Division III · Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference
Lakeland University Football
Plymouth, WI · the Muskies · Lakeland University overview
92
Roster
2024–25 season
$439k
Team budget
21st percentile in Division III
$4,769
Per roster spot
median $5,431
9
Coaches
1 head · 8 assistant
91%
Admitted
bottom quarter for selectivity
Lakeland University fields a football team in the Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference (NCAA Division III). In 2024–25 the roster carried 92 players, below the median of 109, with 1 head coach and 8 assistants. Team expenses were $438,762, below the median of $613k — $4,769 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).
#184Team budgetof 232 · Division III#157Spend per playerof 232 · Division III#176Roster sizeof 232 · Division III
Team budgets across the division
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Roster sizes
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The program
- Roster92 2024–25 season
- Coaching staff1 head, 8 assistant
- Team expenses$438,762 for the year
- Operating expenses$78,172 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$4,769 division median $5,431
- Athletic aid, men's teamsNone school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$0 across men's teams
- Recruiting spend, men's$28,228 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Colin Bruton 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 →2,318undergraduates · 2,786 students in all
Women 58% Men 42%
- Setting
- Rural
- Type
- Private · Master's university
- Affiliation
- United Church of Christ
Getting in
Full picture →91%admitted · of 1,066 applicants
- Test scores
- Scores not considered
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 56%
Football
Full picture →92on the roster · 2024–25 season
- Team expenses
- $438,762 $4,769 per roster spot · bottom quarter of Division III
- Coaches
- 1 head · 8 assistant
- Athletic aid, men's teams
- None
- Recruiting spend, men's
- $28,228
Cost
Full picture →$22,593net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $32,286
Campus safety
Full picture →0.36violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 0 burglaries · 2 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 2 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →49%of bachelor's degrees in business · 18 fields · Associate's, Bachelor's, Master's
Research Lakeland 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 program92 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions91% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$22,593 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsBusiness · 49%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusRural · 2,318Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety0.36 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh Division III · Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | 36 | 131 | $756k | — | 87% | |
| Lawrence University Division III · Midwest Conference | 39 | 59 | $505k | — | 63% | |
| Concordia University Wisconsin Division III · Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference | 41 | 133 | $426k | — | 68% | |
| St. Norbert College Division III · Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference | 43 | 131 | $672k | — | 92% | |
| Ripon College Division III · Midwest Conference | 48 | 87 | $446k | — | 84% | |
| Wisconsin Lutheran College Division III · Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference | 56 | 90 | $438k | — | 79% | |
| Carroll University (Wisconsin) Division III · College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin | 60 | 126 | $520k | — | 58% | |
| University of Wisconsin-Whitewater Division III · Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | 82 | 112 | $687k | — | 83% | |
| Carthage College Division III · College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin | 84 | 97 | $692k | — | 84% | |
| University of Wisconsin-Madison Division I · Big Ten Conference | 93 | 122 | $41M | 986 | 43% | |
| University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point Division III · Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | 96 | 123 | $604k | — | 90% | |
| Beloit College Division III · Midwest Conference | 109 | 71 | $435k | — | 57% |
Other football programs in the Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aurora University | 138 | $711k | $5,152 | — | vs | |
| St. Norbert College | 131 | $672k | $5,127 | — | vs | |
| Benedictine University (Illinois) | 143 | $447k | $3,123 | — | vs | |
| Lakeland University | 92 | $439k | $4,769 | — | vs | |
| Wisconsin Lutheran College | 90 | $438k | $4,863 | — | vs | |
| Concordia University Wisconsin | 133 | $426k | $3,203 | — | vs | |
| Rockford University | 101 | $426k | $4,213 | — | vs | |
| Concordia University Chicago | 84 | $423k | $5,039 | — | vs | |
| Eureka College | 73 | $280k | $3,834 | — | vs |
Every Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference football program · Football budgets ranked