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Division II · South Atlantic Conference

Catawba College Football

Salisbury, NC · the Catawba Indians · Catawba College overview
140
Roster
2024–25 season
$2M
Team budget
60th percentile in Division II
$14,062
Per roster spot
median $14,113
10
Coaches
1 head · 9 assistant
78%
Admitted
upper half for selectivity

Catawba College fields a football team in the South Atlantic Conference (NCAA Division II). In 2024–25 the roster carried 140 players, about the median of 128, with 1 head coach and 9 assistants. Team expenses were $1,968,680, above the median of $1.7M — $14,062 per roster spot, lower half of Division II football programs. The school gave $3,806,626 in athletic aid across its men's teams, about $8,347 per roster spot.

Among Division II football programs

Where this program sits against its 158 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).

Team budget$2M
Spend per player$14,062
Roster size140
Coaching staff10

Team budgets across the division

$550k$6.6M
this programevery Division II football program

Roster sizes

69316
this programevery Division II roster

The program

  • Roster140 2024–25 season
  • Coaching staff1 head, 9 assistant
  • Team expenses$1,968,680 for the year
  • Operating expenses$80,970 game-day and travel
  • Spend per roster spot$14,062 division median $14,113
  • Athletic aid, men's teams$3,806,626 school-wide
  • Aid per roster spot$8,347 across men's teams
  • Recruiting spend, men's$11,906 school-wide

Coaching staff

NameTitleEmail
Tyler Haines head coachHead Coachnot on file
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Recruiting timing

  • Coaches may first contact youJune 15 after sophomore year
  • Your own emailsAny time the rule limits what coaches send back
  • High-school football players1,029,588 2024-25
  • Division II roster spots20,787 158 programs
  • Odds of a spot1 in 50 2.0% of high-school players hold a Division II roster spot

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About the school

What an athlete asks first — each panel opens the full picture.
1,153undergraduates · 1,241 students in all
Women 52% Men 48%
Setting
Suburb
Type
Private · Baccalaureate college
Affiliation
None
78%admitted · of 2,547 applicants
SAT middle 50%1010 – 1186
ACT middle 50%20 – 25
Test scores
Test-optional
Graduate in 6 yrs
52%
140on the roster · 2024–25 season
Team expenses
$1,968,680 $14,062 per roster spot · upper half of Division II
Coaches
1 head · 9 assistant
Athletic aid, men's teams
$3,806,626
Recruiting spend, men's
$11,906
$18,319net price · after grants, aided first-years
Sticker price$50,799
Average net price$18,319
Net price by family income
$0–30k$15,892
$30–48k$13,838
$48–75k$14,971
$75–110k$19,531
$110k and up$25,348
Tuition & fees
$33,400

Campus safety

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1.21violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
Violent1.21
Property0.00
In residence halls
0 burglaries · 3 sex offences over 2022–2024
Residence-hall fires
0 over 2022–2024
25%of bachelor's degrees in business · 20 fields · Bachelor's, Master's
Business54 · 25%
Kinesiology, parks & recreation51 · 23%
Health professions & nursing28 · 13%
Natural resources & conservation15 · 7%
Communication & journalism15 · 7%

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Football programs within 150 miles

Catawba CollegeLivingstone College · 1 miDavidson College · 24 miThe University of North Carolina at Charlotte · 30 miWinston-Salem State University · 31 miWake Forest University · 33 miJohnson C. Smith University · 37 miGuilford College · 43 miGreensboro College · 46 miLenoir-Rhyne University · 48 miNorth Carolina A&T State University · 48 miWingate University · 49 miElon University · 62 mi
SchoolMilesRosterBudgetAPRAdmitted
Livingstone College Division II · Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association184$1.2M—74%
Davidson College Division I · Pioneer Football League24100$2.6M98214%
The University of North Carolina at Charlotte Division I · American Conference30122$16M94580%
Winston-Salem State University Division II · Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association31116$2.1M—69%
Wake Forest University Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference33130$39M99022%
Johnson C. Smith University Division II · Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association37123$2.1M—43%
Guilford College Division III · Old Dominion Athletic Conf.43131$388k—84%
Greensboro College Division III · USA South Athletic Conference46118$407k—92%
Lenoir-Rhyne University Division II · South Atlantic Conference48164$2.5M—81%
North Carolina A&T State University Division I · Coastal Athletic Association48146$4.3M96646%
Wingate University Division II · South Atlantic Conference49200$2.1M—85%
Elon University Division I · Coastal Athletic Association62109$7.7M98867%

Other football programs in the South Atlantic Conference

SchoolRosterBudgetPer playerAPRCompare
Carson-Newman University186$2.6M$14,065—vs
Lenoir-Rhyne University164$2.5M$15,231—vs
Anderson University (South Carolina)112$2.2M$19,647—vs
Newberry College205$2.2M$10,565—vs
Wingate University200$2.1M$10,717—vs
Emory & Henry University127$2M$15,789—vs
Catawba College140$2M$14,062—vs
Mars Hill University151$1.9M$12,672—vs
Tusculum University149$1.7M$11,384—vs
The University of Virginia's College at Wise88$1.3M$14,680—vs

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