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Division II · Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association

Emporia State University Football

Emporia, KS · the Hornets, Lady Hornets · Emporia State University overview
129
Roster
2024–25 season
$2.4M
Team budget
78th percentile in Division II
$18,389
Per roster spot
median $14,113
8
Coaches
1 head · 7 assistant
98%
Admitted
bottom quarter for selectivity

Emporia State University fields a football team in the Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association (NCAA Division II). In 2024–25 the roster carried 129 players, about the median of 128, with 1 head coach and 7 assistants. Team expenses were $2,372,219, above the median of $1.7M — $18,389 per roster spot, top quarter of Division II football programs. The school gave $1,581,782 in athletic aid across its men's teams, about $4,764 per roster spot.

Among Division II football programs

Where this program sits against its 158 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).

Team budget$2.4M
Spend per player$18,389
Roster size129
Coaching staff8

Team budgets across the division

$550k$6.6M
this programevery Division II football program

Roster sizes

69316
this programevery Division II roster

The program

  • Roster129 2024–25 season
  • Coaching staff1 head, 7 assistant
  • Team expenses$2,372,219 for the year
  • Operating expenses$174,243 game-day and travel
  • Spend per roster spot$18,389 division median $14,113
  • Athletic aid, men's teams$1,581,782 school-wide
  • Aid per roster spot$4,764 across men's teams
  • Recruiting spend, men's$99,600 school-wide

Coaching staff

NameTitleEmail
Garin Higgins head coachHead Coachnot on file
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Recruiting timing

  • Coaches may first contact youJune 15 after sophomore year
  • Your own emailsAny time the rule limits what coaches send back
  • High-school football players1,029,588 2024-25
  • Division II roster spots20,787 158 programs
  • Odds of a spot1 in 50 2.0% of high-school players hold a Division II roster spot

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About the school

What an athlete asks first — each panel opens the full picture.
2,412undergraduates · 4,658 students in all
Women 68% Men 32%
Setting
Town
Type
Public · Master's university
Affiliation
None
98%admitted · of 1,592 applicants
ACT middle 50%18 – 24
Test scores
Test-optional
Graduate in 6 yrs
54%
129on the roster · 2024–25 season
Team expenses
$2,372,219 $18,389 per roster spot · top quarter of Division II
Coaches
1 head · 7 assistant
Athletic aid, men's teams
$1,581,782
Recruiting spend, men's
$99,600
$15,441net price · after grants, aided first-years
Sticker, in-state$23,306
Sticker, out-of-state$31,619
Average net price$15,441
Net price by family income
$0–30k$10,658
$30–48k$10,763
$48–75k$15,438
$75–110k$18,019
$110k and up$18,347
Tuition & fees
$7,356 in-state · $15,669 out

Campus safety

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0.51violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
Violent0.51
Property0.22
In residence halls
0 burglaries · 5 sex offences over 2022–2024
Residence-hall fires
0 over 2022–2024
28%of bachelor's degrees in education · 18 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Education178 · 28%
Business133 · 21%
Health professions & nursing79 · 12%
Liberal arts & general studies38 · 6%
Psychology33 · 5%

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Football programs within 150 miles

Emporia State UniversityWashburn University · 50 miKansas State University · 58 miUniversity of Kansas · 63 miPittsburg State University · 107 miWilliam Jewell College · 111 miMissouri Western State University · 119 miMissouri Southern State University · 131 miUniversity of Central Missouri · 134 mi
SchoolMilesRosterBudgetAPRAdmitted
Washburn University Division II · Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association50135$2.8M——
Kansas State University Division I · Big 12 Conference58125$27M97879%
University of Kansas Division I · Big 12 Conference63122$35M96088%
Pittsburg State University Division II · Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association107134$3.3M—88%
William Jewell College Division II · Great Lakes Valley Conference111111$1.9M—34%
Missouri Western State University Division II · Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association119125$2.6M——
Missouri Southern State University Division II · Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association131141$2.1M—97%
University of Central Missouri Division II · Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association134160$3M—69%

Other football programs in the Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association

SchoolRosterBudgetPer playerAPRCompare
Northwest Missouri State University141$3.5M$24,948—vs
Pittsburg State University134$3.3M$24,852—vs
University of Central Missouri160$3M$18,482—vs
Washburn University135$2.8M$20,761—vs
Missouri Western State University125$2.6M$21,034—vs
University of Nebraska at Kearney133$2.5M$18,444—vs
Emporia State University129$2.4M$18,389—vs
Missouri Southern State University141$2.1M$15,015—vs
Fort Hays State University132$2.1M$15,941—vs
University of Central Oklahoma143$2.1M$14,461—vs

Every Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association football program · Football budgets ranked