Division II · Southern Intercol. Ath. Conf.
Benedict College Football
Columbia, SC · the Tigers, Lady Tigers · Benedict College overview
152
Roster
2024–25 season
$1.5M
Team budget
30th percentile in Division II
$9,720
Per roster spot
median $14,113
11
Coaches
1 head · 10 assistant
67%
Admitted
top quarter for selectivity
Benedict College fields a football team in the Southern Intercol. Ath. Conf. (NCAA Division II). In 2024–25 the roster carried 152 players, above the median of 128, with 1 head coach and 10 assistants. Team expenses were $1,477,509, below the median of $1.7M — $9,720 per roster spot, bottom quarter of Division II football programs. The school gave $1,541,858 in athletic aid across its men's teams, about $5,606 per roster spot.
Among Division II football programs
Where this program sits against its 158 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#111Team budgetof 158 · Division II#137Spend per playerof 158 · Division II#22Roster sizeof 158 · Division II
Team budgets across the division
this programevery Division II football program
Roster sizes
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The program
- Roster152 2024–25 season
- Coaching staff1 head, 10 assistant
- Team expenses$1,477,509 for the year
- Operating expenses$269,011 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$9,720 division median $14,113
- Athletic aid, men's teams$1,541,858 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$5,606 across men's teams
- Recruiting spend, men's$20,204 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Ron Dickerson, Jr. 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
General NCAA rule for Division II; 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 →1,694undergraduates · 1,731 students in all
Women 53% Men 47%
- Setting
- City
- Type
- Private · Baccalaureate college
- Affiliation
- Baptist
- HBCU
- Yes
Getting in
Full picture →67%admitted · of 8,073 applicants
SAT middle 50%820 – 1010
ACT middle 50%14 – 19
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 21%
Football
Full picture →152on the roster · 2024–25 season
- Team expenses
- $1,477,509 $9,720 per roster spot · lower half of Division II
- Coaches
- 1 head · 10 assistant
- Athletic aid, men's teams
- $1,541,858
- Recruiting spend, men's
- $20,204
Cost
Full picture →$18,146net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $18,000
Campus safety
Full picture →0.79violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 3 burglaries · 1 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 1 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →18%of bachelor's degrees in business · 21 fields · Bachelor's, Master's
Research Benedict College
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 program152 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions67% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$18,146 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsBusiness · 18%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusCity · 1,694Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety0.79 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Allen University Division II · Southern Intercol. Ath. Conf. | 0 | 125 | $854k | — | 32% | |
| University of South Carolina, Columbia Division I · Southeastern Conference | 1 | 119 | $56M | 967 | 61% | |
| South Carolina State University Division I · Mid-Eastern Athletic Conf. | 37 | 126 | $4.3M | 940 | 82% | |
| Newberry College Division II · South Atlantic Conference | 39 | 205 | $2.2M | — | 75% | |
| Presbyterian College Division I · Pioneer Football League | 58 | 138 | $1.8M | 970 | 72% | |
| Wingate University Division II · South Atlantic Conference | 75 | 200 | $2.1M | — | 85% | |
| Erskine College Division II · Conference Carolinas | 81 | 173 | $922k | — | 61% | |
| Wofford College Division I · Southern Conference | 84 | 118 | $7M | 984 | 59% | |
| Johnson C. Smith University Division II · Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association | 85 | 123 | $2.1M | — | 43% | |
| Charleston Southern University Division I · Ohio Valley Conference | 90 | 126 | $4.3M | 932 | 76% | |
| The University of North Carolina at Charlotte Division I · American Conference | 91 | 122 | $16M | 945 | 80% | |
| Gardner-Webb University Division I · Ohio Valley Conference | 93 | 118 | $4.5M | 961 | 87% |
Other football programs in the Southern Intercol. Ath. Conf.
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edward Waters University | 132 | $6.6M | $50,164 | 963 | vs | |
| Clark Atlanta University | 101 | $3M | $29,673 | — | vs | |
| Tuskegee University | 143 | $2.5M | $17,451 | — | vs | |
| Miles College | 99 | $1.8M | $18,350 | — | vs | |
| Benedict College | 152 | $1.5M | $9,720 | — | vs | |
| Central State University | 132 | $1.4M | $10,469 | — | vs | |
| Albany State University (Georgia) | 86 | $1.4M | $15,758 | — | vs | |
| Kentucky State University | 131 | $1.3M | $9,558 | — | vs | |
| Fort Valley State University | 113 | $1.1M | $9,789 | — | vs | |
| Lane College | 109 | $1M | $9,520 | — | vs | |
| Allen University | 125 | $854k | $6,829 | — | vs | |
| Savannah State University | 129 | $550k | $4,262 | — | vs | |
| Morehouse College | — | — | — | — | vs |
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