Division II · Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference
Augustana University (South Dakota) Football
Sioux Falls, SD · the Vikings · Augustana University (South Dakota) overview
124
Roster
2024–25 season
$2.9M
Team budget
91st percentile in Division II
$23,070
Per roster spot
median $14,113
11
Coaches
1 head · 10 assistant
59%
Admitted
top quarter for selectivity
Augustana University (South Dakota) fields a football team in the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference (NCAA Division II). In 2024–25 the roster carried 124 players, about the median of 128, with 1 head coach and 10 assistants. Team expenses were $2,860,738, well above the median of $1.7M — $23,070 per roster spot, top 10% of Division II football programs. The school gave $4,002,674 in athletic aid across its men's teams, about $9,691 per roster spot.
Among Division II football programs
Where this program sits against its 158 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#15Team budgetof 158 · Division II#9Spend per playerof 158 · Division II#93Roster sizeof 158 · Division II
Team budgets across the division
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Roster sizes
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The program
- Roster124 2024–25 season
- Coaching staff1 head, 10 assistant
- Team expenses$2,860,738 for the year
- Operating expenses$125,096 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$23,070 division median $14,113
- Athletic aid, men's teams$4,002,674 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$9,691 across men's teams
- Recruiting spend, men's$174,286 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Jerry Olszewski head coach | Head Coach | not on file |
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Recruiting timing
- Coaches may first contact youJune 15 after sophomore year
- Your own emailsAny time the rule limits what coaches send back
- High-school football players1,029,588 2024-25
- Division II roster spots20,787 158 programs
- Odds of a spot1 in 50 2.0% of high-school players hold a Division II roster spot
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About the school
What an athlete asks first — each panel opens the full picture.Campus
Full picture →1,871undergraduates · 2,158 students in all
Women 61% Men 39%
- Setting
- City
- Type
- Private · Master's university
- Affiliation
- Evangelical Lutheran Church
Getting in
Full picture →59%admitted · of 3,330 applicants
SAT middle 50%1075 – 1290
ACT middle 50%21 – 27
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 76%
Football
Full picture →124on the roster · 2024–25 season
- Team expenses
- $2,860,738 $23,070 per roster spot · top 10% of Division II
- Coaches
- 1 head · 10 assistant
- Athletic aid, men's teams
- $4,002,674
- Recruiting spend, men's
- $174,286
Cost
Full picture →$25,280net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $39,190
Campus safety
Full picture →0.84violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 2 burglaries · 4 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 5 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →15%of bachelor's degrees in business · 21 fields · 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 program124 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions59% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$25,280 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsBusiness · 15%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusCity · 1,871Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety0.84 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Sioux Falls Division II · Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference | 0 | 118 | $1.9M | — | 82% | |
| University of South Dakota Division I · Missouri Valley Football Conference | 52 | 122 | $6M | 968 | 99% | |
| South Dakota State University Division I · Missouri Valley Football Conference | 55 | 114 | $5.9M | 978 | 99% | |
| Southwest Minnesota State University Division II · Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference | 80 | 108 | $1.3M | — | 69% | |
| Wayne State College (Nebraska) Division II · Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference | 90 | 95 | $1.4M | — | — | |
| Buena Vista University Division III · American Rivers Conference | 98 | 79 | $498k | — | 72% | |
| Martin Luther College Division III · Upper Midwest Athletic Conference | 125 | 44 | $228k | — | 83% | |
| Minnesota State University, Mankato Division II · Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference | 143 | 112 | $2.1M | — | 91% | |
| Gustavus Adolphus College Division III · Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | 148 | 139 | $744k | — | 62% | |
| University of Minnesota, Morris Division III · Upper Midwest Athletic Conference | 148 | 71 | $291k | — | 70% |
Other football programs in the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Augustana University (South Dakota) | 124 | $2.9M | $23,070 | — | vs | |
| University of Minnesota Duluth | 101 | $2.4M | $23,551 | — | vs | |
| Minnesota State University, Mankato | 112 | $2.1M | $18,307 | — | vs | |
| University of Sioux Falls | 118 | $1.9M | $16,148 | — | vs | |
| Northern State University | 125 | $1.8M | $14,704 | — | vs | |
| University of Jamestown | 168 | $1.8M | $10,786 | — | vs | |
| Bemidji State University | 118 | $1.8M | $14,987 | — | vs | |
| Winona State University | 120 | $1.8M | $14,718 | — | vs | |
| University of Mary | 90 | $1.7M | $19,028 | — | vs | |
| Minot State University | 123 | $1.7M | $13,838 | — | vs | |
| Concordia University, St. Paul | 112 | $1.6M | $14,552 | — | vs | |
| Wayne State College (Nebraska) | 95 | $1.4M | $15,230 | — | vs | |
| Minnesota State University Moorhead | 116 | $1.4M | $12,234 | — | vs | |
| Southwest Minnesota State University | 108 | $1.3M | $12,384 | — | vs |
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