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Division II · Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association

Missouri Western State University Football

St. Joseph, MO · the Griffons · Missouri Western State University overview
125
Roster
2024–25 season
$2.6M
Team budget
88th percentile in Division II
$21,034
Per roster spot
median $14,113
13
Coaches
1 head · 12 assistant

Missouri Western State University fields a football team in the Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association (NCAA Division II). In 2024–25 the roster carried 125 players, about the median of 128, with 1 head coach and 12 assistants. Team expenses were $2,629,265, well above the median of $1.7M — $21,034 per roster spot, top quarter of Division II football programs. The school gave $1,794,529 in athletic aid across its men's teams, about $6,849 per roster spot.

Among Division II football programs

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

Team budget$2.6M
Spend per player$21,034
Roster size125
Coaching staff13

Team budgets across the division

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

Roster sizes

69316
this programevery Division II roster

The program

  • Roster125 2024–25 season
  • Coaching staff1 head, 12 assistant
  • Team expenses$2,629,265 for the year
  • Operating expenses$365,952 game-day and travel
  • Spend per roster spot$21,034 division median $14,113
  • Athletic aid, men's teams$1,794,529 school-wide
  • Aid per roster spot$6,849 across men's teams
  • Recruiting spend, men's$57,307 school-wide

Coaching staff

NameTitleEmail
Tyler Fenwick 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

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3,604undergraduates · 3,817 students in all
Women 61% Men 39%
Setting
City
Type
Public · Master's university
Affiliation
None
Graduate in 6 yrs
40%
125on the roster · 2024–25 season
Team expenses
$2,629,265 $21,034 per roster spot · top quarter of Division II
Coaches
1 head · 12 assistant
Athletic aid, men's teams
$1,794,529
Recruiting spend, men's
$57,307
$12,764net price · after grants, aided first-years
Sticker, in-state$24,645
Sticker, out-of-state$32,345
Average net price$12,764
Net price by family income
$0–30k$10,342
$30–48k$11,014
$48–75k$12,834
$75–110k$16,231
$110k and up$17,619
Tuition & fees
$8,970 in-state · $17,490 out

Campus safety

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1.35violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
Violent1.35
Property0.36
In residence halls
0 burglaries · 12 sex offences over 2022–2024
Residence-hall fires
2 over 2022–2024
19%of bachelor's degrees in health professions & nursing · 23 fields · Associate's, Bachelor's, Master's
Health professions & nursing95 · 19%
Business88 · 17%
Education49 · 10%
Kinesiology, parks & recreation44 · 9%
Biological sciences43 · 8%

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Football programs within 150 miles

Missouri Western State UniversityWilliam Jewell College · 40 miNorthwest Missouri State University · 41 miUniversity of Kansas · 60 miWashburn University · 70 miUniversity of Central Missouri · 89 miKansas State University · 104 miEmporia State University · 119 miTruman State University · 120 miNebraska Wesleyan University · 123 miUniversity of Nebraska-Lincoln · 125 miSimpson College · 128 miDrake University · 141 mi
SchoolMilesRosterBudgetAPRAdmitted
William Jewell College Division II · Great Lakes Valley Conference40111$1.9M—34%
Northwest Missouri State University Division II · Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association41141$3.5M—86%
University of Kansas Division I · Big 12 Conference60122$35M96088%
Washburn University Division II · Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association70135$2.8M——
University of Central Missouri Division II · Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association89160$3M—69%
Kansas State University Division I · Big 12 Conference104125$27M97879%
Emporia State University Division II · Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association119129$2.4M—98%
Truman State University Division II · Great Lakes Valley Conference12094$1.4M—80%
Nebraska Wesleyan University Division III · American Rivers Conference123122$398k—84%
University of Nebraska-Lincoln Division I · Big Ten Conference125155$71M97477%
Simpson College Division III · American Rivers Conference128115$573k—89%
Drake University Division I · Pioneer Football League141110$1.5M96964%

Other football programs in the Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association

SchoolRosterBudgetPer playerAPRCompare
Northwest Missouri State University141$3.5M$24,948—vs
Pittsburg State University134$3.3M$24,852—vs
University of Central Missouri160$3M$18,482—vs
Washburn University135$2.8M$20,761—vs
Missouri Western State University125$2.6M$21,034—vs
University of Nebraska at Kearney133$2.5M$18,444—vs
Emporia State University129$2.4M$18,389—vs
Missouri Southern State University141$2.1M$15,015—vs
Fort Hays State University132$2.1M$15,941—vs
University of Central Oklahoma143$2.1M$14,461—vs

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