Division I · Southern Conference
Virginia Military Institute Baseball
Lexington, VA · the Keydets · Virginia Military Institute overview
37
Roster
3 over the D-I cap of 34
$1M
Team budget
23rd percentile in Division I
$27,045
Per roster spot
median $39,211
4
Coaches
1 head · 3 assistant
951
APR
93% of players retained
82%
Admitted
lower half for selectivity
Virginia Military Institute fields a baseball team in the Southern 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 $1,000,687, below the median of $1.6M — $27,045 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 951, about the median of 979, with 93% of players retained year to year. The school gave $5,795,798 in athletic aid across its men's teams, about $13,385 per roster spot.
Among Division I baseball programs
Where this program sits against its 306 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#236Team budgetof 306 · Division I#226Spend per playerof 306 · Division I#242Roster sizeof 306 · Division I#273APRof 306 · Division I
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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$1,000,687 for the year
- Operating expenses$320,307 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$27,045 division median $39,211
- Academic Progress Rate951 multi-year; 943 latest
- Players retained93% year to year
- Eligible95% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, men's teams$5,795,798 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$13,385 across men's teams
- Recruiting spend, men's$122,048 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Sam Roberts head coach | Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Alex Crosby | Pitching Coach | On file · sign in |
| Ryan Smoot | Assistant Coach / Recruiting Coordinator | On file · sign in |
| Trey Lyons | 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 →1,560undergraduates · 1,560 students in all
Women 13% Men 87%
- Setting
- Town
- Type
- Public · Liberal arts college
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →82%admitted · of 1,171 applicants
SAT middle 50%1040 – 1260
ACT middle 50%22 – 28
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 82%
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 Rate951
93% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $1,000,687 $27,046 per roster spot · bottom quarter of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 3 assistant
- Athletic aid, men's teams
- $5,795,798
- Recruiting spend, men's
- $122,048
Cost
Full picture →$17,229net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $20,484 in-state · $51,186 out
Campus safety
Full picture →1.96violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 1 burglaries · 5 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 0 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →26%of bachelor's degrees in social sciences · 10 fields · Bachelor's
Research Virginia Military Institute
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 divisionAdmissions82% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$17,229 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsSocial sciences · 26%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusTown · 1,560Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety1.96 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington and Lee University Division III · Old Dominion Athletic Conf. | 0 | 34 | $278k | — | 17% | |
| Southern Virginia University Division III · USA South Athletic Conference | 6 | 35 | $179k | — | 100% | |
| University of Lynchburg Division III · Old Dominion Athletic Conf. | 30 | 48 | $372k | — | 82% | |
| Mary Baldwin University Division III · USA South Athletic Conference | 32 | 40 | $178k | — | — | |
| Liberty University Division I · Conference USA | 33 | 39 | $2.3M | 980 | 99% | |
| Bridgewater College (Virginia) Division III · Old Dominion Athletic Conf. | 48 | 49 | $282k | — | 91% | |
| Roanoke College Division III · Old Dominion Athletic Conf. | 48 | 39 | $183k | — | 80% | |
| University of Virginia Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference | 54 | 41 | $6.4M | 982 | 17% | |
| James Madison University Division I · Sun Belt Conference | 54 | 41 | $2.2M | 972 | 76% | |
| Eastern Mennonite University Division III · Old Dominion Athletic Conf. | 56 | 49 | $276k | — | 100% | |
| Hampden-Sydney College Division III · Old Dominion Athletic Conf. | 65 | — | — | — | 50% | |
| Longwood University Division I · Big South Conference | 66 | 44 | $1.5M | 950 | 85% |
Other baseball programs in the Southern Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| East Tennessee State University 1 over cap | 35 | $3.5M | $99,401 | 978 | vs | |
| Mercer University 14 over cap | 48 | $1.8M | $38,141 | 1000 | vs | |
| Wofford College 10 over cap | 44 | $1.6M | $35,912 | 971 | vs | |
| Samford University 5 over cap | 39 | $1.4M | $35,527 | 990 | vs | |
| The Citadel 4 over cap | 38 | $1.3M | $34,198 | 964 | vs | |
| Tennessee Technological University 5 over cap | 39 | $1.1M | $27,833 | 993 | vs | |
| The University of North Carolina at Greensboro 5 over cap | 39 | $1M | $26,502 | 993 | vs | |
| Virginia Military Institute 3 over cap | 37 | $1M | $27,045 | 951 | vs | |
| Western Carolina University 7 over cap | 41 | $980k | $23,890 | 961 | vs |
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