Division III · Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference
Franklin College Football
Franklin, IN · the Grizzlies · Franklin College overview
126
Roster
2024–25 season
$480k
Team budget
25th percentile in Division III
$3,806
Per roster spot
median $5,431
11
Coaches
1 head · 10 assistant
71%
Admitted
upper half for selectivity
Franklin College fields a football team in the Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference (NCAA Division III). In 2024–25 the roster carried 126 players, above the median of 109, with 1 head coach and 10 assistants. Team expenses were $479,639, below the median of $613k — $3,806 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).
#175Team budgetof 232 · Division III#200Spend per playerof 232 · Division III#69Roster sizeof 232 · Division III
Team budgets across the division
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Roster sizes
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The program
- Roster126 2024–25 season
- Coaching staff1 head, 10 assistant
- Team expenses$479,639 for the year
- Operating expenses$124,647 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$3,806 division median $5,431
- Athletic aid, men's teamsNone school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$0 across men's teams
- Recruiting spend, men's$15,133 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Mike Leonard 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 →911undergraduates · 966 students in all
Women 48% Men 52%
- Setting
- Suburb
- Type
- Private · Liberal arts college
- Affiliation
- American Baptist
Getting in
Full picture →71%admitted · of 2,264 applicants
SAT middle 50%1020 – 1200
ACT middle 50%21 – 27
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 63%
Football
Full picture →126on the roster · 2024–25 season
- Team expenses
- $479,639 $3,807 per roster spot · bottom quarter of Division III
- Coaches
- 1 head · 10 assistant
- Athletic aid, men's teams
- None
- Recruiting spend, men's
- $15,133
Cost
Full picture →$23,843net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $37,350
Campus safety
Full picture →5.41violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 2 burglaries · 10 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 0 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →19%of bachelor's degrees in business · 17 fields · Bachelor's, Master's
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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 program126 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions71% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$23,843 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsBusiness · 19%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusSuburb · 911Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety5.41 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Indianapolis Division II · Great Lakes Valley Conference | 17 | 120 | $2.4M | — | 73% | |
| Butler University Division I · Pioneer Football League | 26 | 119 | $1.4M | 989 | 86% | |
| Indiana University, Bloomington Division I · Big Ten Conference | 33 | 114 | $50M | 969 | 80% | |
| DePauw University Division III · North Coast Athletic Conference | 45 | 157 | $818k | — | 54% | |
| Anderson University (Indiana) Division III · Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference | 48 | 74 | $535k | — | 53% | |
| Wabash College Division III · North Coast Athletic Conference | 60 | — | — | — | 63% | |
| Ball State University Division I · Mid-American Conference | 60 | 120 | $8M | 969 | 72% | |
| Hanover College Division III · Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference | 61 | 125 | $535k | — | 84% | |
| Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology Division III · Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference | 68 | 105 | $507k | — | 73% | |
| Indiana State University Division I · Missouri Valley Football Conference | 73 | 113 | $4.8M | 958 | 92% | |
| Miami University (Ohio) Division I · Mid-American Conference | 79 | — | — | — | — | |
| Mount St. Joseph University Division III · Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference | 80 | 145 | $531k | — | 57% |
Other football programs in the Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hanover College | 125 | $535k | $4,280 | — | vs | |
| Anderson University (Indiana) | 74 | $535k | $7,229 | — | vs | |
| Mount St. Joseph University | 145 | $531k | $3,663 | — | vs | |
| Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology | 105 | $507k | $4,824 | — | vs | |
| Franklin College | 126 | $480k | $3,806 | — | vs | |
| Manchester University | 80 | $436k | $5,450 | — | vs | |
| Bluffton University | 151 | $402k | $2,660 | — | vs |
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