Division I · Independent
Merrimack College Football
North Andover, MA · the Warriors · Merrimack College overview
111
Roster
6 over the D-I cap of 105
$5.3M
Team budget
28th percentile in Division I
$47,800
Per roster spot
median $79,762
10
Coaches
1 head · 9 assistant
74%
Admitted
upper half for selectivity
Merrimack College fields a football team in the Independent (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 111 players, about the median of 119, with 1 head coach and 9 assistants. Team expenses were $5,305,897, well below the median of $9.1M — $47,800 per roster spot, lower half of Division I football programs. Under the Division I roster cap of 105 in force from 2025-26, that is 6 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 school gave $9,697,148 in athletic aid across its men's teams, about $25,318 per roster spot.
Among Division I football programs
Where this program sits against its 261 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#188Team budgetof 261 · Division I#183Spend per playerof 261 · Division I#198Roster sizeof 261 · Division I
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Roster sizes (cap 105)
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The program
- Roster111 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap105 6 over last season
- Coaching staff1 head, 9 assistant
- Team expenses$5,305,897 for the year
- Operating expenses$549,649 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$47,800 division median $79,762
- Athletic aid, men's teams$9,697,148 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$25,318 across men's teams
- Recruiting spend, men's$190,215 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Mike Gennetti head coach | 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 →4,199undergraduates · 5,688 students in all
Women 56% Men 44%
- Setting
- Suburb
- Type
- Private · Master's university
- Affiliation
- Roman Catholic
Getting in
Full picture →74%admitted · of 13,693 applicants
- Test scores
- Scores not considered
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 72%
Football
Full picture →111on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 105111
6 over — players already on the roster may stay
- Team expenses
- $5,305,897 $47,801 per roster spot · lower half of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 9 assistant
- Athletic aid, men's teams
- $9,697,148
- Recruiting spend, men's
- $190,215
Cost
Full picture →$38,849net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $51,786
Campus safety
Full picture →1.42violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 0 burglaries · 21 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 4 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →32%of bachelor's degrees in business · 24 fields · Bachelor's, Master's
Research Merrimack 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 program111 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions74% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$38,849 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsBusiness · 32%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusSuburb · 4,199Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety1.42 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Endicott College Division III · Conference of New England | 16 | 146 | $801k | — | 72% | |
| Tufts University Division III · New England Small College Athletic Conference | 18 | 93 | $1.1M | — | 10% | |
| Bentley University Division II · Northeast 10 Conference | 20 | 102 | $1.7M | — | 48% | |
| Harvard University Division I · The Ivy League | 20 | 113 | $4.9M | 982 | 3% | |
| Massachusetts Institute of Technology Division III · New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference | 21 | 69 | $285k | — | 5% | |
| Boston College Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference | 23 | 148 | $41M | 989 | 16% | |
| Saint Anselm College Division II · Northeast 10 Conference | 29 | 132 | $1.6M | — | 78% | |
| Curry College Division III · Conference of New England | 30 | 80 | $333k | — | 92% | |
| Framingham State University Division III · Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference | 30 | 100 | $228k | — | 85% | |
| University of New Hampshire Division I · Coastal Athletic Association | 34 | 105 | $6.7M | 970 | 87% | |
| Fitchburg State University Division III · Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference | 34 | 74 | $214k | — | 90% | |
| Stonehill College Division I · Northeast Conference | 42 | 125 | $3.5M | — | 73% |
Other football programs in the Independent
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Notre Dame 19 over cap | 124 | $93M | $752,062 | 970 | vs | |
| University of Connecticut 8 over cap | 113 | $20M | $181,237 | 976 | vs | |
| Merrimack College 6 over cap | 111 | $5.3M | $47,800 | — | vs | |
| Northeastern State University | 129 | $2M | $15,265 | — | vs | |
| Keystone College | 91 | $425k | $4,673 | — | vs |
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