Division I · Mid-Eastern Athletic Conf.
Howard University Football
Washington, DC · the Bison · Howard University overview
100
Roster
room for 5 under the cap of 105
$5.5M
Team budget
31st percentile in Division I
$54,683
Per roster spot
median $79,762
13
Coaches
1 head · 12 assistant
914
APR
95% of players retained
35%
Admitted
top quarter for selectivity
Howard University fields a football team in the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conf. (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 100 players, below the median of 119, with 1 head coach and 12 assistants. Team expenses were $5,468,306, well below the median of $9.1M — $54,683 per roster spot, lower half of Division I football programs. That leaves room for 5 under the Division I roster cap of 105 in force from 2025-26. The team's multi-year Academic Progress Rate is 914, about the median of 964, with 95% of players retained year to year. The school gave $5,187,982 in athletic aid across its men's teams, about $18,267 per roster spot.
Among Division I football programs
Where this program sits against its 261 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#181Team budgetof 261 · Division I#164Spend per playerof 261 · Division I#242Roster sizeof 261 · Division I#247APRof 261 · Division I
Team budgets across the division
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Roster sizes (cap 105)
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The program
- Roster100 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap105 room for 5
- Coaching staff1 head, 12 assistant
- Team expenses$5,468,306 for the year
- Operating expenses$606,510 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$54,683 division median $79,762
- Academic Progress Rate914 multi-year; 965 latest
- Players retained95% year to year
- Eligible86% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, men's teams$5,187,982 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$18,267 across men's teams
- Recruiting spend, men's$47,770 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Ted White 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 →10,190undergraduates · 13,416 students in all
Women 70% Men 30%
- Setting
- City
- Type
- Private · Research university
- Affiliation
- None
- HBCU
- Yes
Getting in
Full picture →35%admitted · of 30,342 applicants
SAT middle 50%1100 – 1298
ACT middle 50%22 – 28
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 69%
Football
Full picture →100on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 105100
room for 5
Academic Progress Rate914
95% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $5,468,306 $54,683 per roster spot · lower half of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 12 assistant
- Athletic aid, men's teams
- $5,187,982
- Recruiting spend, men's
- $47,770
Cost
Full picture →$30,028net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $33,344
Campus safety
Full picture →1.25violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 0 burglaries · 0 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 6 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →14%of bachelor's degrees in business · 23 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research Howard 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 program100 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions35% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$30,028 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsBusiness · 14%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusCity · 10,190Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety1.25 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Catholic University Division III · Landmark Conference | 1 | 105 | $575k | — | 84% | |
| Gallaudet University Division III · Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference | 2 | 65 | $430k | — | 61% | |
| Georgetown University Division I · Patriot League | 3 | 100 | $2.6M | 982 | 13% | |
| University of Maryland, College Park Division I · Big Ten Conference | 6 | 120 | $36M | 956 | 45% | |
| Bowie State University Division II · Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association | 15 | 135 | $1.5M | — | 84% | |
| U.S. Naval Academy Division I · American Conference | 29 | — | — | 988 | 9% | |
| Johns Hopkins University Division III · Centennial Conference | 35 | 87 | $979k | — | 8% | |
| Stevenson University Division III · Middle Atlantic Conferences | 37 | 137 | $623k | — | 83% | |
| Morgan State University Division I · Mid-Eastern Athletic Conf. | 37 | 128 | $6.2M | 940 | 83% | |
| Towson University Division I · Coastal Athletic Association | 39 | 106 | $5.6M | 969 | 83% | |
| McDaniel College Division III · Centennial Conference | 46 | 105 | $677k | — | 84% | |
| Shepherd University Division II · Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference | 55 | 113 | $1.6M | — | 96% |
Other football programs in the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conf.
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Norfolk State University 38 over cap | 143 | $7.1M | $49,454 | 956 | vs | |
| Morgan State University 23 over cap | 128 | $6.2M | $48,580 | 940 | vs | |
| Howard University room for 5 | 100 | $5.5M | $54,683 | 914 | vs | |
| North Carolina Central University 5 over cap | 110 | $4.9M | $44,516 | 947 | vs | |
| Delaware State University room for 14 | 91 | $4.3M | $47,327 | 921 | vs | |
| South Carolina State University 21 over cap | 126 | $4.3M | $33,813 | 940 | vs |
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