Division I · Coastal Athletic Association
North Carolina A&T State University Football
Greensboro, NC · the Aggies · North Carolina A&T State University overview
146
Roster
41 over the D-I cap of 105
$4.3M
Team budget
17th percentile in Division I
$29,577
Per roster spot
median $79,762
10
Coaches
1 head · 9 assistant
966
APR
96% of players retained
46%
Admitted
top quarter for selectivity
North Carolina A&T State University fields a football team in the Coastal Athletic Association (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 146 players, above the median of 119, with 1 head coach and 9 assistants. Team expenses were $4,318,354, well below the median of $9.1M — $29,577 per roster spot, bottom quarter of Division I football programs. Under the Division I roster cap of 105 in force from 2025-26, that is 41 over — cuts or attrition are likely, though players already on the roster may stay (230 of 261 Division I programs carried more than the cap). The team's multi-year Academic Progress Rate is 966, about the median of 964, with 96% of players retained year to year. The school gave $1,645,423 in athletic aid across its men's teams, about $5,031 per roster spot.
Among Division I football programs
Where this program sits against its 261 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#216Team budgetof 261 · Division I#230Spend per playerof 261 · Division I#17Roster sizeof 261 · Division I#113APRof 261 · Division I
Team budgets across the division
this programevery Division I football program
Roster sizes (cap 105)
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The program
- Roster146 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap105 41 over last season
- Coaching staff1 head, 9 assistant
- Team expenses$4,318,354 for the year
- Operating expenses$939,612 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$29,577 division median $79,762
- Academic Progress Rate966 multi-year; 949 latest
- Players retained96% year to year
- Eligible96% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, men's teams$1,645,423 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$5,031 across men's teams
- Recruiting spend, men's$270,245 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Shawn Gibbs head coach | Head Coach | not on file |
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Recruiting timing
- Coaches may first contact youSeptember 1 of junior year
- Your own emailsAny time the rule limits what coaches send back
- High-school football players1,029,588 2024-25
- Division I roster spots31,184 261 programs
- Odds of a spot1 in 33 3.0% of high-school players hold a Division I roster spot
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About the school
What an athlete asks first — each panel opens the full picture.Campus
Full picture →12,216undergraduates · 13,885 students in all
Women 62% Men 38%
- Setting
- City
- Type
- Public · Research university
- Affiliation
- None
- HBCU
- Yes
Getting in
Full picture →46%admitted · of 30,717 applicants
SAT middle 50%960 – 1190
ACT middle 50%16 – 22
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 55%
Football
Full picture →146on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 105146
41 over — players already on the roster may stay
Academic Progress Rate966
96% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $4,318,354 $29,578 per roster spot · bottom quarter of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 9 assistant
- Athletic aid, men's teams
- $1,645,423
- Recruiting spend, men's
- $270,245
Cost
Full picture →$10,258net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $6,748 in-state · $20,408 out
Campus safety
Full picture →0.86violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 73 burglaries · 19 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 4 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →16%of bachelor's degrees in engineering · 22 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
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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 program146 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions46% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$10,258 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsEngineering · 16%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusCity · 12,216Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety0.86 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greensboro College Division III · USA South Athletic Conference | 2 | 118 | $407k | — | 92% | |
| Guilford College Division III · Old Dominion Athletic Conf. | 7 | 131 | $388k | — | 84% | |
| Elon University Division I · Coastal Athletic Association | 15 | 109 | $7.7M | 988 | 67% | |
| Winston-Salem State University Division II · Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association | 25 | 116 | $2.1M | — | 69% | |
| Wake Forest University Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference | 28 | 130 | $39M | 990 | 22% | |
| Averett University Division III · Old Dominion Athletic Conf. | 40 | 143 | $485k | — | 48% | |
| University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference | 42 | 123 | $49M | 959 | 19% | |
| Duke University Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference | 47 | 121 | $47M | 986 | 7% | |
| Catawba College Division II · South Atlantic Conference | 48 | 140 | $2M | — | 78% | |
| Livingstone College Division II · Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association | 49 | 84 | $1.2M | — | 74% | |
| North Carolina Central University Division I · Mid-Eastern Athletic Conf. | 49 | 110 | $4.9M | 947 | 90% | |
| Ferrum College Division II · Conference Carolinas | 61 | 115 | $596k | — | 100% |
Other football programs in the Coastal Athletic Association
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stony Brook University 11 over cap | 116 | $8.2M | $70,797 | 965 | vs | |
| Elon University 4 over cap | 109 | $7.7M | $70,775 | 988 | vs | |
| Monmouth University 16 over cap | 121 | $7.5M | $61,611 | 935 | vs | |
| University of Rhode Island room for 5 | 100 | $6.9M | $68,822 | 976 | vs | |
| University of New Hampshire at cap | 105 | $6.7M | $63,881 | 970 | vs | |
| Bryant University 37 over cap | 142 | $6.3M | $44,189 | 985 | vs | |
| University of Maine 5 over cap | 110 | $5.8M | $52,864 | 952 | vs | |
| Towson University 1 over cap | 106 | $5.6M | $53,270 | 969 | vs | |
| Sacred Heart University 49 over cap | 154 | $5.4M | $35,152 | 954 | vs | |
| Hampton University room for 13 | 92 | $5.2M | $56,989 | 933 | vs | |
| Campbell University 21 over cap | 126 | $5.2M | $40,962 | 951 | vs | |
| University at Albany room for 5 | 100 | $4.9M | $49,493 | 955 | vs | |
| North Carolina A&T State University 41 over cap | 146 | $4.3M | $29,577 | 966 | vs |
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