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Division III · Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference

Mount St. Joseph University Football

Cincinnati, OH · the Mountain Lions (Lions) · Mount St. Joseph University overview
145
Roster
2024–25 season
$531k
Team budget
34th percentile in Division III
$3,663
Per roster spot
median $5,431
13
Coaches
1 head · 12 assistant
57%
Admitted
top quarter for selectivity

Mount St. Joseph University fields a football team in the Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference (NCAA Division III). In 2024–25 the roster carried 145 players, above the median of 109, with 1 head coach and 12 assistants. Team expenses were $531,191, below the median of $613k — $3,663 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).

Team budget$531k
Spend per player$3,663
Roster size145
Coaching staff13

Team budgets across the division

$181k$3.6M
this programevery Division III football program

Roster sizes

40232
this programevery Division III roster

The program

  • Roster145 2024–25 season
  • Coaching staff1 head, 12 assistant
  • Team expenses$531,191 for the year
  • Operating expenses$92,504 game-day and travel
  • Spend per roster spot$3,663 division median $5,431
  • Athletic aid, men's teamsNone school-wide
  • Aid per roster spot$0 across men's teams
  • Recruiting spend, men's$29,575 school-wide

Coaching staff

NameTitleEmail
Tyler Hopperton head coachHead Coachnot on file
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Recruiting timing

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  • 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

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1,446undergraduates · 2,083 students in all
Women 62% Men 38%
Setting
Suburb
Type
Private · Doctoral/professional university
Affiliation
Roman Catholic
57%admitted · of 2,169 applicants
SAT middle 50%880 – 1083
ACT middle 50%17 – 24
Test scores
Test-optional
Graduate in 6 yrs
55%
145on the roster · 2024–25 season
Team expenses
$531,191 $3,663 per roster spot · lower half of Division III
Coaches
1 head · 12 assistant
Athletic aid, men's teams
None
Recruiting spend, men's
$29,575
$15,887net price · after grants, aided first-years
Sticker price$50,050
Average net price$15,887
Net price by family income
$0–30k$11,206
$30–48k$11,412
$48–75k$15,526
$75–110k$16,001
$110k and up$22,642
Tuition & fees
$36,650

Campus safety

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0.29violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
Violent0.29
Property0.00
In residence halls
0 burglaries · 0 sex offences over 2022–2024
Residence-hall fires
1 over 2022–2024
21%of bachelor's degrees in health professions & nursing · 20 fields · Associate's, Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Health professions & nursing37 · 21%
Business36 · 21%
Education24 · 14%
Biological sciences14 · 8%
Kinesiology, parks & recreation14 · 8%

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Football programs within 150 miles

Mount St. Joseph UniversityThomas More University · 6 miUniversity of Cincinnati · 7 miMiami University (Ohio) · 20 miWilmington College (Ohio) · 50 miUniversity of Dayton · 51 miHanover College · 51 miCentral State University · 59 miKentucky State University · 63 miWittenberg University · 73 miUniversity of Kentucky · 73 miFranklin College · 80 miUniversity of Louisville · 86 mi
SchoolMilesRosterBudgetAPRAdmitted
Thomas More University Division II · Great Midwest Athletic Conference6137$1.6M—97%
University of Cincinnati Division I · Big 12 Conference7120$30M99088%
Miami University (Ohio) Division I · Mid-American Conference20————
Wilmington College (Ohio) Division III · Ohio Athletic Conference5084$411k—85%
University of Dayton Division I · Pioneer Football League51119$2.2M99162%
Hanover College Division III · Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference51125$535k—84%
Central State University Division II · Southern Intercol. Ath. Conf.59132$1.4M—46%
Kentucky State University Division II · Southern Intercol. Ath. Conf.63131$1.3M—93%
Wittenberg University Division III · North Coast Athletic Conference73186$741k—91%
University of Kentucky Division I · Southeastern Conference73122$43M97192%
Franklin College Division III · Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference80126$480k—71%
University of Louisville Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference86120$31M98481%

Other football programs in the Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference

SchoolRosterBudgetPer playerAPRCompare
Hanover College125$535k$4,280—vs
Anderson University (Indiana)74$535k$7,229—vs
Mount St. Joseph University145$531k$3,663—vs
Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology105$507k$4,824—vs
Franklin College126$480k$3,806—vs
Manchester University80$436k$5,450—vs
Bluffton University151$402k$2,660—vs

Every Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference football program · Football budgets ranked