Division III · Liberty League
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Football
Troy, NY · the Engineers · Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute overview
114
Roster
2024–25 season
$791k
Team budget
81st percentile in Division III
$6,938
Per roster spot
median $5,431
11
Coaches
1 head · 10 assistant
58%
Admitted
top quarter for selectivity
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute fields a football team in the Liberty League (NCAA Division III). In 2024–25 the roster carried 114 players, about the median of 109, with 1 head coach and 10 assistants. Team expenses were $790,941, above the median of $613k — $6,938 per roster spot, upper half of Division III football programs. The school gave $1,420,805 in athletic aid across its men's teams, about $2,650 per roster spot.
Among Division III football programs
Where this program sits against its 232 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#46Team budgetof 232 · Division III#59Spend per playerof 232 · Division III#102Roster sizeof 232 · Division III
Team budgets across the division
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Roster sizes
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The program
- Roster114 2024–25 season
- Coaching staff1 head, 10 assistant
- Team expenses$790,941 for the year
- Operating expenses$102,438 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$6,938 division median $5,431
- Athletic aid, men's teams$1,420,805 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$2,650 across men's teams
- Recruiting spend, men's$116,654 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Ralph Isernia head coach | Head Coach | not on file |
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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
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About the school
What an athlete asks first — each panel opens the full picture.Campus
Full picture →5,954undergraduates · 7,024 students in all
Women 31% Men 69%
- Setting
- City
- Type
- Private · Research university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →58%admitted · of 16,283 applicants
SAT middle 50%1330 – 1500
ACT middle 50%30 – 34
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 83%
Football
Full picture →114on the roster · 2024–25 season
- Team expenses
- $790,941 $6,938 per roster spot · top quarter of Division III
- Coaches
- 1 head · 10 assistant
- Athletic aid, men's teams
- $1,420,805
- Recruiting spend, men's
- $116,654
Cost
Full picture →$35,940net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $61,884
Campus safety
Full picture →0.8violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 10 burglaries · 16 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 10 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →43%of bachelor's degrees in engineering · 17 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
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 program114 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions58% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$35,940 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsEngineering · 43%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusCity · 5,954Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety0.8 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University at Albany Division I · Coastal Athletic Association | 8 | 100 | $4.9M | 955 | 70% | |
| Union College (New York) Division III · Liberty League | 14 | 100 | $797k | — | 44% | |
| Williams College Division III · New England Small College Athletic Conference | 24 | 87 | $704k | — | 10% | |
| Westfield State University Division III · Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference | 61 | 81 | $208k | — | 81% | |
| University of Massachusetts, Amherst Division I · Mid-American Conference | 63 | 111 | $13M | 938 | 58% | |
| Amherst College Division III · New England Small College Athletic Conference | 64 | 84 | $1.1M | — | 10% | |
| Marist University Division I · Pioneer Football League | 71 | 109 | $2.3M | 979 | 65% | |
| American International College Division II · Northeast 10 Conference | 71 | 125 | $2.2M | — | 97% | |
| Springfield College Division III · New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference | 72 | 134 | $1.2M | — | 70% | |
| Western New England University Division III · Conference of New England | 73 | 120 | $561k | — | 83% | |
| Hartwick College Division III · Empire 8 | 73 | 106 | $439k | — | 69% | |
| Franklin Pierce University Division II · Northeast 10 Conference | 82 | 99 | $1.7M | — | 90% |
Other football programs in the Liberty League
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Union College (New York) | 100 | $797k | $7,971 | — | vs | |
| Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute | 114 | $791k | $6,938 | — | vs | |
| Hobart and William Smith Colleges | 106 | $762k | $7,190 | — | vs | |
| Buffalo State, State University of New York | 120 | $705k | $5,878 | — | vs | |
| St. Lawrence University | 97 | $687k | $7,086 | — | vs | |
| Ithaca College | 107 | $675k | $6,312 | — | vs | |
| University of Rochester | 113 | $568k | $5,022 | — | vs | |
| Hilbert College | 53 | $418k | $7,882 | — | vs |
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