South Carolina State University Football
South Carolina State University fields a football team in the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conf. (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 126 players, about the median of 119, with 1 head coach and 11 assistants. Team expenses were $4,260,476, well below the median of $9.1M — $33,813 per roster spot, bottom quarter of Division I football programs. Under the Division I roster cap of 105 in force from 2025-26, that is 21 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 940, about the median of 964, with 94% of players retained year to year. The school gave $1,722,874 in athletic aid across its men's teams, about $5,800 per roster spot.
Among Division I football programs
Where this program sits against its 261 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
Team budgets across the division
Roster sizes (cap 105)
The program
- Roster126 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap105 21 over last season
- Coaching staff1 head, 11 assistant
- Team expenses$4,260,476 for the year
- Operating expenses$1,052,554 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$33,813 division median $79,762
- Academic Progress Rate940 multi-year; 936 latest
- Players retained94% year to year
- Eligible93% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, men's teams$1,722,874 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$5,800 across men's teams
- Recruiting spend, men's$118,375 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Chennis Berry head coach | Head Coach | not on file |
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 →- Setting
- Town
- Type
- Public · Master's university
- Affiliation
- None
- HBCU
- Yes
Getting in
Full picture →- Test scores
- Scores not considered
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 29%
Football
Full picture →- Team expenses
- $4,260,476 $33,813 per roster spot · bottom quarter of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 11 assistant
- Athletic aid, men's teams
- $1,722,874
- Recruiting spend, men's
- $118,375
Cost
Full picture →- Tuition & fees
- $11,060 in-state · $21,750 out
Campus safety
Full picture →- In residence halls
- 20 burglaries · 6 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 0 over 2022–2024
Majors
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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 programs within 150 miles
| School | Miles | Roster | Budget | APR | Admitted | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of South Carolina, Columbia Division I · Southeastern Conference | 36 | 119 | $56M | 967 | 61% | |
| Allen University Division II · Southern Intercol. Ath. Conf. | 37 | 125 | $854k | — | 32% | |
| Benedict College Division II · Southern Intercol. Ath. Conf. | 37 | 152 | $1.5M | — | 67% | |
| Charleston Southern University Division I · Ohio Valley Conference | 57 | 126 | $4.3M | 932 | 76% | |
| Newberry College Division II · South Atlantic Conference | 70 | 205 | $2.2M | — | 75% | |
| The Citadel Division I · Southern Conference | 71 | 119 | $5.4M | 959 | 98% | |
| Presbyterian College Division I · Pioneer Football League | 89 | 138 | $1.8M | 970 | 72% | |
| Georgia Southern University Division I · Sun Belt Conference | 92 | 146 | $11M | 949 | 90% | |
| Savannah State University Division II · Southern Intercol. Ath. Conf. | 103 | 129 | $550k | — | — | |
| Wingate University Division II · South Atlantic Conference | 105 | 200 | $2.1M | — | 85% | |
| Erskine College Division II · Conference Carolinas | 106 | 173 | $922k | — | 61% | |
| Coastal Carolina University Division I · Sun Belt Conference | 108 | 123 | $17M | 956 | 80% |
Other football programs in the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conf.
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Norfolk State University 38 over cap | 143 | $7.1M | $49,454 | 956 | vs | |
| Morgan State University 23 over cap | 128 | $6.2M | $48,580 | 940 | vs | |
| Howard University room for 5 | 100 | $5.5M | $54,683 | 914 | vs | |
| North Carolina Central University 5 over cap | 110 | $4.9M | $44,516 | 947 | vs | |
| Delaware State University room for 14 | 91 | $4.3M | $47,327 | 921 | vs | |
| South Carolina State University 21 over cap | 126 | $4.3M | $33,813 | 940 | vs |
Every Mid-Eastern Athletic Conf. football program · Football budgets ranked