Division I · Conference USA
Kennesaw State University Football
Kennesaw, GA · the Owls · Kennesaw State University overview
120
Roster
15 over the D-I cap of 105
$11M
Team budget
56th percentile in Division I
$95,796
Per roster spot
median $79,762
11
Coaches
1 head · 10 assistant
949
APR
94% of players retained
69%
Admitted
upper half for selectivity
Kennesaw State University fields a football team in the Conference USA (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 120 players, about the median of 119, with 1 head coach and 10 assistants. Team expenses were $11,495,596, above the median of $9.1M — $95,796 per roster spot, upper half of Division I football programs. Under the Division I roster cap of 105 in force from 2025-26, that is 15 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 949, about the median of 964, with 94% of players retained year to year. The school gave $4,333,815 in athletic aid across its men's teams, about $14,398 per roster spot.
Among Division I football programs
Where this program sits against its 261 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#115Team budgetof 261 · Division I#115Spend per playerof 261 · Division I#114Roster sizeof 261 · Division I#196APRof 261 · Division I
Team budgets across the division
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Roster sizes (cap 105)
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The program
- Roster120 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap105 15 over last season
- Coaching staff1 head, 10 assistant
- Team expenses$11,495,596 for the year
- Operating expenses$3,010,172 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$95,796 division median $79,762
- Academic Progress Rate949 multi-year; 963 latest
- Players retained94% year to year
- Eligible95% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, men's teams$4,333,815 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$14,398 across men's teams
- Recruiting spend, men's$478,941 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Jerry Mack 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 →40,509undergraduates · 45,069 students in all
Women 51% Men 49%
- Setting
- Suburb
- Type
- Public · Research university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →69%admitted · of 23,138 applicants
SAT middle 50%1020 – 1220
ACT middle 50%19 – 25
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 48%
Football
Full picture →120on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 105120
15 over — players already on the roster may stay
Academic Progress Rate949
94% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $11,495,596 $95,797 per roster spot · upper half of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 10 assistant
- Athletic aid, men's teams
- $4,333,815
- Recruiting spend, men's
- $478,941
Cost
Full picture →$17,566net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $5,786 in-state · $17,040 out
Campus safety
Full picture →0.43violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 14 burglaries · 41 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 6 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →18%of bachelor's degrees in business · 24 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research Kennesaw State 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 program120 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions69% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$17,566 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsBusiness · 18%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusSuburb · 40,509Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety0.43 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Georgia Institute of Technology Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference | 21 | 120 | $43M | 978 | 16% | |
| Clark Atlanta University Division II · Southern Intercol. Ath. Conf. | 22 | 101 | $3M | — | 65% | |
| Morehouse College Division II · Southern Intercol. Ath. Conf. | 22 | — | — | — | 51% | |
| Georgia State University Division I · Sun Belt Conference | 23 | 118 | $12M | 958 | 62% | |
| Shorter University Division II · Conference Carolinas | 38 | 151 | $1.6M | — | 97% | |
| Berry College Division III · Southern Athletic Association | 39 | 130 | $1.1M | — | 62% | |
| University of West Georgia Division I · United Athletic Conference | 44 | 156 | $3.5M | — | 49% | |
| Jacksonville State University Division I · Conference USA | 69 | 158 | $15M | 961 | 76% | |
| University of Georgia Division I · Southeastern Conference | 69 | 135 | $71M | 969 | 37% | |
| LaGrange College Division III · USA South Athletic Conference | 74 | 105 | $468k | — | 63% | |
| University of Tennessee at Chattanooga Division I · Southern Conference | 81 | 117 | $6.5M | 942 | 77% | |
| Mercer University Division I · Southern Conference | 99 | 109 | $7.5M | 961 | 66% |
Other football programs in the Conference USA
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberty University 12 over cap | 117 | $23M | $196,278 | 957 | vs | |
| Jacksonville State University 53 over cap | 158 | $15M | $94,929 | 961 | vs | |
| Middle Tennessee State University 44 over cap | 149 | $13M | $89,244 | 985 | vs | |
| Florida International University 9 over cap | 114 | $13M | $112,586 | 968 | vs | |
| New Mexico State University 44 over cap | 149 | $12M | $79,055 | 956 | vs | |
| Kennesaw State University 15 over cap | 120 | $11M | $95,796 | 949 | vs | |
| Western Kentucky University 7 over cap | 112 | $11M | $98,573 | 962 | vs | |
| University of Delaware 5 over cap | 110 | $10M | $92,061 | 958 | vs | |
| Sam Houston State University 22 over cap | 127 | $9.7M | $76,693 | 936 | vs | |
| Missouri State University room for 6 | 99 | $6.6M | $66,242 | 971 | vs |
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