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Division III · American Rivers Conference

Loras College Football

Dubuque, IA · the Duhawks · Loras College overview
97
Roster
2024–25 season
$561k
Team budget
40th percentile in Division III
$5,781
Per roster spot
median $5,431
8
Coaches
1 head · 7 assistant
92%
Admitted
bottom quarter for selectivity

Loras College fields a football team in the American Rivers Conference (NCAA Division III). In 2024–25 the roster carried 97 players, below the median of 109, with 1 head coach and 7 assistants. Team expenses were $560,831, about the median of $613k — $5,781 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).

Team budget$561k
Spend per player$5,781
Roster size97
Coaching staff8

Team budgets across the division

$181k$3.6M
this programevery Division III football program

Roster sizes

40232
this programevery Division III roster

The program

  • Roster97 2024–25 season
  • Coaching staff1 head, 7 assistant
  • Team expenses$560,831 for the year
  • Operating expenses$100,476 game-day and travel
  • Spend per roster spot$5,781 division median $5,431
  • Athletic aid, men's teamsNone school-wide
  • Aid per roster spot$0 across men's teams
  • Recruiting spend, men's$64,379 school-wide

Coaching staff

NameTitleEmail
Brandon Novak head coachHead Coachnot on file
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Recruiting timing

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  • 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

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1,130undergraduates · 1,213 students in all
Women 43% Men 57%
Setting
City
Type
Private · Baccalaureate college
Affiliation
Roman Catholic
92%admitted · of 1,652 applicants
Test scores
Scores not considered
Graduate in 6 yrs
70%
97on the roster · 2024–25 season
Team expenses
$560,831 $5,782 per roster spot · lower half of Division III
Coaches
1 head · 7 assistant
Athletic aid, men's teams
None
Recruiting spend, men's
$64,379
$22,338net price · after grants, aided first-years
Sticker price$50,841
Average net price$22,338
Net price by family income
$0–30k$18,571
$30–48k$14,851
$48–75k$16,930
$75–110k$22,489
$110k and up$23,295
Tuition & fees
$38,298

Campus safety

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3.92violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
Violent3.92
Property0.28
In residence halls
0 burglaries · 13 sex offences over 2022–2024
Residence-hall fires
1 over 2022–2024
20%of bachelor's degrees in business · 20 fields · Bachelor's, Master's
Business46 · 20%
Kinesiology, parks & recreation35 · 15%
Psychology18 · 8%
Biological sciences17 · 8%
Public administration & social work16 · 7%

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Football programs within 150 miles

Loras CollegeUniversity of Dubuque · 1 miUniversity of Wisconsin-Platteville · 19 miCornell College · 55 miUpper Iowa University · 61 miCoe College · 61 miAugustana College (Illinois) · 70 miUniversity of Iowa · 73 miUniversity of Wisconsin-Madison · 76 miLuther College · 80 miBeloit College · 84 miRockford University · 86 miUniversity of Northern Iowa · 91 mi
SchoolMilesRosterBudgetAPRAdmitted
University of Dubuque Division III · American Rivers Conference1123$709k—87%
University of Wisconsin-Platteville Division III · Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference19115$1M—87%
Cornell College Division III · Midwest Conference5599$514k—81%
Upper Iowa University Division II · Great Lakes Valley Conference61106$1.4M—93%
Coe College Division III · American Rivers Conference61121$444k—71%
Augustana College (Illinois) Division III · College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin70146$693k—68%
University of Iowa Division I · Big Ten Conference73131$51M97185%
University of Wisconsin-Madison Division I · Big Ten Conference76122$41M98643%
Luther College Division III · Midwest Conference8076$533k—73%
Beloit College Division III · Midwest Conference8471$435k—57%
Rockford University Division III · Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference86101$426k—57%
University of Northern Iowa Division I · Missouri Valley Football Conference91105$4.7M96994%

Other football programs in the American Rivers Conference

SchoolRosterBudgetPer playerAPRCompare
Central College (Iowa)152$1M$6,690—vs
University of Dubuque123$709k$5,764—vs
Simpson College115$573k$4,983—vs
Loras College97$561k$5,781—vs
Wartburg College184$558k$3,031—vs
Buena Vista University79$498k$6,304—vs
Coe College121$444k$3,672—vs
Nebraska Wesleyan University122$398k$3,263—vs

Every American Rivers Conference football program · Football budgets ranked