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Division III · Conference of New England

Nichols College Football

Dudley, MA · the Bison · Nichols College overview
110
Roster
2024–25 season
$437k
Team budget
20th percentile in Division III
$3,972
Per roster spot
median $5,431
10
Coaches
1 head · 9 assistant
88%
Admitted
bottom quarter for selectivity

Nichols College fields a football team in the Conference of New England (NCAA Division III). In 2024–25 the roster carried 110 players, about the median of 109, with 1 head coach and 9 assistants. Team expenses were $436,989, below the median of $613k — $3,972 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$437k
Spend per player$3,972
Roster size110
Coaching staff10

Team budgets across the division

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

Roster sizes

40232
this programevery Division III roster

The program

  • Roster110 2024–25 season
  • Coaching staff1 head, 9 assistant
  • Team expenses$436,989 for the year
  • Operating expenses$90,818 game-day and travel
  • Spend per roster spot$3,972 division median $5,431
  • Athletic aid, men's teamsNone school-wide
  • Aid per roster spot$0 across men's teams
  • Recruiting spend, men's$33,828 school-wide

Coaching staff

NameTitleEmail
Vinny Marino 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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1,152undergraduates · 1,354 students in all
Women 36% Men 64%
Setting
Suburb
Type
Private · Master's university
Affiliation
None
88%admitted · of 2,117 applicants
SAT middle 50%1000 – 1190
Test scores
Test-optional
Graduate in 6 yrs
64%
110on the roster · 2024–25 season
Team expenses
$436,989 $3,973 per roster spot · bottom quarter of Division III
Coaches
1 head · 9 assistant
Athletic aid, men's teams
None
Recruiting spend, men's
$33,828
$31,032net price · after grants, aided first-years
Sticker price$59,025
Average net price$31,032
Net price by family income
$0–30k$27,176
$30–48k$27,084
$48–75k$28,420
$75–110k$31,323
$110k and up$34,586
Tuition & fees
$40,375

Campus safety

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3.59violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
Violent3.59
Property1.20
In residence halls
2 burglaries · 8 sex offences over 2022–2024
Residence-hall fires
1 over 2022–2024
65%of bachelor's degrees in business · 7 fields · Associate's, Bachelor's, Master's
Business151 · 65%
Kinesiology, parks & recreation27 · 12%
Criminal justice & protective services24 · 10%
Psychology22 · 10%
Multidisciplinary studies4 · 2%

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Football programs within 150 miles

Nichols CollegeCollege of the Holy Cross · 15 miWorcester State University · 16 miWorcester Polytechnic Institute · 17 miAssumption University · 18 miBryant University · 22 miUniversity of Connecticut · 23 miDean College · 27 miWestern New England University · 31 miFramingham State University · 31 miBrown University · 31 miSpringfield College · 32 miAmerican International College · 33 mi
SchoolMilesRosterBudgetAPRAdmitted
College of the Holy Cross Division I · Patriot League15100$8M98721%
Worcester State University Division III · Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference1693$181k—90%
Worcester Polytechnic Institute Division III · New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference17106$566k—58%
Assumption University Division II · Northeast 10 Conference18114$1.2M—87%
Bryant University Division I · Coastal Athletic Association22142$6.3M98566%
University of Connecticut Division I · Independent23113$20M97654%
Dean College Division III · Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference2778$335k—74%
Western New England University Division III · Conference of New England31120$561k—83%
Framingham State University Division III · Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference31100$228k—85%
Brown University Division I · The Ivy League31112$3.6M9945%
Springfield College Division III · New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference32134$1.2M—70%
American International College Division II · Northeast 10 Conference33125$2.2M—97%

Other football programs in the Conference of New England

SchoolRosterBudgetPer playerAPRCompare
Endicott College146$801k$5,487—vs
University of New England106$777k$7,334—vs
Husson University133$696k$5,234—vs
Western New England University120$561k$4,678—vs
New England College54$493k$9,137—vs
Nichols College110$437k$3,972—vs
Curry College80$333k$4,168—vs
Maine Maritime Academy40$296k$7,402—vs

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