Division I · Mid-Eastern Athletic Conf.
Delaware State University Football
Dover, DE · the Hornets · Delaware State University overview
91
Roster
room for 14 under the cap of 105
$4.3M
Team budget
17th percentile in Division I
$47,327
Per roster spot
median $79,762
9
Coaches
1 head · 8 assistant
921
APR
92% of players retained
62%
Admitted
upper half for selectivity
Delaware State University fields a football team in the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conf. (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 91 players, below the median of 119, with 1 head coach and 8 assistants. Team expenses were $4,306,792, well below the median of $9.1M — $47,327 per roster spot, lower half of Division I football programs. That leaves room for 14 under the Division I roster cap of 105 in force from 2025-26. The team's multi-year Academic Progress Rate is 921, about the median of 964, with 92% of players retained year to year. The school gave $2,967,808 in athletic aid across its men's teams, about $15,297 per roster spot.
Among Division I football programs
Where this program sits against its 261 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#217Team budgetof 261 · Division I#186Spend per playerof 261 · Division I#257Roster sizeof 261 · Division I#245APRof 261 · Division I
Team budgets across the division
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Roster sizes (cap 105)
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The program
- Roster91 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap105 room for 14
- Coaching staff1 head, 8 assistant
- Team expenses$4,306,792 for the year
- Operating expenses$680,356 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$47,327 division median $79,762
- Academic Progress Rate921 multi-year; 902 latest
- Players retained92% year to year
- Eligible92% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, men's teams$2,967,808 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$15,297 across men's teams
- Recruiting spend, men's$127,690 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Desean Jackson 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 →4,941undergraduates · 5,828 students in all
Women 65% Men 35%
- Setting
- City
- Type
- Public · Master's university
- Affiliation
- None
- HBCU
- Yes
Getting in
Full picture →62%admitted · of 7,542 applicants
SAT middle 50%860 – 1070
ACT middle 50%22 – 26
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 39%
Football
Full picture →91on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 10591
room for 14
Academic Progress Rate921
92% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $4,306,792 $47,327 per roster spot · bottom quarter of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 8 assistant
- Athletic aid, men's teams
- $2,967,808
- Recruiting spend, men's
- $127,690
Cost
Full picture →$15,555net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $10,314 in-state · $20,250 out
Campus safety
Full picture →5.44violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 6 burglaries · 35 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 6 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →13%of bachelor's degrees in business · 24 fields · Associate's, Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research Delaware State 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 program91 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions62% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$15,555 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsBusiness · 13%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusCity · 4,941Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety5.44 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Delaware Division I · Conference USA | 36 | 110 | $10M | 958 | 65% | |
| Rowan University Division III · New Jersey Athletic Conference | 42 | 98 | $681k | — | 78% | |
| Lincoln University (Pennsylvania) Division II · Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association | 48 | 99 | $913k | — | 78% | |
| Widener University Division III · Middle Atlantic Conferences | 48 | 107 | $527k | — | 84% | |
| U.S. Naval Academy Division I · American Conference | 52 | — | — | 988 | 9% | |
| West Chester University of Pennsylvania Division II · Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference | 53 | 122 | $1.2M | — | 79% | |
| University of Pennsylvania Division I · The Ivy League | 56 | 108 | $3.5M | 992 | 6% | |
| Morgan State University Division I · Mid-Eastern Athletic Conf. | 57 | 128 | $6.2M | 940 | 83% | |
| Salisbury University Division III · New Jersey Athletic Conference | 58 | 138 | $668k | — | 89% | |
| Temple University Division I · American Conference | 59 | 115 | $26M | 987 | 83% | |
| Johns Hopkins University Division III · Centennial Conference | 59 | 87 | $979k | — | 8% | |
| Towson University Division I · Coastal Athletic Association | 59 | 106 | $5.6M | 969 | 83% |
Other football programs in the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conf.
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Norfolk State University 38 over cap | 143 | $7.1M | $49,454 | 956 | vs | |
| Morgan State University 23 over cap | 128 | $6.2M | $48,580 | 940 | vs | |
| Howard University room for 5 | 100 | $5.5M | $54,683 | 914 | vs | |
| North Carolina Central University 5 over cap | 110 | $4.9M | $44,516 | 947 | vs | |
| Delaware State University room for 14 | 91 | $4.3M | $47,327 | 921 | vs | |
| South Carolina State University 21 over cap | 126 | $4.3M | $33,813 | 940 | vs |
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