Division I · Ohio Valley Conference
Gardner-Webb University Football
Boiling Springs, NC · the Runnin' Bulldogs · Gardner-Webb University overview
118
Roster
13 over the D-I cap of 105
$4.5M
Team budget
20th percentile in Division I
$38,508
Per roster spot
median $79,762
11
Coaches
1 head · 10 assistant
961
APR
96% of players retained
87%
Admitted
lower half for selectivity
Gardner-Webb University fields a football team in the Ohio Valley Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 118 players, about the median of 119, with 1 head coach and 10 assistants. Team expenses were $4,544,018, well below the median of $9.1M — $38,508 per roster spot, bottom quarter of Division I football programs. Under the Division I roster cap of 105 in force from 2025-26, that is 13 over — cuts or attrition are likely, though players already on the roster may stay (230 of 261 Division I programs carried more than the cap). The team's multi-year Academic Progress Rate is 961, about the median of 964, with 96% of players retained year to year. The school gave $5,865,091 in athletic aid across its men's teams, about $15,434 per roster spot.
Among Division I football programs
Where this program sits against its 261 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#210Team budgetof 261 · Division I#210Spend per playerof 261 · Division I#138Roster sizeof 261 · Division I#139APRof 261 · Division I
Team budgets across the division
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Roster sizes (cap 105)
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The program
- Roster118 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap105 13 over last season
- Coaching staff1 head, 10 assistant
- Team expenses$4,544,018 for the year
- Operating expenses$913,076 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$38,508 division median $79,762
- Academic Progress Rate961 multi-year; 944 latest
- Players retained96% year to year
- Eligible96% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, men's teams$5,865,091 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$15,434 across men's teams
- Recruiting spend, men's$132,549 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Kris McCullough head coach | Head Coach | not on file |
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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
General NCAA rule for Division I; 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.Campus
Full picture →1,840undergraduates · 3,125 students in all
Women 67% Men 33%
- Setting
- Rural
- Type
- Private · Doctoral/professional university
- Affiliation
- Southern Baptist
Getting in
Full picture →87%admitted · of 4,670 applicants
SAT middle 50%1040 – 1260
ACT middle 50%20 – 26
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 59%
Football
Full picture →118on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 105118
13 over — players already on the roster may stay
Academic Progress Rate961
96% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $4,544,018 $38,509 per roster spot · bottom quarter of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 10 assistant
- Athletic aid, men's teams
- $5,865,091
- Recruiting spend, men's
- $132,549
Cost
Full picture →$24,035net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $33,450
Campus safety
Full picture →0.11violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 4 burglaries · 1 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 0 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →20%of bachelor's degrees in business · 18 fields · Associate's, Bachelor's, Doctorate, 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 program118 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions87% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$24,035 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsBusiness · 20%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusRural · 1,840Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety0.11 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wofford College Division I · Southern Conference | 25 | 118 | $7M | 984 | 59% | |
| Lenoir-Rhyne University Division II · South Atlantic Conference | 39 | 164 | $2.5M | — | 81% | |
| North Greenville University Division II · Conference Carolinas | 42 | 120 | $1.5M | — | 63% | |
| Johnson C. Smith University Division II · Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association | 46 | 123 | $2.1M | — | 43% | |
| Furman University Division I · Southern Conference | 49 | 126 | $8.4M | 978 | 53% | |
| Davidson College Division I · Pioneer Football League | 50 | 100 | $2.6M | 982 | 14% | |
| The University of North Carolina at Charlotte Division I · American Conference | 53 | 122 | $16M | 945 | 80% | |
| Presbyterian College Division I · Pioneer Football League | 55 | 138 | $1.8M | 970 | 72% | |
| Brevard College Division III · USA South Athletic Conference | 60 | 193 | $625k | — | 40% | |
| Mars Hill University Division II · South Atlantic Conference | 64 | 151 | $1.9M | — | 78% | |
| Newberry College Division II · South Atlantic Conference | 66 | 205 | $2.2M | — | 75% | |
| Appalachian State University Division I · Sun Belt Conference | 67 | 122 | $13M | 955 | 89% |
Other football programs in the Ohio Valley Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tennessee State University 4 over cap | 109 | $6.9M | $63,430 | 947 | vs | |
| Eastern Illinois University 12 over cap | 117 | $5M | $42,816 | 930 | vs | |
| Gardner-Webb University 13 over cap | 118 | $4.5M | $38,508 | 961 | vs | |
| Charleston Southern University 21 over cap | 126 | $4.3M | $34,405 | 932 | vs | |
| Lindenwood University 5 over cap | 110 | $4.2M | $37,883 | — | vs | |
| University of Tennessee at Martin 11 over cap | 116 | $4M | $34,325 | 937 | vs | |
| Southeast Missouri State University room for 1 | 104 | $3.7M | $35,397 | 959 | vs | |
| Western Illinois University 9 over cap | 114 | $3.5M | $30,828 | 959 | vs |
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