Division III · Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference
Benedictine University (Illinois) Football
Lisle, IL · the Eagles · Benedictine University (Illinois) overview
143
Roster
2024–25 season
$447k
Team budget
22nd percentile in Division III
$3,123
Per roster spot
median $5,431
9
Coaches
1 head · 8 assistant
77%
Admitted
upper half for selectivity
Benedictine University (Illinois) fields a football team in the Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference (NCAA Division III). In 2024–25 the roster carried 143 players, above the median of 109, with 1 head coach and 8 assistants. Team expenses were $446,658, below the median of $613k — $3,123 per roster spot, bottom quarter of Division III football programs. The school gave $606,892 in athletic aid across its men's teams, about $1,238 per roster spot.
Among Division III football programs
Where this program sits against its 232 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#181Team budgetof 232 · Division III#220Spend per playerof 232 · Division III#28Roster sizeof 232 · Division III
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Roster sizes
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The program
- Roster143 2024–25 season
- Coaching staff1 head, 8 assistant
- Team expenses$446,658 for the year
- Operating expenses$67,558 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$3,123 division median $5,431
- Athletic aid, men's teams$606,892 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$1,238 across men's teams
- Recruiting spend, men's$9,041 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Jim Schroeder head coach | Head Coach | not on file |
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Recruiting timing
- Coaches may first contact youany time
- Your own emailsAny time the rule limits what coaches send back
- High-school football players1,029,588 2024-25
- Division III roster spots26,128 232 programs
- Odds of a spot1 in 39 2.5% of high-school players hold a Division III roster spot
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About the school
What an athlete asks first — each panel opens the full picture.Campus
Full picture →1,842undergraduates · 2,989 students in all
Women 55% Men 45%
- Setting
- Suburb
- Type
- Private · Master's university
- Affiliation
- Roman Catholic
Getting in
Full picture →77%admitted · of 2,788 applicants
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 51%
Football
Full picture →143on the roster · 2024–25 season
- Team expenses
- $446,658 $3,123 per roster spot · bottom quarter of Division III
- Coaches
- 1 head · 8 assistant
- Athletic aid, men's teams
- $606,892
- Recruiting spend, men's
- $9,041
Cost
Full picture →$24,570net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $32,546
Campus safety
Full picture →1.6violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 5 burglaries · 8 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 2 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →31%of bachelor's degrees in business · 23 fields · Associate's, Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research Benedictine University (Illinois)
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 program143 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions77% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$24,570 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsBusiness · 31%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusSuburb · 1,842Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety1.6 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Central College Division III · College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin | 2 | 142 | $1.1M | — | 58% | |
| Wheaton College (Illinois) Division III · College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin | 6 | 127 | $1.3M | — | 90% | |
| Elmhurst University Division III · College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin | 11 | 84 | $634k | — | 76% | |
| Aurora University Division III · Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference | 13 | 138 | $711k | — | 85% | |
| Concordia University Chicago Division III · Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference | 17 | 84 | $423k | — | 93% | |
| North Park University Division III · College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin | 24 | 110 | $745k | — | 73% | |
| Roosevelt University Division II · Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | 25 | 126 | $2.9M | — | 94% | |
| Chicago State University Division I · Northeast Conference | 25 | — | — | — | 41% | |
| University of Chicago Division III · Midwest Conference | 26 | 92 | $767k | — | 5% | |
| Northwestern University Division I · Big Ten Conference | 29 | 109 | $38M | 995 | 7% | |
| Lake Forest College Division III · Midwest Conference | 35 | 111 | $521k | — | 59% | |
| Northern Illinois University Division I · Mountain West Conference | 36 | 143 | $13M | 962 | 70% |
Other football programs in the Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aurora University | 138 | $711k | $5,152 | — | vs | |
| St. Norbert College | 131 | $672k | $5,127 | — | vs | |
| Benedictine University (Illinois) | 143 | $447k | $3,123 | — | vs | |
| Lakeland University | 92 | $439k | $4,769 | — | vs | |
| Wisconsin Lutheran College | 90 | $438k | $4,863 | — | vs | |
| Concordia University Wisconsin | 133 | $426k | $3,203 | — | vs | |
| Rockford University | 101 | $426k | $4,213 | — | vs | |
| Concordia University Chicago | 84 | $423k | $5,039 | — | vs | |
| Eureka College | 73 | $280k | $3,834 | — | vs |
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