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Division II · Southern Intercol. Ath. Conf.

Clark Atlanta University Football

Atlanta, GA · the Panthers · Clark Atlanta University overview
101
Roster
2024–25 season
$3M
Team budget
93rd percentile in Division II
$29,673
Per roster spot
median $14,113
6
Coaches
1 head · 5 assistant
65%
Admitted
top quarter for selectivity

Clark Atlanta University fields a football team in the Southern Intercol. Ath. Conf. (NCAA Division II). In 2024–25 the roster carried 101 players, below the median of 128, with 1 head coach and 5 assistants. Team expenses were $2,997,063, well above the median of $1.7M — $29,673 per roster spot, top 10% of Division II football programs. The school gave $2,089,318 in athletic aid across its men's teams, about $13,307 per roster spot.

Among Division II football programs

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

Team budget$3M
Spend per player$29,673
Roster size101
Coaching staff6

Team budgets across the division

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

Roster sizes

69316
this programevery Division II roster

The program

  • Roster101 2024–25 season
  • Coaching staff1 head, 5 assistant
  • Team expenses$2,997,063 for the year
  • Operating expenses$355,690 game-day and travel
  • Spend per roster spot$29,673 division median $14,113
  • Athletic aid, men's teams$2,089,318 school-wide
  • Aid per roster spot$13,307 across men's teams
  • Recruiting spend, men's$2,902 school-wide

Coaching staff

NameTitleEmail
Terry Sims 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.
3,495undergraduates · 4,135 students in all
Women 76% Men 24%
Setting
City
Type
Private · Research university
Affiliation
United Methodist
HBCU
Yes
65%admitted · of 27,672 applicants
Test scores
Test-optional
Graduate in 6 yrs
48%
101on the roster · 2024–25 season
Team expenses
$2,997,063 $29,674 per roster spot · top 10% of Division II
Coaches
1 head · 5 assistant
Athletic aid, men's teams
$2,089,318
Recruiting spend, men's
$2,902
$29,736net price · after grants, aided first-years
Sticker price$43,676
Average net price$29,736
Net price by family income
$0–30k$33,555
$30–48k$34,611
$48–75k$37,249
$75–110k$38,230
$110k and up$39,940
Tuition & fees
$26,446

Campus safety

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1.88violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
Violent1.88
Property2.04
In residence halls
16 burglaries · 7 sex offences over 2022–2024
Residence-hall fires
11 over 2022–2024
24%of bachelor's degrees in business · 16 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Business107 · 24%
Communication & journalism84 · 19%
Psychology63 · 14%
Visual & performing arts41 · 9%
Criminal justice & protective services40 · 9%

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Football programs within 150 miles

Clark Atlanta UniversityMorehouse College · 0 miGeorgia State University · 2 miGeorgia Institute of Technology · 2 miKennesaw State University · 22 miUniversity of West Georgia · 41 miShorter University · 57 miBerry College · 58 miLaGrange College · 61 miUniversity of Georgia · 61 miMercer University · 77 miJacksonville State University · 78 miFort Valley State University · 89 mi
SchoolMilesRosterBudgetAPRAdmitted
Morehouse College Division II · Southern Intercol. Ath. Conf.0———51%
Georgia State University Division I · Sun Belt Conference2118$12M95862%
Georgia Institute of Technology Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference2120$43M97816%
Kennesaw State University Division I · Conference USA22120$11M94969%
University of West Georgia Division I · United Athletic Conference41156$3.5M—49%
Shorter University Division II · Conference Carolinas57151$1.6M—97%
Berry College Division III · Southern Athletic Association58130$1.1M—62%
LaGrange College Division III · USA South Athletic Conference61105$468k—63%
University of Georgia Division I · Southeastern Conference61135$71M96937%
Mercer University Division I · Southern Conference77109$7.5M96166%
Jacksonville State University Division I · Conference USA78158$15M96176%
Fort Valley State University Division II · Southern Intercol. Ath. Conf.89113$1.1M—63%

Other football programs in the Southern Intercol. Ath. Conf.

SchoolRosterBudgetPer playerAPRCompare
Edward Waters University132$6.6M$50,164963vs
Clark Atlanta University101$3M$29,673—vs
Tuskegee University143$2.5M$17,451—vs
Miles College99$1.8M$18,350—vs
Benedict College152$1.5M$9,720—vs
Central State University132$1.4M$10,469—vs
Albany State University (Georgia)86$1.4M$15,758—vs
Kentucky State University131$1.3M$9,558—vs
Fort Valley State University113$1.1M$9,789—vs
Lane College109$1M$9,520—vs
Allen University125$854k$6,829—vs
Savannah State University129$550k$4,262—vs
Morehouse College————vs

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