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Oberlin College Football

Oberlin, OH · the NCAA Applications Administrators · Oberlin College overview
40
Roster
2024–25 season
$637k
Team budget
54th percentile in Division III
$15,916
Per roster spot
median $5,431
6
Coaches
1 head · 5 assistant
33%
Admitted
top 10% for selectivity

Oberlin College fields a football team in the North Coast Athletic Conference (NCAA Division III). In 2024–25 the roster carried 40 players, well below the median of 109, with 1 head coach and 5 assistants. Team expenses were $636,652, about the median of $613k — $15,916 per roster spot, top 10% 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$637k
Spend per player$15,916
Roster size40
Coaching staff6

Team budgets across the division

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

Roster sizes

40232
this programevery Division III roster

The program

  • Roster40 2024–25 season
  • Coaching staff1 head, 5 assistant
  • Team expenses$636,652 for the year
  • Operating expenses$51,618 game-day and travel
  • Spend per roster spot$15,916 division median $5,431
  • Athletic aid, men's teamsNone school-wide
  • Aid per roster spot$0 across men's teams
  • Recruiting spend, men's$100,735 school-wide

Coaching staff

NameTitleEmail
John Pont head coachHead Coachnot on file
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Recruiting timing

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  • 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

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About the school

What an athlete asks first — each panel opens the full picture.
2,966undergraduates · 2,976 students in all
Women 58% Men 42%
Setting
Town
Type
Private · Liberal arts college
Affiliation
None
33%admitted · of 11,039 applicants
SAT middle 50%1370 – 1510
ACT middle 50%30 – 33
Test scores
Test-optional
Graduate in 6 yrs
79%
40on the roster · 2024–25 season
Team expenses
$636,652 $15,916 per roster spot · upper half of Division III
Coaches
1 head · 5 assistant
Athletic aid, men's teams
None
Recruiting spend, men's
$100,735
$50,484net price · after grants, aided first-years
Sticker price$87,404
Average net price$50,484
Net price by family income
$0–30k$19,257
$30–48k$13,640
$48–75k$23,475
$75–110k$36,946
$110k and up$48,245
Tuition & fees
$64,646

Campus safety

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2.18violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
Violent2.18
Property0.34
In residence halls
1 burglaries · 25 sex offences over 2022–2024
Residence-hall fires
1 over 2022–2024
34%of bachelor's degrees in visual & performing arts · 16 fields · Bachelor's, Master's
Visual & performing arts223 · 34%
Social sciences80 · 12%
Biological sciences66 · 10%
Area, ethnic & gender studies35 · 5%
English34 · 5%

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Football programs within 150 miles

Oberlin CollegeBaldwin Wallace University · 20 miAshland University · 30 miCase Western Reserve University · 35 miThe College of Wooster · 36 miJohn Carroll University · 38 miUniversity of Akron · 40 miHeidelberg University · 51 miTiffin University · 52 miWalsh University · 53 miHiram College · 56 miLake Erie College · 58 miUniversity of Mount Union · 63 mi
SchoolMilesRosterBudgetAPRAdmitted
Baldwin Wallace University Division III · Ohio Athletic Conference20129$734k—77%
Ashland University Division II · Great Midwest Athletic Conference30163$2.7M—81%
Case Western Reserve University Division III · Presidents' Athletic Conference35108$655k—29%
The College of Wooster Division III · North Coast Athletic Conference3672$506k—54%
John Carroll University Division III · North Coast Athletic Conference38130$1M—81%
University of Akron Division I · Mid-American Conference40110$7.6M94571%
Heidelberg University Division III · Ohio Athletic Conference51150$642k—68%
Tiffin University Division II · Great Midwest Athletic Conference52154$2.1M—80%
Walsh University Division II · Great Midwest Athletic Conference53128$1.7M—78%
Hiram College Division III · Presidents' Athletic Conference5682$355k—93%
Lake Erie College Division II · Great Midwest Athletic Conference58133$1.3M—64%
University of Mount Union Division III · Ohio Athletic Conference63200$1M—80%

Other football programs in the North Coast Athletic Conference

SchoolRosterBudgetPer playerAPRCompare
John Carroll University130$1M$7,915—vs
Washington University in St. Louis106$849k$8,013—vs
DePauw University157$818k$5,210—vs
Wittenberg University186$741k$3,981—vs
Denison University95$692k$7,279—vs
Ohio Wesleyan University94$638k$6,790—vs
Oberlin College40$637k$15,916—vs
The College of Wooster72$506k$7,027—vs
Kenyon College60$399k$6,655—vs
Wabash College————vs

Every North Coast Athletic Conference football program · Football budgets ranked