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Division II · Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association

Fort Hays State University Football

Hays, KS · the Tigers · Fort Hays State University overview
132
Roster
2024–25 season
$2.1M
Team budget
67th percentile in Division II
$15,941
Per roster spot
median $14,113
11
Coaches
1 head · 10 assistant
92%
Admitted
lower half for selectivity

Fort Hays State University fields a football team in the Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association (NCAA Division II). In 2024–25 the roster carried 132 players, about the median of 128, with 1 head coach and 10 assistants. Team expenses were $2,104,284, above the median of $1.7M — $15,941 per roster spot, upper half of Division II football programs. The school gave $1,938,403 in athletic aid across its men's teams, about $4,907 per roster spot.

Among Division II football programs

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

Team budget$2.1M
Spend per player$15,941
Roster size132
Coaching staff11

Team budgets across the division

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

Roster sizes

69316
this programevery Division II roster

The program

  • Roster132 2024–25 season
  • Coaching staff1 head, 10 assistant
  • Team expenses$2,104,284 for the year
  • Operating expenses$485,642 game-day and travel
  • Spend per roster spot$15,941 division median $14,113
  • Athletic aid, men's teams$1,938,403 school-wide
  • Aid per roster spot$4,907 across men's teams
  • Recruiting spend, men's$136,297 school-wide

Coaching staff

NameTitleEmail
Chris Brown 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

General NCAA rule for Division II; the football recruiting guide has the date for each grad year, the eligibility checklist and what to put in a first email.

About the school

What an athlete asks first — each panel opens the full picture.
10,206undergraduates · 12,843 students in all
Women 63% Men 37%
Setting
Town
Type
Public · Master's university
Affiliation
None
92%admitted · of 2,174 applicants
SAT middle 50%970 – 1200
ACT middle 50%19 – 25
Test scores
Test-optional
Graduate in 6 yrs
48%
132on the roster · 2024–25 season
Team expenses
$2,104,284 $15,942 per roster spot · upper half of Division II
Coaches
1 head · 10 assistant
Athletic aid, men's teams
$1,938,403
Recruiting spend, men's
$136,297
$13,774net price · after grants, aided first-years
Sticker, in-state$20,377
Sticker, out-of-state$31,555
Average net price$13,774
Net price by family income
$0–30k$9,964
$30–48k$10,228
$48–75k$12,389
$75–110k$16,573
$110k and up$16,847
Tuition & fees
$5,633 in-state · $16,811 out

Campus safety

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0.41violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
Violent0.41
Property0.10
In residence halls
3 burglaries · 15 sex offences over 2022–2024
Residence-hall fires
1 over 2022–2024
33%of bachelor's degrees in business · 22 fields · Associate's, Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Business740 · 33%
Education288 · 13%
Health professions & nursing206 · 9%
Social sciences182 · 8%
Computer & information sciences150 · 7%

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Football programs within 150 miles

Fort Hays State UniversityUniversity of Nebraska at Kearney · 127 miNorthwestern Oklahoma State University · 148 miKansas State University · 150 mi
SchoolMilesRosterBudgetAPRAdmitted
University of Nebraska at Kearney Division II · Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association127133$2.5M—86%
Northwestern Oklahoma State University Division II · Great American Conference148150$1.3M—66%
Kansas State University Division I · Big 12 Conference150125$27M97879%

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