Division I · United Athletic Conference
Abilene Christian University Football
Abilene, TX · the Wildcats · Abilene Christian University overview
93
Roster
room for 12 under the cap of 105
$7.3M
Team budget
42nd percentile in Division I
$78,354
Per roster spot
median $79,762
12
Coaches
1 head · 11 assistant
938
APR
93% of players retained
64%
Admitted
upper half for selectivity
Abilene Christian University fields a football team in the United Athletic Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 93 players, below the median of 119, with 1 head coach and 11 assistants. Team expenses were $7,286,935, below the median of $9.1M — $78,354 per roster spot, lower half of Division I football programs. That leaves room for 12 under the Division I roster cap of 105 in force from 2025-26. The team's multi-year Academic Progress Rate is 938, about the median of 964, with 93% of players retained year to year. The school gave $6,550,454 in athletic aid across its men's teams, about $26,846 per roster spot.
Among Division I football programs
Where this program sits against its 261 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#152Team budgetof 261 · Division I#132Spend per playerof 261 · Division I#255Roster sizeof 261 · Division I#228APRof 261 · Division I
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Roster sizes (cap 105)
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The program
- Roster93 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap105 room for 12
- Coaching staff1 head, 11 assistant
- Team expenses$7,286,935 for the year
- Operating expenses$1,624,808 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$78,354 division median $79,762
- Academic Progress Rate938 multi-year; 965 latest
- Players retained93% year to year
- Eligible95% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, men's teams$6,550,454 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$26,846 across men's teams
- Recruiting spend, men's$160,656 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Keith Patterson head coach | Head Coach | not on file |
| Graham Harrell | Associate Head Coach / Co-Offensive Coordinator / Quarterbacks | not on file |
| D.J Williams | Defensive Passing Game Coordinator / Secondary / Recruiting Coordinator | not on file |
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Recruiting timing
- Coaches may first contact youSeptember 1 of junior year
- Your own emailsAny time the rule limits what coaches send back
- High-school football players1,029,588 2024-25
- Division I roster spots31,184 261 programs
- Odds of a spot1 in 33 3.0% 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 →3,188undergraduates · 5,114 students in all
Women 65% Men 35%
- Setting
- City
- Type
- Private · Doctoral/professional university
- Affiliation
- Churches of Christ
Getting in
Full picture →64%admitted · of 10,510 applicants
SAT middle 50%1060 – 1290
ACT middle 50%22 – 28
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 60%
Football
Full picture →93on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 10593
room for 12
Academic Progress Rate938
93% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $7,286,935 $78,354 per roster spot · lower half of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 11 assistant
- Athletic aid, men's teams
- $6,550,454
- Recruiting spend, men's
- $160,656
Cost
Full picture →$28,311net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $42,240
Campus safety
Full picture →0.51violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 1 burglaries · 4 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 5 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →15%of bachelor's degrees in business · 24 fields · Associate's, Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
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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.
Football program93 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions64% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$28,311 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsBusiness · 15%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusCity · 3,188Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety0.51 violent / 1,000Three years of reported offences against the divisionAthleticsEvery teamThe whole department: every team, staff and aid
Football programs within 150 miles
| School | Miles | Roster | Budget | APR | Admitted | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hardin-Simmons University Division III · American Southwest Conference | 2 | 212 | $1.3M | — | 97% | |
| McMurry University Division III · American Southwest Conference | 4 | 140 | $745k | — | 58% | |
| Howard Payne University Division III · American Southwest Conference | 67 | 135 | $779k | — | 68% | |
| Angelo State University Division II · Lone Star Conference | 84 | 129 | $1.8M | — | 79% | |
| Tarleton State University Division I · United Athletic Conference | 89 | 128 | $8.8M | — | 94% | |
| Midwestern State University Division II · Lone Star Conference | 119 | 140 | $1.5M | — | 87% | |
| Texas Christian University Division I · Big 12 Conference | 138 | 130 | $60M | 959 | 43% | |
| Texas Tech University Division I · Big 12 Conference | 147 | 123 | $40M | 949 | 71% |
Other football programs in the United Athletic Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tarleton State University 23 over cap | 128 | $8.8M | $69,002 | — | vs | |
| Abilene Christian University room for 12 | 93 | $7.3M | $78,354 | 938 | vs | |
| Eastern Kentucky University 17 over cap | 122 | $6.8M | $55,569 | 952 | vs | |
| Austin Peay State University 3 over cap | 108 | $5.5M | $50,871 | 941 | vs | |
| University of Central Arkansas 60 over cap | 165 | $4.4M | $26,486 | 965 | vs | |
| University of North Alabama 21 over cap | 126 | $3.9M | $30,678 | 965 | vs | |
| University of West Georgia 51 over cap | 156 | $3.5M | $22,735 | — | vs | |
| University of West Florida 19 over cap | 124 | $2.3M | $18,328 | — | vs |
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