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Division III · Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference

Carleton College Football

Northfield, MN · the Knights · Carleton College overview
76
Roster
2024–25 season
$493k
Team budget
26th percentile in Division III
$6,484
Per roster spot
median $5,431
8
Coaches
1 head · 7 assistant
22%
Admitted
top 10% for selectivity

Carleton College fields a football team in the Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (NCAA Division III). In 2024–25 the roster carried 76 players, below the median of 109, with 1 head coach and 7 assistants. Team expenses were $492,804, below the median of $613k — $6,484 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$493k
Spend per player$6,484
Roster size76
Coaching staff8

Team budgets across the division

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

Roster sizes

40232
this programevery Division III roster

The program

  • Roster76 2024–25 season
  • Coaching staff1 head, 7 assistant
  • Team expenses$492,804 for the year
  • Operating expenses$103,691 game-day and travel
  • Spend per roster spot$6,484 division median $5,431
  • Athletic aid, men's teamsNone school-wide
  • Aid per roster spot$0 across men's teams
  • Recruiting spend, men's$52,035 school-wide

Coaching staff

NameTitleEmail
Tom Journell 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

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2,069undergraduates · 2,069 students in all
Women 51% Men 49%
Setting
Town
Type
Private · Liberal arts college
Affiliation
None
22%admitted · of 6,464 applicants
SAT middle 50%1430 – 1550
ACT middle 50%32 – 34
Test scores
Test-optional
Graduate in 6 yrs
91%
76on the roster · 2024–25 season
Team expenses
$492,804 $6,484 per roster spot · lower half of Division III
Coaches
1 head · 7 assistant
Athletic aid, men's teams
None
Recruiting spend, men's
$52,035
$29,434net price · after grants, aided first-years
Sticker price$84,893
Average net price$29,434
Net price by family income
$0–30k$12,069
$30–48k$11,350
$48–75k$10,999
$75–110k$17,900
$110k and up$41,028
Tuition & fees
$65,457

Campus safety

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7.83violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
Violent7.83
Property1.25
In residence halls
0 burglaries · 46 sex offences over 2022–2024
Residence-hall fires
7 over 2022–2024
20%of bachelor's degrees in social sciences · 14 fields · Bachelor's
Social sciences84 · 20%
Computer & information sciences69 · 16%
Physical sciences54 · 13%
Biological sciences39 · 9%
Psychology36 · 8%

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Football programs within 150 miles

Carleton CollegeSt. Olaf College · 1 miMacalester College · 33 miUniversity of St. Thomas (Minnesota) · 33 miConcordia University, St. Paul · 34 miHamline University · 35 miAugsburg University · 35 miUniversity of Minnesota, Twin Cities · 35 miUniversity of Wisconsin-River Falls · 38 miUniversity of Northwestern-St. Paul · 39 miCrown College (Minnesota) · 41 miBethel University (Minnesota) · 41 miGustavus Adolphus College · 41 mi
SchoolMilesRosterBudgetAPRAdmitted
St. Olaf College Division III · Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference1100$627k—52%
Macalester College Division III · Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference3365$562k—28%
University of St. Thomas (Minnesota) Division I · Pioneer Football League33110$2.3M—85%
Concordia University, St. Paul Division II · Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference34112$1.6M—75%
Hamline University Division III · Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference3579$402k—90%
Augsburg University Division III · Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference35106$527k—77%
University of Minnesota, Twin Cities Division I · Big Ten Conference35117$45M98077%
University of Wisconsin-River Falls Division III · Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference38121$618k—82%
University of Northwestern-St. Paul Division III · Upper Midwest Athletic Conference3977$431k—92%
Crown College (Minnesota) Division III · Upper Midwest Athletic Conference4189$483k—63%
Bethel University (Minnesota) Division III · Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference4198$538k—91%
Gustavus Adolphus College Division III · Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference41139$744k—62%

Other football programs in the Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference

SchoolRosterBudgetPer playerAPRCompare
Gustavus Adolphus College139$744k$5,350—vs
Concordia College, Moorhead126$642k$5,097—vs
St. Olaf College100$627k$6,265—vs
Macalester College65$562k$8,644—vs
The College of St. Scholastica67$541k$8,069—vs
Bethel University (Minnesota)98$538k$5,488—vs
Augsburg University106$527k$4,967—vs
Carleton College76$493k$6,484—vs
Hamline University79$402k$5,084—vs
Saint John's University (Minnesota)————vs

Every Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football program · Football budgets ranked