Division III · Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference
Fitchburg State University Football
Fitchburg, MA · the NCAA Applications Administrators · Fitchburg State University overview
74
Roster
2024–25 season
$214k
Team budget
1st percentile in Division III
$2,886
Per roster spot
median $5,431
7
Coaches
1 head · 6 assistant
90%
Admitted
bottom quarter for selectivity
Fitchburg State University fields a football team in the Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference (NCAA Division III). In 2024–25 the roster carried 74 players, below the median of 109, with 1 head coach and 6 assistants. Team expenses were $213,592, well below the median of $613k — $2,886 per roster spot, bottom 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).
#229Team budgetof 232 · Division III#223Spend per playerof 232 · Division III#215Roster sizeof 232 · Division III
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Roster sizes
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The program
- Roster74 2024–25 season
- Coaching staff1 head, 6 assistant
- Team expenses$213,592 for the year
- Operating expenses$62,714 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$2,886 division median $5,431
- Athletic aid, men's teamsNone school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$0 across men's teams
- Recruiting spend, men's$4,229 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Israel Abraham head coach | Head Coach | not on file |
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Recruiting timing
- Coaches may first contact youany time
- 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
What an athlete asks first — each panel opens the full picture.Campus
Full picture →3,133undergraduates · 6,296 students in all
Women 60% Men 40%
- Setting
- Suburb
- Type
- Public · Master's university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →90%admitted · of 4,353 applicants
SAT middle 50%1030 – 1220
ACT middle 50%19 – 25
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 53%
Football
Full picture →74on the roster · 2024–25 season
- Team expenses
- $213,592 $2,886 per roster spot · bottom quarter of Division III
- Coaches
- 1 head · 6 assistant
- Athletic aid, men's teams
- None
- Recruiting spend, men's
- $4,229
Cost
Full picture →$15,820net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $11,046 in-state · $17,126 out
Campus safety
Full picture →0.68violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 1 burglaries · 9 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 0 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →21%of bachelor's degrees in health professions & nursing · 20 fields · Bachelor's, Master's
Research Fitchburg State 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 program74 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions90% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$15,820 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsHealth professions & nursing · 21%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusSuburb · 3,133Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety0.68 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Franklin Pierce University Division II · Northeast 10 Conference | 19 | 99 | $1.7M | — | 90% | |
| Assumption University Division II · Northeast 10 Conference | 20 | 114 | $1.2M | — | 87% | |
| Worcester Polytechnic Institute Division III · New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference | 22 | 106 | $566k | — | 58% | |
| Worcester State University Division III · Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference | 22 | 93 | $181k | — | 90% | |
| College of the Holy Cross Division I · Patriot League | 24 | 100 | $8M | 987 | 21% | |
| Framingham State University Division III · Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference | 27 | 100 | $228k | — | 85% | |
| Saint Anselm College Division II · Northeast 10 Conference | 31 | 132 | $1.6M | — | 78% | |
| Bentley University Division II · Northeast 10 Conference | 32 | 102 | $1.7M | — | 48% | |
| Merrimack College Division I · Independent | 34 | 111 | $5.3M | — | 74% | |
| Boston College Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference | 36 | 148 | $41M | 989 | 16% | |
| Tufts University Division III · New England Small College Athletic Conference | 36 | 93 | $1.1M | — | 10% | |
| Harvard University Division I · The Ivy League | 37 | 113 | $4.9M | 982 | 3% |
Other football programs in the Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Massachusetts Maritime Academy | 125 | $479k | $3,833 | — | vs | |
| Plymouth State University | 108 | $376k | $3,480 | — | vs | |
| Dean College | 78 | $335k | $4,290 | — | vs | |
| University of Massachusetts, Dartmouth | 114 | $311k | $2,723 | — | vs | |
| Framingham State University | 100 | $228k | $2,281 | — | vs | |
| Fitchburg State University | 74 | $214k | $2,886 | — | vs | |
| Westfield State University | 81 | $208k | $2,564 | — | vs | |
| Worcester State University | 93 | $181k | $1,951 | — | vs | |
| Bridgewater State University | 100 | $181k | $1,809 | — | vs |
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