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Division III · Centennial Conference

Dickinson College Football

Carlisle, PA · the Red Devils · Dickinson College overview
77
Roster
2024–25 season
$420k
Team budget
15th percentile in Division III
$5,460
Per roster spot
median $5,431
9
Coaches
1 head · 8 assistant
43%
Admitted
top quarter for selectivity

Dickinson College fields a football team in the Centennial Conference (NCAA Division III). In 2024–25 the roster carried 77 players, below the median of 109, with 1 head coach and 8 assistants. Team expenses were $420,437, below the median of $613k — $5,460 per roster spot, upper half 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$420k
Spend per player$5,460
Roster size77
Coaching staff9

Team budgets across the division

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

Roster sizes

40232
this programevery Division III roster

The program

  • Roster77 2024–25 season
  • Coaching staff1 head, 8 assistant
  • Team expenses$420,437 for the year
  • Operating expenses$126,741 game-day and travel
  • Spend per roster spot$5,460 division median $5,431
  • Athletic aid, men's teamsNone school-wide
  • Aid per roster spot$0 across men's teams
  • Recruiting spend, men's$68,075 school-wide

Coaching staff

NameTitleEmail
Brad Fordyce head coachHead Coachnot on file
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Recruiting timing

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  • 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

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2,204undergraduates · 2,217 students in all
Women 60% Men 40%
Setting
City
Type
Private · Liberal arts college
Affiliation
None
43%admitted · of 7,185 applicants
Test scores
Test-optional
Graduate in 6 yrs
83%
77on the roster · 2024–25 season
Team expenses
$420,437 $5,460 per roster spot · bottom quarter of Division III
Coaches
1 head · 8 assistant
Athletic aid, men's teams
None
Recruiting spend, men's
$68,075
$40,242net price · after grants, aided first-years
Sticker price$83,227
Average net price$40,242
Net price by family income
$0–30k$17,167
$30–48k$15,148
$48–75k$16,348
$75–110k$21,727
$110k and up$43,766
Tuition & fees
$63,450

Campus safety

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10.08violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
Violent10.08
Property1.87
In residence halls
7 burglaries · 37 sex offences over 2022–2024
Residence-hall fires
5 over 2022–2024
21%of bachelor's degrees in social sciences · 17 fields · Bachelor's, Master's
Social sciences95 · 21%
Biological sciences76 · 17%
Business49 · 11%
Natural resources & conservation37 · 8%
Psychology33 · 7%

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Football programs within 150 miles

Dickinson CollegeShippensburg University of Pennsylvania · 20 miGettysburg College · 25 miLebanon Valley College · 37 miMcDaniel College · 44 miSusquehanna University · 44 miMillersville University of Pennsylvania · 47 miFranklin & Marshall College · 48 miJuniata College · 48 miPennsylvania State University · 54 miBucknell University · 54 miStevenson University · 58 miShepherd University · 62 mi
SchoolMilesRosterBudgetAPRAdmitted
Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania Division II · Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference2095$1.2M—86%
Gettysburg College Division III · Centennial Conference2593$701k—48%
Lebanon Valley College Division III · Middle Atlantic Conferences37124$495k—75%
McDaniel College Division III · Centennial Conference44105$677k—84%
Susquehanna University Division III · Landmark Conference44128$695k—79%
Millersville University of Pennsylvania Division II · Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference4798$1.2M—89%
Franklin & Marshall College Division III · Centennial Conference4896$757k—32%
Juniata College Division III · Landmark Conference4875$503k—72%
Pennsylvania State University Division I · Big Ten Conference54130$77M98254%
Bucknell University Division I · Patriot League5498$7.5M98732%
Stevenson University Division III · Middle Atlantic Conferences58137$623k—83%
Shepherd University Division II · Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference62113$1.6M—96%

Other football programs in the Centennial Conference

SchoolRosterBudgetPer playerAPRCompare
Johns Hopkins University87$979k$11,249—vs
Carnegie Mellon University110$779k$7,078—vs
Muhlenberg College128$765k$5,977—vs
Franklin & Marshall College96$757k$7,890—vs
Gettysburg College93$701k$7,541—vs
McDaniel College105$677k$6,448—vs
Ursinus College161$651k$4,042—vs
Dickinson College77$420k$5,460—vs

Every Centennial Conference football program · Football budgets ranked