Division I · Patriot League
Lafayette College Football
Easton, PA · the Leopards · Lafayette College overview
104
Roster
room for 1 under the cap of 105
$8.6M
Team budget
49th percentile in Division I
$82,668
Per roster spot
median $79,762
11
Coaches
1 head · 10 assistant
987
APR
98% of players retained
31%
Admitted
top quarter for selectivity
Lafayette College fields a football team in the Patriot League (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 104 players, below the median of 119, with 1 head coach and 10 assistants. Team expenses were $8,597,500, about the median of $9.1M — $82,668 per roster spot, upper half of Division I football programs. That leaves room for 1 under the Division I roster cap of 105 in force from 2025-26. The team's multi-year Academic Progress Rate is 987, about the median of 964, with 98% of players retained year to year. The school gave $7,604,160 in athletic aid across its men's teams, about $20,116 per roster spot.
Among Division I football programs
Where this program sits against its 261 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#134Team budgetof 261 · Division I#128Spend per playerof 261 · Division I#236Roster sizeof 261 · Division I#23APRof 261 · Division I
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Roster sizes (cap 105)
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The program
- Roster104 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap105 room for 1
- Coaching staff1 head, 10 assistant
- Team expenses$8,597,500 for the year
- Operating expenses$745,389 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$82,668 division median $79,762
- Academic Progress Rate987 multi-year; 992 latest
- Players retained98% year to year
- Eligible99% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, men's teams$7,604,160 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$20,116 across men's teams
- Recruiting spend, men's$329,067 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| John Troxell head coach | Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Kevin Baumann | Assistant Head Coach / Offensive Line | On file · sign in |
| Anthony Johnson | Recruiting Coordinator / Running Backs | On file · sign in |
| Monica Hurd | Director of Football Operations | On file · sign in |
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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 →2,764undergraduates · 2,764 students in all
Women 49% Men 51%
- Setting
- Suburb
- Type
- Private · Liberal arts college
- Affiliation
- Presbyterian Church (USA)
Getting in
Full picture →31%admitted · of 9,874 applicants
SAT middle 50%1340 – 1490
ACT middle 50%30 – 33
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 88%
Football
Full picture →104on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 105104
room for 1
Academic Progress Rate987
98% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $8,597,500 $82,668 per roster spot · lower half of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 10 assistant
- Athletic aid, men's teams
- $7,604,160
- Recruiting spend, men's
- $329,067
Cost
Full picture →$34,728net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $61,824
Campus safety
Full picture →2.16violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 8 burglaries · 13 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 0 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →30%of bachelor's degrees in social sciences · 15 fields · Bachelor's
Research Lafayette College
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 program104 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions31% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$34,728 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsSocial sciences · 30%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusSuburb · 2,764Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety2.16 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moravian University Division III · Landmark Conference | 10 | 104 | $583k | — | 54% | |
| Lehigh University Division I · Patriot League | 11 | 98 | $7.7M | 972 | 29% | |
| Muhlenberg College Division III · Centennial Conference | 17 | 128 | $765k | — | 64% | |
| East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania Division II · Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference | 21 | 132 | $1.5M | — | 93% | |
| Delaware Valley University Division III · Middle Atlantic Conferences | 28 | 131 | $602k | — | 92% | |
| Kutztown University of Pennsylvania Division II · Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference | 33 | 107 | $1.3M | — | 95% | |
| Ursinus College Division III · Centennial Conference | 37 | 161 | $651k | — | 87% | |
| The College of New Jersey Division III · New Jersey Athletic Conference | 37 | 100 | $511k | — | 62% | |
| Princeton University Division I · The Ivy League | 38 | 122 | $5.1M | 982 | 4% | |
| Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, New Brunswick Division I · Big Ten Conference | 42 | 137 | $76M | 979 | 65% | |
| Albright College Division III · Middle Atlantic Conferences | 44 | 91 | $423k | — | 86% | |
| Eastern University Division III · Middle Atlantic Conferences | 46 | 151 | $702k | — | 94% |
Other football programs in the Patriot League
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fordham University room for 2 | 103 | $9.3M | $90,137 | 985 | vs | |
| William & Mary at cap | 105 | $9M | $85,385 | 979 | vs | |
| Villanova University room for 9 | 96 | $8.8M | $91,668 | 983 | vs | |
| Lafayette College room for 1 | 104 | $8.6M | $82,668 | 987 | vs | |
| University of Richmond room for 16 | 89 | $8.6M | $96,138 | 984 | vs | |
| Colgate University room for 7 | 98 | $8.4M | $86,117 | 990 | vs | |
| College of the Holy Cross room for 5 | 100 | $8M | $79,823 | 987 | vs | |
| Lehigh University room for 7 | 98 | $7.7M | $78,270 | 972 | vs | |
| Bucknell University room for 7 | 98 | $7.5M | $76,739 | 987 | vs | |
| Georgetown University room for 5 | 100 | $2.6M | $25,750 | 982 | vs |
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