Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference
Stanford University Football
Stanford, CA · the Cardinal · Stanford University overview
110
Roster
5 over the D-I cap of 105
$36M
Team budget
78th percentile in Division I
$327,200
Per roster spot
median $79,762
11
Coaches
1 head · 10 assistant
990
APR
99% of players retained
4%
Admitted
top 10% for selectivity
Stanford University fields a football team in the Atlantic Coast Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 110 players, about the median of 119, with 1 head coach and 10 assistants. Team expenses were $35,992,019, well above the median of $9.1M — $327,200 per roster spot, top quarter of Division I football programs. Under the Division I roster cap of 105 in force from 2025-26, that is 5 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 990, about the median of 964, with 99% of players retained year to year. The school gave $19,645,560 in athletic aid across its men's teams, about $51,293 per roster spot.
Among Division I football programs
Where this program sits against its 261 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#58Team budgetof 261 · Division I#51Spend per playerof 261 · Division I#202Roster sizeof 261 · Division I#12APRof 261 · Division I
Team budgets across the division
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Roster sizes (cap 105)
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The program
- Roster110 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap105 5 over last season
- Coaching staff1 head, 10 assistant
- Team expenses$35,992,019 for the year
- Operating expenses$9,786,726 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$327,200 division median $79,762
- Academic Progress Rate990 multi-year; 989 latest
- Players retained99% year to year
- Eligible99% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, men's teams$19,645,560 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$51,293 across men's teams
- Recruiting spend, men's$1,703,976 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Tavita Pritchard 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
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 →8,054undergraduates · 18,446 students in all
Women 48% Men 52%
- Setting
- Suburb
- Type
- Private · Research university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →4%admitted · of 53,733 applicants
SAT middle 50%1510 – 1580
ACT middle 50%34 – 35
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 93%
Football
Full picture →110on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 105110
5 over — players already on the roster may stay
Academic Progress Rate990
99% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $35,992,019 $327,200 per roster spot · top quarter of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 10 assistant
- Athletic aid, men's teams
- $19,645,560
- Recruiting spend, men's
- $1,703,976
Cost
Full picture →$17,998net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $62,484
Campus safety
Full picture →4.31violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 51 burglaries · 79 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 12 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →19%of bachelor's degrees in computer & information sciences · 17 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research Stanford University
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 program110 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions4% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$17,998 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsComputer & information sciences · 19%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusSuburb · 8,054Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety4.31 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Jose State University Division I · Mountain West Conference | 17 | 103 | $12M | 952 | 80% | |
| University of California, Berkeley Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference | 31 | 120 | $47M | 977 | 12% | |
| Middlebury College Division III · New England Small College Athletic Conference | 59 | — | — | — | — | |
| University of California, Davis Division I · Big Sky Conference | 80 | 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 | 140 | 112 | $18M | 954 | 96% |
Other football programs in the Atlantic Coast Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Miami (Florida) 22 over cap | 127 | $88M | $693,842 | 973 | vs | |
| Florida State University 19 over cap | 124 | $83M | $671,515 | 942 | vs | |
| Clemson University 32 over cap | 137 | $81M | $592,238 | 993 | vs | |
| University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill 18 over cap | 123 | $49M | $399,558 | 959 | vs | |
| Duke University 16 over cap | 121 | $47M | $391,434 | 986 | vs | |
| University of Pittsburgh 13 over cap | 118 | $47M | $399,506 | 988 | vs | |
| University of California, Berkeley 15 over cap | 120 | $47M | $389,349 | 977 | vs | |
| Southern Methodist University 17 over cap | 122 | $45M | $371,439 | 974 | vs | |
| Georgia Institute of Technology 15 over cap | 120 | $43M | $355,912 | 978 | vs | |
| Syracuse University 19 over cap | 124 | $42M | $339,435 | 965 | vs | |
| Boston College 43 over cap | 148 | $41M | $278,545 | 989 | vs | |
| North Carolina State University 20 over cap | 125 | $41M | $324,282 | 962 | vs | |
| Wake Forest University 25 over cap | 130 | $39M | $303,076 | 990 | vs | |
| Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University 19 over cap | 124 | $38M | $304,870 | 958 | vs | |
| Stanford University 5 over cap | 110 | $36M | $327,200 | 990 | vs | |
| University of Virginia 22 over cap | 127 | $34M | $264,659 | 972 | vs | |
| University of Louisville 15 over cap | 120 | $31M | $256,209 | 984 | vs |
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