Division I · BIG EAST Conference
Villanova University Baseball
Villanova, PA · the Wildcats · Villanova University overview
38
Roster
4 over the D-I cap of 34
$1.7M
Team budget
53rd percentile in Division I
$44,030
Per roster spot
median $39,211
4
Coaches
1 head · 3 assistant
997
APR
99% of players retained
25%
Admitted
top quarter for selectivity
Villanova University fields a baseball team in the BIG EAST Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 38 players, about the median of 40, with 1 head coach and 3 assistants. Team expenses were $1,673,176, about the median of $1.6M — $44,030 per roster spot, upper half of Division I baseball programs. Under the Division I roster cap of 34 in force from 2025-26, that is 4 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 997, about the median of 979, with 99% of players retained year to year. The school gave $9,400,582 in athletic aid across its men's teams, about $25,406 per roster spot.
Among Division I baseball programs
Where this program sits against its 306 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#143Team budgetof 306 · Division I#137Spend per playerof 306 · Division I#216Roster sizeof 306 · Division I#17APRof 306 · Division I
Team budgets across the division
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Roster sizes (cap 34)
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The program
- Roster38 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap34 4 over last season
- Coaching staff1 head, 3 assistant
- Team expenses$1,673,176 for the year
- Operating expenses$698,759 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$44,030 division median $39,211
- Academic Progress Rate997 multi-year; 1000 latest
- Players retained99% year to year
- Eligible100% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, men's teams$9,400,582 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$25,406 across men's teams
- Recruiting spend, men's$385,115 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Kevin Mulvey head coach | Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Eddie Brown | Associate Head Coach (Hitting / Infield) | not on file |
| Mike Russo | Assistant Coach (Pitching / Recruiting Coordinator) | On file · sign in |
| Eli Wilson | Assistant Coach | 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 →7,063undergraduates · 10,111 students in all
Women 54% Men 46%
- Setting
- Suburb
- Type
- Private · Research university
- Affiliation
- Roman Catholic
Getting in
Full picture →25%admitted · of 23,127 applicants
SAT middle 50%1400 – 1510
ACT middle 50%32 – 34
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 92%
Baseball
Full picture →38on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 3438
4 over — players already on the roster may stay
Academic Progress Rate997
99% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $1,673,176 $44,031 per roster spot · upper half of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 3 assistant
- Athletic aid, men's teams
- $9,400,582
- Recruiting spend, men's
- $385,115
Cost
Full picture →$37,946net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $64,701
Campus safety
Full picture →3.02violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 2 burglaries · 82 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 5 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →24%of bachelor's degrees in business · 23 fields · Associate's, Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research Villanova 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 program38 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions25% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$37,946 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsBusiness · 24%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusSuburb · 7,063Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety3.02 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eastern University Division III · Middle Atlantic Conference Commonwealth | 2 | 82 | $381k | — | 94% | |
| Haverford College Division III · Centennial Conference | 3 | 33 | $310k | — | 13% | |
| Saint Joseph's University Division I · Atlantic 10 Conference | 6 | 38 | $1.1M | 997 | 86% | |
| Chestnut Hill College Division II · Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference | 7 | 42 | $375k | — | 79% | |
| Swarthmore College Division III · Centennial Conference | 9 | 39 | $247k | — | 7% | |
| Penn State Brandywine Division III · United East Conference | 10 | 37 | $55k | — | 95% | |
| University of Pennsylvania Division I · The Ivy League | 10 | 35 | $670k | 998 | 6% | |
| La Salle University Division I · Atlantic 10 Conference | 10 | — | — | 984 | 86% | |
| Arcadia University Division III · Middle Atlantic Conference Freedom | 10 | 41 | $270k | — | 79% | |
| Thomas Jefferson University Division II · Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference | 11 | 39 | $674k | — | 86% | |
| Widener University Division III · Middle Atlantic Conference Commonwealth | 12 | 37 | $182k | — | 84% | |
| Immaculata University Division III · Atlantic East Conference | 12 | 44 | $79k | — | 78% |
Other baseball programs in the BIG EAST Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Connecticut 8 over cap | 42 | $2.8M | $65,637 | 982 | vs | |
| Creighton University 3 over cap | 37 | $2.7M | $73,080 | 950 | vs | |
| Seton Hall University 5 over cap | 39 | $1.9M | $49,233 | 1000 | vs | |
| Georgetown University 6 over cap | 40 | $1.9M | $46,878 | 988 | vs | |
| Xavier University 9 over cap | 43 | $1.9M | $43,584 | 995 | vs | |
| St. John's University (New York) 3 over cap | 37 | $1.8M | $47,830 | 982 | vs | |
| Villanova University 4 over cap | 38 | $1.7M | $44,030 | 997 | vs | |
| Butler University 8 over cap | 42 | $1.5M | $34,967 | 990 | vs |
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