Division III · New England Small College Athletic Conference
Colby College Football
Waterville, ME · the Mules · Colby College overview
88
Roster
2024–25 season
$1.1M
Team budget
95th percentile in Division III
$12,258
Per roster spot
median $5,431
8
Coaches
1 head · 7 assistant
7%
Admitted
top 10% for selectivity
Colby College fields a football team in the New England Small College Athletic Conference (NCAA Division III). In 2024–25 the roster carried 88 players, below the median of 109, with 1 head coach and 7 assistants. Team expenses were $1,078,787, well above the median of $613k — $12,258 per roster spot, top 10% of Division III football programs. The school reports no athletic aid for men's teams — Division III programs do not offer athletic scholarships.
Among Division III football programs
Where this program sits against its 232 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#13Team budgetof 232 · Division III#6Spend per playerof 232 · Division III#187Roster sizeof 232 · Division III
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Roster sizes
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The program
- Roster88 2024–25 season
- Coaching staff1 head, 7 assistant
- Team expenses$1,078,787 for the year
- Operating expenses$220,566 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$12,258 division median $5,431
- Athletic aid, men's teamsNone school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$0 across men's teams
- Recruiting spend, men's$98,667 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Jack Cosgrove head coach | Head Coach | not on file |
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Recruiting timing
- Coaches may first contact youany time
- Your own emailsAny time the rule limits what coaches send back
- High-school football players1,029,588 2024-25
- Division III roster spots26,128 232 programs
- Odds of a spot1 in 39 2.5% of high-school players hold a Division III roster spot
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About the school
What an athlete asks first — each panel opens the full picture.Campus
Full picture →2,284undergraduates · 2,284 students in all
Women 51% Men 49%
- Setting
- Town
- Type
- Private · Liberal arts college
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →7%admitted · of 17,786 applicants
SAT middle 50%1440 – 1550
ACT middle 50%32 – 34
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 90%
Football
Full picture →88on the roster · 2024–25 season
- Team expenses
- $1,078,787 $12,259 per roster spot · top 10% of Division III
- Coaches
- 1 head · 7 assistant
- Athletic aid, men's teams
- None
- Recruiting spend, men's
- $98,667
Cost
Full picture →$15,163net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $66,600
Campus safety
Full picture →4.42violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 1 burglaries · 31 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 9 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →29%of bachelor's degrees in social sciences · 15 fields · Bachelor's
Research Colby College
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 program88 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions7% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$15,163 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsSocial sciences · 29%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusTown · 2,284Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety4.42 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bates College Division III · New England Small College Athletic Conference | 41 | 84 | $1M | — | 13% | |
| Maine Maritime Academy Division III · Conference of New England | 44 | 40 | $296k | — | 61% | |
| Husson University Division III · Conference of New England | 47 | 133 | $696k | — | 86% | |
| Bowdoin College Division III · New England Small College Athletic Conference | 48 | 84 | $904k | — | 8% | |
| University of Maine Division I · Coastal Athletic Association | 54 | 110 | $5.8M | 952 | 96% | |
| University of New England Division III · Conference of New England | 84 | 106 | $777k | — | 89% | |
| Plymouth State University Division III · Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference | 115 | 108 | $376k | — | 91% | |
| University of New Hampshire Division I · Coastal Athletic Association | 117 | 105 | $6.7M | 970 | 87% | |
| Saint Anselm College Division II · Northeast 10 Conference | 142 | 132 | $1.6M | — | 78% | |
| Dartmouth College Division I · The Ivy League | 143 | 108 | $3.8M | 992 | 6% | |
| New England College Division III · Conference of New England | 144 | 54 | $493k | — | 96% | |
| Merrimack College Division I · Independent | 150 | 111 | $5.3M | — | 74% |
Other football programs in the New England Small College Athletic Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hamilton College | 77 | $1.2M | $15,890 | — | vs | |
| Trinity College (Connecticut) | 104 | $1.2M | $11,704 | — | vs | |
| Amherst College | 84 | $1.1M | $13,584 | — | vs | |
| Tufts University | 93 | $1.1M | $12,194 | — | vs | |
| Colby College | 88 | $1.1M | $12,258 | — | vs | |
| Bates College | 84 | $1M | $12,024 | — | vs | |
| Wesleyan University (Connecticut) | 108 | $985k | $9,120 | — | vs | |
| Bowdoin College | 84 | $904k | $10,766 | — | vs | |
| Williams College | 87 | $704k | $8,089 | — | vs | |
| Middlebury College | — | — | — | — | vs |
Every New England Small College Athletic Conference football program · Football budgets ranked