Division I · Ohio Valley Conference
Western Illinois University Baseball
Macomb, IL · the Leathernecks · Western Illinois University overview
34
Roster
at the D-I cap of 34
$773k
Team budget
11th percentile in Division I
$22,747
Per roster spot
median $39,211
4
Coaches
1 head · 3 assistant
970
APR
93% of players retained
75%
Admitted
upper half for selectivity
Western Illinois University fields a baseball team in the Ohio Valley Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 34 players, below the median of 40, with 1 head coach and 3 assistants. Team expenses were $773,415, well below the median of $1.6M — $22,747 per roster spot, bottom quarter of Division I baseball programs. That is exactly the Division I roster cap of 34 in force from 2025-26. The team's multi-year Academic Progress Rate is 970, about the median of 979, with 93% of players retained year to year. The school gave $2,656,932 in athletic aid across its men's teams, about $10,889 per roster spot.
Among Division I baseball programs
Where this program sits against its 306 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#274Team budgetof 306 · Division I#251Spend per playerof 306 · Division I#280Roster sizeof 306 · Division I#201APRof 306 · Division I
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Roster sizes (cap 34)
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The program
- Roster34 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap34 at the cap
- Coaching staff1 head, 3 assistant
- Team expenses$773,415 for the year
- Operating expenses$27,936 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$22,747 division median $39,211
- Academic Progress Rate970 multi-year; 968 latest
- Players retained93% year to year
- Eligible99% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, men's teams$2,656,932 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$10,889 across men's teams
- Recruiting spend, men's$31,769 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Terry Davis head coach | Head 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
General NCAA rule for Division I; 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 →5,025undergraduates · 7,073 students in all
Women 58% Men 42%
- Setting
- Town
- Type
- Public · Master's university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →75%admitted · of 8,479 applicants
- Test scores
- Scores not considered
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 45%
Baseball
Full picture →34on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 3434
exactly at the cap
Academic Progress Rate970
93% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $773,415 $22,748 per roster spot · bottom quarter of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 3 assistant
- Athletic aid, men's teams
- $2,656,932
- Recruiting spend, men's
- $31,769
Cost
Full picture →$12,168net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $14,085
Campus safety
Full picture →1violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 7 burglaries · 13 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 39 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →17%of bachelor's degrees in criminal justice & protective services · 23 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research Western Illinois 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 program34 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions75% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$12,168 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsCriminal justice & protective services · 17%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusTown · 5,025Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety1 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Monmouth College (Illinois) Division III · Midwest Conference | 31 | 39 | $149k | — | 87% | |
| Knox College Division III · Midwest Conference | 37 | 46 | $210k | — | 71% | |
| Quincy University Division II · Great Lakes Valley Conference | 52 | 72 | $853k | — | 50% | |
| Illinois College Division III · Midwest Conference | 56 | 48 | $225k | — | 75% | |
| Bradley University Division I · Missouri Valley Conference | 58 | 36 | $1.5M | 1000 | 77% | |
| Augustana College (Illinois) Division III · College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin | 72 | 52 | $406k | — | 68% | |
| University of Illinois Springfield Division II · Great Lakes Valley Conference | 76 | 49 | $598k | — | 84% | |
| Eureka College Division III · St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | 76 | 47 | $150k | — | 88% | |
| Illinois Wesleyan University Division III · College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin | 89 | 50 | $193k | — | 45% | |
| Illinois State University Division I · Missouri Valley Conference | 89 | 38 | $1.3M | 997 | 89% | |
| Blackburn College Division III · St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | 92 | 40 | $186k | — | 80% | |
| University of Iowa Division I · Big Ten Conference | 94 | 46 | $3.4M | 964 | 85% |
Other baseball programs in the Ohio Valley Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Morehead State University 5 over cap | 39 | $1.1M | $28,751 | 968 | vs | |
| Southeast Missouri State University 3 over cap | 37 | $1M | $27,231 | 980 | vs | |
| University of Tennessee at Martin at cap | 34 | $941k | $27,678 | 969 | vs | |
| Eastern Illinois University 10 over cap | 44 | $926k | $21,054 | 970 | vs | |
| University of Southern Indiana 13 over cap | 47 | $846k | $18,003 | — | vs | |
| Lindenwood University 3 over cap | 37 | $823k | $22,230 | — | vs | |
| Southern Illinois University Edwardsville 4 over cap | 38 | $788k | $20,735 | 986 | vs | |
| Western Illinois University at cap | 34 | $773k | $22,747 | 970 | vs |
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