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Ohio Wesleyan University Football

Delaware, OH · the Battling Bishops · Ohio Wesleyan University overview
94
Roster
2024–25 season
$638k
Team budget
55th percentile in Division III
$6,790
Per roster spot
median $5,431
10
Coaches
1 head · 9 assistant
51%
Admitted
top quarter for selectivity

Ohio Wesleyan University fields a football team in the North Coast Athletic Conference (NCAA Division III). In 2024–25 the roster carried 94 players, below the median of 109, with 1 head coach and 9 assistants. Team expenses were $638,323, about the median of $613k — $6,790 per roster spot, upper half 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$638k
Spend per player$6,790
Roster size94
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

  • Roster94 2024–25 season
  • Coaching staff1 head, 9 assistant
  • Team expenses$638,323 for the year
  • Operating expenses$181,056 game-day and travel
  • Spend per roster spot$6,790 division median $5,431
  • Athletic aid, men's teamsNone school-wide
  • Aid per roster spot$0 across men's teams
  • Recruiting spend, men's$55,273 school-wide

Coaching staff

NameTitleEmail
Tom Watts 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.
1,452undergraduates · 1,452 students in all
Women 57% Men 43%
Setting
Suburb
Type
Private · Liberal arts college
Affiliation
United Methodist
51%admitted · of 5,708 applicants
SAT middle 50%1105 – 1350
ACT middle 50%25 – 31
Test scores
Test-optional
Graduate in 6 yrs
62%
94on the roster · 2024–25 season
Team expenses
$638,323 $6,791 per roster spot · upper half of Division III
Coaches
1 head · 9 assistant
Athletic aid, men's teams
None
Recruiting spend, men's
$55,273
$23,826net price · after grants, aided first-years
Sticker price$69,383
Average net price$23,826
Net price by family income
$0–30k$14,920
$30–48k$13,089
$48–75k$15,819
$75–110k$17,444
$110k and up$30,353
Tuition & fees
$52,296

Campus safety

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4.37violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
Violent4.37
Property4.81
In residence halls
12 burglaries · 13 sex offences over 2022–2024
Residence-hall fires
1 over 2022–2024
21%of bachelor's degrees in biological sciences · 21 fields · Bachelor's
Biological sciences64 · 21%
Business47 · 16%
Kinesiology, parks & recreation29 · 10%
Social sciences28 · 9%
Education22 · 7%

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Football programs within 150 miles

Ohio Wesleyan UniversityOtterbein University · 14 miThe Ohio State University · 21 miOhio Dominican University · 22 miCapital University · 25 miDenison University · 33 miKenyon College · 36 miWittenberg University · 47 miOhio Northern University · 51 miAshland University · 55 miHeidelberg University · 57 miTiffin University · 57 miCentral State University · 59 mi
SchoolMilesRosterBudgetAPRAdmitted
Otterbein University Division III · Ohio Athletic Conference1487$408k—83%
The Ohio State University Division I · Big Ten Conference21122$92M98551%
Ohio Dominican University Division II · Great Midwest Athletic Conference22126$1.3M—85%
Capital University Division III · Ohio Athletic Conference2589$576k—73%
Denison University Division III · North Coast Athletic Conference3395$692k—17%
Kenyon College Division III · North Coast Athletic Conference3660$399k—31%
Wittenberg University Division III · North Coast Athletic Conference47186$741k—91%
Ohio Northern University Division III · Ohio Athletic Conference51126$743k—73%
Ashland University Division II · Great Midwest Athletic Conference55163$2.7M—81%
Heidelberg University Division III · Ohio Athletic Conference57150$642k—68%
Tiffin University Division II · Great Midwest Athletic Conference57154$2.1M—80%
Central State University Division II · Southern Intercol. Ath. Conf.59132$1.4M—46%

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