Division I · Southeastern Conference
University of Tennessee, Knoxville Baseball
Knoxville, TN · the Volunteers · University of Tennessee, Knoxville overview
55
Roster
21 over the D-I cap of 34
$11M
Team budget
100th percentile in Division I
$208,105
Per roster spot
median $39,211
4
Coaches
1 head · 3 assistant
975
APR
94% of players retained
46%
Admitted
top quarter for selectivity
University of Tennessee, Knoxville fields a baseball team in the Southeastern Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 55 players, above the median of 40, with 1 head coach and 3 assistants. Team expenses were $11,445,793, well above the median of $1.6M — $208,105 per roster spot, top 10% of Division I baseball programs. Under the Division I roster cap of 34 in force from 2025-26, that is 21 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 975, about the median of 979, with 94% of players retained year to year. The school gave $12,260,488 in athletic aid across its men's teams, about $31,928 per roster spot.
Among Division I baseball programs
Where this program sits against its 306 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#1Team budgetof 306 · Division I#6Spend per playerof 306 · Division I#3Roster sizeof 306 · Division I#168APRof 306 · Division I
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Roster sizes (cap 34)
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The program
- Roster55 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap34 21 over last season
- Coaching staff1 head, 3 assistant
- Team expenses$11,445,793 for the year
- Operating expenses$1,832,710 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$208,105 division median $39,211
- Academic Progress Rate975 multi-year; 976 latest
- Players retained94% year to year
- Eligible100% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, men's teams$12,260,488 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$31,928 across men's teams
- Recruiting spend, men's$3,734,226 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Josh Elander head coach | Head Coach | not on file |
| Chuck Jeroloman | Associate Head Coach | not on file |
| Ross Kivett | Assistant Coach / Recruiting Coordinator | On file · sign in |
| Austin Knight | Assistant Coach / Pitching | not on file |
| Adam Low | Director of Baseball Operations | 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
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 →28,883undergraduates · 36,304 students in all
Women 55% Men 45%
- Setting
- City
- Type
- Public · Research university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →46%admitted · of 50,488 applicants
SAT middle 50%1190 – 1340
ACT middle 50%25 – 31
- Test scores
- Scores required
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 73%
Baseball
Full picture →55on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 3455
21 over — players already on the roster may stay
Academic Progress Rate975
94% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $11,445,793 $208,105 per roster spot · top 10% of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 3 assistant
- Athletic aid, men's teams
- $12,260,488
- Recruiting spend, men's
- $3,734,226
Cost
Full picture →$20,885net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $13,484 in-state · $31,974 out
Campus safety
Full picture →1.37violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 17 burglaries · 93 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 27 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →28%of bachelor's degrees in business · 24 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research University of Tennessee, Knoxville
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 program55 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions46% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$20,885 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsBusiness · 28%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusCity · 28,883Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety1.37 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maryville College (Tennessee) Division III · Southern Athletic Association | 14 | 41 | $268k | — | 66% | |
| Carson-Newman University Division II · South Atlantic Conference | 27 | 67 | $763k | — | 68% | |
| Lincoln Memorial University Division II · South Atlantic Conference | 46 | 38 | $681k | — | 59% | |
| Western Carolina University Division I · Southern Conference | 61 | 41 | $980k | 961 | 87% | |
| Tusculum University Division II · South Atlantic Conference | 67 | 57 | $562k | — | 60% | |
| Young Harris College Division II · Conference Carolinas | 71 | 68 | $770k | — | 64% | |
| Lee University Division II · Gulf South Conference | 76 | 42 | $707k | — | 72% | |
| Mars Hill University Division II · South Atlantic Conference | 77 | 62 | $730k | — | 78% | |
| University of North Carolina Asheville Division I · Big South Conference | 80 | 39 | $814k | 974 | 94% | |
| Brevard College Division III · USA South Athletic Conference | 83 | 59 | $225k | — | 40% | |
| Tennessee Technological University Division I · Southern Conference | 89 | 39 | $1.1M | 993 | 83% | |
| East Tennessee State University Division I · Southern Conference | 90 | 35 | $3.5M | 978 | 87% |
Other baseball programs in the Southeastern Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Tennessee, Knoxville 21 over cap | 55 | $11M | $208,105 | 975 | vs | |
| Louisiana State University 7 over cap | 41 | $11M | $268,009 | 973 | vs | |
| University of Mississippi 6 over cap | 40 | $11M | $264,049 | 985 | vs | |
| Vanderbilt University 12 over cap | 46 | $10M | $219,458 | 988 | vs | |
| University of Arkansas, Fayetteville 9 over cap | 43 | $9.9M | $230,131 | 971 | vs | |
| Texas A&M University, College Station 14 over cap | 48 | $9M | $187,752 | 961 | vs | |
| University of Texas at Austin 7 over cap | 41 | $8.1M | $197,723 | 973 | vs | |
| University of South Carolina, Columbia 9 over cap | 43 | $8M | $187,120 | 961 | vs | |
| Mississippi State University 7 over cap | 41 | $7.6M | $185,028 | 969 | vs | |
| Auburn University 9 over cap | 43 | $7.6M | $176,061 | 970 | vs | |
| University of Oklahoma 6 over cap | 40 | $6.8M | $170,149 | 964 | vs | |
| University of Alabama 15 over cap | 49 | $6.7M | $136,100 | 988 | vs | |
| University of Florida 4 over cap | 38 | $6.4M | $168,545 | 976 | vs | |
| University of Georgia 21 over cap | 55 | $6.3M | $114,832 | 995 | vs | |
| University of Kentucky 8 over cap | 42 | $5.2M | $123,020 | 973 | vs | |
| University of Missouri, Columbia 15 over cap | 49 | $4.6M | $93,713 | 974 | vs |
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