North Carolina Wesleyan University Football
North Carolina Wesleyan University fields a football team in the USA South Athletic Conference (NCAA Division III). In 2024–25 the roster carried 145 players, above the median of 109, with 1 head coach and 7 assistants. Team expenses were $493,645, below the median of $613k — $3,404 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 budgets across the division
Roster sizes
The program
- Roster145 2024–25 season
- Coaching staff1 head, 7 assistant
- Team expenses$493,645 for the year
- Operating expenses$169,257 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$3,404 division median $5,431
- Athletic aid, men's teamsNone school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$0 across men's teams
- Recruiting spend, men's$31,295 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Jeff Filkovski head coach | Head Coach | not on file |
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
General NCAA rule for Division III; the football recruiting guide has the date for each grad year, the eligibility checklist and what to put in a first email.
About the school
What an athlete asks first — each panel opens the full picture.Campus
Full picture →- Setting
- City
- Type
- Private · Baccalaureate college
- Affiliation
- United Methodist
Getting in
Full picture →- Test scores
- Scores not considered
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 39%
Football
Full picture →- Team expenses
- $493,645 $3,404 per roster spot · lower half of Division III
- Coaches
- 1 head · 7 assistant
- Athletic aid, men's teams
- None
- Recruiting spend, men's
- $31,295
Cost
Full picture →- Tuition & fees
- $35,536
Campus safety
Full picture →- In residence halls
- 16 burglaries · 2 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 0 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →Research North Carolina Wesleyan 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 programs within 150 miles
| School | Miles | Roster | Budget | APR | Admitted | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barton College Division II · Conference Carolinas | 21 | 153 | $1.5M | — | 96% | |
| East Carolina University Division I · American Conference | 36 | 129 | $16M | 938 | 90% | |
| Chowan University Division II · Conference Carolinas | 47 | 146 | $1.3M | — | 72% | |
| Shaw University Division II · Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association | 51 | 111 | $1.3M | — | 30% | |
| North Carolina State University Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference | 53 | 125 | $41M | 962 | 40% | |
| North Carolina Central University Division I · Mid-Eastern Athletic Conf. | 63 | 110 | $4.9M | 947 | 90% | |
| Duke University Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference | 65 | 121 | $47M | 986 | 7% | |
| Campbell University Division I · Coastal Athletic Association | 69 | 126 | $5.2M | 951 | 94% | |
| University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference | 72 | 123 | $49M | 959 | 19% | |
| Virginia State University Division II · Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association | 86 | 132 | $1.8M | — | 89% | |
| Methodist University Division III · USA South Athletic Conference | 87 | 175 | $751k | — | 75% | |
| Elizabeth City State University Division II · Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association | 89 | 120 | $1.2M | — | 70% |
Other football programs in the USA South Athletic Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Belhaven University | 104 | $986k | $9,478 | — | vs | |
| Huntingdon College | 158 | $858k | $5,432 | — | vs | |
| Southern Virginia University | 115 | $782k | $6,798 | — | vs | |
| Methodist University | 175 | $751k | $4,290 | — | vs | |
| Brevard College | 193 | $625k | $3,238 | — | vs | |
| North Carolina Wesleyan University | 145 | $494k | $3,404 | — | vs | |
| LaGrange College | 105 | $468k | $4,453 | — | vs | |
| Greensboro College | 118 | $407k | $3,447 | — | vs |
Every USA South Athletic Conference football program · Football budgets ranked