Division III · Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference
Dean College Football
Franklin, MA · the Bulldogs · Dean College overview
78
Roster
2024–25 season
$335k
Team budget
6th percentile in Division III
$4,290
Per roster spot
median $5,431
9
Coaches
1 head · 8 assistant
74%
Admitted
upper half for selectivity
Dean College fields a football team in the Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference (NCAA Division III). In 2024–25 the roster carried 78 players, below the median of 109, with 1 head coach and 8 assistants. Team expenses were $334,646, well below the median of $613k — $4,290 per roster spot, bottom quarter 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).
#219Team budgetof 232 · Division III#179Spend per playerof 232 · Division III#208Roster sizeof 232 · Division III
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Roster sizes
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The program
- Roster78 2024–25 season
- Coaching staff1 head, 8 assistant
- Team expenses$334,646 for the year
- Operating expenses$124,958 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$4,290 division median $5,431
- Athletic aid, men's teamsNone school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$0 across men's teams
- Recruiting spend, men's$24,423 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Luke Bakanowsky 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 →1,151undergraduates · 1,151 students in all
Women 52% Men 48%
- Setting
- Suburb
- Type
- Private · Baccalaureate college
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →74%admitted · of 5,382 applicants
- Test scores
- Scores not considered
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 37%
Football
Full picture →78on the roster · 2024–25 season
- Team expenses
- $334,646 $4,290 per roster spot · bottom quarter of Division III
- Coaches
- 1 head · 8 assistant
- Athletic aid, men's teams
- None
- Recruiting spend, men's
- $24,423
Cost
Full picture →$31,472net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $44,960
Campus safety
Full picture →6.11violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 14 burglaries · 15 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 0 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →23%of bachelor's degrees in visual & performing arts · 12 fields · Associate's, Bachelor's
Research Dean 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 program78 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions74% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$31,472 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsVisual & performing arts · 23%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusSuburb · 1,151Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety6.11 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bryant University Division I · Coastal Athletic Association | 14 | 142 | $6.3M | 985 | 66% | |
| Framingham State University Division III · Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference | 15 | 100 | $228k | — | 85% | |
| Stonehill College Division I · Northeast Conference | 16 | 125 | $3.5M | — | 73% | |
| Curry College Division III · Conference of New England | 18 | 80 | $333k | — | 92% | |
| Brown University Division I · The Ivy League | 18 | 112 | $3.6M | 994 | 5% | |
| Boston College Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference | 21 | 148 | $41M | 989 | 16% | |
| Bentley University Division II · Northeast 10 Conference | 23 | 102 | $1.7M | — | 48% | |
| Bridgewater State University Division III · Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference | 23 | 100 | $181k | — | 89% | |
| College of the Holy Cross Division I · Patriot League | 23 | 100 | $8M | 987 | 21% | |
| Massachusetts Institute of Technology Division III · New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference | 25 | 69 | $285k | — | 5% | |
| Harvard University Division I · The Ivy League | 25 | 113 | $4.9M | 982 | 3% | |
| Worcester Polytechnic Institute Division III · New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference | 25 | 106 | $566k | — | 58% |
Other football programs in the Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Massachusetts Maritime Academy | 125 | $479k | $3,833 | — | vs | |
| Plymouth State University | 108 | $376k | $3,480 | — | vs | |
| Dean College | 78 | $335k | $4,290 | — | vs | |
| University of Massachusetts, Dartmouth | 114 | $311k | $2,723 | — | vs | |
| Framingham State University | 100 | $228k | $2,281 | — | vs | |
| Fitchburg State University | 74 | $214k | $2,886 | — | vs | |
| Westfield State University | 81 | $208k | $2,564 | — | vs | |
| Worcester State University | 93 | $181k | $1,951 | — | vs | |
| Bridgewater State University | 100 | $181k | $1,809 | — | vs |
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