Division I · Missouri Valley Football Conference
Indiana State University Football
Terre Haute, IN · the Sycamores · Indiana State University overview
113
Roster
8 over the D-I cap of 105
$4.8M
Team budget
22nd percentile in Division I
$42,391
Per roster spot
median $79,762
13
Coaches
1 head · 12 assistant
958
APR
94% of players retained
92%
Admitted
bottom quarter for selectivity
Indiana State University fields a football team in the Missouri Valley Football Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 113 players, about the median of 119, with 1 head coach and 12 assistants. Team expenses were $4,790,233, well below the median of $9.1M — $42,391 per roster spot, bottom quarter of Division I football programs. Under the Division I roster cap of 105 in force from 2025-26, that is 8 over — cuts or attrition are likely, though players already on the roster may stay (230 of 261 Division I programs carried more than the cap). The team's multi-year Academic Progress Rate is 958, about the median of 964, with 94% of players retained year to year. The school gave $3,092,796 in athletic aid across its men's teams, about $9,849 per roster spot.
Among Division I football programs
Where this program sits against its 261 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#205Team budgetof 261 · Division I#199Spend per playerof 261 · Division I#186Roster sizeof 261 · Division I#160APRof 261 · Division I
Team budgets across the division
this programevery Division I football program
Roster sizes (cap 105)
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The program
- Roster113 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap105 8 over last season
- Coaching staff1 head, 12 assistant
- Team expenses$4,790,233 for the year
- Operating expenses$1,139,697 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$42,391 division median $79,762
- Academic Progress Rate958 multi-year; 985 latest
- Players retained94% year to year
- Eligible96% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, men's teams$3,092,796 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$9,849 across men's teams
- Recruiting spend, men's$238,462 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Curt Mallory 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
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About the school
What an athlete asks first — each panel opens the full picture.Campus
Full picture →6,668undergraduates · 8,304 students in all
Women 58% Men 42%
- Setting
- City
- Type
- Public · Doctoral/professional university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →92%admitted · of 13,601 applicants
- Test scores
- Scores not considered
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 41%
Football
Full picture →113on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 105113
8 over — players already on the roster may stay
Academic Progress Rate958
94% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $4,790,233 $42,391 per roster spot · bottom quarter of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 12 assistant
- Athletic aid, men's teams
- $3,092,796
- Recruiting spend, men's
- $238,462
Cost
Full picture →$13,321net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $9,992 in-state · $21,734 out
Campus safety
Full picture →1.6violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 16 burglaries · 33 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 8 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →22%of bachelor's degrees in business · 27 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
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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 program113 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions92% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$13,321 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsBusiness · 22%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusCity · 6,668Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety1.6 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology Division III · Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference | 4 | 105 | $507k | — | 73% | |
| DePauw University Division III · North Coast Athletic Conference | 31 | 157 | $818k | — | 54% | |
| Eastern Illinois University Division I · Ohio Valley Conference | 41 | 117 | $5M | 930 | 68% | |
| Wabash College Division III · North Coast Athletic Conference | 47 | — | — | — | 63% | |
| Indiana University, Bloomington Division I · Big Ten Conference | 52 | 114 | $50M | 969 | 80% | |
| University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Division I · Big Ten Conference | 62 | 119 | $48M | 970 | 44% | |
| University of Indianapolis Division II · Great Lakes Valley Conference | 70 | 120 | $2.4M | — | 73% | |
| Butler University Division I · Pioneer Football League | 70 | 119 | $1.4M | 989 | 86% | |
| Purdue University Division I · Big Ten Conference | 71 | 126 | $37M | 954 | 50% | |
| Franklin College Division III · Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference | 73 | 126 | $480k | — | 71% | |
| Millikin University Division III · College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin | 87 | 101 | $631k | — | 54% | |
| Anderson University (Indiana) Division III · Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference | 103 | 74 | $535k | — | 53% |
Other football programs in the Missouri Valley Football Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of North Dakota 2 over cap | 107 | $6.9M | $64,656 | 962 | vs | |
| University of South Dakota 17 over cap | 122 | $6M | $49,098 | 968 | vs | |
| South Dakota State University 9 over cap | 114 | $5.9M | $51,936 | 978 | vs | |
| Illinois State University 23 over cap | 128 | $5.1M | $39,994 | 962 | vs | |
| Southern Illinois University at Carbondale at cap | 105 | $5M | $48,092 | 971 | vs | |
| Youngstown State University 18 over cap | 123 | $5M | $40,850 | 956 | vs | |
| Indiana State University 8 over cap | 113 | $4.8M | $42,391 | 958 | vs | |
| University of Northern Iowa at cap | 105 | $4.7M | $44,540 | 969 | vs | |
| Murray State University 5 over cap | 110 | $4M | $36,384 | 962 | vs |
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