Division I · Big Ten Conference
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, New Brunswick Football
New Brunswick, NJ · the Scarlet Knights · Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, New Brunswick overview
137
Roster
32 over the D-I cap of 105
$76M
Team budget
97th percentile in Division I
$554,182
Per roster spot
median $79,762
11
Coaches
1 head · 10 assistant
979
APR
97% of players retained
65%
Admitted
upper half for selectivity
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, New Brunswick fields a football team in the Big Ten Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 137 players, above the median of 119, with 1 head coach and 10 assistants. Team expenses were $75,922,954, well above the median of $9.1M — $554,182 per roster spot, top 10% of Division I football programs. Under the Division I roster cap of 105 in force from 2025-26, that is 32 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 979, about the median of 964, with 97% of players retained year to year. The school gave $13,653,780 in athletic aid across its men's teams, about $29,112 per roster spot.
Among Division I football programs
Where this program sits against its 261 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#8Team budgetof 261 · Division I#12Spend per playerof 261 · Division I#30Roster sizeof 261 · Division I#57APRof 261 · Division I
Team budgets across the division
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Roster sizes (cap 105)
this programevery Division I roster
The program
- Roster137 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap105 32 over last season
- Coaching staff1 head, 10 assistant
- Team expenses$75,922,954 for the year
- Operating expenses$14,449,212 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$554,182 division median $79,762
- Academic Progress Rate979 multi-year; 979 latest
- Players retained97% year to year
- Eligible98% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, men's teams$13,653,780 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$29,112 across men's teams
- Recruiting spend, men's$2,038,136 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Greg Schiano 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
General NCAA rule for Division I; the football recruiting guide has the date for each grad year, the eligibility checklist and what to put in a first email.
About the school
What an athlete asks first — each panel opens the full picture.Campus
Full picture →36,588undergraduates · 50,617 students in all
Women 54% Men 46%
- Setting
- City
- Type
- Public · Research university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →65%admitted · of 43,347 applicants
SAT middle 50%1270 – 1480
ACT middle 50%28 – 33
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 85%
Football
Full picture →137on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 105137
32 over — players already on the roster may stay
Academic Progress Rate979
97% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $75,922,954 $554,182 per roster spot · top 10% of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 10 assistant
- Athletic aid, men's teams
- $13,653,780
- Recruiting spend, men's
- $2,038,136
Cost
Full picture →$19,052net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $17,239 in-state · $36,001 out
Campus safety
Full picture →0.77violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 17 burglaries · 53 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 94 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →21%of bachelor's degrees in business · 24 fields · Associate's, Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, New Brunswick
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 program137 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions65% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$19,052 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsBusiness · 21%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusCity · 36,588Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety0.77 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Princeton University Division I · The Ivy League | 15 | 122 | $5.1M | 982 | 4% | |
| Kean University Division III · New Jersey Athletic Conference | 17 | 95 | $526k | — | 77% | |
| Wagner College Division I · Northeast Conference | 20 | 167 | $4.5M | 965 | 83% | |
| The College of New Jersey Division III · New Jersey Athletic Conference | 24 | 100 | $511k | — | 62% | |
| Pace University Division II · Northeast 10 Conference | 27 | 112 | $1.7M | — | 77% | |
| Monmouth University Division I · Coastal Athletic Association | 28 | 121 | $7.5M | 935 | 90% | |
| Montclair State University Division III · New Jersey Athletic Conference | 28 | 135 | $422k | — | 87% | |
| Columbia University-Barnard College Division I · The Ivy League | 33 | 111 | $5.4M | 999 | 4% | |
| William Paterson University of New Jersey Division III · New Jersey Athletic Conference | 33 | 91 | $395k | — | 93% | |
| Fairleigh Dickinson University, Florham Division III · Middle Atlantic Conferences | 35 | — | — | — | 96% | |
| Fordham University Division I · Patriot League | 39 | 103 | $9.3M | 985 | 56% | |
| Delaware Valley University Division III · Middle Atlantic Conferences | 40 | 131 | $602k | — | 92% |
Other football programs in the Big Ten Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Ohio State University 17 over cap | 122 | $92M | $757,043 | 985 | vs | |
| Pennsylvania State University 25 over cap | 130 | $77M | $595,277 | 982 | vs | |
| Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, New Brunswick 32 over cap | 137 | $76M | $554,182 | 979 | vs | |
| University of Southern California 11 over cap | 116 | $74M | $638,060 | 970 | vs | |
| University of Nebraska-Lincoln 50 over cap | 155 | $71M | $455,320 | 974 | vs | |
| University of Washington 9 over cap | 114 | $69M | $604,576 | 999 | vs | |
| University of Michigan 34 over cap | 139 | $62M | $443,620 | 980 | vs | |
| University of Oregon 21 over cap | 126 | $61M | $482,916 | 968 | vs | |
| University of California, Los Angeles 16 over cap | 121 | $55M | $456,240 | 944 | vs | |
| University of Iowa 26 over cap | 131 | $51M | $388,506 | 971 | vs | |
| Indiana University, Bloomington 9 over cap | 114 | $50M | $440,417 | 969 | vs | |
| Michigan State University 14 over cap | 119 | $48M | $405,275 | 952 | vs | |
| University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign 14 over cap | 119 | $48M | $403,373 | 970 | vs | |
| University of Minnesota, Twin Cities 12 over cap | 117 | $45M | $388,484 | 980 | vs | |
| University of Wisconsin-Madison 17 over cap | 122 | $41M | $335,274 | 986 | vs | |
| Northwestern University 4 over cap | 109 | $38M | $347,722 | 995 | vs | |
| Purdue University 21 over cap | 126 | $37M | $295,184 | 954 | vs | |
| University of Maryland, College Park 15 over cap | 120 | $36M | $295,855 | 956 | vs |
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