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Illinois College Football

Jacksonville, IL · the NCAA Applications Administrators · Illinois College overview
112
Roster
2024–25 season
$550k
Team budget
38th percentile in Division III
$4,906
Per roster spot
median $5,431
12
Coaches
1 head · 11 assistant
75%
Admitted
upper half for selectivity

Illinois College fields a football team in the Midwest Conference (NCAA Division III). In 2024–25 the roster carried 112 players, about the median of 109, with 1 head coach and 11 assistants. Team expenses were $549,544, below the median of $613k — $4,906 per roster spot, lower half 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$550k
Spend per player$4,906
Roster size112
Coaching staff12

Team budgets across the division

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

Roster sizes

40232
this programevery Division III roster

The program

  • Roster112 2024–25 season
  • Coaching staff1 head, 11 assistant
  • Team expenses$549,544 for the year
  • Operating expenses$129,555 game-day and travel
  • Spend per roster spot$4,906 division median $5,431
  • Athletic aid, men's teamsNone school-wide
  • Aid per roster spot$0 across men's teams
  • Recruiting spend, men's$64,476 school-wide

Coaching staff

NameTitleEmail
Ray DeFrisco head coachHead Coachnot on file
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Recruiting timing

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  • 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

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956undergraduates · 958 students in all
Women 54% Men 46%
Setting
Town
Type
Private · Liberal arts college
Affiliation
Presbyterian Church (USA)
75%admitted · of 3,660 applicants
SAT middle 50%978 – 1183
ACT middle 50%19 – 25
Test scores
Test-optional
Graduate in 6 yrs
61%
112on the roster · 2024–25 season
Team expenses
$549,544 $4,907 per roster spot · lower half of Division III
Coaches
1 head · 11 assistant
Athletic aid, men's teams
None
Recruiting spend, men's
$64,476
$17,255net price · after grants, aided first-years
Sticker price$49,234
Average net price$17,255
Net price by family income
$0–30k$11,197
$30–48k$11,627
$48–75k$14,241
$75–110k$18,505
$110k and up$23,362
Tuition & fees
$37,470

Campus safety

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2.48violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
Violent2.48
Property1.42
In residence halls
3 burglaries · 4 sex offences over 2022–2024
Residence-hall fires
0 over 2022–2024
23%of bachelor's degrees in business · 19 fields · Bachelor's, Master's
Business58 · 23%
Biological sciences46 · 18%
Health professions & nursing36 · 14%
Agriculture18 · 7%
Psychology15 · 6%

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Football programs within 150 miles

Illinois CollegeWestern Illinois University · 56 miQuincy University · 62 miLindenwood University · 67 miMillikin University · 68 miGreenville University · 73 miWashington University in St. Louis · 75 miMcKendree University · 81 miKnox College · 84 miMonmouth College (Illinois) · 84 miIllinois Wesleyan University · 84 miEureka College · 85 miIllinois State University · 85 mi
SchoolMilesRosterBudgetAPRAdmitted
Western Illinois University Division I · Ohio Valley Conference56114$3.5M95975%
Quincy University Division II · Great Lakes Valley Conference62130$1.7M—50%
Lindenwood University Division I · Ohio Valley Conference67110$4.2M—66%
Millikin University Division III · College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin68101$631k—54%
Greenville University Division III · Upper Midwest Athletic Conference73105$391k—95%
Washington University in St. Louis Division III · North Coast Athletic Conference75106$849k—12%
McKendree University Division II · Great Lakes Valley Conference81163$2.3M—64%
Knox College Division III · Midwest Conference8490$581k—71%
Monmouth College (Illinois) Division III · Midwest Conference84117$383k—87%
Illinois Wesleyan University Division III · College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin84136$615k—45%
Eureka College Division III · Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference8573$280k—88%
Illinois State University Division I · Missouri Valley Football Conference85128$5.1M96289%

Other football programs in the Midwest Conference

SchoolRosterBudgetPer playerAPRCompare
University of Chicago92$767k$8,336—vs
Knox College90$581k$6,455—vs
Illinois College112$550k$4,906—vs
Luther College76$533k$7,010—vs
Lake Forest College111$521k$4,695—vs
Cornell College99$514k$5,188—vs
Lawrence University59$505k$8,554—vs
Grinnell College60$457k$7,610—vs
Ripon College87$446k$5,123—vs
Beloit College71$435k$6,122—vs
Monmouth College (Illinois)117$383k$3,277—vs

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