Wayne State University (Michigan) Baseball
Wayne State University (Michigan) fields a baseball team in the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (NCAA Division II). In 2024–25 the roster carried 36 players, below the median of 45, with 1 head coach and 7 assistants. Team expenses were $761,432, above the median of $584k — $21,150 per roster spot, top 10% of Division II baseball programs. The school gave $2,934,514 in athletic aid across its men's teams, about $12,126 per roster spot.
Among Division II baseball programs
Where this program sits against its 247 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
Team budgets across the division
Roster sizes
The program
- Roster36 2024–25 season
- Coaching staff1 head, 7 assistant
- Team expenses$761,432 for the year
- Operating expenses$193,186 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$21,150 division median $12,001
- Athletic aid, men's teams$2,934,514 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$12,126 across men's teams
- Recruiting spend, men's$55,770 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Ryan Kelley head coach | Head Coach | not on file |
Recruiting timing
- Coaches may first contact youJune 15 after sophomore year
- Your own emailsAny time the rule limits what coaches send back
- High-school baseball players472,598 2024-25
- Division II roster spots11,990 247 programs
- Odds of a spot1 in 39 2.5% of high-school players hold a Division II roster spot
General NCAA rule for Division II; 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 →- Setting
- City
- Type
- Public · Research university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 57%
Baseball
Full picture →- Team expenses
- $761,432 $21,151 per roster spot · top quarter of Division II
- Coaches
- 1 head · 7 assistant
- Athletic aid, men's teams
- $2,934,514
- Recruiting spend, men's
- $55,770
Cost
Full picture →- Tuition & fees
- $15,464 in-state · $33,158 out
Campus safety
Full picture →- In residence halls
- 5 burglaries · 19 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 26 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →Research Wayne State University (Michigan)
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 programs within 150 miles
| School | Miles | Roster | Budget | APR | Admitted | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oakland University Division I · Horizon League | 23 | 35 | $900k | 970 | 70% | |
| Eastern Michigan University Division I · Mid-American Conference | 29 | 48 | $1.3M | 964 | 81% | |
| University of Michigan Division I · Big Ten Conference | 34 | 42 | $4M | 1000 | 18% | |
| University of Toledo Division I · Mid-American Conference | 56 | 40 | $1.2M | 983 | 95% | |
| Adrian College Division III · Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association | 60 | 71 | $383k | — | 68% | |
| Bowling Green State University Division I · Mid-American Conference | 74 | 36 | $995k | 988 | 81% | |
| Michigan State University Division I · Big Ten Conference | 76 | 40 | $2.5M | 974 | 84% | |
| Hillsdale College Division II · Great Midwest Athletic Conference | 85 | — | — | — | 21% | |
| Oberlin College Division III · North Coast Athletic Conference | 86 | 34 | $270k | — | 33% | |
| Tiffin University Division II · Great Midwest Athletic Conference | 86 | 71 | $529k | — | 80% | |
| Albion College Division III · Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association | 86 | 52 | $218k | — | 83% | |
| Heidelberg University Division III · Ohio Athletic Conference | 86 | 50 | $270k | — | 68% |
Other baseball programs in the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roosevelt University | 55 | $908k | $16,507 | — | vs | |
| Davenport University | 45 | $791k | $17,580 | — | vs | |
| Grand Valley State University | 42 | $768k | $18,278 | — | vs | |
| Wayne State University (Michigan) | 36 | $761k | $21,150 | — | vs | |
| Saginaw Valley State University | 40 | $538k | $13,439 | — | vs | |
| University of Wisconsin-Parkside | 49 | $410k | $8,372 | — | vs | |
| Purdue University Northwest | 45 | $265k | $5,890 | — | vs |
Every Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference baseball program · Baseball budgets ranked