St. Olaf College Football
St. Olaf College fields a football team in the Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (NCAA Division III). In 2024–25 the roster carried 100 players, about the median of 109, with 1 head coach and 9 assistants. Team expenses were $626,501, about the median of $613k — $6,265 per roster spot, upper half of Division III football programs. The school reports no athletic aid for men's teams — Division III programs do not offer athletic scholarships.
Among Division III football programs
Where this program sits against its 232 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
Team budgets across the division
Roster sizes
The program
- Roster100 2024–25 season
- Coaching staff1 head, 9 assistant
- Team expenses$626,501 for the year
- Operating expenses$145,022 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$6,265 division median $5,431
- Athletic aid, men's teamsNone school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$0 across men's teams
- Recruiting spend, men's$35,793 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| James Kilian head coach | Head Coach | not on file |
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
General NCAA rule for Division III; 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
- Private · Liberal arts college
- Affiliation
- Evangelical Lutheran Church
Getting in
Full picture →- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 84%
Football
Full picture →- Team expenses
- $626,501 $6,265 per roster spot · upper half of Division III
- Coaches
- 1 head · 9 assistant
- Athletic aid, men's teams
- None
- Recruiting spend, men's
- $35,793
Cost
Full picture →- Tuition & fees
- $56,970
Campus safety
Full picture →- In residence halls
- 0 burglaries · 36 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 5 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →Research St. Olaf College
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carleton College Division III · Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | 1 | 76 | $493k | — | 22% | |
| Macalester College Division III · Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | 33 | 65 | $562k | — | 28% | |
| University of St. Thomas (Minnesota) Division I · Pioneer Football League | 33 | 110 | $2.3M | — | 85% | |
| Concordia University, St. Paul Division II · Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference | 34 | 112 | $1.6M | — | 75% | |
| Hamline University Division III · Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | 35 | 79 | $402k | — | 90% | |
| Augsburg University Division III · Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | 35 | 106 | $527k | — | 77% | |
| University of Minnesota, Twin Cities Division I · Big Ten Conference | 35 | 117 | $45M | 980 | 77% | |
| University of Wisconsin-River Falls Division III · Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | 39 | 121 | $618k | — | 82% | |
| University of Northwestern-St. Paul Division III · Upper Midwest Athletic Conference | 40 | 77 | $431k | — | 92% | |
| Gustavus Adolphus College Division III · Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | 40 | 139 | $744k | — | 62% | |
| Crown College (Minnesota) Division III · Upper Midwest Athletic Conference | 40 | 89 | $483k | — | 63% | |
| Bethel University (Minnesota) Division III · Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | 41 | 98 | $538k | — | 91% |
Other football programs in the Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gustavus Adolphus College | 139 | $744k | $5,350 | — | vs | |
| Concordia College, Moorhead | 126 | $642k | $5,097 | — | vs | |
| St. Olaf College | 100 | $627k | $6,265 | — | vs | |
| Macalester College | 65 | $562k | $8,644 | — | vs | |
| The College of St. Scholastica | 67 | $541k | $8,069 | — | vs | |
| Bethel University (Minnesota) | 98 | $538k | $5,488 | — | vs | |
| Augsburg University | 106 | $527k | $4,967 | — | vs | |
| Carleton College | 76 | $493k | $6,484 | — | vs | |
| Hamline University | 79 | $402k | $5,084 | — | vs | |
| Saint John's University (Minnesota) | — | — | — | — | vs |
Every Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football program · Football budgets ranked