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Division II · Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference

Chadron State College Football

Chadron, NE · the Eagles · Chadron State College overview
138
Roster
2024–25 season
$1.7M
Team budget
43rd percentile in Division II
$12,253
Per roster spot
median $14,113
10
Coaches
1 head · 9 assistant

Chadron State College fields a football team in the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference (NCAA Division II). In 2024–25 the roster carried 138 players, about the median of 128, with 1 head coach and 9 assistants. Team expenses were $1,690,944, about the median of $1.7M — $12,253 per roster spot, lower half of Division II football programs. The school gave $1,005,710 in athletic aid across its men's teams, about $3,579 per roster spot.

Among Division II football programs

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

Team budget$1.7M
Spend per player$12,253
Roster size138
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

  • Roster138 2024–25 season
  • Coaching staff1 head, 9 assistant
  • Team expenses$1,690,944 for the year
  • Operating expenses$263,145 game-day and travel
  • Spend per roster spot$12,253 division median $14,113
  • Athletic aid, men's teams$1,005,710 school-wide
  • Aid per roster spot$3,579 across men's teams
  • Recruiting spend, men's$18,860 school-wide

Coaching staff

NameTitleEmail
Jay Long 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.
1,785undergraduates · 2,205 students in all
Women 65% Men 35%
Setting
Town
Type
Public · Master's university
Affiliation
None
Graduate in 6 yrs
38%
138on the roster · 2024–25 season
Team expenses
$1,690,944 $12,253 per roster spot · lower half of Division II
Coaches
1 head · 9 assistant
Athletic aid, men's teams
$1,005,710
Recruiting spend, men's
$18,860
$13,852net price · after grants, aided first-years
Sticker price$23,138
Average net price$13,852
Net price by family income
$0–30k$10,639
$30–48k$10,954
$48–75k$13,550
$75–110k$15,009
$110k and up$15,418
Tuition & fees
$7,564

Campus safety

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1.75violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
Violent1.75
Property0.79
In residence halls
2 burglaries · 9 sex offences over 2022–2024
Residence-hall fires
27 over 2022–2024
27%of bachelor's degrees in education · 17 fields · Bachelor's, Master's
Education104 · 27%
Business94 · 24%
Multidisciplinary studies30 · 8%
Agriculture24 · 6%
Kinesiology, parks & recreation22 · 6%

Research Chadron State College

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Football programs within 150 miles

Chadron State CollegeSouth Dakota School of Mines & Technology · 87 miBlack Hills State University · 124 mi
SchoolMilesRosterBudgetAPRAdmitted
South Dakota School of Mines & Technology Division II · Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference87119$1.7M—85%
Black Hills State University Division II · Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference124125$1.7M—94%

Other football programs in the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference

SchoolRosterBudgetPer playerAPRCompare
Colorado School of Mines143$3.1M$21,571—vs
Colorado State University Pueblo135$2.4M$17,657—vs
Western Colorado University147$2.1M$14,433—vs
Colorado Mesa University171$1.8M$10,536—vs
Black Hills State University125$1.7M$13,845—vs
South Dakota School of Mines & Technology119$1.7M$14,375—vs
Chadron State College138$1.7M$12,253—vs
Fort Lewis College122$1.5M$12,368—vs
New Mexico Highlands University87$1.3M$15,080—vs
Adams State University130$1.2M$8,905—vs

Every Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference football program · Football budgets ranked