Division I · Missouri Valley Conference
Valparaiso University Baseball
Valparaiso, IN · the NCAA Applications Administrators · Valparaiso University overview
37
Roster
3 over the D-I cap of 34
$1.1M
Team budget
29th percentile in Division I
$29,917
Per roster spot
median $39,211
4
Coaches
1 head · 3 assistant
983
APR
96% of players retained
92%
Admitted
bottom quarter for selectivity
Valparaiso University fields a baseball team in the Missouri Valley 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 $1,106,931, below the median of $1.6M — $29,917 per roster spot, lower half 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 983, about the median of 979, with 96% of players retained year to year. The school gave $1,524,460 in athletic aid across its men's teams, about $4,793 per roster spot.
Among Division I baseball programs
Where this program sits against its 306 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#218Team budgetof 306 · Division I#207Spend per playerof 306 · Division I#242Roster sizeof 306 · Division I#107APRof 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$1,106,931 for the year
- Operating expenses$238,844 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$29,917 division median $39,211
- Academic Progress Rate983 multi-year; 990 latest
- Players retained96% year to year
- Eligible100% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, men's teams$1,524,460 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$4,793 across men's teams
- Recruiting spend, men's$144,395 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Brian Schmack head coach | Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Adam Brian | Assistant Coach / Recruiting Coordinator | On file · sign in |
| Robby Enslen | Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
| Jayden Phillips | Volunteer Assistant Coach | not on file |
| Cole Pletcher | Volunteer Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
| Gary Bennett | Volunteer Assistant 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
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About the school
What an athlete asks first — each panel opens the full picture.Campus
Full picture →2,255undergraduates · 2,846 students in all
Women 56% Men 44%
- Setting
- Suburb
- Type
- Private · Doctoral/professional university
- Affiliation
- Lutheran Church in America
Getting in
Full picture →92%admitted · of 6,133 applicants
SAT middle 50%1080 – 1310
ACT middle 50%25 – 30
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 67%
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 Rate983
96% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $1,106,931 $29,917 per roster spot · lower half of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 3 assistant
- Athletic aid, men's teams
- $1,524,460
- Recruiting spend, men's
- $144,395
Cost
Full picture →$23,168net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $46,588
Campus safety
Full picture →0.78violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 1 burglaries · 5 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 2 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →28%of bachelor's degrees in health professions & nursing · 24 fields · Associate's, Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research Valparaiso University
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 divisionAdmissions92% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$23,168 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsHealth professions & nursing · 28%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusSuburb · 2,255Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety0.78 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Purdue University Northwest Division II · Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | 24 | 45 | $265k | — | 71% | |
| University of Chicago Division III · University Athletic Association | 37 | 43 | $458k | — | 5% | |
| Illinois Institute of Technology Division III · Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference | 40 | 40 | $168k | — | 55% | |
| Roosevelt University Division II · Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | 42 | 55 | $908k | — | 94% | |
| University of Illinois Chicago Division I · Missouri Valley Conference | 42 | 41 | $1.3M | 993 | 79% | |
| University of Notre Dame Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference | 45 | 45 | $3.6M | 990 | 12% | |
| North Park University Division III · College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin | 49 | 44 | $261k | — | 73% | |
| Concordia University Chicago Division III · Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference | 50 | 42 | $435k | — | 93% | |
| Dominican University (Illinois) Division III · Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference | 51 | 42 | $291k | — | 80% | |
| Northwestern University Division I · Big Ten Conference | 52 | 39 | $3.2M | 1000 | 7% | |
| Lewis University Division II · Great Lakes Valley Conference | 55 | 45 | $640k | — | 73% | |
| Elmhurst University Division III · College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin | 56 | 41 | $228k | — | 76% |
Other baseball programs in the Missouri Valley Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Evansville 2 over cap | 36 | $1.8M | $48,983 | 962 | vs | |
| Belmont University 2 over cap | 36 | $1.6M | $45,170 | 987 | vs | |
| Bradley University 2 over cap | 36 | $1.5M | $41,653 | 1000 | vs | |
| Indiana State University 8 over cap | 42 | $1.5M | $34,927 | 968 | vs | |
| Illinois State University 4 over cap | 38 | $1.3M | $34,057 | 997 | vs | |
| University of Illinois Chicago 7 over cap | 41 | $1.3M | $31,462 | 993 | vs | |
| Southern Illinois University at Carbondale at cap | 34 | $1.2M | $34,305 | 991 | vs | |
| Murray State University 6 over cap | 40 | $1.1M | $28,629 | 989 | vs | |
| Valparaiso University 3 over cap | 37 | $1.1M | $29,917 | 983 | vs |
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