Division I · Ohio Valley Conference
Charleston Southern University Football
Charleston, SC · the Buccaneers · Charleston Southern University overview
126
Roster
21 over the D-I cap of 105
$4.3M
Team budget
18th percentile in Division I
$34,405
Per roster spot
median $79,762
10
Coaches
1 head · 9 assistant
932
APR
95% of players retained
76%
Admitted
upper half for selectivity
Charleston Southern University fields a football team in the Ohio Valley Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 126 players, about the median of 119, with 1 head coach and 9 assistants. Team expenses were $4,335,079, well below the median of $9.1M — $34,405 per roster spot, bottom quarter of Division I football programs. Under the Division I roster cap of 105 in force from 2025-26, that is 21 over — cuts or attrition are likely, though players already on the roster may stay (230 of 261 Division I programs carried more than the cap). The team's multi-year Academic Progress Rate is 932, about the median of 964, with 95% of players retained year to year. The school gave $4,017,082 in athletic aid across its men's teams, about $14,989 per roster spot.
Among Division I football programs
Where this program sits against its 261 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#215Team budgetof 261 · Division I#217Spend per playerof 261 · Division I#65Roster sizeof 261 · Division I#239APRof 261 · Division I
Team budgets across the division
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Roster sizes (cap 105)
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The program
- Roster126 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap105 21 over last season
- Coaching staff1 head, 9 assistant
- Team expenses$4,335,079 for the year
- Operating expenses$892,626 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$34,405 division median $79,762
- Academic Progress Rate932 multi-year; 897 latest
- Players retained95% year to year
- Eligible91% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, men's teams$4,017,082 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$14,989 across men's teams
- Recruiting spend, men's$159,751 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Nathan Giardina head coach | Head Coach | not on file |
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Recruiting timing
- Coaches may first contact youSeptember 1 of junior year
- Your own emailsAny time the rule limits what coaches send back
- High-school football players1,029,588 2024-25
- Division I roster spots31,184 261 programs
- Odds of a spot1 in 33 3.0% of high-school players hold a Division I roster spot
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About the school
What an athlete asks first — each panel opens the full picture.Campus
Full picture →2,914undergraduates · 3,545 students in all
Women 63% Men 37%
- Setting
- City
- Type
- Private · Master's university
- Affiliation
- Baptist
Getting in
Full picture →76%admitted · of 6,072 applicants
SAT middle 50%950 – 1160
ACT middle 50%17 – 24
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 49%
Football
Full picture →126on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 105126
21 over — players already on the roster may stay
Academic Progress Rate932
95% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $4,335,079 $34,405 per roster spot · bottom quarter of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 9 assistant
- Athletic aid, men's teams
- $4,017,082
- Recruiting spend, men's
- $159,751
Cost
Full picture →$21,347net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $31,030
Campus safety
Full picture →0.26violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 3 burglaries · 0 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 0 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →20%of bachelor's degrees in health professions & nursing · 24 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research Charleston Southern 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 program126 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions76% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$21,347 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsHealth professions & nursing · 20%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusCity · 2,914Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety0.26 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Citadel Division I · Southern Conference | 14 | 119 | $5.4M | 959 | 98% | |
| South Carolina State University Division I · Mid-Eastern Athletic Conf. | 57 | 126 | $4.3M | 940 | 82% | |
| Coastal Carolina University Division I · Sun Belt Conference | 83 | 123 | $17M | 956 | 80% | |
| Savannah State University Division II · Southern Intercol. Ath. Conf. | 88 | 129 | $550k | — | — | |
| University of South Carolina, Columbia Division I · Southeastern Conference | 89 | 119 | $56M | 967 | 61% | |
| Allen University Division II · Southern Intercol. Ath. Conf. | 90 | 125 | $854k | — | 32% | |
| Benedict College Division II · Southern Intercol. Ath. Conf. | 90 | 152 | $1.5M | — | 67% | |
| Georgia Southern University Division I · Sun Belt Conference | 107 | 146 | $11M | 949 | 90% | |
| Newberry College Division II · South Atlantic Conference | 127 | 205 | $2.2M | — | 75% | |
| University of North Carolina at Pembroke Division II · Conference Carolinas | 128 | 113 | $1.1M | — | 92% | |
| Wingate University Division II · South Atlantic Conference | 140 | 200 | $2.1M | — | 85% | |
| Presbyterian College Division I · Pioneer Football League | 146 | 138 | $1.8M | 970 | 72% |
Other football programs in the Ohio Valley Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tennessee State University 4 over cap | 109 | $6.9M | $63,430 | 947 | vs | |
| Eastern Illinois University 12 over cap | 117 | $5M | $42,816 | 930 | vs | |
| Gardner-Webb University 13 over cap | 118 | $4.5M | $38,508 | 961 | vs | |
| Charleston Southern University 21 over cap | 126 | $4.3M | $34,405 | 932 | vs | |
| Lindenwood University 5 over cap | 110 | $4.2M | $37,883 | — | vs | |
| University of Tennessee at Martin 11 over cap | 116 | $4M | $34,325 | 937 | vs | |
| Southeast Missouri State University room for 1 | 104 | $3.7M | $35,397 | 959 | vs | |
| Western Illinois University 9 over cap | 114 | $3.5M | $30,828 | 959 | vs |
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