Division I · Big Sky Conference
Portland State University Football
Portland, OR · the Vikings · Portland State University overview
118
Roster
13 over the D-I cap of 105
$5.4M
Team budget
30th percentile in Division I
$46,174
Per roster spot
median $79,762
11
Coaches
1 head · 10 assistant
954
APR
95% of players retained
91%
Admitted
bottom quarter for selectivity
Portland State University fields a football team in the Big Sky Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 118 players, about the median of 119, with 1 head coach and 10 assistants. Team expenses were $5,448,584, well below the median of $9.1M — $46,174 per roster spot, lower half of Division I football programs. Under the Division I roster cap of 105 in force from 2025-26, that is 13 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 954, about the median of 964, with 95% of players retained year to year. The school gave $2,981,576 in athletic aid across its men's teams, about $14,982 per roster spot.
Among Division I football programs
Where this program sits against its 261 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#182Team budgetof 261 · Division I#188Spend per playerof 261 · Division I#138Roster sizeof 261 · Division I#179APRof 261 · Division I
Team budgets across the division
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Roster sizes (cap 105)
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The program
- Roster118 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap105 13 over last season
- Coaching staff1 head, 10 assistant
- Team expenses$5,448,584 for the year
- Operating expenses$1,208,997 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$46,174 division median $79,762
- Academic Progress Rate954 multi-year; 944 latest
- Players retained95% year to year
- Eligible96% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, men's teams$2,981,576 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$14,982 across men's teams
- Recruiting spend, men's$173,920 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Chris Fisk 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 →15,960undergraduates · 20,519 students in all
Women 58% Men 42%
- Setting
- City
- Type
- Public · Research university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →91%admitted · of 8,877 applicants
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 53%
Football
Full picture →118on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 105118
13 over — players already on the roster may stay
Academic Progress Rate954
95% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $5,448,584 $46,174 per roster spot · lower half of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 10 assistant
- Athletic aid, men's teams
- $2,981,576
- Recruiting spend, men's
- $173,920
Cost
Full picture →$12,509net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $10,617 in-state · $28,257 out
Campus safety
Full picture →0.57violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 12 burglaries · 2 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 9 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →17%of bachelor's degrees in business · 25 fields · 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 program118 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions91% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$12,509 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsBusiness · 17%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusCity · 15,960Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety0.57 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Willamette University Division III · Northwest Conference | 1 | — | — | — | 69% | |
| Lewis & Clark College Division III · Northwest Conference | 4 | 107 | $651k | — | 75% | |
| George Fox University Division III · Northwest Conference | 20 | 108 | $989k | — | 96% | |
| Pacific University (Oregon) Division III · Northwest Conference | 20 | 133 | $778k | — | 92% | |
| Linfield University Division III · Northwest Conference | 33 | 135 | $672k | — | 88% | |
| Western Oregon University Division II · Lone Star Conference | 53 | 128 | $2M | — | 99% | |
| Oregon State University Division I · Pac-12 Conference | 72 | 116 | $24M | 975 | 79% | |
| University of Oregon Division I · Big Ten Conference | 103 | 126 | $61M | 968 | 85% | |
| Pacific Lutheran University Division III · Northwest Conference | 113 | 103 | $950k | — | 81% | |
| University of Puget Sound Division III · Northwest Conference | 121 | 93 | $513k | — | 76% | |
| Central Washington University Division II · Lone Star Conference | 145 | 116 | $2.2M | — | 90% | |
| University of Washington Division I · Big Ten Conference | 149 | 114 | $69M | 999 | 43% |
Other football programs in the Big Sky Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montana State University-Bozeman 9 over cap | 114 | $10M | $88,911 | 950 | vs | |
| University of Montana 29 over cap | 134 | $8.9M | $66,342 | 961 | vs | |
| University of California, Davis 11 over cap | 116 | $7.8M | $67,241 | 970 | vs | |
| California Polytechnic State University 40 over cap | 145 | $7.4M | $50,807 | 983 | vs | |
| Northern Arizona University 15 over cap | 120 | $6.8M | $56,812 | 944 | vs | |
| Eastern Washington University 27 over cap | 132 | $6.6M | $50,164 | 963 | vs | |
| University of Idaho 11 over cap | 116 | $6.6M | $56,830 | 957 | vs | |
| University of Northern Colorado 15 over cap | 120 | $5.7M | $47,515 | 968 | vs | |
| Idaho State University 9 over cap | 114 | $5.7M | $49,935 | 959 | vs | |
| Portland State University 13 over cap | 118 | $5.4M | $46,174 | 954 | vs | |
| Weber State University 4 over cap | 109 | $5.4M | $49,408 | 957 | vs | |
| Utah Tech University 4 over cap | 109 | $4.7M | $43,397 | — | vs | |
| Southern Utah University 5 over cap | 110 | $4.3M | $39,073 | 953 | vs |
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