Division I · Big South Conference
University of North Carolina Asheville Baseball
Asheville, NC · the Bulldogs · University of North Carolina Asheville overview
39
Roster
5 over the D-I cap of 34
$814k
Team budget
13th percentile in Division I
$20,875
Per roster spot
median $39,211
5
Coaches
1 head · 4 assistant
974
APR
96% of players retained
94%
Admitted
bottom quarter for selectivity
University of North Carolina Asheville fields a baseball team in the Big South Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 39 players, about the median of 40, with 1 head coach and 4 assistants. Team expenses were $814,137, well below the median of $1.6M — $20,875 per roster spot, bottom quarter of Division I baseball programs. Under the Division I roster cap of 34 in force from 2025-26, that is 5 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 974, about the median of 979, with 96% of players retained year to year. The school gave $979,771 in athletic aid across its men's teams, about $5,024 per roster spot.
Among Division I baseball programs
Where this program sits against its 306 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#265Team budgetof 306 · Division I#265Spend per playerof 306 · Division I#188Roster sizeof 306 · Division I#173APRof 306 · Division I
Team budgets across the division
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Roster sizes (cap 34)
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The program
- Roster39 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap34 5 over last season
- Coaching staff1 head, 4 assistant
- Team expenses$814,137 for the year
- Operating expenses$330,323 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$20,875 division median $39,211
- Academic Progress Rate974 multi-year; 988 latest
- Players retained96% year to year
- Eligible99% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, men's teams$979,771 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$5,024 across men's teams
- Recruiting spend, men's$61,089 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Alex Raburn head coach | Interim Head Coach | not 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.Campus
Full picture →2,907undergraduates · 2,925 students in all
Women 60% Men 40%
- Setting
- City
- Type
- Public · Liberal arts college
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →94%admitted · of 5,465 applicants
SAT middle 50%1170 – 1350
ACT middle 50%22 – 29
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 55%
Baseball
Full picture →39on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 3439
5 over — players already on the roster may stay
Academic Progress Rate974
96% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $814,137 $20,875 per roster spot · bottom quarter of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 4 assistant
- Athletic aid, men's teams
- $979,771
- Recruiting spend, men's
- $61,089
Cost
Full picture →$14,175net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $7,461 in-state · $24,809 out
Campus safety
Full picture →2.29violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 3 burglaries · 17 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 0 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →16%of bachelor's degrees in visual & performing arts · 18 fields · Bachelor's, Master's
Research University of North Carolina Asheville
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 program39 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions94% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$14,175 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsVisual & performing arts · 16%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusCity · 2,907Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety2.29 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mars Hill University Division II · South Atlantic Conference | 15 | 62 | $730k | — | 78% | |
| Brevard College Division III · USA South Athletic Conference | 28 | 59 | $225k | — | 40% | |
| North Greenville University Division II · Conference Carolinas | 39 | 45 | $854k | — | 63% | |
| Tusculum University Division II · South Atlantic Conference | 40 | 57 | $562k | — | 60% | |
| Western Carolina University Division I · Southern Conference | 41 | 41 | $980k | 961 | 87% | |
| East Tennessee State University Division I · Southern Conference | 49 | 35 | $3.5M | 978 | 87% | |
| University of South Carolina Upstate Division I · Big South Conference | 54 | 47 | $1.2M | 955 | 70% | |
| Gardner-Webb University Division I · Big South Conference | 57 | 44 | $1M | 982 | 87% | |
| Wofford College Division I · Southern Conference | 58 | 44 | $1.6M | 971 | 59% | |
| Southern Wesleyan University Division II · Conference Carolinas | 62 | 72 | $711k | — | 100% | |
| Carson-Newman University Division II · South Atlantic Conference | 63 | 67 | $763k | — | 68% | |
| Appalachian State University Division I · Sun Belt Conference | 65 | 39 | $1.9M | 971 | 89% |
Other baseball programs in the Big South Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High Point University 10 over cap | 44 | $1.7M | $38,022 | 952 | vs | |
| Radford University 6 over cap | 40 | $1.6M | $39,601 | 988 | vs | |
| Longwood University 10 over cap | 44 | $1.5M | $33,657 | 950 | vs | |
| University of South Carolina Upstate 13 over cap | 47 | $1.2M | $25,706 | 955 | vs | |
| Charleston Southern University 6 over cap | 40 | $1.1M | $27,226 | 968 | vs | |
| Gardner-Webb University 10 over cap | 44 | $1M | $23,405 | 982 | vs | |
| Presbyterian College 8 over cap | 42 | $948k | $22,566 | 967 | vs | |
| Winthrop University 16 over cap | 50 | $935k | $18,704 | 982 | vs | |
| University of North Carolina Asheville 5 over cap | 39 | $814k | $20,875 | 974 | vs |
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