Division III · New Jersey Athletic Conference
Montclair State University Football
Montclair, NJ · the Red Hawks · Montclair State University overview
135
Roster
2024–25 season
$422k
Team budget
15th percentile in Division III
$3,127
Per roster spot
median $5,431
14
Coaches
1 head · 13 assistant
87%
Admitted
bottom quarter for selectivity
Montclair State University fields a football team in the New Jersey Athletic Conference (NCAA Division III). In 2024–25 the roster carried 135 players, above the median of 109, with 1 head coach and 13 assistants. Team expenses were $422,271, below the median of $613k — $3,127 per roster spot, bottom quarter 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).
#197Team budgetof 232 · Division III#219Spend per playerof 232 · Division III#46Roster sizeof 232 · Division III
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Roster sizes
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The program
- Roster135 2024–25 season
- Coaching staff1 head, 13 assistant
- Team expenses$422,271 for the year
- Operating expenses$101,257 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$3,127 division median $5,431
- Athletic aid, men's teamsNone school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$0 across men's teams
- Recruiting spend, men's$215,021 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Michael Palazzo 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 →18,062undergraduates · 22,570 students in all
Women 62% Men 38%
- Setting
- Suburb
- Type
- Public · Research university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →87%admitted · of 23,599 applicants
SAT middle 50%940 – 1225
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 64%
Football
Full picture →135on the roster · 2024–25 season
- Team expenses
- $422,271 $3,128 per roster spot · bottom quarter of Division III
- Coaches
- 1 head · 13 assistant
- Athletic aid, men's teams
- None
- Recruiting spend, men's
- $215,021
Cost
Full picture →$13,880net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $14,766 in-state · $24,126 out
Campus safety
Full picture →0.51violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 13 burglaries · 21 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 10 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →21%of bachelor's degrees in business · 23 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research Montclair State 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 program135 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions87% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$13,880 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsBusiness · 21%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusSuburb · 18,062Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety0.51 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| William Paterson University of New Jersey Division III · New Jersey Athletic Conference | 6 | 91 | $395k | — | 93% | |
| Fairleigh Dickinson University, Florham Division III · Middle Atlantic Conferences | 9 | — | — | — | 96% | |
| Kean University Division III · New Jersey Athletic Conference | 13 | 95 | $526k | — | 77% | |
| Columbia University-Barnard College Division I · The Ivy League | 13 | 111 | $5.4M | 999 | 4% | |
| Pace University Division II · Northeast 10 Conference | 14 | 112 | $1.7M | — | 77% | |
| Fordham University Division I · Patriot League | 16 | 103 | $9.3M | 985 | 56% | |
| Wagner College Division I · Northeast Conference | 18 | 167 | $4.5M | 965 | 83% | |
| State University of New York Maritime College Division III · New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference | 21 | 104 | $230k | — | 79% | |
| U.S. Merchant Marine Academy Division III · New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference | 23 | 100 | $523k | — | 32% | |
| Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, New Brunswick Division I · Big Ten Conference | 28 | 137 | $76M | 979 | 65% | |
| Long Island University Division I · Northeast Conference | 32 | 125 | $7.2M | — | 90% | |
| U.S. Military Academy Division I · American Conference | 39 | — | — | 975 | 14% |
Other football programs in the New Jersey Athletic Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christopher Newport University | 132 | $913k | $6,919 | — | vs | |
| Rowan University | 98 | $681k | $6,949 | — | vs | |
| Salisbury University | 138 | $668k | $4,841 | — | vs | |
| Kean University | 95 | $526k | $5,539 | — | vs | |
| The College of New Jersey | 100 | $511k | $5,108 | — | vs | |
| Montclair State University | 135 | $422k | $3,127 | — | vs | |
| William Paterson University of New Jersey | 91 | $395k | $4,339 | — | vs | |
| Vermont State University Castleton | 102 | $371k | $3,638 | — | vs |
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