Division I · Missouri Valley Football Conference
Southern Illinois University at Carbondale Football
Carbondale, IL · the Salukis · Southern Illinois University at Carbondale overview
105
Roster
at the D-I cap of 105
$5M
Team budget
25th percentile in Division I
$48,092
Per roster spot
median $79,762
13
Coaches
1 head · 12 assistant
971
APR
96% of players retained
90%
Admitted
bottom quarter for selectivity
Southern Illinois University at Carbondale fields a football team in the Missouri Valley Football Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 105 players, below the median of 119, with 1 head coach and 12 assistants. Team expenses were $5,049,671, well below the median of $9.1M — $48,092 per roster spot, lower half of Division I football programs. That is exactly the Division I roster cap of 105 in force from 2025-26. The team's multi-year Academic Progress Rate is 971, about the median of 964, with 96% of players retained year to year. The school gave $3,655,386 in athletic aid across its men's teams, about $12,648 per roster spot.
Among Division I football programs
Where this program sits against its 261 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#196Team budgetof 261 · Division I#182Spend per playerof 261 · Division I#231Roster sizeof 261 · Division I#88APRof 261 · Division I
Team budgets across the division
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Roster sizes (cap 105)
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The program
- Roster105 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap105 at the cap
- Coaching staff1 head, 12 assistant
- Team expenses$5,049,671 for the year
- Operating expenses$1,277,683 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$48,092 division median $79,762
- Academic Progress Rate971 multi-year; 977 latest
- Players retained96% year to year
- Eligible98% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, men's teams$3,655,386 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$12,648 across men's teams
- Recruiting spend, men's$315,254 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Nick Hill 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 →8,195undergraduates · 11,359 students in all
Women 52% Men 48%
- Setting
- Town
- Type
- Public · Research university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →90%admitted · of 10,401 applicants
SAT middle 50%910 – 1140
ACT middle 50%20 – 27
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 54%
Football
Full picture →105on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 105105
exactly at the cap
Academic Progress Rate971
96% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $5,049,671 $48,092 per roster spot · lower half of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 12 assistant
- Athletic aid, men's teams
- $3,655,386
- Recruiting spend, men's
- $315,254
Cost
Full picture →$16,131net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $13,244
Campus safety
Full picture →0.79violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 4 burglaries · 16 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 5 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →11%of bachelor's degrees in health professions & nursing · 31 fields · Associate's, Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research Southern Illinois University at Carbondale
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 program105 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions90% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$16,131 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsHealth professions & nursing · 11%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusTown · 8,195Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety0.79 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Southeast Missouri State University Division I · Ohio Valley Conference | 33 | 104 | $3.7M | 959 | 79% | |
| McKendree University Division II · Great Lakes Valley Conference | 70 | 163 | $2.3M | — | 64% | |
| Greenville University Division III · Upper Midwest Athletic Conference | 82 | 105 | $391k | — | 95% | |
| Washington University in St. Louis Division III · North Coast Athletic Conference | 88 | 106 | $849k | — | 12% | |
| Murray State University Division I · Missouri Valley Football Conference | 91 | 110 | $4M | 962 | 86% | |
| University of Tennessee at Martin Division I · Ohio Valley Conference | 97 | 116 | $4M | 937 | 87% | |
| Lindenwood University Division I · Ohio Valley Conference | 102 | 110 | $4.2M | — | 66% | |
| Kentucky Wesleyan College Division II · Great Midwest Athletic Conference | 115 | 112 | $1.8M | — | 67% | |
| Austin Peay State University Division I · United Athletic Conference | 131 | 108 | $5.5M | 941 | 96% | |
| Eastern Illinois University Division I · Ohio Valley Conference | 134 | 117 | $5M | 930 | 68% | |
| Missouri University of Science and Technology Division II · Great Lakes Valley Conference | 140 | 135 | $2M | — | 73% | |
| Lane College Division II · Southern Intercol. Ath. Conf. | 146 | 109 | $1M | — | — |
Other football programs in the Missouri Valley Football Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of North Dakota 2 over cap | 107 | $6.9M | $64,656 | 962 | vs | |
| University of South Dakota 17 over cap | 122 | $6M | $49,098 | 968 | vs | |
| South Dakota State University 9 over cap | 114 | $5.9M | $51,936 | 978 | vs | |
| Illinois State University 23 over cap | 128 | $5.1M | $39,994 | 962 | vs | |
| Southern Illinois University at Carbondale at cap | 105 | $5M | $48,092 | 971 | vs | |
| Youngstown State University 18 over cap | 123 | $5M | $40,850 | 956 | vs | |
| Indiana State University 8 over cap | 113 | $4.8M | $42,391 | 958 | vs | |
| University of Northern Iowa at cap | 105 | $4.7M | $44,540 | 969 | vs | |
| Murray State University 5 over cap | 110 | $4M | $36,384 | 962 | vs |
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