Division I · Horizon League
Youngstown State University Baseball
Youngstown, OH · the Penguins · Youngstown State University overview
40
Roster
6 over the D-I cap of 34
$867k
Team budget
15th percentile in Division I
$21,687
Per roster spot
median $39,211
4
Coaches
1 head · 3 assistant
977
APR
97% of players retained
80%
Admitted
lower half for selectivity
Youngstown State University fields a baseball team in the Horizon League (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 40 players, about the median of 40, with 1 head coach and 3 assistants. Team expenses were $867,494, well below the median of $1.6M — $21,687 per roster spot, bottom quarter of Division I baseball programs. Under the Division I roster cap of 34 in force from 2025-26, that is 6 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 977, about the median of 979, with 97% of players retained year to year. The school gave $3,172,250 in athletic aid across its men's teams, about $8,459 per roster spot.
Among Division I baseball programs
Where this program sits against its 306 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#259Team budgetof 306 · Division I#259Spend per playerof 306 · Division I#126Roster sizeof 306 · Division I#156APRof 306 · Division I
Team budgets across the division
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Roster sizes (cap 34)
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The program
- Roster40 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap34 6 over last season
- Coaching staff1 head, 3 assistant
- Team expenses$867,494 for the year
- Operating expenses$283,383 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$21,687 division median $39,211
- Academic Progress Rate977 multi-year; 971 latest
- Players retained97% year to year
- Eligible98% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, men's teams$3,172,250 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$8,459 across men's teams
- Recruiting spend, men's$262,117 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Trevor Charpie head coach | Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Errol Robinson | Associate Head Baseball Coach | On file · sign in |
| Jacob Gehring | Assistant Baseball Coach | On file · sign in |
| Rodney Lopez | Assistant Baseball Coach | On file · sign in |
| Josh McAlister | Graduate Assistant Baseball 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 →8,436undergraduates · 11,040 students in all
Women 55% Men 45%
- Setting
- City
- Type
- Public · Master's university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →80%admitted · of 5,799 applicants
SAT middle 50%940 – 1210
ACT middle 50%17 – 24
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 53%
Baseball
Full picture →40on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 3440
6 over — players already on the roster may stay
Academic Progress Rate977
97% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $867,494 $21,687 per roster spot · bottom quarter of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 3 assistant
- Athletic aid, men's teams
- $3,172,250
- Recruiting spend, men's
- $262,117
Cost
Full picture →$11,740net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $9,757 in-state · $10,117 out
Campus safety
Full picture →0.19violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 5 burglaries · 6 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 3 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →17%of bachelor's degrees in business · 26 fields · Associate's, Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research Youngstown State 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 program40 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions80% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$11,740 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsBusiness · 17%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusCity · 8,436Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety0.19 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Westminster College (Pennsylvania) Division III · Presidents' Athletic Conference | 16 | 43 | $135k | — | 86% | |
| Thiel College Division III · Presidents' Athletic Conference | 25 | 44 | $210k | — | 71% | |
| University of Mount Union Division III · Ohio Athletic Conference | 28 | 69 | $321k | — | 80% | |
| Geneva College Division III · Presidents' Athletic Conference | 29 | 45 | $166k | — | — | |
| Hiram College Division III · Presidents' Athletic Conference | 30 | 55 | $182k | — | 93% | |
| Grove City College Division III · Presidents' Athletic Conference | 30 | — | — | — | 73% | |
| Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania Division II · Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference | 31 | 37 | $349k | — | 75% | |
| Walsh University Division II · Great Midwest Athletic Conference | 41 | 70 | $559k | — | 78% | |
| Malone University Division II · Great Midwest Athletic Conference | 43 | 66 | $768k | — | 76% | |
| University of Akron Division I · Mid-American Conference | 45 | 35 | $526k | — | 71% | |
| Allegheny College Division III · Presidents' Athletic Conference | 46 | 45 | $293k | — | 59% | |
| La Roche University Division III · Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference | 50 | 39 | $105k | — | 78% |
Other baseball programs in the Horizon League
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee 6 over cap | 40 | $1.2M | $30,262 | 989 | vs | |
| Wright State University 6 over cap | 40 | $1.2M | $29,336 | 990 | vs | |
| Northern Illinois University 6 over cap | 40 | $1M | $25,469 | 975 | vs | |
| Northern Kentucky University 4 over cap | 38 | $928k | $24,409 | 991 | vs | |
| Oakland University 1 over cap | 35 | $900k | $25,717 | 970 | vs | |
| Youngstown State University 6 over cap | 40 | $867k | $21,687 | 977 | vs |
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