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Calvin University Football

Grand Rapids, MI · the Knights · Calvin University overview
110
Roster
2024–25 season
$897k
Team budget
88th percentile in Division III
$8,157
Per roster spot
median $5,431
10
Coaches
1 head · 9 assistant
71%
Admitted
upper half for selectivity

Calvin University fields a football team in the Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association (NCAA Division III). In 2024–25 the roster carried 110 players, about the median of 109, with 1 head coach and 9 assistants. Team expenses were $897,290, above the median of $613k — $8,157 per roster spot, top quarter 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).

Team budget$897k
Spend per player$8,157
Roster size110
Coaching staff10

Team budgets across the division

$181k$3.6M
this programevery Division III football program

Roster sizes

40232
this programevery Division III roster

The program

  • Roster110 2024–25 season
  • Coaching staff1 head, 9 assistant
  • Team expenses$897,290 for the year
  • Operating expenses$312,233 game-day and travel
  • Spend per roster spot$8,157 division median $5,431
  • Athletic aid, men's teamsNone school-wide
  • Aid per roster spot$0 across men's teams
  • Recruiting spend, men's$40,422 school-wide

Coaching staff

NameTitleEmail
Trent Figg head coachHead Coachnot 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.
3,053undergraduates · 3,364 students in all
Women 54% Men 46%
Setting
City
Type
Private · Master's university
Affiliation
Christian Reformed Church
71%admitted · of 4,719 applicants
SAT middle 50%1070 – 1340
ACT middle 50%22 – 30
Test scores
Test-optional
Graduate in 6 yrs
77%
110on the roster · 2024–25 season
Team expenses
$897,290 $8,157 per roster spot · top quarter of Division III
Coaches
1 head · 9 assistant
Athletic aid, men's teams
None
Recruiting spend, men's
$40,422
$26,374net price · after grants, aided first-years
Sticker price$54,920
Average net price$26,374
Net price by family income
$0–30k$20,249
$30–48k$17,974
$48–75k$21,973
$75–110k$23,732
$110k and up$28,027
Tuition & fees
$38,670

Campus safety

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1.18violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
Violent1.18
Property1.18
In residence halls
2 burglaries · 10 sex offences over 2022–2024
Residence-hall fires
3 over 2022–2024
15%of bachelor's degrees in health professions & nursing · 22 fields · Associate's, Bachelor's, Master's
Health professions & nursing95 · 15%
Business78 · 12%
Education63 · 10%
Engineering62 · 10%
Biological sciences58 · 9%

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Football programs within 150 miles

Calvin UniversityDavenport University · 6 miGrand Valley State University · 15 miHope College · 28 miKalamazoo College · 44 miWestern Michigan University · 45 miThe University of Olivet · 48 miFerris State University · 53 miAlma College · 56 miMichigan State University · 58 miCentral Michigan University · 61 miAlbion College · 64 miNorthwood University · 82 mi
SchoolMilesRosterBudgetAPRAdmitted
Davenport University Division II · Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference6136$2.3M—97%
Grand Valley State University Division II · Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference15141$3.3M—95%
Hope College Division III · Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association28121$764k—76%
Kalamazoo College Division III · Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association44104$576k—76%
Western Michigan University Division I · Mid-American Conference45113$11M94885%
The University of Olivet Division III · Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association48139$596k—97%
Ferris State University Division II · Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference53143$3.1M—81%
Alma College Division III · Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association56168$819k—66%
Michigan State University Division I · Big Ten Conference58119$48M95284%
Central Michigan University Division I · Mid-American Conference61122$12M97291%
Albion College Division III · Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association64121$664k—83%
Northwood University Division II · Great Midwest Athletic Conference82137$2.4M—84%

Other football programs in the Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association

SchoolRosterBudgetPer playerAPRCompare
Calvin University110$897k$8,157—vs
Alma College168$819k$4,877—vs
Trine University232$812k$3,499—vs
Hope College121$764k$6,311—vs
Albion College121$664k$5,486—vs
The University of Olivet139$596k$4,287—vs
Kalamazoo College104$576k$5,537—vs
Adrian College177$566k$3,198—vs

Every Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association football program · Football budgets ranked