Division I · Coastal Athletic Association
Elon University Football
Elon, NC · the Phoenix · Elon University overview
109
Roster
4 over the D-I cap of 105
$7.7M
Team budget
45th percentile in Division I
$70,775
Per roster spot
median $79,762
13
Coaches
1 head · 12 assistant
988
APR
99% of players retained
67%
Admitted
upper half for selectivity
Elon University fields a football team in the Coastal Athletic Association (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 109 players, about the median of 119, with 1 head coach and 12 assistants. Team expenses were $7,714,488, below the median of $9.1M — $70,775 per roster spot, lower half of Division I football programs. Under the Division I roster cap of 105 in force from 2025-26, that is 4 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 988, about the median of 964, with 99% of players retained year to year. The school gave $7,568,219 in athletic aid across its men's teams, about $33,193 per roster spot.
Among Division I football programs
Where this program sits against its 261 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#145Team budgetof 261 · Division I#139Spend per playerof 261 · Division I#215Roster sizeof 261 · Division I#19APRof 261 · Division I
Team budgets across the division
this programevery Division I football program
Roster sizes (cap 105)
this programevery Division I roster
The program
- Roster109 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap105 4 over last season
- Coaching staff1 head, 12 assistant
- Team expenses$7,714,488 for the year
- Operating expenses$838,035 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$70,775 division median $79,762
- Academic Progress Rate988 multi-year; 989 latest
- Players retained99% year to year
- Eligible99% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, men's teams$7,568,219 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$33,193 across men's teams
- Recruiting spend, men's$296,374 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Tony Trisciani 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 →6,402undergraduates · 7,207 students in all
Women 59% Men 41%
- Setting
- Suburb
- Type
- Private · Doctoral/professional university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →67%admitted · of 18,791 applicants
SAT middle 50%1143 – 1305
ACT middle 50%23 – 28
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 83%
Football
Full picture →109on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 105109
4 over — players already on the roster may stay
Academic Progress Rate988
99% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $7,714,488 $70,775 per roster spot · lower half of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 12 assistant
- Athletic aid, men's teams
- $7,568,219
- Recruiting spend, men's
- $296,374
Cost
Full picture →$41,849net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $44,536
Campus safety
Full picture →2.44violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 8 burglaries · 51 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 2 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →29%of bachelor's degrees in business · 22 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research Elon 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 program109 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions67% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$41,849 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsBusiness · 29%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusSuburb · 6,402Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety2.44 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Carolina A&T State University Division I · Coastal Athletic Association | 15 | 146 | $4.3M | 966 | 46% | |
| Greensboro College Division III · USA South Athletic Conference | 17 | 118 | $407k | — | 92% | |
| Guilford College Division III · Old Dominion Athletic Conf. | 21 | 131 | $388k | — | 84% | |
| University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference | 29 | 123 | $49M | 959 | 19% | |
| Duke University Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference | 32 | 121 | $47M | 986 | 7% | |
| Averett University Division III · Old Dominion Athletic Conf. | 33 | 143 | $485k | — | 48% | |
| North Carolina Central University Division I · Mid-Eastern Athletic Conf. | 35 | 110 | $4.9M | 947 | 90% | |
| Winston-Salem State University Division II · Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association | 40 | 116 | $2.1M | — | 69% | |
| Wake Forest University Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference | 43 | 130 | $39M | 990 | 22% | |
| North Carolina State University Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference | 51 | 125 | $41M | 962 | 40% | |
| Shaw University Division II · Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association | 54 | 111 | $1.3M | — | 30% | |
| Catawba College Division II · South Atlantic Conference | 62 | 140 | $2M | — | 78% |
Other football programs in the Coastal Athletic Association
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stony Brook University 11 over cap | 116 | $8.2M | $70,797 | 965 | vs | |
| Elon University 4 over cap | 109 | $7.7M | $70,775 | 988 | vs | |
| Monmouth University 16 over cap | 121 | $7.5M | $61,611 | 935 | vs | |
| University of Rhode Island room for 5 | 100 | $6.9M | $68,822 | 976 | vs | |
| University of New Hampshire at cap | 105 | $6.7M | $63,881 | 970 | vs | |
| Bryant University 37 over cap | 142 | $6.3M | $44,189 | 985 | vs | |
| University of Maine 5 over cap | 110 | $5.8M | $52,864 | 952 | vs | |
| Towson University 1 over cap | 106 | $5.6M | $53,270 | 969 | vs | |
| Sacred Heart University 49 over cap | 154 | $5.4M | $35,152 | 954 | vs | |
| Hampton University room for 13 | 92 | $5.2M | $56,989 | 933 | vs | |
| Campbell University 21 over cap | 126 | $5.2M | $40,962 | 951 | vs | |
| University at Albany room for 5 | 100 | $4.9M | $49,493 | 955 | vs | |
| North Carolina A&T State University 41 over cap | 146 | $4.3M | $29,577 | 966 | vs |
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