Division III · Centennial Conference
Carnegie Mellon University Football
Pittsburgh, PA · the Tartans · Carnegie Mellon University overview
110
Roster
2024–25 season
$779k
Team budget
79th percentile in Division III
$7,078
Per roster spot
median $5,431
10
Coaches
1 head · 9 assistant
11%
Admitted
top 10% for selectivity
Carnegie Mellon University fields a football team in the Centennial Conference (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 $778,660, above the median of $613k — $7,078 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).
#50Team budgetof 232 · Division III#54Spend per playerof 232 · Division III#111Roster sizeof 232 · Division III
Team budgets across the division
this programevery Division III football program
Roster sizes
this programevery Division III roster
The program
- Roster110 2024–25 season
- Coaching staff1 head, 9 assistant
- Team expenses$778,660 for the year
- Operating expenses$295,395 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$7,078 division median $5,431
- Athletic aid, men's teamsNone school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$0 across men's teams
- Recruiting spend, men's$76,125 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Ryan Larsen 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 →7,289undergraduates · 15,596 students in all
Women 44% Men 56%
- Setting
- City
- Type
- Private · Research university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →11%admitted · of 33,707 applicants
SAT middle 50%1500 – 1570
ACT middle 50%34 – 35
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 93%
Football
Full picture →110on the roster · 2024–25 season
- Team expenses
- $778,660 $7,079 per roster spot · top quarter of Division III
- Coaches
- 1 head · 9 assistant
- Athletic aid, men's teams
- None
- Recruiting spend, men's
- $76,125
Cost
Full picture →$32,964net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $63,274
Campus safety
Full picture →0.55violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 3 burglaries · 17 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 3 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →23%of bachelor's degrees in engineering · 24 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research Carnegie Mellon University
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 program110 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions11% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$32,964 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsEngineering · 23%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusCity · 7,289Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety0.55 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 Pittsburgh Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference | 1 | 118 | $47M | 988 | 50% | |
| Duquesne University Division I · Northeast Conference | 3 | 118 | $5.1M | 943 | 79% | |
| Robert Morris University Division I · Northeast Conference | 15 | 139 | $3.8M | 943 | 91% | |
| Seton Hill University Division II · Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference | 22 | 122 | $1.7M | — | 76% | |
| Washington and Jefferson College Division III · Presidents' Athletic Conference | 25 | 162 | $610k | — | 82% | |
| Pennsylvania Western University, California Division II · Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference | 26 | 316 | $3.9M | — | 94% | |
| Pennsylvania Western University, Edinboro Division II · Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference | 26 | 316 | $3.9M | — | 94% | |
| Pennsylvania Western University, Clarion Division II · Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference | 26 | 316 | $3.9M | — | 94% | |
| Saint Vincent College Division III · Presidents' Athletic Conference | 30 | 107 | $676k | — | 59% | |
| Geneva College Division III · Presidents' Athletic Conference | 30 | 106 | $534k | — | — | |
| Bethany College (West Virginia) Division III · Presidents' Athletic Conference | 36 | 117 | $390k | — | 60% | |
| Waynesburg University Division III · Presidents' Athletic Conference | 40 | 101 | $461k | — | 92% |
Other football programs in the Centennial Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Johns Hopkins University | 87 | $979k | $11,249 | — | vs | |
| Carnegie Mellon University | 110 | $779k | $7,078 | — | vs | |
| Muhlenberg College | 128 | $765k | $5,977 | — | vs | |
| Franklin & Marshall College | 96 | $757k | $7,890 | — | vs | |
| Gettysburg College | 93 | $701k | $7,541 | — | vs | |
| McDaniel College | 105 | $677k | $6,448 | — | vs | |
| Ursinus College | 161 | $651k | $4,042 | — | vs | |
| Dickinson College | 77 | $420k | $5,460 | — | vs |
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