Division III · Presidents' Athletic Conference
Saint Francis University Football
Loretto, PA · the Red Flash · Saint Francis University overview
126
Roster
2024–25 season
$3.6M
Team budget
100th percentile in Division III
$28,948
Per roster spot
median $5,431
12
Coaches
1 head · 11 assistant
945
APR
95% of players retained
77%
Admitted
lower half for selectivity
Saint Francis University fields a football team in the Presidents' Athletic Conference (NCAA Division III). In 2024–25 the roster carried 126 players, above the median of 109, with 1 head coach and 11 assistants. Team expenses were $3,647,517, well above the median of $613k — $28,948 per roster spot, top 10% of Division III football programs. The team's multi-year Academic Progress Rate is 945, about the median of 945, with 95% of players retained year to year. The school gave $3,861,974 in athletic aid across its men's teams, about $13,180 per roster spot.
Among Division III football programs
Where this program sits against its 232 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
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Roster sizes
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The program
- Roster126 2024–25 season
- Coaching staff1 head, 11 assistant
- Team expenses$3,647,517 for the year
- Operating expenses$432,262 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$28,948 division median $5,431
- Academic Progress Rate945 multi-year; 919 latest
- Players retained95% year to year
- Eligible94% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, men's teams$3,861,974 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$13,180 across men's teams
- Recruiting spend, men's$91,443 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Chris Villarrial 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 →2,429undergraduates · 2,835 students in all
Women 63% Men 37%
- Setting
- Rural
- Type
- Private · Master's university
- Affiliation
- Roman Catholic
Getting in
Full picture →77%admitted · of 2,259 applicants
SAT middle 50%1020 – 1250
ACT middle 50%21 – 26
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 72%
Football
Full picture →126on the roster · 2024–25 season
Academic Progress Rate945
95% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $3,647,517 $28,949 per roster spot · top 10% of Division III
- Coaches
- 1 head · 11 assistant
- Athletic aid, men's teams
- $3,861,974
- Recruiting spend, men's
- $91,443
Cost
Full picture →$27,421net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $41,720
Campus safety
Full picture →1.35violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 8 burglaries · 11 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 0 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →32%of bachelor's degrees in health professions & nursing · 21 fields · Associate's, Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
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Football program126 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions77% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$27,421 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsHealth professions & nursing · 32%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusRural · 2,429Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety1.35 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indiana University of Pennsylvania Division II · Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference | 28 | 94 | $2M | — | 91% | |
| Juniata College Division III · Landmark Conference | 33 | 75 | $503k | — | 72% | |
| Saint Vincent College Division III · Presidents' Athletic Conference | 43 | 107 | $676k | — | 59% | |
| Pennsylvania State University Division I · Big Ten Conference | 45 | 130 | $77M | 982 | 54% | |
| Seton Hill University Division II · Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference | 50 | 122 | $1.7M | — | 76% | |
| Frostburg State University Division II · Mountain East Conference | 61 | 145 | $1.2M | — | 89% | |
| Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania Division II · Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference | 67 | 95 | $1.2M | — | 86% | |
| Carnegie Mellon University Division III · Centennial Conference | 69 | 110 | $779k | — | 11% | |
| University of Pittsburgh Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference | 69 | 118 | $47M | 988 | 50% | |
| Duquesne University Division I · Northeast Conference | 71 | 118 | $5.1M | 943 | 79% | |
| Pennsylvania Western University, Clarion Division II · Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference | 73 | 316 | $3.9M | — | 94% | |
| Pennsylvania Western University, Edinboro Division II · Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference | 73 | 316 | $3.9M | — | 94% |
Other football programs in the Presidents' Athletic Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint Francis University | 126 | $3.6M | $28,948 | 945 | vs | |
| Allegheny College | 108 | $788k | $7,298 | — | vs | |
| Saint Vincent College | 107 | $676k | $6,314 | — | vs | |
| Case Western Reserve University | 108 | $655k | $6,068 | — | vs | |
| Washington and Jefferson College | 162 | $610k | $3,766 | — | vs | |
| Westminster College (Pennsylvania) | 140 | $608k | $4,344 | — | vs | |
| Geneva College | 106 | $534k | $5,036 | — | vs | |
| Waynesburg University | 101 | $461k | $4,560 | — | vs | |
| Thiel College | 106 | $417k | $3,937 | — | vs | |
| Bethany College (West Virginia) | 117 | $390k | $3,331 | — | vs | |
| Hiram College | 82 | $355k | $4,323 | — | vs | |
| Grove City College | — | — | — | — | vs |
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