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Stony Brook University Football

Stony Brook, NY · the Seawolves · Stony Brook University overview
116
Roster
11 over the D-I cap of 105
$8.2M
Team budget
47th percentile in Division I
$70,797
Per roster spot
median $79,762
12
Coaches
1 head · 11 assistant
965
APR
97% of players retained
49%
Admitted
top quarter for selectivity

Stony Brook University fields a football team in the Coastal Athletic Association (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 116 players, about the median of 119, with 1 head coach and 11 assistants. Team expenses were $8,212,551, about the median of $9.1M — $70,797 per roster spot, lower half of Division I football programs. Under the Division I roster cap of 105 in force from 2025-26, that is 11 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 965, about the median of 964, with 97% of players retained year to year. The school gave $5,215,400 in athletic aid across its men's teams, about $15,294 per roster spot.

Among Division I football programs

Where this program sits against its 261 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).

Team budget$8.2M
Spend per player$70,797
Roster size116
Coaching staff12
APR965

Team budgets across the division

$1.4M$93M
this programevery Division I football program

Roster sizes (cap 105)

89167
this programevery Division I roster

The program

  • Roster116 2024–25 season
  • Division I roster cap105 11 over last season
  • Coaching staff1 head, 11 assistant
  • Team expenses$8,212,551 for the year
  • Operating expenses$1,230,876 game-day and travel
  • Spend per roster spot$70,797 division median $79,762
  • Academic Progress Rate965 multi-year; 951 latest
  • Players retained97% year to year
  • Eligible96% of player-terms
  • Athletic aid, men's teams$5,215,400 school-wide
  • Aid per roster spot$15,294 across men's teams
  • Recruiting spend, men's$298,909 school-wide

Coaching staff

NameTitleEmail
William Cosh head coachHead Coachnot 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

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17,549undergraduates · 25,865 students in all
Women 53% Men 47%
Setting
Suburb
Type
Public · Research university
Affiliation
None
49%admitted · of 50,341 applicants
SAT middle 50%1320 – 1490
ACT middle 50%28 – 33
Test scores
Test-optional
Graduate in 6 yrs
78%
116on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 105116
11 over — players already on the roster may stay
Academic Progress Rate965
97% of players kept year to year
Team expenses
$8,212,551 $70,798 per roster spot · lower half of Division I
Coaches
1 head · 11 assistant
Athletic aid, men's teams
$5,215,400
Recruiting spend, men's
$298,909
$18,601net price · after grants, aided first-years
Sticker, in-state$32,370
Sticker, out-of-state$52,160
Average net price$18,601
Net price by family income
$0–30k$12,744
$30–48k$15,813
$48–75k$21,446
$75–110k$24,158
$110k and up$26,994
Tuition & fees
$10,560 in-state · $30,350 out

Campus safety

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1.06violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
Violent1.06
Property0.37
In residence halls
12 burglaries · 33 sex offences over 2022–2024
Residence-hall fires
30 over 2022–2024
15%of bachelor's degrees in health professions & nursing · 22 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Health professions & nursing688 · 15%
Biological sciences608 · 14%
Psychology546 · 12%
Business444 · 10%
Computer & information sciences390 · 9%

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Football programs within 150 miles

Stony Brook UniversitySacred Heart University · 22 miLong Island University · 26 miUniversity of New Haven · 27 miYale University · 29 miSouthern Connecticut State University · 30 miU.S. Merchant Marine Academy · 34 miState University of New York Maritime College · 36 miWestern Connecticut State University · 38 miFordham University · 40 miPost University · 43 miColumbia University-Barnard College · 45 miFairleigh Dickinson University, Florham · 47 mi
SchoolMilesRosterBudgetAPRAdmitted
Sacred Heart University Division I · Coastal Athletic Association22154$5.4M95468%
Long Island University Division I · Northeast Conference26125$7.2M—90%
University of New Haven Division I · Northeast Conference27151$3M—81%
Yale University Division I · The Ivy League29121$7.8M9925%
Southern Connecticut State University Division II · Northeast 10 Conference30107$1.3M—81%
U.S. Merchant Marine Academy Division III · New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference34100$523k—32%
State University of New York Maritime College Division III · New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference36104$230k—79%
Western Connecticut State University Division III · Landmark Conference38142$593k—81%
Fordham University Division I · Patriot League40103$9.3M98556%
Post University Division II · Northeast 10 Conference43101$1.3M——
Columbia University-Barnard College Division I · The Ivy League45111$5.4M9994%
Fairleigh Dickinson University, Florham Division III · Middle Atlantic Conferences47———96%

Other football programs in the Coastal Athletic Association

SchoolRosterBudgetPer playerAPRCompare
Stony Brook University 11 over cap116$8.2M$70,797965vs
Elon University 4 over cap109$7.7M$70,775988vs
Monmouth University 16 over cap121$7.5M$61,611935vs
University of Rhode Island room for 5100$6.9M$68,822976vs
University of New Hampshire at cap105$6.7M$63,881970vs
Bryant University 37 over cap142$6.3M$44,189985vs
University of Maine 5 over cap110$5.8M$52,864952vs
Towson University 1 over cap106$5.6M$53,270969vs
Sacred Heart University 49 over cap154$5.4M$35,152954vs
Hampton University room for 1392$5.2M$56,989933vs
Campbell University 21 over cap126$5.2M$40,962951vs
University at Albany room for 5100$4.9M$49,493955vs
North Carolina A&T State University 41 over cap146$4.3M$29,577966vs

Every Coastal Athletic Association football program · Football budgets ranked