Division III · Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
Bethel University (Minnesota) Football
St. Paul, MN · the Royals · Bethel University (Minnesota) overview
98
Roster
2024–25 season
$538k
Team budget
37th percentile in Division III
$5,488
Per roster spot
median $5,431
12
Coaches
1 head · 11 assistant
91%
Admitted
bottom quarter for selectivity
Bethel University (Minnesota) fields a football team in the Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (NCAA Division III). In 2024–25 the roster carried 98 players, below the median of 109, with 1 head coach and 11 assistants. Team expenses were $537,845, below the median of $613k — $5,488 per roster spot, upper half of Division III football programs. The school reports no athletic aid for men's teams — Division III programs do not offer athletic scholarships.
Among Division III football programs
Where this program sits against its 232 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#147Team budgetof 232 · Division III#109Spend per playerof 232 · Division III#160Roster sizeof 232 · Division III
Team budgets across the division
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Roster sizes
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The program
- Roster98 2024–25 season
- Coaching staff1 head, 11 assistant
- Team expenses$537,845 for the year
- Operating expenses$197,160 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$5,488 division median $5,431
- Athletic aid, men's teamsNone school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$0 across men's teams
- Recruiting spend, men's$21,465 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Mike McElroy head coach | Head Coach | not on file |
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Recruiting timing
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- 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 →2,629undergraduates · 3,521 students in all
Women 60% Men 40%
- Setting
- Suburb
- Type
- Private · Doctoral/professional university
- Affiliation
- Baptist
Getting in
Full picture →91%admitted · of 1,642 applicants
SAT middle 50%1065 – 1240
ACT middle 50%23 – 29
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 75%
Football
Full picture →98on the roster · 2024–25 season
- Team expenses
- $537,845 $5,488 per roster spot · lower half of Division III
- Coaches
- 1 head · 11 assistant
- Athletic aid, men's teams
- None
- Recruiting spend, men's
- $21,465
Cost
Full picture →$30,375net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $42,930
Campus safety
Full picture →1.11violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 0 burglaries · 6 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 5 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →25%of bachelor's degrees in business · 21 fields · Associate's, Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research Bethel University (Minnesota)
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 program98 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions91% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$30,375 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsBusiness · 25%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusSuburb · 2,629Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety1.11 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 Northwestern-St. Paul Division III · Upper Midwest Athletic Conference | 2 | 77 | $431k | — | 92% | |
| Hamline University Division III · Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | 6 | 79 | $402k | — | 90% | |
| University of Minnesota, Twin Cities Division I · Big Ten Conference | 7 | 117 | $45M | 980 | 77% | |
| Augsburg University Division III · Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | 7 | 106 | $527k | — | 77% | |
| Concordia University, St. Paul Division II · Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference | 7 | 112 | $1.6M | — | 75% | |
| University of St. Thomas (Minnesota) Division I · Pioneer Football League | 8 | 110 | $2.3M | — | 85% | |
| Macalester College Division III · Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | 8 | 65 | $562k | — | 28% | |
| University of Wisconsin-River Falls Division III · Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | 30 | 121 | $618k | — | 82% | |
| Crown College (Minnesota) Division III · Upper Midwest Athletic Conference | 31 | 89 | $483k | — | 63% | |
| Carleton College Division III · Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | 41 | 76 | $493k | — | 22% | |
| St. Olaf College Division III · Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | 41 | 100 | $627k | — | 52% | |
| University of Wisconsin-Stout Polytechnic Division III · Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | 62 | 140 | $665k | — | 85% |
Other football programs in the Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gustavus Adolphus College | 139 | $744k | $5,350 | — | vs | |
| Concordia College, Moorhead | 126 | $642k | $5,097 | — | vs | |
| St. Olaf College | 100 | $627k | $6,265 | — | vs | |
| Macalester College | 65 | $562k | $8,644 | — | vs | |
| The College of St. Scholastica | 67 | $541k | $8,069 | — | vs | |
| Bethel University (Minnesota) | 98 | $538k | $5,488 | — | vs | |
| Augsburg University | 106 | $527k | $4,967 | — | vs | |
| Carleton College | 76 | $493k | $6,484 | — | vs | |
| Hamline University | 79 | $402k | $5,084 | — | vs | |
| Saint John's University (Minnesota) | — | — | — | — | vs |
Every Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football program · Football budgets ranked