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Division II · Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association

Pittsburg State University Football

Pittsburg, KS · the Gorillas · Pittsburg State University overview
134
Roster
2024–25 season
$3.3M
Team budget
96th percentile in Division II
$24,852
Per roster spot
median $14,113
12
Coaches
1 head · 11 assistant
88%
Admitted
lower half for selectivity

Pittsburg State University fields a football team in the Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association (NCAA Division II). In 2024–25 the roster carried 134 players, about the median of 128, with 1 head coach and 11 assistants. Team expenses were $3,330,171, well above the median of $1.7M — $24,852 per roster spot, top 10% of Division II football programs. The school gave $1,921,300 in athletic aid across its men's teams, about $5,123 per roster spot.

Among Division II football programs

Where this program sits against its 158 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).

Team budget$3.3M
Spend per player$24,852
Roster size134
Coaching staff12

Team budgets across the division

$550k$6.6M
this programevery Division II football program

Roster sizes

69316
this programevery Division II roster

The program

  • Roster134 2024–25 season
  • Coaching staff1 head, 11 assistant
  • Team expenses$3,330,171 for the year
  • Operating expenses$985,636 game-day and travel
  • Spend per roster spot$24,852 division median $14,113
  • Athletic aid, men's teams$1,921,300 school-wide
  • Aid per roster spot$5,123 across men's teams
  • Recruiting spend, men's$111,324 school-wide

Coaching staff

NameTitleEmail
Thomas Anthony head coachHead Coachnot on file
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Recruiting timing

  • Coaches may first contact youJune 15 after sophomore year
  • Your own emailsAny time the rule limits what coaches send back
  • High-school football players1,029,588 2024-25
  • Division II roster spots20,787 158 programs
  • Odds of a spot1 in 50 2.0% of high-school players hold a Division II roster spot

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About the school

What an athlete asks first — each panel opens the full picture.
4,426undergraduates · 5,722 students in all
Women 52% Men 48%
Setting
Town
Type
Public · Master's university
Affiliation
None
88%admitted · of 2,856 applicants
ACT middle 50%18 – 24
Test scores
Test-optional
Graduate in 6 yrs
54%
134on the roster · 2024–25 season
Team expenses
$3,330,171 $24,852 per roster spot · top 10% of Division II
Coaches
1 head · 11 assistant
Athletic aid, men's teams
$1,921,300
Recruiting spend, men's
$111,324
$19,357net price · after grants, aided first-years
Sticker, in-state$24,002
Sticker, out-of-state$35,686
Average net price$19,357
Net price by family income
$0–30k$17,392
$30–48k$17,369
$48–75k$18,833
$75–110k$20,287
$110k and up$19,715
Tuition & fees
$8,156 in-state · $19,500 out

Campus safety

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0.58violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
Violent0.58
Property0.75
In residence halls
5 burglaries · 8 sex offences over 2022–2024
Residence-hall fires
1 over 2022–2024
25%of bachelor's degrees in business · 22 fields · Associate's, Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Business261 · 25%
Engineering technologies126 · 12%
Health professions & nursing106 · 10%
Education105 · 10%
Psychology67 · 6%

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Football programs within 150 miles

Pittsburg State UniversityMissouri Southern State University · 24 miSouthwest Baptist University · 72 miMissouri State University · 79 miUniversity of Arkansas, Fayetteville · 96 miNortheastern State University · 103 miEmporia State University · 107 miUniversity of Central Missouri · 108 miThe University of Tulsa · 110 miUniversity of Kansas · 112 miWashburn University · 126 miWilliam Jewell College · 129 mi
SchoolMilesRosterBudgetAPRAdmitted
Missouri Southern State University Division II · Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association24141$2.1M—97%
Southwest Baptist University Division II · Great Lakes Valley Conference72113$1.7M—100%
Missouri State University Division I · Conference USA7999$6.6M97191%
University of Arkansas, Fayetteville Division I · Southeastern Conference96127$57M96272%
Northeastern State University Division II · Independent103129$2M—99%
Emporia State University Division II · Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association107129$2.4M—98%
University of Central Missouri Division II · Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association108160$3M—69%
The University of Tulsa Division I · American Conference110129$21M94558%
University of Kansas Division I · Big 12 Conference112122$35M96088%
Washburn University Division II · Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association126135$2.8M——
William Jewell College Division II · Great Lakes Valley Conference129111$1.9M—34%

Other football programs in the Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association

SchoolRosterBudgetPer playerAPRCompare
Northwest Missouri State University141$3.5M$24,948—vs
Pittsburg State University134$3.3M$24,852—vs
University of Central Missouri160$3M$18,482—vs
Washburn University135$2.8M$20,761—vs
Missouri Western State University125$2.6M$21,034—vs
University of Nebraska at Kearney133$2.5M$18,444—vs
Emporia State University129$2.4M$18,389—vs
Missouri Southern State University141$2.1M$15,015—vs
Fort Hays State University132$2.1M$15,941—vs
University of Central Oklahoma143$2.1M$14,461—vs

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