Division III · New Jersey Athletic Conference
Kean University Football
Union, NJ · the Cougars · Kean University overview
95
Roster
2024–25 season
$526k
Team budget
33rd percentile in Division III
$5,539
Per roster spot
median $5,431
12
Coaches
1 head · 11 assistant
77%
Admitted
upper half for selectivity
Kean University fields a football team in the New Jersey Athletic Conference (NCAA Division III). In 2024–25 the roster carried 95 players, below the median of 109, with 1 head coach and 11 assistants. Team expenses were $526,264, below the median of $613k — $5,539 per roster spot, upper 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).
#156Team budgetof 232 · Division III#106Spend per playerof 232 · Division III#168Roster sizeof 232 · Division III
Team budgets across the division
this programevery Division III football program
Roster sizes
this programevery Division III roster
The program
- Roster95 2024–25 season
- Coaching staff1 head, 11 assistant
- Team expenses$526,264 for the year
- Operating expenses$251,484 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$5,539 division median $5,431
- Athletic aid, men's teamsNone school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$0 across men's teams
- Recruiting spend, men's$29,864 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Dan Garrett head coach | Head Coach | not on file |
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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
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About the school
What an athlete asks first — each panel opens the full picture.Campus
Full picture →11,234undergraduates · 13,352 students in all
Women 63% Men 37%
- Setting
- Suburb
- Type
- Public · Doctoral/professional university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →77%admitted · of 12,142 applicants
SAT middle 50%1020 – 1198
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 43%
Football
Full picture →95on the roster · 2024–25 season
- Team expenses
- $526,264 $5,540 per roster spot · lower half of Division III
- Coaches
- 1 head · 11 assistant
- Athletic aid, men's teams
- None
- Recruiting spend, men's
- $29,864
Cost
Full picture →$11,593net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $13,426 in-state · $21,076 out
Campus safety
Full picture →0.31violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 0 burglaries · 8 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 1 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →22%of bachelor's degrees in business · 25 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research Kean 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 program95 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions77% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$11,593 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsBusiness · 22%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusSuburb · 11,234Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety0.31 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wagner College Division I · Northeast Conference | 9 | 167 | $4.5M | 965 | 83% | |
| Pace University Division II · Northeast 10 Conference | 12 | 112 | $1.7M | — | 77% | |
| Montclair State University Division III · New Jersey Athletic Conference | 13 | 135 | $422k | — | 87% | |
| Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, New Brunswick Division I · Big Ten Conference | 17 | 137 | $76M | 979 | 65% | |
| Columbia University-Barnard College Division I · The Ivy League | 17 | 111 | $5.4M | 999 | 4% | |
| Fairleigh Dickinson University, Florham Division III · Middle Atlantic Conferences | 19 | — | — | — | 96% | |
| William Paterson University of New Jersey Division III · New Jersey Athletic Conference | 19 | 91 | $395k | — | 93% | |
| Fordham University Division I · Patriot League | 22 | 103 | $9.3M | 985 | 56% | |
| State University of New York Maritime College Division III · New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference | 25 | 104 | $230k | — | 79% | |
| U.S. Merchant Marine Academy Division III · New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference | 26 | 100 | $523k | — | 32% | |
| Monmouth University Division I · Coastal Athletic Association | 30 | 121 | $7.5M | 935 | 90% | |
| Princeton University Division I · The Ivy League | 32 | 122 | $5.1M | 982 | 4% |
Other football programs in the New Jersey Athletic Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christopher Newport University | 132 | $913k | $6,919 | — | vs | |
| Rowan University | 98 | $681k | $6,949 | — | vs | |
| Salisbury University | 138 | $668k | $4,841 | — | vs | |
| Kean University | 95 | $526k | $5,539 | — | vs | |
| The College of New Jersey | 100 | $511k | $5,108 | — | vs | |
| Montclair State University | 135 | $422k | $3,127 | — | vs | |
| William Paterson University of New Jersey | 91 | $395k | $4,339 | — | vs | |
| Vermont State University Castleton | 102 | $371k | $3,638 | — | vs |
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