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Division III · Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference

St. Olaf College Football

Northfield, MN · the Oles · St. Olaf College overview
100
Roster
2024–25 season
$627k
Team budget
53rd percentile in Division III
$6,265
Per roster spot
median $5,431
10
Coaches
1 head · 9 assistant
52%
Admitted
top quarter for selectivity

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 budget$627k
Spend per player$6,265
Roster size100
Coaching staff10

Team budgets across the division

$181k$3.6M
this programevery Division III football program

Roster sizes

40232
this programevery Division III roster

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

NameTitleEmail
James Kilian head coachHead Coachnot on file
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Recruiting timing

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  • 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.
3,074undergraduates · 3,074 students in all
Women 58% Men 42%
Setting
Town
Type
Private · Liberal arts college
Affiliation
Evangelical Lutheran Church
52%admitted · of 5,956 applicants
SAT middle 50%1260 – 1470
ACT middle 50%28 – 32
Test scores
Test-optional
Graduate in 6 yrs
84%
100on the roster · 2024–25 season
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
$27,282net price · after grants, aided first-years
Sticker price$71,870
Average net price$27,282
Net price by family income
$0–30k$9,504
$30–48k$11,927
$48–75k$15,236
$75–110k$21,245
$110k and up$32,708
Tuition & fees
$56,970

Campus safety

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4.27violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
Violent4.27
Property0.21
In residence halls
0 burglaries · 36 sex offences over 2022–2024
Residence-hall fires
5 over 2022–2024
17%of bachelor's degrees in social sciences · 20 fields · Bachelor's
Social sciences108 · 17%
Biological sciences81 · 13%
Visual & performing arts62 · 10%
Psychology58 · 9%
Mathematics & statistics50 · 8%

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Football programs within 150 miles

St. Olaf CollegeCarleton College · 1 miMacalester College · 33 miUniversity of St. Thomas (Minnesota) · 33 miConcordia University, St. Paul · 34 miHamline University · 35 miAugsburg University · 35 miUniversity of Minnesota, Twin Cities · 35 miUniversity of Wisconsin-River Falls · 39 miUniversity of Northwestern-St. Paul · 40 miGustavus Adolphus College · 40 miCrown College (Minnesota) · 40 miBethel University (Minnesota) · 41 mi
SchoolMilesRosterBudgetAPRAdmitted
Carleton College Division III · Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference176$493k—22%
Macalester College Division III · Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference3365$562k—28%
University of St. Thomas (Minnesota) Division I · Pioneer Football League33110$2.3M—85%
Concordia University, St. Paul Division II · Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference34112$1.6M—75%
Hamline University Division III · Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference3579$402k—90%
Augsburg University Division III · Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference35106$527k—77%
University of Minnesota, Twin Cities Division I · Big Ten Conference35117$45M98077%
University of Wisconsin-River Falls Division III · Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference39121$618k—82%
University of Northwestern-St. Paul Division III · Upper Midwest Athletic Conference4077$431k—92%
Gustavus Adolphus College Division III · Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference40139$744k—62%
Crown College (Minnesota) Division III · Upper Midwest Athletic Conference4089$483k—63%
Bethel University (Minnesota) Division III · Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference4198$538k—91%

Other football programs in the Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference

SchoolRosterBudgetPer playerAPRCompare
Gustavus Adolphus College139$744k$5,350—vs
Concordia College, Moorhead126$642k$5,097—vs
St. Olaf College100$627k$6,265—vs
Macalester College65$562k$8,644—vs
The College of St. Scholastica67$541k$8,069—vs
Bethel University (Minnesota)98$538k$5,488—vs
Augsburg University106$527k$4,967—vs
Carleton College76$493k$6,484—vs
Hamline University79$402k$5,084—vs
Saint John's University (Minnesota)————vs

Every Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football program · Football budgets ranked