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Division II · Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference

Minot State University Football

Minot, ND · the Beavers · Minot State University overview
123
Roster
2024–25 season
$1.7M
Team budget
45th percentile in Division II
$13,838
Per roster spot
median $14,113
10
Coaches
1 head · 9 assistant
72%
Admitted
upper half for selectivity

Minot State University fields a football team in the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference (NCAA Division II). In 2024–25 the roster carried 123 players, about the median of 128, with 1 head coach and 9 assistants. Team expenses were $1,702,101, about the median of $1.7M — $13,838 per roster spot, lower half of Division II football programs. The school gave $1,018,974 in athletic aid across its men's teams, about $3,023 per roster spot.

Among Division II football programs

Where this program sits against its 158 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).

Team budget$1.7M
Spend per player$13,838
Roster size123
Coaching staff10

Team budgets across the division

$550k$6.6M
this programevery Division II football program

Roster sizes

69316
this programevery Division II roster

The program

  • Roster123 2024–25 season
  • Coaching staff1 head, 9 assistant
  • Team expenses$1,702,101 for the year
  • Operating expenses$282,434 game-day and travel
  • Spend per roster spot$13,838 division median $14,113
  • Athletic aid, men's teams$1,018,974 school-wide
  • Aid per roster spot$3,023 across men's teams
  • Recruiting spend, men's$118,444 school-wide

Coaching staff

NameTitleEmail
Ian Shields head coachHead Coachnot on file
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Recruiting timing

  • Coaches may first contact youJune 15 after sophomore year
  • Your own emailsAny time the rule limits what coaches send back
  • High-school football players1,029,588 2024-25
  • Division II roster spots20,787 158 programs
  • Odds of a spot1 in 50 2.0% of high-school players hold a Division II roster spot

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About the school

What an athlete asks first — each panel opens the full picture.
2,474undergraduates · 2,741 students in all
Women 63% Men 37%
Setting
City
Type
Public · Master's university
Affiliation
None
72%admitted · of 745 applicants
SAT middle 50%930 – 1180
ACT middle 50%18 – 24
Test scores
Test-optional
Graduate in 6 yrs
48%
123on the roster · 2024–25 season
Team expenses
$1,702,101 $13,838 per roster spot · lower half of Division II
Coaches
1 head · 9 assistant
Athletic aid, men's teams
$1,018,974
Recruiting spend, men's
$118,444
$12,349net price · after grants, aided first-years
Sticker price$21,694
Average net price$12,349
Net price by family income
$0–30k$8,840
$30–48k$8,874
$48–75k$11,464
$75–110k$13,885
$110k and up$15,562
Tuition & fees
$8,633

Campus safety

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0.73violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
Violent0.73
Property0.73
In residence halls
2 burglaries · 1 sex offences over 2022–2024
Residence-hall fires
0 over 2022–2024
27%of bachelor's degrees in health professions & nursing · 20 fields · Associate's, Bachelor's, Master's
Health professions & nursing118 · 27%
Education79 · 18%
Business77 · 17%
Public administration & social work46 · 10%
Criminal justice & protective services35 · 8%

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Football programs within 150 miles

Minot State UniversityUniversity of Mary · 108 mi
SchoolMilesRosterBudgetAPRAdmitted
University of Mary Division II · Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference10890$1.7M—78%

Other football programs in the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference

SchoolRosterBudgetPer playerAPRCompare
Augustana University (South Dakota)124$2.9M$23,070—vs
University of Minnesota Duluth101$2.4M$23,551—vs
Minnesota State University, Mankato112$2.1M$18,307—vs
University of Sioux Falls118$1.9M$16,148—vs
Northern State University125$1.8M$14,704—vs
University of Jamestown168$1.8M$10,786—vs
Bemidji State University118$1.8M$14,987—vs
Winona State University120$1.8M$14,718—vs
University of Mary90$1.7M$19,028—vs
Minot State University123$1.7M$13,838—vs
Concordia University, St. Paul112$1.6M$14,552—vs
Wayne State College (Nebraska)95$1.4M$15,230—vs
Minnesota State University Moorhead116$1.4M$12,234—vs
Southwest Minnesota State University108$1.3M$12,384—vs

Every Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference football program · Football budgets ranked