Division I · Southeastern Conference
Auburn University Football
Auburn, AL · the Tigers · Auburn University overview
121
Roster
16 over the D-I cap of 105
$59M
Team budget
92nd percentile in Division I
$485,325
Per roster spot
median $79,762
11
Coaches
1 head · 10 assistant
980
APR
97% of players retained
50%
Admitted
top quarter for selectivity
Auburn University fields a football team in the Southeastern Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 121 players, about the median of 119, with 1 head coach and 10 assistants. Team expenses were $58,724,402, well above the median of $9.1M — $485,325 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 16 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 980, about the median of 964, with 97% of players retained year to year. The school gave $10,416,469 in athletic aid across its men's teams, about $31,565 per roster spot.
Among Division I football programs
Where this program sits against its 261 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#21Team budgetof 261 · Division I#16Spend per playerof 261 · Division I#108Roster sizeof 261 · Division I#53APRof 261 · Division I
Team budgets across the division
this programevery Division I football program
Roster sizes (cap 105)
this programevery Division I roster
The program
- Roster121 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap105 16 over last season
- Coaching staff1 head, 10 assistant
- Team expenses$58,724,402 for the year
- Operating expenses$6,758,526 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$485,325 division median $79,762
- Academic Progress Rate980 multi-year; 976 latest
- Players retained97% year to year
- Eligible98% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, men's teams$10,416,469 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$31,565 across men's teams
- Recruiting spend, men's$3,179,194 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Alex Golesh head coach | Head Coach | 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
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 →26,874undergraduates · 33,015 students in all
Women 51% Men 49%
- Setting
- City
- Type
- Public · Research university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →50%admitted · of 48,178 applicants
SAT middle 50%1240 – 1380
ACT middle 50%25 – 31
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 79%
Football
Full picture →121on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 105121
16 over — players already on the roster may stay
Academic Progress Rate980
97% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $58,724,402 $485,326 per roster spot · top 10% of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 10 assistant
- Athletic aid, men's teams
- $10,416,469
- Recruiting spend, men's
- $3,179,194
Cost
Full picture →$24,524net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $12,536 in-state · $33,944 out
Campus safety
Full picture →0.81violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 8 burglaries · 23 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 7 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →26%of bachelor's degrees in business · 25 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research Auburn 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.
Football program121 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions50% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$24,524 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsBusiness · 26%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusCity · 26,874Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety0.81 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tuskegee University Division II · Southern Intercol. Ath. Conf. | 17 | 143 | $2.5M | — | 31% | |
| LaGrange College Division III · USA South Athletic Conference | 40 | 105 | $468k | — | 63% | |
| Huntingdon College Division III · USA South Athletic Conference | 49 | 158 | $858k | — | 71% | |
| Alabama State University Division I · Southwestern Athletic Conf. | 50 | 117 | $4.9M | 942 | 96% | |
| Troy University Division I · Sun Belt Conference | 62 | 129 | $10M | 961 | 93% | |
| University of West Georgia Division I · United Athletic Conference | 71 | 156 | $3.5M | — | 49% | |
| Jacksonville State University Division I · Conference USA | 86 | 158 | $15M | 961 | 76% | |
| Fort Valley State University Division II · Southern Intercol. Ath. Conf. | 93 | 113 | $1.1M | — | 63% | |
| Samford University Division I · Southern Conference | 96 | 112 | $6.1M | 977 | 82% | |
| University of Alabama at Birmingham Division I · American Conference | 98 | 120 | $13M | 942 | 88% | |
| Morehouse College Division II · Southern Intercol. Ath. Conf. | 101 | — | — | — | 51% | |
| Clark Atlanta University Division II · Southern Intercol. Ath. Conf. | 101 | 101 | $3M | — | 65% |
Other football programs in the Southeastern Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Alabama 27 over cap | 132 | $82M | $617,440 | 990 | vs | |
| University of Oklahoma 23 over cap | 128 | $71M | $556,131 | 965 | vs | |
| University of Georgia 30 over cap | 135 | $71M | $526,723 | 969 | vs | |
| University of Texas at Austin 13 over cap | 118 | $70M | $596,657 | 974 | vs | |
| University of Mississippi 21 over cap | 126 | $62M | $490,841 | 997 | vs | |
| University of Tennessee, Knoxville 18 over cap | 123 | $61M | $497,889 | 967 | vs | |
| Texas A&M University, College Station 41 over cap | 146 | $60M | $412,535 | 965 | vs | |
| Auburn University 16 over cap | 121 | $59M | $485,325 | 980 | vs | |
| University of Arkansas, Fayetteville 22 over cap | 127 | $57M | $451,739 | 962 | vs | |
| University of South Carolina, Columbia 14 over cap | 119 | $56M | $469,407 | 967 | vs | |
| University of Florida 26 over cap | 131 | $52M | $395,160 | 974 | vs | |
| Louisiana State University 10 over cap | 115 | $51M | $441,205 | 952 | vs | |
| University of Missouri, Columbia 17 over cap | 122 | $49M | $404,230 | 973 | vs | |
| Vanderbilt University 11 over cap | 116 | $44M | $380,383 | 984 | vs | |
| University of Kentucky 17 over cap | 122 | $43M | $354,769 | 971 | vs | |
| Mississippi State University 5 over cap | 110 | $38M | $341,596 | 984 | vs |
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