Division I · Pioneer Football League
Marist University Football
Poughkeepsie, NY · the Red Foxes · Marist University overview
109
Roster
4 over the D-I cap of 105
$2.3M
Team budget
4th percentile in Division I
$20,777
Per roster spot
median $79,762
13
Coaches
1 head · 12 assistant
979
APR
98% of players retained
65%
Admitted
upper half for selectivity
Marist University fields a football team in the Pioneer Football League (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 109 players, about the median of 119, with 1 head coach and 12 assistants. Team expenses were $2,264,771, well below the median of $9.1M — $20,777 per roster spot, bottom quarter of Division I football programs. Under the Division I roster cap of 105 in force from 2025-26, that is 4 over — cuts or attrition are likely, though players already on the roster may stay (230 of 261 Division I programs carried more than the cap). The team's multi-year Academic Progress Rate is 979, about the median of 964, with 98% of players retained year to year. The school gave $3,556,244 in athletic aid across its men's teams, about $7,815 per roster spot.
Among Division I football programs
Where this program sits against its 261 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#250Team budgetof 261 · Division I#247Spend per playerof 261 · Division I#215Roster sizeof 261 · Division I#57APRof 261 · Division I
Team budgets across the division
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Roster sizes (cap 105)
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The program
- Roster109 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap105 4 over last season
- Coaching staff1 head, 12 assistant
- Team expenses$2,264,771 for the year
- Operating expenses$826,902 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$20,777 division median $79,762
- Academic Progress Rate979 multi-year; 960 latest
- Players retained98% year to year
- Eligible98% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, men's teams$3,556,244 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$7,815 across men's teams
- Recruiting spend, men's$272,039 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Mike Willis head coach | Head Coach | not on file |
| Kevin Mill | Defensive Line / Recruiting Coordinator | not on file |
| Vince DiMonte | Linebackers / Operations Coordinator | not on file |
| Bob Palombo | Special Assistant to the Head Coach | not on file |
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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
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About the school
What an athlete asks first — each panel opens the full picture.Campus
Full picture →5,545undergraduates · 6,452 students in all
Women 57% Men 43%
- Setting
- Suburb
- Type
- Private · Master's university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →65%admitted · of 10,224 applicants
SAT middle 50%1220 – 1360
ACT middle 50%27 – 30
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 80%
Football
Full picture →109on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 105109
4 over — players already on the roster may stay
Academic Progress Rate979
98% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $2,264,771 $20,778 per roster spot · bottom quarter of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 12 assistant
- Athletic aid, men's teams
- $3,556,244
- Recruiting spend, men's
- $272,039
Cost
Full picture →$40,106net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $46,010
Campus safety
Full picture →2.1violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 6 burglaries · 37 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 40 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →29%of bachelor's degrees in business · 20 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
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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 program109 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions65% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$40,106 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsBusiness · 29%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusSuburb · 5,545Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety2.1 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Military Academy Division I · American Conference | 23 | — | — | 975 | 14% | |
| Western Connecticut State University Division III · Landmark Conference | 34 | 142 | $593k | — | 81% | |
| Post University Division II · Northeast 10 Conference | 46 | 101 | $1.3M | — | — | |
| Sacred Heart University Division I · Coastal Athletic Association | 50 | 154 | $5.4M | 954 | 68% | |
| William Paterson University of New Jersey Division III · New Jersey Athletic Conference | 55 | 91 | $395k | — | 93% | |
| Fairleigh Dickinson University, Florham Division III · Middle Atlantic Conferences | 57 | — | — | — | 96% | |
| Southern Connecticut State University Division II · Northeast 10 Conference | 58 | 107 | $1.3M | — | 81% | |
| University of New Haven Division I · Northeast Conference | 58 | 151 | $3M | — | 81% | |
| Yale University Division I · The Ivy League | 59 | 121 | $7.8M | 992 | 5% | |
| Fordham University Division I · Patriot League | 60 | 103 | $9.3M | 985 | 56% | |
| Central Connecticut State University Division I · Northeast Conference | 60 | 101 | $2.7M | 960 | 76% | |
| Montclair State University Division III · New Jersey Athletic Conference | 61 | 135 | $422k | — | 87% |
Other football programs in the Pioneer Football League
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Davidson College room for 5 | 100 | $2.6M | $25,889 | 982 | vs | |
| University of San Diego room for 6 | 99 | $2.4M | $24,052 | 977 | vs | |
| University of St. Thomas (Minnesota) 5 over cap | 110 | $2.3M | $20,791 | — | vs | |
| Stetson University 27 over cap | 132 | $2.3M | $17,211 | 968 | vs | |
| Marist University 4 over cap | 109 | $2.3M | $20,777 | 979 | vs | |
| University of Dayton 14 over cap | 119 | $2.2M | $18,650 | 991 | vs | |
| Presbyterian College 33 over cap | 138 | $1.8M | $13,158 | 970 | vs | |
| Morehead State University 24 over cap | 129 | $1.7M | $13,072 | 930 | vs | |
| Valparaiso University 27 over cap | 132 | $1.6M | $11,815 | 956 | vs | |
| Drake University 5 over cap | 110 | $1.5M | $13,589 | 969 | vs | |
| Butler University 14 over cap | 119 | $1.4M | $11,947 | 989 | vs |
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