Division I · Coastal Athletic Association
Towson University Football
Towson, MD · the Tigers · Towson University overview
106
Roster
1 over the D-I cap of 105
$5.6M
Team budget
32nd percentile in Division I
$53,270
Per roster spot
median $79,762
11
Coaches
1 head · 10 assistant
969
APR
96% of players retained
83%
Admitted
lower half for selectivity
Towson University fields a football team in the Coastal Athletic Association (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 106 players, below the median of 119, with 1 head coach and 10 assistants. Team expenses were $5,646,644, below the median of $9.1M — $53,270 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 1 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 969, about the median of 964, with 96% of players retained year to year. The school gave $4,138,494 in athletic aid across its men's teams, about $16,553 per roster spot.
Among Division I football programs
Where this program sits against its 261 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#177Team budgetof 261 · Division I#166Spend per playerof 261 · Division I#230Roster sizeof 261 · Division I#98APRof 261 · Division I
Team budgets across the division
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Roster sizes (cap 105)
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The program
- Roster106 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap105 1 over last season
- Coaching staff1 head, 10 assistant
- Team expenses$5,646,644 for the year
- Operating expenses$870,971 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$53,270 division median $79,762
- Academic Progress Rate969 multi-year; 972 latest
- Players retained96% year to year
- Eligible97% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, men's teams$4,138,494 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$16,553 across men's teams
- Recruiting spend, men's$220,652 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Peter Shinnick 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 →16,517undergraduates · 19,527 students in all
Women 61% Men 39%
- Setting
- City
- Type
- Public · Master's university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →83%admitted · of 18,948 applicants
SAT middle 50%1050 – 1270
ACT middle 50%19 – 28
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 68%
Football
Full picture →106on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 105106
1 over — players already on the roster may stay
Academic Progress Rate969
96% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $5,646,644 $53,270 per roster spot · lower half of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 10 assistant
- Athletic aid, men's teams
- $4,138,494
- Recruiting spend, men's
- $220,652
Cost
Full picture →$15,064net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $11,306 in-state · $28,326 out
Campus safety
Full picture →1.1violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 5 burglaries · 25 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 7 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →15%of bachelor's degrees in business · 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 program106 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions83% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$15,064 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsBusiness · 15%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusCity · 16,517Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety1.1 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Morgan State University Division I · Mid-Eastern Athletic Conf. | 4 | 128 | $6.2M | 940 | 83% | |
| Johns Hopkins University Division III · Centennial Conference | 5 | 87 | $979k | — | 8% | |
| Stevenson University Division III · Middle Atlantic Conferences | 9 | 137 | $623k | — | 83% | |
| McDaniel College Division III · Centennial Conference | 25 | 105 | $677k | — | 84% | |
| Bowie State University Division II · Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association | 27 | 135 | $1.5M | — | 84% | |
| U.S. Naval Academy Division I · American Conference | 29 | — | — | 988 | 9% | |
| University of Maryland, College Park Division I · Big Ten Conference | 33 | 120 | $36M | 956 | 45% | |
| Catholic University Division III · Landmark Conference | 38 | 105 | $575k | — | 84% | |
| Howard University Division I · Mid-Eastern Athletic Conf. | 39 | 100 | $5.5M | 914 | 35% | |
| Gallaudet University Division III · Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference | 39 | 65 | $430k | — | 61% | |
| Georgetown University Division I · Patriot League | 42 | 100 | $2.6M | 982 | 13% | |
| Millersville University of Pennsylvania Division II · Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference | 44 | 98 | $1.2M | — | 89% |
Other football programs in the Coastal Athletic Association
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stony Brook University 11 over cap | 116 | $8.2M | $70,797 | 965 | vs | |
| Elon University 4 over cap | 109 | $7.7M | $70,775 | 988 | vs | |
| Monmouth University 16 over cap | 121 | $7.5M | $61,611 | 935 | vs | |
| University of Rhode Island room for 5 | 100 | $6.9M | $68,822 | 976 | vs | |
| University of New Hampshire at cap | 105 | $6.7M | $63,881 | 970 | vs | |
| Bryant University 37 over cap | 142 | $6.3M | $44,189 | 985 | vs | |
| University of Maine 5 over cap | 110 | $5.8M | $52,864 | 952 | vs | |
| Towson University 1 over cap | 106 | $5.6M | $53,270 | 969 | vs | |
| Sacred Heart University 49 over cap | 154 | $5.4M | $35,152 | 954 | vs | |
| Hampton University room for 13 | 92 | $5.2M | $56,989 | 933 | vs | |
| Campbell University 21 over cap | 126 | $5.2M | $40,962 | 951 | vs | |
| University at Albany room for 5 | 100 | $4.9M | $49,493 | 955 | vs | |
| North Carolina A&T State University 41 over cap | 146 | $4.3M | $29,577 | 966 | vs |
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