Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference
Clemson University Football
Clemson, SC · the Tigers · Clemson University overview
137
Roster
32 over the D-I cap of 105
$81M
Team budget
98th percentile in Division I
$592,238
Per roster spot
median $79,762
12
Coaches
1 head · 11 assistant
993
APR
99% of players retained
38%
Admitted
top quarter for selectivity
Clemson University fields a football team in the Atlantic Coast Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 137 players, above the median of 119, with 1 head coach and 11 assistants. Team expenses were $81,136,726, well above the median of $9.1M — $592,238 per roster spot, top 10% of Division I football programs. Under the Division I roster cap of 105 in force from 2025-26, that is 32 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 993, about the median of 964, with 99% of players retained year to year. The school gave $7,600,229 in athletic aid across its men's teams, about $20,995 per roster spot.
Among Division I football programs
Where this program sits against its 261 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#6Team budgetof 261 · Division I#10Spend per playerof 261 · Division I#30Roster sizeof 261 · Division I#7APRof 261 · Division I
Team budgets across the division
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Roster sizes (cap 105)
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The program
- Roster137 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap105 32 over last season
- Coaching staff1 head, 11 assistant
- Team expenses$81,136,726 for the year
- Operating expenses$9,280,901 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$592,238 division median $79,762
- Academic Progress Rate993 multi-year; 997 latest
- Players retained99% year to year
- Eligible99% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, men's teams$7,600,229 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$20,995 across men's teams
- Recruiting spend, men's$3,911,594 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Dabo Swinney 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 →22,875undergraduates · 28,747 students in all
Women 53% Men 47%
- Setting
- Suburb
- Type
- Public · Research university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →38%admitted · of 60,122 applicants
SAT middle 50%1230 – 1390
ACT middle 50%28 – 32
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 88%
Football
Full picture →137on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 105137
32 over — players already on the roster may stay
Academic Progress Rate993
99% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $81,136,726 $592,239 per roster spot · top 10% of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 11 assistant
- Athletic aid, men's teams
- $7,600,229
- Recruiting spend, men's
- $3,911,594
Cost
Full picture →$24,408net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $15,554 in-state · $39,498 out
Campus safety
Full picture →0.47violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 4 burglaries · 28 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 8 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →26%of bachelor's degrees in business · 24 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research Clemson 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 program137 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions38% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$24,408 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsBusiness · 26%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusSuburb · 22,875Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety0.47 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anderson University (South Carolina) Division II · South Atlantic Conference | 16 | 112 | $2.2M | — | 53% | |
| Furman University Division I · Southern Conference | 28 | 126 | $8.4M | 978 | 53% | |
| Erskine College Division II · Conference Carolinas | 35 | 173 | $922k | — | 61% | |
| North Greenville University Division II · Conference Carolinas | 38 | 120 | $1.5M | — | 63% | |
| Brevard College Division III · USA South Athletic Conference | 39 | 193 | $625k | — | 40% | |
| Western Carolina University Division I · Southern Conference | 48 | 120 | $3.9M | 981 | 87% | |
| Wofford College Division I · Southern Conference | 55 | 118 | $7M | 984 | 59% | |
| Presbyterian College Division I · Pioneer Football League | 57 | 138 | $1.8M | 970 | 72% | |
| University of Georgia Division I · Southeastern Conference | 59 | 135 | $71M | 969 | 37% | |
| Newberry College Division II · South Atlantic Conference | 74 | 205 | $2.2M | — | 75% | |
| Gardner-Webb University Division I · Ohio Valley Conference | 77 | 118 | $4.5M | 961 | 87% | |
| Mars Hill University Division II · South Atlantic Conference | 81 | 151 | $1.9M | — | 78% |
Other football programs in the Atlantic Coast Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Miami (Florida) 22 over cap | 127 | $88M | $693,842 | 973 | vs | |
| Florida State University 19 over cap | 124 | $83M | $671,515 | 942 | vs | |
| Clemson University 32 over cap | 137 | $81M | $592,238 | 993 | vs | |
| University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill 18 over cap | 123 | $49M | $399,558 | 959 | vs | |
| Duke University 16 over cap | 121 | $47M | $391,434 | 986 | vs | |
| University of Pittsburgh 13 over cap | 118 | $47M | $399,506 | 988 | vs | |
| University of California, Berkeley 15 over cap | 120 | $47M | $389,349 | 977 | vs | |
| Southern Methodist University 17 over cap | 122 | $45M | $371,439 | 974 | vs | |
| Georgia Institute of Technology 15 over cap | 120 | $43M | $355,912 | 978 | vs | |
| Syracuse University 19 over cap | 124 | $42M | $339,435 | 965 | vs | |
| Boston College 43 over cap | 148 | $41M | $278,545 | 989 | vs | |
| North Carolina State University 20 over cap | 125 | $41M | $324,282 | 962 | vs | |
| Wake Forest University 25 over cap | 130 | $39M | $303,076 | 990 | vs | |
| Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University 19 over cap | 124 | $38M | $304,870 | 958 | vs | |
| Stanford University 5 over cap | 110 | $36M | $327,200 | 990 | vs | |
| University of Virginia 22 over cap | 127 | $34M | $264,659 | 972 | vs | |
| University of Louisville 15 over cap | 120 | $31M | $256,209 | 984 | vs |
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