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Division II · Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference

Bemidji State University Football

Bemidji, MN · the Beavers · Bemidji State University overview
118
Roster
2024–25 season
$1.8M
Team budget
52nd percentile in Division II
$14,987
Per roster spot
median $14,113
12
Coaches
1 head · 11 assistant
71%
Admitted
upper half for selectivity

Bemidji State University fields a football team in the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference (NCAA Division II). In 2024–25 the roster carried 118 players, about the median of 128, with 1 head coach and 11 assistants. Team expenses were $1,768,564, about the median of $1.7M — $14,987 per roster spot, upper half of Division II football programs. The school gave $1,363,512 in athletic aid across its men's teams, about $5,705 per roster spot.

Among Division II football programs

Where this program sits against its 158 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).

Team budget$1.8M
Spend per player$14,987
Roster size118
Coaching staff12

Team budgets across the division

$550k$6.6M
this programevery Division II football program

Roster sizes

69316
this programevery Division II roster

The program

  • Roster118 2024–25 season
  • Coaching staff1 head, 11 assistant
  • Team expenses$1,768,564 for the year
  • Operating expenses$266,048 game-day and travel
  • Spend per roster spot$14,987 division median $14,113
  • Athletic aid, men's teams$1,363,512 school-wide
  • Aid per roster spot$5,705 across men's teams
  • Recruiting spend, men's$95,392 school-wide

Coaching staff

NameTitleEmail
Brent Bolte head coachHead Coachnot 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.
3,610undergraduates · 3,926 students in all
Women 59% Men 41%
Setting
Town
Type
Public · Master's university
Affiliation
None
71%admitted · of 2,860 applicants
ACT middle 50%18 – 23
Test scores
Test-optional
Graduate in 6 yrs
52%
118on the roster · 2024–25 season
Team expenses
$1,768,564 $14,988 per roster spot · upper half of Division II
Coaches
1 head · 11 assistant
Athletic aid, men's teams
$1,363,512
Recruiting spend, men's
$95,392
$16,349net price · after grants, aided first-years
Sticker price$24,095
Average net price$16,349
Net price by family income
$0–30k$10,918
$30–48k$11,000
$48–75k$13,262
$75–110k$18,000
$110k and up$21,518
Tuition & fees
$10,114

Campus safety

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1.31violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
Violent1.31
Property0.08
In residence halls
1 burglaries · 12 sex offences over 2022–2024
Residence-hall fires
0 over 2022–2024
23%of bachelor's degrees in business · 22 fields · Associate's, Bachelor's, Master's
Business192 · 23%
Health professions & nursing135 · 16%
Education95 · 11%
Psychology81 · 10%
Engineering technologies49 · 6%

Research Bemidji State University

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Football programs within 150 miles

Bemidji State UniversityMinnesota State University Moorhead · 98 miConcordia College, Moorhead · 99 miNorth Dakota State University · 99 miUniversity of North Dakota · 107 miSaint John's University (Minnesota) · 135 miThe College of St. Scholastica · 138 miUniversity of Minnesota Duluth · 139 miUniversity of Minnesota, Morris · 140 mi
SchoolMilesRosterBudgetAPRAdmitted
Minnesota State University Moorhead Division II · Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference98116$1.4M—53%
Concordia College, Moorhead Division III · Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference99126$642k—63%
North Dakota State University Division I · Mountain West Conference99130$8.4M98696%
University of North Dakota Division I · Missouri Valley Football Conference107107$6.9M96277%
Saint John's University (Minnesota) Division III · Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference135———91%
The College of St. Scholastica Division III · Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference13867$541k—94%
University of Minnesota Duluth Division II · Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference139101$2.4M—82%
University of Minnesota, Morris Division III · Upper Midwest Athletic Conference14071$291k—70%

Other football programs in the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference

SchoolRosterBudgetPer playerAPRCompare
Augustana University (South Dakota)124$2.9M$23,070—vs
University of Minnesota Duluth101$2.4M$23,551—vs
Minnesota State University, Mankato112$2.1M$18,307—vs
University of Sioux Falls118$1.9M$16,148—vs
Northern State University125$1.8M$14,704—vs
University of Jamestown168$1.8M$10,786—vs
Bemidji State University118$1.8M$14,987—vs
Winona State University120$1.8M$14,718—vs
University of Mary90$1.7M$19,028—vs
Minot State University123$1.7M$13,838—vs
Concordia University, St. Paul112$1.6M$14,552—vs
Wayne State College (Nebraska)95$1.4M$15,230—vs
Minnesota State University Moorhead116$1.4M$12,234—vs
Southwest Minnesota State University108$1.3M$12,384—vs

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