Division I · Northeast Conference
Duquesne University Football
Pittsburgh, PA · the Dukes · Duquesne University overview
118
Roster
13 over the D-I cap of 105
$5.1M
Team budget
26th percentile in Division I
$43,237
Per roster spot
median $79,762
13
Coaches
1 head · 12 assistant
943
APR
96% of players retained
79%
Admitted
lower half for selectivity
Duquesne University fields a football team in the Northeast Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 118 players, about the median of 119, with 1 head coach and 12 assistants. Team expenses were $5,102,065, well below the median of $9.1M — $43,237 per roster spot, bottom quarter of Division I football programs. Under the Division I roster cap of 105 in force from 2025-26, that is 13 over — cuts or attrition are likely, though players already on the roster may stay (230 of 261 Division I programs carried more than the cap). The team's multi-year Academic Progress Rate is 943, about the median of 964, with 96% of players retained year to year. The school gave $5,248,226 in athletic aid across its men's teams, about $21,247 per roster spot.
Among Division I football programs
Where this program sits against its 261 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#194Team budgetof 261 · Division I#197Spend per playerof 261 · Division I#138Roster sizeof 261 · Division I#215APRof 261 · Division I
Team budgets across the division
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Roster sizes (cap 105)
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The program
- Roster118 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap105 13 over last season
- Coaching staff1 head, 12 assistant
- Team expenses$5,102,065 for the year
- Operating expenses$881,292 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$43,237 division median $79,762
- Academic Progress Rate943 multi-year; 947 latest
- Players retained96% year to year
- Eligible93% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, men's teams$5,248,226 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$21,247 across men's teams
- Recruiting spend, men's$333,142 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Jerry Schmitt 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 →5,226undergraduates · 8,137 students in all
Women 63% Men 37%
- Setting
- City
- Type
- Private · Research university
- Affiliation
- Roman Catholic
Getting in
Full picture →79%admitted · of 14,112 applicants
SAT middle 50%1160 – 1350
ACT middle 50%26 – 31
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 75%
Football
Full picture →118on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 105118
13 over — players already on the roster may stay
Academic Progress Rate943
96% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $5,102,065 $43,238 per roster spot · lower half of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 12 assistant
- Athletic aid, men's teams
- $5,248,226
- Recruiting spend, men's
- $333,142
Cost
Full picture →$35,125net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $47,146
Campus safety
Full picture →1.25violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 0 burglaries · 23 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 2 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →39%of bachelor's degrees in health professions & nursing · 23 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research Duquesne 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 program118 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions79% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$35,125 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsHealth professions & nursing · 39%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusCity · 5,226Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety1.25 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 Pittsburgh Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference | 2 | 118 | $47M | 988 | 50% | |
| Carnegie Mellon University Division III · Centennial Conference | 3 | 110 | $779k | — | 11% | |
| Robert Morris University Division I · Northeast Conference | 13 | 139 | $3.8M | 943 | 91% | |
| Washington and Jefferson College Division III · Presidents' Athletic Conference | 22 | 162 | $610k | — | 82% | |
| Seton Hill University Division II · Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference | 25 | 122 | $1.7M | — | 76% | |
| Pennsylvania Western University, California Division II · Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference | 26 | 316 | $3.9M | — | 94% | |
| Pennsylvania Western University, Edinboro Division II · Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference | 26 | 316 | $3.9M | — | 94% | |
| Pennsylvania Western University, Clarion Division II · Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference | 26 | 316 | $3.9M | — | 94% | |
| Geneva College Division III · Presidents' Athletic Conference | 29 | 106 | $534k | — | — | |
| Saint Vincent College Division III · Presidents' Athletic Conference | 33 | 107 | $676k | — | 59% | |
| Bethany College (West Virginia) Division III · Presidents' Athletic Conference | 34 | 117 | $390k | — | 60% | |
| West Liberty University Division II · Mountain East Conference | 37 | 97 | $1.6M | — | 72% |
Other football programs in the Northeast Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Long Island University 20 over cap | 125 | $7.2M | $57,693 | — | vs | |
| Duquesne University 13 over cap | 118 | $5.1M | $43,237 | 943 | vs | |
| Wagner College 62 over cap | 167 | $4.5M | $26,884 | 965 | vs | |
| Robert Morris University 34 over cap | 139 | $3.8M | $27,054 | 943 | vs | |
| Stonehill College 20 over cap | 125 | $3.5M | $28,183 | — | vs | |
| Mercyhurst University 29 over cap | 134 | $3M | $22,583 | — | vs | |
| University of New Haven 46 over cap | 151 | $3M | $19,988 | — | vs | |
| Central Connecticut State University room for 4 | 101 | $2.7M | $26,773 | 960 | vs | |
| Chicago State University | — | — | — | — | vs |
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