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Division III · New England Small College Athletic Conference

Tufts University Football

Medford, MA · the Jumbos · Tufts University overview
93
Roster
2024–25 season
$1.1M
Team budget
96th percentile in Division III
$12,194
Per roster spot
median $5,431
13
Coaches
1 head · 12 assistant
10%
Admitted
top 10% for selectivity

Tufts University fields a football team in the New England Small College Athletic Conference (NCAA Division III). In 2024–25 the roster carried 93 players, below the median of 109, with 1 head coach and 12 assistants. Team expenses were $1,134,109, well above the median of $613k — $12,194 per roster spot, top 10% 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 budget$1.1M
Spend per player$12,194
Roster size93
Coaching staff13

Team budgets across the division

$181k$3.6M
this programevery Division III football program

Roster sizes

40232
this programevery Division III roster

The program

  • Roster93 2024–25 season
  • Coaching staff1 head, 12 assistant
  • Team expenses$1,134,109 for the year
  • Operating expenses$228,471 game-day and travel
  • Spend per roster spot$12,194 division median $5,431
  • Athletic aid, men's teamsNone school-wide
  • Aid per roster spot$0 across men's teams
  • Recruiting spend, men's$94,184 school-wide

Coaching staff

NameTitleEmail
Jay Civetti head coachHead Coachnot on file
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Recruiting timing

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  • 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

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About the school

What an athlete asks first — each panel opens the full picture.
6,877undergraduates · 13,274 students in all
Women 59% Men 41%
Setting
Suburb
Type
Private · Research university
Affiliation
None
10%admitted · of 34,003 applicants
SAT middle 50%1460 – 1550
ACT middle 50%33 – 35
Test scores
Test-optional
Graduate in 6 yrs
93%
93on the roster · 2024–25 season
Team expenses
$1,134,109 $12,195 per roster spot · top 10% of Division III
Coaches
1 head · 12 assistant
Athletic aid, men's teams
None
Recruiting spend, men's
$94,184
$33,333net price · after grants, aided first-years
Sticker price$88,300
Average net price$33,333
Net price by family income
$0–30k$10,526
$30–48k$11,995
$48–75k$14,963
$75–110k$26,964
$110k and up$53,400
Tuition & fees
$67,844

Campus safety

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1.05violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
Violent1.05
Property1.13
In residence halls
7 burglaries · 11 sex offences over 2022–2024
Residence-hall fires
3 over 2022–2024
21%of bachelor's degrees in social sciences · 19 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Social sciences338 · 21%
Engineering217 · 13%
Multidisciplinary studies193 · 12%
Biological sciences191 · 12%
Computer & information sciences177 · 11%

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Football programs within 150 miles

Tufts UniversityHarvard University · 2 miMassachusetts Institute of Technology · 4 miBentley University · 6 miBoston College · 6 miCurry College · 12 miEndicott College · 17 miMerrimack College · 18 miFramingham State University · 18 miStonehill College · 24 miDean College · 26 miBridgewater State University · 30 miFitchburg State University · 36 mi
SchoolMilesRosterBudgetAPRAdmitted
Harvard University Division I · The Ivy League2113$4.9M9823%
Massachusetts Institute of Technology Division III · New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference469$285k—5%
Bentley University Division II · Northeast 10 Conference6102$1.7M—48%
Boston College Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference6148$41M98916%
Curry College Division III · Conference of New England1280$333k—92%
Endicott College Division III · Conference of New England17146$801k—72%
Merrimack College Division I · Independent18111$5.3M—74%
Framingham State University Division III · Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference18100$228k—85%
Stonehill College Division I · Northeast Conference24125$3.5M—73%
Dean College Division III · Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference2678$335k—74%
Bridgewater State University Division III · Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference30100$181k—89%
Fitchburg State University Division III · Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference3674$214k—90%

Other football programs in the New England Small College Athletic Conference

SchoolRosterBudgetPer playerAPRCompare
Hamilton College77$1.2M$15,890—vs
Trinity College (Connecticut)104$1.2M$11,704—vs
Amherst College84$1.1M$13,584—vs
Tufts University93$1.1M$12,194—vs
Colby College88$1.1M$12,258—vs
Bates College84$1M$12,024—vs
Wesleyan University (Connecticut)108$985k$9,120—vs
Bowdoin College84$904k$10,766—vs
Williams College87$704k$8,089—vs
Middlebury College————vs

Every New England Small College Athletic Conference football program · Football budgets ranked