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Heidelberg University Football

Tiffin, OH · the Student Princes · Heidelberg University overview
150
Roster
2024–25 season
$642k
Team budget
55th percentile in Division III
$4,282
Per roster spot
median $5,431
10
Coaches
1 head · 9 assistant
68%
Admitted
upper half for selectivity

Heidelberg University fields a football team in the Ohio Athletic Conference (NCAA Division III). In 2024–25 the roster carried 150 players, above the median of 109, with 1 head coach and 9 assistants. Team expenses were $642,386, about the median of $613k — $4,282 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).

Team budget$642k
Spend per player$4,282
Roster size150
Coaching staff10

Team budgets across the division

$181k$3.6M
this programevery Division III football program

Roster sizes

40232
this programevery Division III roster

The program

  • Roster150 2024–25 season
  • Coaching staff1 head, 9 assistant
  • Team expenses$642,386 for the year
  • Operating expenses$152,501 game-day and travel
  • Spend per roster spot$4,282 division median $5,431
  • Athletic aid, men's teamsNone school-wide
  • Aid per roster spot$0 across men's teams
  • Recruiting spend, men's$39,827 school-wide

Coaching staff

NameTitleEmail
Scott Donaldson head coachHead Coachnot on file
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Recruiting timing

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  • 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.
905undergraduates · 1,059 students in all
Women 47% Men 53%
Setting
Town
Type
Private · Master's university
Affiliation
United Church of Christ
68%admitted · of 2,253 applicants
Test scores
Scores not considered
Graduate in 6 yrs
50%
150on the roster · 2024–25 season
Team expenses
$642,386 $4,283 per roster spot · upper half of Division III
Coaches
1 head · 9 assistant
Athletic aid, men's teams
None
Recruiting spend, men's
$39,827
$19,620net price · after grants, aided first-years
Sticker price$48,328
Average net price$19,620
Net price by family income
$0–30k$17,559
$30–48k$17,150
$48–75k$18,704
$75–110k$24,983
$110k and up$25,316
Tuition & fees
$33,600

Campus safety

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2.44violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
Violent2.44
Property0.61
In residence halls
2 burglaries · 4 sex offences over 2022–2024
Residence-hall fires
0 over 2022–2024
18%of bachelor's degrees in business · 18 fields · Bachelor's, Master's
Business31 · 18%
Education24 · 14%
Health professions & nursing19 · 11%
Kinesiology, parks & recreation18 · 10%
Visual & performing arts13 · 8%

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Football programs within 150 miles

Heidelberg UniversityTiffin University · 1 miUniversity of Findlay · 26 miBowling Green State University · 30 miBluffton University · 41 miOhio Northern University · 42 miUniversity of Toledo · 44 miAshland University · 48 miOberlin College · 51 miOhio Wesleyan University · 57 miKenyon College · 65 miThe College of Wooster · 68 miOtterbein University · 69 mi
SchoolMilesRosterBudgetAPRAdmitted
Tiffin University Division II · Great Midwest Athletic Conference1154$2.1M—80%
University of Findlay Division II · Great Midwest Athletic Conference26130$2.5M—86%
Bowling Green State University Division I · Mid-American Conference30108$11M94781%
Bluffton University Division III · Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference41151$402k—61%
Ohio Northern University Division III · Ohio Athletic Conference42126$743k—73%
University of Toledo Division I · Mid-American Conference44122$13M98395%
Ashland University Division II · Great Midwest Athletic Conference48163$2.7M—81%
Oberlin College Division III · North Coast Athletic Conference5140$637k—33%
Ohio Wesleyan University Division III · North Coast Athletic Conference5794$638k—51%
Kenyon College Division III · North Coast Athletic Conference6560$399k—31%
The College of Wooster Division III · North Coast Athletic Conference6872$506k—54%
Otterbein University Division III · Ohio Athletic Conference6987$408k—83%

Other football programs in the Ohio Athletic Conference

SchoolRosterBudgetPer playerAPRCompare
University of Mount Union200$1M$5,120—vs
Ohio Northern University126$743k$5,898—vs
Baldwin Wallace University129$734k$5,690—vs
Heidelberg University150$642k$4,282—vs
Muskingum University119$590k$4,956—vs
Capital University89$576k$6,476—vs
Marietta College125$418k$3,347—vs
Wilmington College (Ohio)84$411k$4,887—vs
Otterbein University87$408k$4,688—vs

Every Ohio Athletic Conference football program · Football budgets ranked