University of Pennsylvania Baseball
University of Pennsylvania fields a baseball team in the The Ivy League (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 35 players, below the median of 40, with 1 head coach and 4 assistants. Team expenses were $669,905, well below the median of $1.6M — $19,140 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 1 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 998, about the median of 979, with 100% of players retained year to year. The school reports no athletic aid for men's teams.
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
- Roster35 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap34 1 over last season
- Coaching staff1 head, 4 assistant
- Team expenses$669,905 for the year
- Operating expenses$264,357 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$19,140 division median $39,211
- Academic Progress Rate998 multi-year; 1000 latest
- Players retained100% year to year
- Eligible100% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, men's teamsNone school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$0 across men's teams
- Recruiting spend, men's$798,317 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| John Yurkow head coach | Head Coach | not on file |
| Mike Santello | Assistant Coach / Recruiting Coordinator | On file · sign in |
| Josh Schwartz | Pitching Coach | On file · sign in |
| Mark Royer | Assistant Coach | 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
- City
- Type
- Private · Research university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 97%
Baseball
Full picture →- Team expenses
- $669,905 $19,140 per roster spot · bottom quarter of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 4 assistant
- Athletic aid, men's teams
- None
- Recruiting spend, men's
- $798,317
Cost
Full picture →- Tuition & fees
- $66,104
Campus safety
Full picture →- In residence halls
- 5 burglaries · 11 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 14 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →Research University of Pennsylvania
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thomas Jefferson University Division II · Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference | 2 | 39 | $674k | — | 86% | |
| Rutgers, The State Univ. of New Jersey, Camden Division III · New Jersey Athletic Conference | 4 | 41 | $255k | — | 78% | |
| Saint Joseph's University Division I · Atlantic 10 Conference | 4 | 38 | $1.1M | 997 | 86% | |
| La Salle University Division I · Atlantic 10 Conference | 6 | — | — | 984 | 86% | |
| Haverford College Division III · Centennial Conference | 7 | 33 | $310k | — | 13% | |
| Swarthmore College Division III · Centennial Conference | 9 | 39 | $247k | — | 7% | |
| Chestnut Hill College Division II · Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference | 10 | 42 | $375k | — | 79% | |
| Villanova University Division I · BIG EAST Conference | 10 | 38 | $1.7M | 997 | 25% | |
| Arcadia University Division III · Middle Atlantic Conference Freedom | 10 | 41 | $270k | — | 79% | |
| Widener University Division III · Middle Atlantic Conference Commonwealth | 11 | 37 | $182k | — | 84% | |
| Eastern University Division III · Middle Atlantic Conference Commonwealth | 12 | 82 | $381k | — | 94% | |
| Penn State University, Abington Division III · United East Conference | 12 | 39 | $190k | — | 92% |
Other baseball programs in the The Ivy League
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Columbia University-Barnard College 6 over cap | 40 | $1.6M | $39,296 | 1000 | vs | |
| Yale University room for 2 | 32 | $1.5M | $48,350 | 1000 | vs | |
| Princeton University room for 3 | 31 | $930k | $30,002 | 993 | vs | |
| Harvard University room for 4 | 30 | $903k | $30,105 | 998 | vs | |
| Cornell University 3 over cap | 37 | $811k | $21,916 | 989 | vs | |
| Dartmouth College room for 3 | 31 | $775k | $24,999 | 990 | vs | |
| University of Pennsylvania 1 over cap | 35 | $670k | $19,140 | 998 | vs | |
| Brown University at cap | 34 | $640k | $18,821 | 995 | vs |
Every The Ivy League baseball program · Baseball budgets ranked