Division I · Mountain West Conference
San Jose State University Football
San Jose, CA · the Spartans · San Jose State University overview
103
Roster
room for 2 under the cap of 105
$12M
Team budget
58th percentile in Division I
$115,902
Per roster spot
median $79,762
15
Coaches
1 head · 14 assistant
952
APR
95% of players retained
80%
Admitted
lower half for selectivity
San Jose State University fields a football team in the Mountain West Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 103 players, below the median of 119, with 1 head coach and 14 assistants. Team expenses were $11,937,986, above the median of $9.1M — $115,902 per roster spot, upper half of Division I football programs. That leaves room for 2 under the Division I roster cap of 105 in force from 2025-26. The team's multi-year Academic Progress Rate is 952, about the median of 964, with 95% of players retained year to year. The school gave $5,204,902 in athletic aid across its men's teams, about $16,419 per roster spot.
Among Division I football programs
Where this program sits against its 261 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#111Team budgetof 261 · Division I#97Spend per playerof 261 · Division I#238Roster sizeof 261 · Division I#185APRof 261 · Division I
Team budgets across the division
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Roster sizes (cap 105)
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The program
- Roster103 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap105 room for 2
- Coaching staff1 head, 14 assistant
- Team expenses$11,937,986 for the year
- Operating expenses$2,220,879 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$115,902 division median $79,762
- Academic Progress Rate952 multi-year; 962 latest
- Players retained95% year to year
- Eligible95% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, men's teams$5,204,902 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$16,419 across men's teams
- Recruiting spend, men's$359,403 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Ken Niumatalolo 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 →27,111undergraduates · 36,062 students in all
Women 52% Men 48%
- Setting
- City
- Type
- Public · Master's university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →80%admitted · of 35,780 applicants
- Test scores
- Scores not considered
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 65%
Football
Full picture →103on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 105103
room for 2
Academic Progress Rate952
95% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $11,937,986 $115,903 per roster spot · upper half of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 14 assistant
- Athletic aid, men's teams
- $5,204,902
- Recruiting spend, men's
- $359,403
Cost
Full picture →$13,833net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $7,992 in-state · $19,872 out
Campus safety
Full picture →0.91violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 5 burglaries · 36 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 0 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →26%of bachelor's degrees in business · 25 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
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Football program103 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions80% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$13,833 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsBusiness · 26%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusCity · 27,111Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety0.91 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stanford University Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference | 17 | 110 | $36M | 990 | 4% | |
| University of California, Berkeley Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference | 42 | 120 | $47M | 977 | 12% | |
| Middlebury College Division III · New England Small College Athletic Conference | 51 | — | — | — | — | |
| University of California, Davis Division I · Big Sky Conference | 83 | 116 | $7.8M | 970 | 42% | |
| California State University, Sacramento Division I · Mid-American Conference | 88 | 155 | $10M | 959 | 94% | |
| California State University, Fresno Division I · Pac-12 Conference | 123 | 112 | $18M | 954 | 96% |
Other football programs in the Mountain West Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Nevada, Las Vegas 8 over cap | 113 | $21M | $184,554 | 964 | vs | |
| University of New Mexico 12 over cap | 117 | $15M | $125,905 | 943 | vs | |
| University of Hawaii, Manoa 9 over cap | 114 | $14M | $121,552 | 949 | vs | |
| Northern Illinois University 38 over cap | 143 | $13M | $92,301 | 962 | vs | |
| University of Wyoming 12 over cap | 117 | $13M | $111,896 | 969 | vs | |
| University of Nevada, Reno 12 over cap | 117 | $13M | $110,970 | 987 | vs | |
| San Jose State University room for 2 | 103 | $12M | $115,902 | 952 | vs | |
| University of Texas at El Paso 9 over cap | 114 | $11M | $97,036 | 941 | vs | |
| North Dakota State University 25 over cap | 130 | $8.4M | $64,257 | 986 | vs | |
| U.S. Air Force Academy | — | — | — | 995 | vs |
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