Division III · Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference
Manchester University Football
North Manchester, IN · the Spartans · Manchester University overview
80
Roster
2024–25 season
$436k
Team budget
19th percentile in Division III
$5,450
Per roster spot
median $5,431
9
Coaches
1 head · 8 assistant
91%
Admitted
bottom quarter for selectivity
Manchester University fields a football team in the Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference (NCAA Division III). In 2024–25 the roster carried 80 players, below the median of 109, with 1 head coach and 8 assistants. Team expenses were $436,033, below the median of $613k — $5,450 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).
#188Team budgetof 232 · Division III#114Spend per playerof 232 · Division III#204Roster sizeof 232 · Division III
Team budgets across the division
this programevery Division III football program
Roster sizes
this programevery Division III roster
The program
- Roster80 2024–25 season
- Coaching staff1 head, 8 assistant
- Team expenses$436,033 for the year
- Operating expenses$70,941 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$5,450 division median $5,431
- Athletic aid, men's teamsNone school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$0 across men's teams
- Recruiting spend, men's$31,811 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Vann Hunt 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 →915undergraduates · 1,175 students in all
Women 53% Men 47%
- Setting
- Town
- Type
- Private · Master's university
- Affiliation
- Church of Brethren
Getting in
Full picture →91%admitted · of 2,470 applicants
- Test scores
- Scores not considered
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 45%
Football
Full picture →80on the roster · 2024–25 season
- Team expenses
- $436,033 $5,450 per roster spot · bottom quarter of Division III
- Coaches
- 1 head · 8 assistant
- Athletic aid, men's teams
- None
- Recruiting spend, men's
- $31,811
Cost
Full picture →$19,367net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $37,090
Campus safety
Full picture →3.92violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 3 burglaries · 12 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 0 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →19%of bachelor's degrees in kinesiology, parks & recreation · 21 fields · Associate's, Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research Manchester 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 program80 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$19,367 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsKinesiology, parks & recreation · 19%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusTown · 915Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety3.92 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 Notre Dame Division I · Independent | 54 | 124 | $93M | 970 | 12% | |
| Trine University Division III · Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association | 58 | 232 | $812k | — | 85% | |
| Ball State University Division I · Mid-American Conference | 59 | 120 | $8M | 969 | 72% | |
| Anderson University (Indiana) Division III · Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference | 62 | 74 | $535k | — | 53% | |
| Purdue University Division I · Big Ten Conference | 73 | 126 | $37M | 954 | 50% | |
| Valparaiso University Division I · Pioneer Football League | 73 | 132 | $1.6M | 956 | 92% | |
| Butler University Division I · Pioneer Football League | 84 | 119 | $1.4M | 989 | 86% | |
| Hillsdale College Division II · Great Midwest Athletic Conference | 86 | — | — | — | 21% | |
| Western Michigan University Division I · Mid-American Conference | 88 | 113 | $11M | 948 | 85% | |
| Kalamazoo College Division III · Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association | 89 | 104 | $576k | — | 76% | |
| Wabash College Division III · North Coast Athletic Conference | 90 | — | — | — | 63% | |
| University of Indianapolis Division II · Great Lakes Valley Conference | 92 | 120 | $2.4M | — | 73% |
Other football programs in the Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hanover College | 125 | $535k | $4,280 | — | vs | |
| Anderson University (Indiana) | 74 | $535k | $7,229 | — | vs | |
| Mount St. Joseph University | 145 | $531k | $3,663 | — | vs | |
| Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology | 105 | $507k | $4,824 | — | vs | |
| Franklin College | 126 | $480k | $3,806 | — | vs | |
| Manchester University | 80 | $436k | $5,450 | — | vs | |
| Bluffton University | 151 | $402k | $2,660 | — | vs |
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