Thiel College Football
Thiel College fields a football team in the Presidents' Athletic Conference (NCAA Division III). In 2024–25 the roster carried 106 players, about the median of 109, with 1 head coach and 8 assistants. Team expenses were $417,345, below the median of $613k — $3,937 per roster spot, bottom quarter 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 budgets across the division
Roster sizes
The program
- Roster106 2024–25 season
- Coaching staff1 head, 8 assistant
- Team expenses$417,345 for the year
- Operating expenses$77,516 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$3,937 division median $5,431
- Athletic aid, men's teamsNone school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$0 across men's teams
- Recruiting spend, men's$22,802 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Sam Bauman head coach | Head Coach | not on file |
Recruiting timing
- Coaches may first contact youany time
- Your own emailsAny time the rule limits what coaches send back
- 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
General NCAA rule for Division III; 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 →- Setting
- Town
- Type
- Private · Baccalaureate college
- Affiliation
- Evangelical Lutheran Church
Getting in
Full picture →- Test scores
- Scores not considered
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 43%
Football
Full picture →- Team expenses
- $417,345 $3,937 per roster spot · bottom quarter of Division III
- Coaches
- 1 head · 8 assistant
- Athletic aid, men's teams
- None
- Recruiting spend, men's
- $22,802
Cost
Full picture →- Tuition & fees
- $36,864
Campus safety
Full picture →- In residence halls
- 0 burglaries · 3 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 0 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →Research Thiel College
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 programs within 150 miles
| School | Miles | Roster | Budget | APR | Admitted | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Allegheny College Division III · Presidents' Athletic Conference | 20 | 108 | $788k | — | 59% | |
| Westminster College (Pennsylvania) Division III · Presidents' Athletic Conference | 21 | 140 | $608k | — | 86% | |
| Grove City College Division III · Presidents' Athletic Conference | 24 | — | — | — | 73% | |
| Youngstown State University Division I · Missouri Valley Football Conference | 25 | 123 | $5M | 956 | 80% | |
| Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania Division II · Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference | 30 | 105 | $1.3M | — | 75% | |
| Hiram College Division III · Presidents' Athletic Conference | 40 | 82 | $355k | — | 93% | |
| Kent State University Division I · Mid-American Conference | 40 | — | — | — | — | |
| Geneva College Division III · Presidents' Athletic Conference | 44 | 106 | $534k | — | — | |
| Lake Erie College Division II · Great Midwest Athletic Conference | 50 | 133 | $1.3M | — | 64% | |
| Mercyhurst University Division I · Northeast Conference | 51 | 134 | $3M | — | 83% | |
| University of Mount Union Division III · Ohio Athletic Conference | 52 | 200 | $1M | — | 80% | |
| Gannon University Division II · Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference | 52 | 109 | $2.3M | — | 77% |
Other football programs in the Presidents' Athletic Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint Francis University | 126 | $3.6M | $28,948 | 945 | vs | |
| Allegheny College | 108 | $788k | $7,298 | — | vs | |
| Saint Vincent College | 107 | $676k | $6,314 | — | vs | |
| Case Western Reserve University | 108 | $655k | $6,068 | — | vs | |
| Washington and Jefferson College | 162 | $610k | $3,766 | — | vs | |
| Westminster College (Pennsylvania) | 140 | $608k | $4,344 | — | vs | |
| Geneva College | 106 | $534k | $5,036 | — | vs | |
| Waynesburg University | 101 | $461k | $4,560 | — | vs | |
| Thiel College | 106 | $417k | $3,937 | — | vs | |
| Bethany College (West Virginia) | 117 | $390k | $3,331 | — | vs | |
| Hiram College | 82 | $355k | $4,323 | — | vs | |
| Grove City College | — | — | — | — | vs |
Every Presidents' Athletic Conference football program · Football budgets ranked