Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference
University of Pittsburgh Baseball
Pittsburgh, PA · the Panthers · University of Pittsburgh overview
37
Roster
3 over the D-I cap of 34
$2.9M
Team budget
77th percentile in Division I
$78,744
Per roster spot
median $39,211
4
Coaches
1 head · 3 assistant
961
APR
93% of players retained
50%
Admitted
top quarter for selectivity
University of Pittsburgh fields a baseball team in the Atlantic Coast Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 37 players, about the median of 40, with 1 head coach and 3 assistants. Team expenses were $2,913,550, well above the median of $1.6M — $78,744 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 3 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 961, about the median of 979, with 93% of players retained year to year. The school gave $11,887,217 in athletic aid across its men's teams, about $34,656 per roster spot.
Among Division I baseball programs
Where this program sits against its 306 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#71Team budgetof 306 · Division I#63Spend per playerof 306 · Division I#242Roster sizeof 306 · Division I#245APRof 306 · Division I
Team budgets across the division
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Roster sizes (cap 34)
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The program
- Roster37 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap34 3 over last season
- Coaching staff1 head, 3 assistant
- Team expenses$2,913,550 for the year
- Operating expenses$779,060 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$78,744 division median $39,211
- Academic Progress Rate961 multi-year; 960 latest
- Players retained93% year to year
- Eligible99% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, men's teams$11,887,217 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$34,656 across men's teams
- Recruiting spend, men's$1,381,007 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Mike Bell head coach | Head Coach | not on file |
| Devin Mesoraco | Director of Player Development | On file · sign in |
| Sky Duff | Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
| Clay Martin | Assistant Coach / Director of Pitching Development | 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 →25,171undergraduates · 34,525 students in all
Women 58% Men 42%
- Setting
- City
- Type
- Public · Research university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →50%admitted · of 58,416 applicants
SAT middle 50%1270 – 1450
ACT middle 50%29 – 33
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 84%
Baseball
Full picture →37on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 3437
3 over — players already on the roster may stay
Academic Progress Rate961
93% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $2,913,550 $78,745 per roster spot · top quarter of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 3 assistant
- Athletic aid, men's teams
- $11,887,217
- Recruiting spend, men's
- $1,381,007
Cost
Full picture →$24,338net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $21,524 in-state · $39,890 out
Campus safety
Full picture →1.17violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 16 burglaries · 50 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 4 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →13%of bachelor's degrees in engineering · 24 fields · Associate's, Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research University of Pittsburgh
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 program37 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions50% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$24,338 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsEngineering · 13%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusCity · 25,171Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety1.17 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carlow University Division III · Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference | 1 | — | — | — | 87% | |
| Chatham University Division III · Presidents' Athletic Conference | 1 | 47 | $172k | — | 70% | |
| Point Park University Division II · Mountain East Conference | 3 | 65 | $1M | — | 98% | |
| La Roche University Division III · Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference | 9 | 39 | $105k | — | 78% | |
| Seton Hill University Division II · Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference | 23 | 46 | $677k | — | 76% | |
| Washington and Jefferson College Division III · Presidents' Athletic Conference | 24 | 55 | $325k | — | 82% | |
| University of Pittsburgh, Greensburg Division III · Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference | 25 | 32 | $118k | — | 98% | |
| Pennsylvania Western University, Clarion Division II · Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference | 26 | 89 | $686k | — | 94% | |
| Pennsylvania Western University, California Division II · Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference | 26 | 89 | $686k | — | 94% | |
| Geneva College Division III · Presidents' Athletic Conference | 30 | 45 | $166k | — | — | |
| Saint Vincent College Division III · Presidents' Athletic Conference | 31 | 54 | $333k | — | 59% | |
| Franciscan University of Steubenville Division III · Presidents' Athletic Conference | 35 | 30 | $115k | — | 72% |
Other baseball programs in the Atlantic Coast Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Carolina State University 5 over cap | 39 | $8.9M | $228,134 | 985 | vs | |
| Clemson University 6 over cap | 40 | $7.7M | $193,564 | 1000 | vs | |
| Florida State University 6 over cap | 40 | $6.9M | $171,661 | 971 | vs | |
| University of Virginia 7 over cap | 41 | $6.4M | $156,027 | 982 | vs | |
| University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill 16 over cap | 50 | $6.1M | $122,989 | 979 | vs | |
| University of Miami (Florida) 2 over cap | 36 | $5.9M | $165,037 | 976 | vs | |
| University of Louisville 3 over cap | 37 | $5.4M | $146,627 | 993 | vs | |
| Wake Forest University 6 over cap | 40 | $5.2M | $129,592 | 978 | vs | |
| Duke University 9 over cap | 43 | $4.9M | $114,877 | 994 | vs | |
| Stanford University 4 over cap | 38 | $4.3M | $114,322 | 989 | vs | |
| Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University 11 over cap | 45 | $4M | $88,151 | 975 | vs | |
| Boston College 9 over cap | 43 | $3.9M | $91,797 | 992 | vs | |
| Georgia Institute of Technology 12 over cap | 46 | $3.8M | $82,148 | 988 | vs | |
| University of Notre Dame 11 over cap | 45 | $3.6M | $80,278 | 990 | vs | |
| University of Pittsburgh 3 over cap | 37 | $2.9M | $78,744 | 961 | vs | |
| University of California, Berkeley 9 over cap | 43 | $2.6M | $59,782 | 974 | vs |
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