Division I · Southeastern Conference
Vanderbilt University Baseball
Nashville, TN · the Commodores · Vanderbilt University overview
46
Roster
12 over the D-I cap of 34
$10M
Team budget
99th percentile in Division I
$219,458
Per roster spot
median $39,211
4
Coaches
1 head · 3 assistant
988
APR
98% of players retained
6%
Admitted
top 10% for selectivity
Vanderbilt University fields a baseball team in the Southeastern Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 46 players, above the median of 40, with 1 head coach and 3 assistants. Team expenses were $10,095,104, well above the median of $1.6M — $219,458 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 12 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 988, about the median of 979, with 98% of players retained year to year. The school gave $12,975,789 in athletic aid across its men's teams, about $59,796 per roster spot.
Among Division I baseball programs
Where this program sits against its 306 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#4Team budgetof 306 · Division I#5Spend per playerof 306 · Division I#29Roster sizeof 306 · Division I#72APRof 306 · Division I
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Roster sizes (cap 34)
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The program
- Roster46 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap34 12 over last season
- Coaching staff1 head, 3 assistant
- Team expenses$10,095,104 for the year
- Operating expenses$2,612,125 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$219,458 division median $39,211
- Academic Progress Rate988 multi-year; 986 latest
- Players retained98% year to year
- Eligible99% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, men's teams$12,975,789 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$59,796 across men's teams
- Recruiting spend, men's$2,075,726 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Tim Corbin head coach | Head Coach | not on file |
| Scott Brown | Associate Head Coach | not on file |
| Jason Esposito | Assistant Coach | not on file |
| Ty Blankmeyer | 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 →7,152undergraduates · 13,456 students in all
Women 56% Men 44%
- Setting
- City
- Type
- Private · Research university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →6%admitted · of 45,313 applicants
SAT middle 50%1510 – 1560
ACT middle 50%34 – 35
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 93%
Baseball
Full picture →46on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 3446
12 over — players already on the roster may stay
Academic Progress Rate988
98% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $10,095,104 $219,459 per roster spot · top 10% of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 3 assistant
- Athletic aid, men's teams
- $12,975,789
- Recruiting spend, men's
- $2,075,726
Cost
Full picture →$26,689net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $63,946
Campus safety
Full picture →4.08violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 8 burglaries · 60 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 14 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →33%of bachelor's degrees in social sciences · 20 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
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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 program46 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions6% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$26,689 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsSocial sciences · 33%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusCity · 7,152Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety4.08 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Belmont University Division I · Missouri Valley Conference | 1 | 36 | $1.6M | 987 | 96% | |
| Trevecca Nazarene University Division II · Gulf South Conference | 3 | 42 | $709k | — | 70% | |
| Lipscomb University Division I · Atlantic Sun Conference | 3 | 39 | $1.9M | 978 | 67% | |
| Middle Tennessee State University Division I · Conference USA | 32 | 43 | $1.4M | 993 | 68% | |
| Austin Peay State University Division I · United Athletic Conference | 41 | 39 | $1.7M | 980 | 96% | |
| Western Kentucky University Division I · Conference USA | 61 | 40 | $1.5M | 965 | 97% | |
| Tennessee Technological University Division I · Southern Conference | 73 | 39 | $1.1M | 993 | 83% | |
| University of the South Division III · Southern Athletic Association | 82 | 48 | $258k | — | 51% | |
| Murray State University Division I · Missouri Valley Conference | 90 | 40 | $1.1M | 989 | 86% | |
| Alabama A&M University Division I · Southwestern Athletic Conf. | 95 | 47 | $674k | 923 | 66% | |
| University of Alabama in Huntsville Division II · Gulf South Conference | 99 | 44 | $685k | — | 74% | |
| University of North Alabama Division I · United Athletic Conference | 105 | 40 | $1.1M | 1000 | 96% |
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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