Division I · American Conference
The University of Tulsa Football
Tulsa, OK · the Golden Hurricane · The University of Tulsa overview
129
Roster
24 over the D-I cap of 105
$21M
Team budget
69th percentile in Division I
$160,650
Per roster spot
median $79,762
11
Coaches
1 head · 10 assistant
945
APR
96% of players retained
58%
Admitted
upper half for selectivity
The University of Tulsa fields a football team in the American Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 129 players, about the median of 119, with 1 head coach and 10 assistants. Team expenses were $20,723,869, well above the median of $9.1M — $160,650 per roster spot, upper half of Division I football programs. Under the Division I roster cap of 105 in force from 2025-26, that is 24 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 945, about the median of 964, with 96% of players retained year to year. The school gave $10,173,077 in athletic aid across its men's teams, about $41,864 per roster spot.
Among Division I football programs
Where this program sits against its 261 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#81Team budgetof 261 · Division I#82Spend per playerof 261 · Division I#52Roster sizeof 261 · Division I#208APRof 261 · Division I
Team budgets across the division
this programevery Division I football program
Roster sizes (cap 105)
this programevery Division I roster
The program
- Roster129 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap105 24 over last season
- Coaching staff1 head, 10 assistant
- Team expenses$20,723,869 for the year
- Operating expenses$2,481,679 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$160,650 division median $79,762
- Academic Progress Rate945 multi-year; 950 latest
- Players retained96% year to year
- Eligible92% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, men's teams$10,173,077 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$41,864 across men's teams
- Recruiting spend, men's$588,112 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Tre Lamb 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
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About the school
What an athlete asks first — each panel opens the full picture.Campus
Full picture →2,485undergraduates · 3,559 students in all
Women 48% Men 52%
- Setting
- City
- Type
- Private · Research university
- Affiliation
- Presbyterian Church (USA)
Getting in
Full picture →58%admitted · of 6,631 applicants
SAT middle 50%1150 – 1490
ACT middle 50%24 – 33
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 73%
Football
Full picture →129on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 105129
24 over — players already on the roster may stay
Academic Progress Rate945
96% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $20,723,869 $160,650 per roster spot · upper half of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 10 assistant
- Athletic aid, men's teams
- $10,173,077
- Recruiting spend, men's
- $588,112
Cost
Full picture →$23,681net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $48,102
Campus safety
Full picture →2.64violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 12 burglaries · 22 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 18 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →16%of bachelor's degrees in engineering · 21 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
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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 program129 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions58% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$23,681 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsEngineering · 16%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusCity · 2,485Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety2.64 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Northeastern State University Division II · Independent | 57 | 129 | $2M | — | 99% | |
| Oklahoma State University Division I · Big 12 Conference | 63 | 136 | $33M | 979 | 71% | |
| Oklahoma Baptist University Division II · Great American Conference | 78 | 130 | $2.3M | — | 56% | |
| University of Central Oklahoma Division II · Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association | 92 | 143 | $2.1M | — | 82% | |
| University of Arkansas, Fayetteville Division I · Southeastern Conference | 99 | 127 | $57M | 962 | 72% | |
| East Central University Division II · Great American Conference | 104 | 154 | $1.5M | — | 66% | |
| Southern Nazarene University Division II · Great American Conference | 104 | 167 | $1.7M | — | — | |
| Missouri Southern State University Division II · Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association | 105 | 141 | $2.1M | — | 97% | |
| University of Oklahoma Division I · Southeastern Conference | 106 | 128 | $71M | 965 | 77% | |
| Pittsburg State University Division II · Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association | 110 | 134 | $3.3M | — | 88% | |
| Southeastern Oklahoma State University Division II · Great American Conference | 150 | 126 | $1.5M | — | 80% |
Other football programs in the American Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of South Florida 25 over cap | 130 | $33M | $256,559 | 979 | vs | |
| Temple University 10 over cap | 115 | $26M | $228,656 | 987 | vs | |
| Tulane University 20 over cap | 125 | $23M | $181,408 | 958 | vs | |
| University of Memphis 60 over cap | 165 | $22M | $133,495 | 980 | vs | |
| The University of Tulsa 24 over cap | 129 | $21M | $160,650 | 945 | vs | |
| Rice University 18 over cap | 123 | $20M | $159,278 | 986 | vs | |
| Florida Atlantic University 10 over cap | 115 | $19M | $168,091 | 965 | vs | |
| University of Texas at San Antonio 13 over cap | 118 | $18M | $151,296 | 961 | vs | |
| East Carolina University 24 over cap | 129 | $16M | $127,698 | 938 | vs | |
| The University of North Carolina at Charlotte 17 over cap | 122 | $16M | $127,634 | 945 | vs | |
| University of North Texas 60 over cap | 165 | $15M | $93,226 | 961 | vs | |
| University of Alabama at Birmingham 15 over cap | 120 | $13M | $109,683 | 942 | vs | |
| U.S. Military Academy | — | — | — | 975 | vs | |
| U.S. Naval Academy | — | — | — | 988 | vs |
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