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Fordham University Football

Bronx, NY · the Rams · Fordham University overview
103
Roster
room for 2 under the cap of 105
$9.3M
Team budget
51st percentile in Division I
$90,137
Per roster spot
median $79,762
11
Coaches
1 head · 10 assistant
985
APR
98% of players retained
56%
Admitted
upper half for selectivity

Fordham University fields a football team in the Patriot League (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 103 players, below the median of 119, with 1 head coach and 10 assistants. Team expenses were $9,284,119, about the median of $9.1M — $90,137 per roster spot, upper half of Division I football programs. That leaves room for 2 under the Division I roster cap of 105 in force from 2025-26. The team's multi-year Academic Progress Rate is 985, about the median of 964, with 98% of players retained year to year. The school gave $10,856,856 in athletic aid across its men's teams, about $32,408 per roster spot.

Among Division I football programs

Where this program sits against its 261 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).

Team budget$9.3M
Spend per player$90,137
Roster size103
Coaching staff11
APR985

Team budgets across the division

$1.4M$93M
this programevery Division I football program

Roster sizes (cap 105)

89167
this programevery Division I roster

The program

  • Roster103 2024–25 season
  • Division I roster cap105 room for 2
  • Coaching staff1 head, 10 assistant
  • Team expenses$9,284,119 for the year
  • Operating expenses$853,761 game-day and travel
  • Spend per roster spot$90,137 division median $79,762
  • Academic Progress Rate985 multi-year; 967 latest
  • Players retained98% year to year
  • Eligible99% of player-terms
  • Athletic aid, men's teams$10,856,856 school-wide
  • Aid per roster spot$32,408 across men's teams
  • Recruiting spend, men's$551,360 school-wide

Coaching staff

NameTitleEmail
Joe Conlin head coachHead Coachnot on file
Art AsseltaAssociate Head Coach / Off. Coor. / QuarterbacksOn file · sign in
James LenahanAssistant Coach - Def. Coor. / SafetiesOn file · sign in
Pushaun BrownAssistant Coach - Running BacksOn file · sign in
Steven CiocciAssistant Coach - Offensive LineOn file · sign in
Rob EggerlingAssistant Coach - Defensive Linenot on file
Trent KauffmanAssistant Coach - Outside LinebackersOn file · sign in
Ben MasonAssistant Coach - Tight EndsOn file · sign in
Jake PetrarcaAssistant Coach - Wide ReceiversOn file · sign in
Justin MullgravAssistant Coach - LinebackersOn file · sign in
Diamond WeaverAssistant Coach - CornerbacksOn file · sign in
Ryan GreenhagenAssistant Athletic Director of Football OperationsOn file · sign in
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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.
10,307undergraduates · 16,153 students in all
Women 62% Men 38%
Setting
City
Type
Private · Research university
Affiliation
Roman Catholic
56%admitted · of 43,663 applicants
SAT middle 50%1330 – 1490
ACT middle 50%30 – 33
Test scores
Test-optional
Graduate in 6 yrs
80%
103on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 105103
room for 2
Academic Progress Rate985
98% of players kept year to year
Team expenses
$9,284,119 $90,137 per roster spot · upper half of Division I
Coaches
1 head · 10 assistant
Athletic aid, men's teams
$10,856,856
Recruiting spend, men's
$551,360
$45,368net price · after grants, aided first-years
Sticker price$89,575
Average net price$45,368
Net price by family income
$0–30k$31,239
$30–48k$33,504
$48–75k$38,039
$75–110k$41,753
$110k and up$50,121
Tuition & fees
$61,567

Campus safety

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1.09violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
Violent1.09
Property0.95
In residence halls
7 burglaries · 28 sex offences over 2022–2024
Residence-hall fires
12 over 2022–2024
18%of bachelor's degrees in business · 19 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Business377 · 18%
Social sciences350 · 17%
Mathematics & statistics305 · 14%
Psychology177 · 8%
Communication & journalism177 · 8%

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Football programs within 150 miles

Fordham UniversityColumbia University-Barnard College · 5 miState University of New York Maritime College · 6 miU.S. Merchant Marine Academy · 7 miFairleigh Dickinson University, Florham · 8 miPace University · 12 miLong Island University · 15 miMontclair State University · 16 miWilliam Paterson University of New Jersey · 18 miWagner College · 20 miKean University · 22 miU.S. Military Academy · 37 miRutgers, The State University of New Jersey, New Brunswick · 39 mi
SchoolMilesRosterBudgetAPRAdmitted
Columbia University-Barnard College Division I · The Ivy League5111$5.4M9994%
State University of New York Maritime College Division III · New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference6104$230k—79%
U.S. Merchant Marine Academy Division III · New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference7100$523k—32%
Fairleigh Dickinson University, Florham Division III · Middle Atlantic Conferences8———96%
Pace University Division II · Northeast 10 Conference12112$1.7M—77%
Long Island University Division I · Northeast Conference15125$7.2M—90%
Montclair State University Division III · New Jersey Athletic Conference16135$422k—87%
William Paterson University of New Jersey Division III · New Jersey Athletic Conference1891$395k—93%
Wagner College Division I · Northeast Conference20167$4.5M96583%
Kean University Division III · New Jersey Athletic Conference2295$526k—77%
U.S. Military Academy Division I · American Conference37——97514%
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, New Brunswick Division I · Big Ten Conference39137$76M97965%

Other football programs in the Patriot League

SchoolRosterBudgetPer playerAPRCompare
Fordham University room for 2103$9.3M$90,137985vs
William & Mary at cap105$9M$85,385979vs
Villanova University room for 996$8.8M$91,668983vs
Lafayette College room for 1104$8.6M$82,668987vs
University of Richmond room for 1689$8.6M$96,138984vs
Colgate University room for 798$8.4M$86,117990vs
College of the Holy Cross room for 5100$8M$79,823987vs
Lehigh University room for 798$7.7M$78,270972vs
Bucknell University room for 798$7.5M$76,739987vs
Georgetown University room for 5100$2.6M$25,750982vs

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