Division III · Midwest Conference
Grinnell College Football
Grinnell, IA · the NCAA Applications Administrators · Grinnell College overview
60
Roster
2024–25 season
$457k
Team budget
23rd percentile in Division III
$7,610
Per roster spot
median $5,431
6
Coaches
1 head · 5 assistant
13%
Admitted
top 10% for selectivity
Grinnell College fields a football team in the Midwest Conference (NCAA Division III). In 2024–25 the roster carried 60 players, well below the median of 109, with 1 head coach and 5 assistants. Team expenses were $456,652, below the median of $613k — $7,610 per roster spot, top 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).
#180Team budgetof 232 · Division III#40Spend per playerof 232 · Division III#225Roster sizeof 232 · Division III
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Roster sizes
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The program
- Roster60 2024–25 season
- Coaching staff1 head, 5 assistant
- Team expenses$456,652 for the year
- Operating expenses$104,738 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$7,610 division median $5,431
- Athletic aid, men's teamsNone school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$0 across men's teams
- Recruiting spend, men's$37,890 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Brent Barnes 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 →1,775undergraduates · 1,775 students in all
Women 54% Men 46%
- Setting
- Town
- Type
- Private · Liberal arts college
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →13%admitted · of 9,988 applicants
SAT middle 50%1418 – 1550
ACT middle 50%31 – 34
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 87%
Football
Full picture →60on the roster · 2024–25 season
- Team expenses
- $456,652 $7,611 per roster spot · bottom quarter of Division III
- Coaches
- 1 head · 5 assistant
- Athletic aid, men's teams
- None
- Recruiting spend, men's
- $37,890
Cost
Full picture →$33,446net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $64,862
Campus safety
Full picture →2.61violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 6 burglaries · 11 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 3 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →26%of bachelor's degrees in social sciences · 13 fields · Bachelor's
Research Grinnell College
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 program60 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions13% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$33,446 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsSocial sciences · 26%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusTown · 1,775Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety2.61 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Central College (Iowa) Division III · American Rivers Conference | 26 | 152 | $1M | — | 79% | |
| Drake University Division I · Pioneer Football League | 49 | 110 | $1.5M | 969 | 64% | |
| Simpson College Division III · American Rivers Conference | 51 | 115 | $573k | — | 89% | |
| Iowa State University Division I · Big 12 Conference | 51 | 135 | $32M | 979 | 89% | |
| University of Northern Iowa Division I · Missouri Valley Football Conference | 55 | 105 | $4.7M | 969 | 94% | |
| Coe College Division III · American Rivers Conference | 57 | 121 | $444k | — | 71% | |
| University of Iowa Division I · Big Ten Conference | 61 | 131 | $51M | 971 | 85% | |
| Cornell College Division III · Midwest Conference | 68 | 99 | $514k | — | 81% | |
| Wartburg College Division III · American Rivers Conference | 69 | 184 | $558k | — | 99% | |
| Upper Iowa University Division II · Great Lakes Valley Conference | 89 | 106 | $1.4M | — | 93% | |
| Truman State University Division II · Great Lakes Valley Conference | 108 | 94 | $1.4M | — | 80% | |
| Augustana College (Illinois) Division III · College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin | 113 | 146 | $693k | — | 68% |
Other football programs in the Midwest Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Chicago | 92 | $767k | $8,336 | — | vs | |
| Knox College | 90 | $581k | $6,455 | — | vs | |
| Illinois College | 112 | $550k | $4,906 | — | vs | |
| Luther College | 76 | $533k | $7,010 | — | vs | |
| Lake Forest College | 111 | $521k | $4,695 | — | vs | |
| Cornell College | 99 | $514k | $5,188 | — | vs | |
| Lawrence University | 59 | $505k | $8,554 | — | vs | |
| Grinnell College | 60 | $457k | $7,610 | — | vs | |
| Ripon College | 87 | $446k | $5,123 | — | vs | |
| Beloit College | 71 | $435k | $6,122 | — | vs | |
| Monmouth College (Illinois) | 117 | $383k | $3,277 | — | vs |
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