Arizona State University Football
Arizona State University fields a football team in the Big 12 Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 123 players, about the median of 119, with 1 head coach and 10 assistants. Team expenses were $50,352,139, well above the median of $9.1M — $409,366 per roster spot, top 10% of Division I football programs. Under the Division I roster cap of 105 in force from 2025-26, that is 18 over — cuts or attrition are likely, though players already on the roster may stay (230 of 261 Division I programs carried more than the cap). The team's multi-year Academic Progress Rate is 978, about the median of 964, with 97% of players retained year to year. The school gave $10,976,181 in athletic aid across its men's teams, about $29,191 per roster spot.
Among Division I football programs
Where this program sits against its 261 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
Team budgets across the division
Roster sizes (cap 105)
The program
- Roster123 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap105 18 over last season
- Coaching staff1 head, 10 assistant
- Team expenses$50,352,139 for the year
- Operating expenses$4,390,988 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$409,366 division median $79,762
- Academic Progress Rate978 multi-year; 984 latest
- Players retained97% year to year
- Eligible98% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, men's teams$10,976,181 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$29,191 across men's teams
- Recruiting spend, men's$1,767,905 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Kenneth Dillingham head coach | Head Coach | not on file |
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
General NCAA rule for Division I; the football 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
- Scores not considered
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 68%
Football
Full picture →- Team expenses
- $50,352,139 $409,367 per roster spot · top quarter of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 10 assistant
- Athletic aid, men's teams
- $10,976,181
- Recruiting spend, men's
- $1,767,905
Cost
Full picture →- Tuition & fees
- $12,051 in-state · $32,193 out
Campus safety
Full picture →- In residence halls
- 51 burglaries · 72 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 28 over 2022–2024
Majors
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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 programs within 150 miles
| School | Miles | Roster | Budget | APR | Admitted | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Arizona Division I · Big 12 Conference | 100 | 113 | $38M | 964 | 86% | |
| Northern Arizona University Division I · Big Sky Conference | 123 | 120 | $6.8M | 944 | 91% |
Other football programs in the Big 12 Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Texas Christian University 25 over cap | 130 | $60M | $458,217 | 959 | vs | |
| Arizona State University 18 over cap | 123 | $50M | $409,366 | 978 | vs | |
| Brigham Young University 30 over cap | 135 | $45M | $330,081 | 946 | vs | |
| University of Colorado Boulder 13 over cap | 118 | $43M | $362,754 | 955 | vs | |
| University of Utah 21 over cap | 126 | $41M | $328,655 | 988 | vs | |
| Baylor University 13 over cap | 118 | $41M | $347,882 | 974 | vs | |
| Texas Tech University 18 over cap | 123 | $40M | $323,135 | 949 | vs | |
| University of Central Florida 15 over cap | 120 | $39M | $322,459 | 981 | vs | |
| University of Arizona 8 over cap | 113 | $38M | $334,476 | 964 | vs | |
| West Virginia University 22 over cap | 127 | $35M | $277,563 | 960 | vs | |
| University of Kansas 17 over cap | 122 | $35M | $282,922 | 960 | vs | |
| Oklahoma State University 31 over cap | 136 | $33M | $241,401 | 979 | vs | |
| Iowa State University 30 over cap | 135 | $32M | $239,536 | 979 | vs | |
| University of Cincinnati 15 over cap | 120 | $30M | $253,576 | 990 | vs | |
| Kansas State University 20 over cap | 125 | $27M | $216,702 | 978 | vs | |
| University of Houston 14 over cap | 119 | $23M | $195,557 | 961 | vs |
Every Big 12 Conference football program · Football budgets ranked