Division III · New England Small College Athletic Conference
Bowdoin College Football
Brunswick, ME · the Polar Bears · Bowdoin College overview
84
Roster
2024–25 season
$904k
Team budget
89th percentile in Division III
$10,766
Per roster spot
median $5,431
8
Coaches
1 head · 7 assistant
8%
Admitted
top 10% for selectivity
Bowdoin College fields a football team in the New England Small College Athletic Conference (NCAA Division III). In 2024–25 the roster carried 84 players, below the median of 109, with 1 head coach and 7 assistants. Team expenses were $904,354, above the median of $613k — $10,766 per roster spot, top 10% 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).
#27Team budgetof 232 · Division III#11Spend per playerof 232 · Division III#194Roster sizeof 232 · Division III
Team budgets across the division
this programevery Division III football program
Roster sizes
this programevery Division III roster
The program
- Roster84 2024–25 season
- Coaching staff1 head, 7 assistant
- Team expenses$904,354 for the year
- Operating expenses$186,578 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$10,766 division median $5,431
- Athletic aid, men's teamsNone school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$0 across men's teams
- Recruiting spend, men's$89,659 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| William J. Hammer 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 →1,850undergraduates · 1,850 students in all
Women 52% Men 48%
- Setting
- Town
- Type
- Private · Liberal arts college
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →8%admitted · of 10,966 applicants
SAT middle 50%1480 – 1550
ACT middle 50%33 – 35
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 96%
Football
Full picture →84on the roster · 2024–25 season
- Team expenses
- $904,354 $10,766 per roster spot · top quarter of Division III
- Coaches
- 1 head · 7 assistant
- Athletic aid, men's teams
- None
- Recruiting spend, men's
- $89,659
Cost
Full picture →$23,110net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $64,910
Campus safety
Full picture →4.61violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 0 burglaries · 24 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 7 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →31%of bachelor's degrees in social sciences · 15 fields · Bachelor's
Research Bowdoin 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 program84 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions8% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$23,110 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsSocial sciences · 31%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusTown · 1,850Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety4.61 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bates College Division III · New England Small College Athletic Conference | 18 | 84 | $1M | — | 13% | |
| University of New England Division III · Conference of New England | 37 | 106 | $777k | — | 89% | |
| Colby College Division III · New England Small College Athletic Conference | 48 | 88 | $1.1M | — | 7% | |
| Maine Maritime Academy Division III · Conference of New England | 66 | 40 | $296k | — | 61% | |
| University of New Hampshire Division I · Coastal Athletic Association | 72 | 105 | $6.7M | 970 | 87% | |
| Husson University Division III · Conference of New England | 86 | 133 | $696k | — | 86% | |
| Plymouth State University Division III · Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference | 87 | 108 | $376k | — | 91% | |
| University of Maine Division I · Coastal Athletic Association | 94 | 110 | $5.8M | 952 | 96% | |
| Saint Anselm College Division II · Northeast 10 Conference | 100 | 132 | $1.6M | — | 78% | |
| Endicott College Division III · Conference of New England | 103 | 146 | $801k | — | 72% | |
| Merrimack College Division I · Independent | 104 | 111 | $5.3M | — | 74% | |
| New England College Division III · Conference of New England | 106 | 54 | $493k | — | 96% |
Other football programs in the New England Small College Athletic Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hamilton College | 77 | $1.2M | $15,890 | — | vs | |
| Trinity College (Connecticut) | 104 | $1.2M | $11,704 | — | vs | |
| Amherst College | 84 | $1.1M | $13,584 | — | vs | |
| Tufts University | 93 | $1.1M | $12,194 | — | vs | |
| Colby College | 88 | $1.1M | $12,258 | — | vs | |
| Bates College | 84 | $1M | $12,024 | — | vs | |
| Wesleyan University (Connecticut) | 108 | $985k | $9,120 | — | vs | |
| Bowdoin College | 84 | $904k | $10,766 | — | vs | |
| Williams College | 87 | $704k | $8,089 | — | vs | |
| Middlebury College | — | — | — | — | vs |
Every New England Small College Athletic Conference football program · Football budgets ranked