Heidelberg University Football
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 budgets across the division
Roster sizes
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
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Scott Donaldson head coach | Head Coach | not on file |
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
General NCAA rule for Division III; 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 →- Setting
- Town
- Type
- Private · Master's university
- Affiliation
- United Church of Christ
Getting in
Full picture →- Test scores
- Scores not considered
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 50%
Football
Full picture →- 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
Cost
Full picture →- Tuition & fees
- $33,600
Campus safety
Full picture →- In residence halls
- 2 burglaries · 4 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 0 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →Research Heidelberg University
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 programs within 150 miles
| School | Miles | Roster | Budget | APR | Admitted | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tiffin University Division II · Great Midwest Athletic Conference | 1 | 154 | $2.1M | — | 80% | |
| University of Findlay Division II · Great Midwest Athletic Conference | 26 | 130 | $2.5M | — | 86% | |
| Bowling Green State University Division I · Mid-American Conference | 30 | 108 | $11M | 947 | 81% | |
| Bluffton University Division III · Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference | 41 | 151 | $402k | — | 61% | |
| Ohio Northern University Division III · Ohio Athletic Conference | 42 | 126 | $743k | — | 73% | |
| University of Toledo Division I · Mid-American Conference | 44 | 122 | $13M | 983 | 95% | |
| Ashland University Division II · Great Midwest Athletic Conference | 48 | 163 | $2.7M | — | 81% | |
| Oberlin College Division III · North Coast Athletic Conference | 51 | 40 | $637k | — | 33% | |
| Ohio Wesleyan University Division III · North Coast Athletic Conference | 57 | 94 | $638k | — | 51% | |
| Kenyon College Division III · North Coast Athletic Conference | 65 | 60 | $399k | — | 31% | |
| The College of Wooster Division III · North Coast Athletic Conference | 68 | 72 | $506k | — | 54% | |
| Otterbein University Division III · Ohio Athletic Conference | 69 | 87 | $408k | — | 83% |
Other football programs in the Ohio Athletic Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Mount Union | 200 | $1M | $5,120 | — | vs | |
| Ohio Northern University | 126 | $743k | $5,898 | — | vs | |
| Baldwin Wallace University | 129 | $734k | $5,690 | — | vs | |
| Heidelberg University | 150 | $642k | $4,282 | — | vs | |
| Muskingum University | 119 | $590k | $4,956 | — | vs | |
| Capital University | 89 | $576k | $6,476 | — | vs | |
| Marietta College | 125 | $418k | $3,347 | — | vs | |
| Wilmington College (Ohio) | 84 | $411k | $4,887 | — | vs | |
| Otterbein University | 87 | $408k | $4,688 | — | vs |
Every Ohio Athletic Conference football program · Football budgets ranked