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Division III · Ohio Athletic Conference

Capital University Football

Columbus, OH · the Comets · Capital University overview
89
Roster
2024–25 season
$576k
Team budget
44th percentile in Division III
$6,476
Per roster spot
median $5,431
14
Coaches
1 head · 13 assistant
73%
Admitted
upper half for selectivity

Capital University fields a football team in the Ohio Athletic Conference (NCAA Division III). In 2024–25 the roster carried 89 players, below the median of 109, with 1 head coach and 13 assistants. Team expenses were $576,415, about the median of $613k — $6,476 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).

Team budget$576k
Spend per player$6,476
Roster size89
Coaching staff14

Team budgets across the division

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

Roster sizes

40232
this programevery Division III roster

The program

  • Roster89 2024–25 season
  • Coaching staff1 head, 13 assistant
  • Team expenses$576,415 for the year
  • Operating expenses$151,940 game-day and travel
  • Spend per roster spot$6,476 division median $5,431
  • Athletic aid, men's teamsNone school-wide
  • Aid per roster spot$0 across men's teams
  • Recruiting spend, men's$42,132 school-wide

Coaching staff

NameTitleEmail
Brian Foos head coachHead Coachnot on file
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Recruiting timing

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  • 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.
1,747undergraduates · 2,388 students in all
Women 57% Men 43%
Setting
Suburb
Type
Private · Master's university
Affiliation
Evangelical Lutheran Church
73%admitted · of 4,365 applicants
SAT middle 50%980 – 1190
ACT middle 50%18 – 25
Test scores
Test-optional
Graduate in 6 yrs
66%
89on the roster · 2024–25 season
Team expenses
$576,415 $6,477 per roster spot · lower half of Division III
Coaches
1 head · 13 assistant
Athletic aid, men's teams
None
Recruiting spend, men's
$42,132
$22,480net price · after grants, aided first-years
Sticker price$60,176
Average net price$22,480
Net price by family income
$0–30k$20,774
$30–48k$19,860
$48–75k$22,265
$75–110k$24,482
$110k and up$27,218
Tuition & fees
$41,788

Campus safety

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1.33violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
Violent1.33
Property2.50
In residence halls
8 burglaries · 8 sex offences over 2022–2024
Residence-hall fires
6 over 2022–2024
19%of bachelor's degrees in health professions & nursing · 20 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Health professions & nursing84 · 19%
Education61 · 14%
Business58 · 13%
Visual & performing arts53 · 12%
Psychology41 · 9%

Research Capital University

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Football programs within 150 miles

Capital UniversityOhio Dominican University · 3 miThe Ohio State University · 5 miOtterbein University · 12 miDenison University · 23 miOhio Wesleyan University · 25 miKenyon College · 41 miWittenberg University · 47 miCentral State University · 53 miWilmington College (Ohio) · 59 miMuskingum University · 64 miUniversity of Dayton · 67 miAshland University · 71 mi
SchoolMilesRosterBudgetAPRAdmitted
Ohio Dominican University Division II · Great Midwest Athletic Conference3126$1.3M—85%
The Ohio State University Division I · Big Ten Conference5122$92M98551%
Otterbein University Division III · Ohio Athletic Conference1287$408k—83%
Denison University Division III · North Coast Athletic Conference2395$692k—17%
Ohio Wesleyan University Division III · North Coast Athletic Conference2594$638k—51%
Kenyon College Division III · North Coast Athletic Conference4160$399k—31%
Wittenberg University Division III · North Coast Athletic Conference47186$741k—91%
Central State University Division II · Southern Intercol. Ath. Conf.53132$1.4M—46%
Wilmington College (Ohio) Division III · Ohio Athletic Conference5984$411k—85%
Muskingum University Division III · Ohio Athletic Conference64119$590k—82%
University of Dayton Division I · Pioneer Football League67119$2.2M99162%
Ashland University Division II · Great Midwest Athletic Conference71163$2.7M—81%

Other football programs in the Ohio Athletic Conference

SchoolRosterBudgetPer playerAPRCompare
University of Mount Union200$1M$5,120—vs
Ohio Northern University126$743k$5,898—vs
Baldwin Wallace University129$734k$5,690—vs
Heidelberg University150$642k$4,282—vs
Muskingum University119$590k$4,956—vs
Capital University89$576k$6,476—vs
Marietta College125$418k$3,347—vs
Wilmington College (Ohio)84$411k$4,887—vs
Otterbein University87$408k$4,688—vs

Every Ohio Athletic Conference football program · Football budgets ranked