5M$61,929974vs

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