Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference
North Carolina State University Football
Raleigh, NC · the Wolfpack · North Carolina State University overview
125
Roster
20 over the D-I cap of 105
$41M
Team budget
82nd percentile in Division I
$324,282
Per roster spot
median $79,762
11
Coaches
1 head · 10 assistant
962
APR
95% of players retained
40%
Admitted
top quarter for selectivity
North Carolina State University fields a football team in the Atlantic Coast Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 125 players, about the median of 119, with 1 head coach and 10 assistants. Team expenses were $40,535,367, well above the median of $9.1M — $324,282 per roster spot, top quarter of Division I football programs. Under the Division I roster cap of 105 in force from 2025-26, that is 20 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 962, about the median of 964, with 95% of players retained year to year. The school gave $7,539,922 in athletic aid across its men's teams, about $18,897 per roster spot.
Among Division I football programs
Where this program sits against its 261 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#49Team budgetof 261 · Division I#52Spend per playerof 261 · Division I#74Roster sizeof 261 · Division I#131APRof 261 · Division I
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Roster sizes (cap 105)
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The program
- Roster125 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap105 20 over last season
- Coaching staff1 head, 10 assistant
- Team expenses$40,535,367 for the year
- Operating expenses$3,957,303 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$324,282 division median $79,762
- Academic Progress Rate962 multi-year; 946 latest
- Players retained95% year to year
- Eligible97% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, men's teams$7,539,922 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$18,897 across men's teams
- Recruiting spend, men's$2,775,789 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Dave Doeren 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 →27,323undergraduates · 37,323 students in all
Women 49% Men 51%
- Setting
- City
- Type
- Public · Research university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →40%admitted · of 40,049 applicants
SAT middle 50%1300 – 1460
ACT middle 50%28 – 32
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 85%
Football
Full picture →125on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 105125
20 over — players already on the roster may stay
Academic Progress Rate962
95% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $40,535,367 $324,283 per roster spot · top quarter of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 10 assistant
- Athletic aid, men's teams
- $7,539,922
- Recruiting spend, men's
- $2,775,789
Cost
Full picture →$14,860net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $8,895 in-state · $31,767 out
Campus safety
Full picture →1.44violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 5 burglaries · 41 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 3 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →24%of bachelor's degrees in engineering · 24 fields · Associate's, 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 program125 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions40% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$14,860 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsEngineering · 24%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusCity · 27,323Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety1.44 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shaw University Division II · Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association | 2 | 111 | $1.3M | — | 30% | |
| North Carolina Central University Division I · Mid-Eastern Athletic Conf. | 18 | 110 | $4.9M | 947 | 90% | |
| Duke University Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference | 21 | 121 | $47M | 986 | 7% | |
| University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference | 23 | 123 | $49M | 959 | 19% | |
| Campbell University Division I · Coastal Athletic Association | 26 | 126 | $5.2M | 951 | 94% | |
| Barton College Division II · Conference Carolinas | 43 | 153 | $1.5M | — | 96% | |
| Methodist University Division III · USA South Athletic Conference | 46 | 175 | $751k | — | 75% | |
| Fayetteville State University Division II · Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association | 51 | 75 | $1.4M | — | 80% | |
| Elon University Division I · Coastal Athletic Association | 51 | 109 | $7.7M | 988 | 67% | |
| North Carolina Wesleyan University Division III · USA South Athletic Conference | 53 | 145 | $494k | — | 78% | |
| North Carolina A&T State University Division I · Coastal Athletic Association | 65 | 146 | $4.3M | 966 | 46% | |
| Greensboro College Division III · USA South Athletic Conference | 66 | 118 | $407k | — | 92% |
Other football programs in the Atlantic Coast Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Miami (Florida) 22 over cap | 127 | $88M | $693,842 | 973 | vs | |
| Florida State University 19 over cap | 124 | $83M | $671,515 | 942 | vs | |
| Clemson University 32 over cap | 137 | $81M | $592,238 | 993 | vs | |
| University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill 18 over cap | 123 | $49M | $399,558 | 959 | vs | |
| Duke University 16 over cap | 121 | $47M | $391,434 | 986 | vs | |
| University of Pittsburgh 13 over cap | 118 | $47M | $399,506 | 988 | vs | |
| University of California, Berkeley 15 over cap | 120 | $47M | $389,349 | 977 | vs | |
| Southern Methodist University 17 over cap | 122 | $45M | $371,439 | 974 | vs | |
| Georgia Institute of Technology 15 over cap | 120 | $43M | $355,912 | 978 | vs | |
| Syracuse University 19 over cap | 124 | $42M | $339,435 | 965 | vs | |
| Boston College 43 over cap | 148 | $41M | $278,545 | 989 | vs | |
| North Carolina State University 20 over cap | 125 | $41M | $324,282 | 962 | vs | |
| Wake Forest University 25 over cap | 130 | $39M | $303,076 | 990 | vs | |
| Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University 19 over cap | 124 | $38M | $304,870 | 958 | vs | |
| Stanford University 5 over cap | 110 | $36M | $327,200 | 990 | vs | |
| University of Virginia 22 over cap | 127 | $34M | $264,659 | 972 | vs | |
| University of Louisville 15 over cap | 120 | $31M | $256,209 | 984 | vs |
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