Division I · BIG EAST Conference
Xavier University Baseball
Cincinnati, OH · the Musketeers · Xavier University overview
43
Roster
9 over the D-I cap of 34
$1.9M
Team budget
60th percentile in Division I
$43,584
Per roster spot
median $39,211
4
Coaches
1 head · 3 assistant
995
APR
99% of players retained
88%
Admitted
bottom quarter for selectivity
Xavier University fields a baseball team in the BIG EAST Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 43 players, about the median of 40, with 1 head coach and 3 assistants. Team expenses were $1,874,137, above the median of $1.6M — $43,584 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 9 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 995, about the median of 979, with 99% of players retained year to year. The school gave $3,574,389 in athletic aid across its men's teams, about $16,940 per roster spot.
Among Division I baseball programs
Where this program sits against its 306 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#123Team budgetof 306 · Division I#138Spend per playerof 306 · Division I#55Roster sizeof 306 · Division I#26APRof 306 · Division I
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Roster sizes (cap 34)
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The program
- Roster43 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap34 9 over last season
- Coaching staff1 head, 3 assistant
- Team expenses$1,874,137 for the year
- Operating expenses$437,157 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$43,584 division median $39,211
- Academic Progress Rate995 multi-year; 981 latest
- Players retained99% year to year
- Eligible100% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, men's teams$3,574,389 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$16,940 across men's teams
- Recruiting spend, men's$355,657 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Billy O'Conner head coach | Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Ethan Landon | Pitching Coach | On file · sign in |
| Riley Bertram | Assistant Coach and Recruiting Coordinator | On file · sign in |
| Troy LaNeve | 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
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 →4,748undergraduates · 6,000 students in all
Women 57% Men 43%
- Setting
- City
- Type
- Private · Doctoral/professional university
- Affiliation
- Roman Catholic
Getting in
Full picture →88%admitted · of 16,750 applicants
SAT middle 50%1060 – 1298
ACT middle 50%22 – 29
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 70%
Baseball
Full picture →43on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 3443
9 over — players already on the roster may stay
Academic Progress Rate995
99% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $1,874,137 $43,585 per roster spot · upper half of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 3 assistant
- Athletic aid, men's teams
- $3,574,389
- Recruiting spend, men's
- $355,657
Cost
Full picture →$31,542net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $48,126
Campus safety
Full picture →1.64violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 2 burglaries · 22 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 2 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →27%of bachelor's degrees in health professions & nursing · 25 fields · Associate's, Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research Xavier 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 program43 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions88% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$31,542 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsHealth professions & nursing · 27%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusCity · 4,748Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety1.64 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Cincinnati Division I · Big 12 Conference | 2 | 40 | $3.1M | 990 | 88% | |
| Northern Kentucky University Division I · Horizon League | 8 | 38 | $928k | 991 | 96% | |
| Mount St. Joseph University Division III · Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference | 10 | 47 | $241k | — | 57% | |
| Thomas More University Division II · Great Midwest Athletic Conference | 10 | 38 | $251k | — | 97% | |
| Miami University (Ohio) Division I · Mid-American Conference | 16 | — | — | — | — | |
| Wilmington College (Ohio) Division III · Ohio Athletic Conference | 41 | 38 | $154k | — | 85% | |
| University of Dayton Division I · Atlantic 10 Conference | 44 | 41 | $1.8M | 979 | 62% | |
| Wright State University Division I · Horizon League | 49 | 40 | $1.2M | 990 | 95% | |
| Earlham College Division III · Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference | 52 | 38 | $361k | — | 74% | |
| Cedarville University Division II · Great Midwest Athletic Conference | 54 | 37 | $484k | — | 63% | |
| Hanover College Division III · Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference | 61 | 45 | $201k | — | 84% | |
| Wittenberg University Division III · North Coast Athletic Conference | 65 | 46 | $271k | — | 91% |
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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