Division II · Lone Star Conference
Sul Ross State University Football
Alpine, TX · the Lobos · Sul Ross State University overview
126
Roster
2024–25 season
$731k
Team budget
1st percentile in Division II
$5,803
Per roster spot
median $14,113
7
Coaches
1 head · 6 assistant
96%
Admitted
bottom quarter for selectivity
Sul Ross State University fields a football team in the Lone Star Conference (NCAA Division II). In 2024–25 the roster carried 126 players, about the median of 128, with 1 head coach and 6 assistants. Team expenses were $731,290, well below the median of $1.7M — $5,803 per roster spot, bottom quarter of Division II football programs. The school gave $140,830 in athletic aid across its men's teams, about $634 per roster spot.
Among Division II football programs
Where this program sits against its 158 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#156Team budgetof 158 · Division II#155Spend per playerof 158 · Division II#82Roster sizeof 158 · Division II
Team budgets across the division
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Roster sizes
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The program
- Roster126 2024–25 season
- Coaching staff1 head, 6 assistant
- Team expenses$731,290 for the year
- Operating expenses$167,241 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$5,803 division median $14,113
- Athletic aid, men's teams$140,830 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$634 across men's teams
- Recruiting spend, men's$45,442 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Shanon Hays head coach | Head Coach | not on file |
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Recruiting timing
- Coaches may first contact youJune 15 after sophomore year
- Your own emailsAny time the rule limits what coaches send back
- High-school football players1,029,588 2024-25
- Division II roster spots20,787 158 programs
- Odds of a spot1 in 50 2.0% of high-school players hold a Division II roster spot
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About the school
What an athlete asks first — each panel opens the full picture.Campus
Full picture →1,441undergraduates · 1,942 students in all
Women 59% Men 41%
- Setting
- Town
- Type
- Public · Master's university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →96%admitted · of 1,073 applicants
SAT middle 50%933 – 1098
ACT middle 50%13 – 21
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 27%
Football
Full picture →126on the roster · 2024–25 season
- Team expenses
- $731,290 $5,804 per roster spot · bottom quarter of Division II
- Coaches
- 1 head · 6 assistant
- Athletic aid, men's teams
- $140,830
- Recruiting spend, men's
- $45,442
Cost
Full picture →$12,240net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $7,592 in-state · $17,384 out
Campus safety
Full picture →0.84violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 9 burglaries · 2 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 1 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →21%of bachelor's degrees in business · 21 fields · Bachelor's, Master's
Research Sul Ross State 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 program126 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions96% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$12,240 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsBusiness · 21%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusTown · 1,441Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety0.84 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The University of Texas Permian Basin Division II · Lone Star Conference | 131 | 156 | $3.2M | — | 84% |
Other football programs in the Lone Star Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The University of Texas Permian Basin | 156 | $3.2M | $20,340 | — | vs | |
| Texas A&M University-Kingsville | 158 | $2.4M | $15,364 | — | vs | |
| Central Washington University | 116 | $2.2M | $18,893 | — | vs | |
| West Texas A&M University | 138 | $2.2M | $15,673 | — | vs | |
| Western Oregon University | 128 | $2M | $15,672 | — | vs | |
| Western New Mexico University | 114 | $2M | $17,233 | — | vs | |
| Angelo State University | 129 | $1.8M | $13,960 | — | vs | |
| Eastern New Mexico University | 120 | $1.6M | $13,611 | — | vs | |
| Midwestern State University | 140 | $1.5M | $10,758 | — | vs | |
| Sul Ross State University | 126 | $731k | $5,803 | — | vs |
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