Division I · Southwestern Athletic Conf.
Grambling State University Football
Grambling, LA · the Tigers · Grambling State University overview
154
Roster
49 over the D-I cap of 105
$5M
Team budget
24th percentile in Division I
$32,350
Per roster spot
median $79,762
10
Coaches
1 head · 9 assistant
937
APR
96% of players retained
24%
Admitted
top quarter for selectivity
Grambling State University fields a football team in the Southwestern Athletic Conf. (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 154 players, above the median of 119, with 1 head coach and 9 assistants. Team expenses were $4,981,977, well below the median of $9.1M — $32,350 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 49 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 937, about the median of 964, with 96% of players retained year to year. The school gave $2,385,514 in athletic aid across its men's teams, about $8,580 per roster spot.
Among Division I football programs
Where this program sits against its 261 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#200Team budgetof 261 · Division I#223Spend per playerof 261 · Division I#9Roster sizeof 261 · Division I#234APRof 261 · Division I
Team budgets across the division
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Roster sizes (cap 105)
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The program
- Roster154 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap105 49 over last season
- Coaching staff1 head, 9 assistant
- Team expenses$4,981,977 for the year
- Operating expenses$236,439 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$32,350 division median $79,762
- Academic Progress Rate937 multi-year; 966 latest
- Players retained96% year to year
- Eligible90% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, men's teams$2,385,514 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$8,580 across men's teams
- Recruiting spend, men's$41,119 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Mickey Joseph 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
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About the school
What an athlete asks first — each panel opens the full picture.Campus
Full picture →4,279undergraduates · 5,114 students in all
Women 66% Men 34%
- Setting
- Town
- Type
- Public · Master's university
- Affiliation
- None
- HBCU
- Yes
Getting in
Full picture →24%admitted · of 24,521 applicants
SAT middle 50%860 – 1150
ACT middle 50%15 – 19
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 32%
Football
Full picture →154on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 105154
49 over — players already on the roster may stay
Academic Progress Rate937
96% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $4,981,977 $32,351 per roster spot · bottom quarter of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 9 assistant
- Athletic aid, men's teams
- $2,385,514
- Recruiting spend, men's
- $41,119
Cost
Full picture →$19,092net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $7,683 in-state · $16,706 out
Campus safety
Full picture →0.91violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 13 burglaries · 8 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 3 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →16%of bachelor's degrees in business · 19 fields · 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 program154 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions24% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$19,092 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsBusiness · 16%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusTown · 4,279Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety0.91 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Louisiana Tech University Division I · Sun Belt Conference | 4 | 112 | $11M | 964 | 73% | |
| University of Louisiana Monroe Division I · Sun Belt Conference | 37 | 117 | $7.8M | 966 | 75% | |
| Northwestern State University Division I · Southland Conference | 58 | 117 | $3.2M | 961 | 94% | |
| Centenary College (Louisiana) Division III · Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference | 59 | 96 | $550k | — | 54% | |
| Southern Arkansas University Division II · Great American Conference | 61 | 149 | $1.3M | — | 67% | |
| University of Arkansas, Monticello Division II · Great American Conference | 90 | 135 | $1.6M | — | — | |
| East Texas Baptist University Division III · American Southwest Conference | 97 | 167 | $814k | — | 60% | |
| Alcorn State University Division I · Southwestern Athletic Conf. | 102 | 118 | $4M | 963 | 25% | |
| Ouachita Baptist University Division II · Great American Conference | 112 | 125 | $2.7M | — | 69% | |
| Henderson State University Division II · Great American Conference | 113 | 147 | $1.7M | — | 82% | |
| University of Arkansas, Pine Bluff Division I · Southwestern Athletic Conf. | 125 | 110 | $2.1M | 949 | 58% | |
| Stephen F. Austin State University Division I · Southland Conference | 129 | 140 | $5.5M | 894 | 88% |
Other football programs in the Southwestern Athletic Conf.
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grambling State University 49 over cap | 154 | $5M | $32,350 | 937 | vs | |
| Alabama State University 12 over cap | 117 | $4.9M | $42,203 | 942 | vs | |
| Bethune-Cookman University 12 over cap | 117 | $4.6M | $39,135 | 938 | vs | |
| Alabama A&M University 41 over cap | 146 | $4.4M | $30,015 | 924 | vs | |
| Alcorn State University 13 over cap | 118 | $4M | $33,520 | 963 | vs | |
| Prairie View A&M University room for 4 | 101 | $3.6M | $35,733 | 910 | vs | |
| Florida A&M University 12 over cap | 117 | $3.5M | $29,772 | 931 | vs | |
| Jackson State University 31 over cap | 136 | $3.3M | $24,319 | 973 | vs | |
| Southern University, Baton Rouge 17 over cap | 122 | $3.2M | $26,244 | 952 | vs | |
| Texas Southern University 15 over cap | 120 | $2.8M | $22,921 | 950 | vs | |
| University of Arkansas, Pine Bluff 5 over cap | 110 | $2.1M | $19,198 | 949 | vs | |
| Mississippi Valley State University room for 7 | 98 | $1.5M | $15,773 | 938 | vs |
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