Division III · Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
Macalester College Football
St. Paul, MN · the Scots · Macalester College overview
65
Roster
2024–25 season
$562k
Team budget
41st percentile in Division III
$8,644
Per roster spot
median $5,431
10
Coaches
1 head · 9 assistant
28%
Admitted
top 10% for selectivity
Macalester College fields a football team in the Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (NCAA Division III). In 2024–25 the roster carried 65 players, well below the median of 109, with 1 head coach and 9 assistants. Team expenses were $561,861, about the median of $613k — $8,644 per roster spot, top quarter 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).
#138Team budgetof 232 · Division III#25Spend per playerof 232 · Division III#223Roster sizeof 232 · Division III
Team budgets across the division
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Roster sizes
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The program
- Roster65 2024–25 season
- Coaching staff1 head, 9 assistant
- Team expenses$561,861 for the year
- Operating expenses$51,208 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$8,644 division median $5,431
- Athletic aid, men's teamsNone school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$0 across men's teams
- Recruiting spend, men's$53,260 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Phil Nicolaides head coach | Head Coach | not 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
What an athlete asks first — each panel opens the full picture.Campus
Full picture →2,142undergraduates · 2,142 students in all
Women 58% Men 42%
- Setting
- City
- Type
- Private · Liberal arts college
- Affiliation
- Presbyterian Church (USA)
Getting in
Full picture →28%admitted · of 8,099 applicants
SAT middle 50%1350 – 1510
ACT middle 50%30 – 33
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 90%
Football
Full picture →65on the roster · 2024–25 season
- Team expenses
- $561,861 $8,644 per roster spot · lower half of Division III
- Coaches
- 1 head · 9 assistant
- Athletic aid, men's teams
- None
- Recruiting spend, men's
- $53,260
Cost
Full picture →$38,571net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $64,908
Campus safety
Full picture →4.37violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 0 burglaries · 23 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 1 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →19%of bachelor's degrees in social sciences · 16 fields · Bachelor's
Research Macalester 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 program65 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions28% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$38,571 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsSocial sciences · 19%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusCity · 2,142Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety4.37 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Concordia University, St. Paul Division II · Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference | 1 | 112 | $1.6M | — | 75% | |
| University of St. Thomas (Minnesota) Division I · Pioneer Football League | 1 | 110 | $2.3M | — | 85% | |
| Hamline University Division III · Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | 2 | 79 | $402k | — | 90% | |
| Augsburg University Division III · Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | 4 | 106 | $527k | — | 77% | |
| University of Minnesota, Twin Cities Division I · Big Ten Conference | 4 | 117 | $45M | 980 | 77% | |
| University of Northwestern-St. Paul Division III · Upper Midwest Athletic Conference | 7 | 77 | $431k | — | 92% | |
| Bethel University (Minnesota) Division III · Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | 8 | 98 | $538k | — | 91% | |
| University of Wisconsin-River Falls Division III · Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | 27 | 121 | $618k | — | 82% | |
| Crown College (Minnesota) Division III · Upper Midwest Athletic Conference | 28 | 89 | $483k | — | 63% | |
| Carleton College Division III · Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | 33 | 76 | $493k | — | 22% | |
| St. Olaf College Division III · Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | 33 | 100 | $627k | — | 52% | |
| Gustavus Adolphus College Division III · Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | 58 | 139 | $744k | — | 62% |
Other football programs in the Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gustavus Adolphus College | 139 | $744k | $5,350 | — | vs | |
| Concordia College, Moorhead | 126 | $642k | $5,097 | — | vs | |
| St. Olaf College | 100 | $627k | $6,265 | — | vs | |
| Macalester College | 65 | $562k | $8,644 | — | vs | |
| The College of St. Scholastica | 67 | $541k | $8,069 | — | vs | |
| Bethel University (Minnesota) | 98 | $538k | $5,488 | — | vs | |
| Augsburg University | 106 | $527k | $4,967 | — | vs | |
| Carleton College | 76 | $493k | $6,484 | — | vs | |
| Hamline University | 79 | $402k | $5,084 | — | vs | |
| Saint John's University (Minnesota) | — | — | — | — | vs |
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