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Division III · North Coast Athletic Conference

Denison University Football

Granville, OH · the Big Red · Denison University overview
95
Roster
2024–25 season
$692k
Team budget
65th percentile in Division III
$7,279
Per roster spot
median $5,431
13
Coaches
1 head · 12 assistant
17%
Admitted
top 10% for selectivity

Denison University fields a football team in the North Coast Athletic Conference (NCAA Division III). In 2024–25 the roster carried 95 players, below the median of 109, with 1 head coach and 12 assistants. Team expenses were $691,544, above the median of $613k — $7,279 per roster spot, top 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).

Team budget$692k
Spend per player$7,279
Roster size95
Coaching staff13

Team budgets across the division

$181k$3.6M
this programevery Division III football program

Roster sizes

40232
this programevery Division III roster

The program

  • Roster95 2024–25 season
  • Coaching staff1 head, 12 assistant
  • Team expenses$691,544 for the year
  • Operating expenses$318,249 game-day and travel
  • Spend per roster spot$7,279 division median $5,431
  • Athletic aid, men's teamsNone school-wide
  • Aid per roster spot$0 across men's teams
  • Recruiting spend, men's$55,052 school-wide

Coaching staff

NameTitleEmail
Jack Hatem head coachHead Coachnot on file
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Recruiting timing

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  • 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

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2,405undergraduates · 2,405 students in all
Women 52% Men 48%
Setting
Suburb
Type
Private · Liberal arts college
Affiliation
None
17%admitted · of 14,580 applicants
SAT middle 50%1300 – 1470
ACT middle 50%29 – 32
Test scores
Test-optional
Graduate in 6 yrs
80%
95on the roster · 2024–25 season
Team expenses
$691,544 $7,279 per roster spot · upper half of Division III
Coaches
1 head · 12 assistant
Athletic aid, men's teams
None
Recruiting spend, men's
$55,052
$42,177net price · after grants, aided first-years
Sticker price$81,900
Average net price$42,177
Net price by family income
$0–30k$15,093
$30–48k$12,775
$48–75k$15,451
$75–110k$29,492
$110k and up$46,510
Tuition & fees
$64,000

Campus safety

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6.13violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
Violent6.13
Property1.95
In residence halls
6 burglaries · 35 sex offences over 2022–2024
Residence-hall fires
9 over 2022–2024
22%of bachelor's degrees in social sciences · 21 fields · Bachelor's
Social sciences109 · 22%
Communication & journalism52 · 10%
Biological sciences46 · 9%
Business42 · 8%
Psychology36 · 7%

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Football programs within 150 miles

Denison UniversityKenyon College · 22 miOtterbein University · 22 miOhio Dominican University · 23 miCapital University · 23 miThe Ohio State University · 26 miOhio Wesleyan University · 33 miMuskingum University · 42 miAshland University · 56 miThe College of Wooster · 60 miWittenberg University · 69 miMarietta College · 73 miCentral State University · 76 mi
SchoolMilesRosterBudgetAPRAdmitted
Kenyon College Division III · North Coast Athletic Conference2260$399k—31%
Otterbein University Division III · Ohio Athletic Conference2287$408k—83%
Ohio Dominican University Division II · Great Midwest Athletic Conference23126$1.3M—85%
Capital University Division III · Ohio Athletic Conference2389$576k—73%
The Ohio State University Division I · Big Ten Conference26122$92M98551%
Ohio Wesleyan University Division III · North Coast Athletic Conference3394$638k—51%
Muskingum University Division III · Ohio Athletic Conference42119$590k—82%
Ashland University Division II · Great Midwest Athletic Conference56163$2.7M—81%
The College of Wooster Division III · North Coast Athletic Conference6072$506k—54%
Wittenberg University Division III · North Coast Athletic Conference69186$741k—91%
Marietta College Division III · Ohio Athletic Conference73125$418k—79%
Central State University Division II · Southern Intercol. Ath. Conf.76132$1.4M—46%

Other football programs in the North Coast Athletic Conference

SchoolRosterBudgetPer playerAPRCompare
John Carroll University130$1M$7,915—vs
Washington University in St. Louis106$849k$8,013—vs
DePauw University157$818k$5,210—vs
Wittenberg University186$741k$3,981—vs
Denison University95$692k$7,279—vs
Ohio Wesleyan University94$638k$6,790—vs
Oberlin College40$637k$15,916—vs
The College of Wooster72$506k$7,027—vs
Kenyon College60$399k$6,655—vs
Wabash College————vs

Every North Coast Athletic Conference football program · Football budgets ranked