Tufts University Football
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 budgets across the division
Roster sizes
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
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Jay Civetti 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
- Suburb
- Type
- Private · Research university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 93%
Football
Full picture →- 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
Cost
Full picture →- Tuition & fees
- $67,844
Campus safety
Full picture →- In residence halls
- 7 burglaries · 11 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 3 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →Research Tufts 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 programs within 150 miles
| School | Miles | Roster | Budget | APR | Admitted | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harvard University Division I · The Ivy League | 2 | 113 | $4.9M | 982 | 3% | |
| Massachusetts Institute of Technology Division III · New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference | 4 | 69 | $285k | — | 5% | |
| Bentley University Division II · Northeast 10 Conference | 6 | 102 | $1.7M | — | 48% | |
| Boston College Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference | 6 | 148 | $41M | 989 | 16% | |
| Curry College Division III · Conference of New England | 12 | 80 | $333k | — | 92% | |
| Endicott College Division III · Conference of New England | 17 | 146 | $801k | — | 72% | |
| Merrimack College Division I · Independent | 18 | 111 | $5.3M | — | 74% | |
| Framingham State University Division III · Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference | 18 | 100 | $228k | — | 85% | |
| Stonehill College Division I · Northeast Conference | 24 | 125 | $3.5M | — | 73% | |
| Dean College Division III · Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference | 26 | 78 | $335k | — | 74% | |
| Bridgewater State University Division III · Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference | 30 | 100 | $181k | — | 89% | |
| Fitchburg State University Division III · Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference | 36 | 74 | $214k | — | 90% |
Other football programs in the New England Small College Athletic Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hamilton College | 77 | $1.2M | $15,890 | — | vs | |
| Trinity College (Connecticut) | 104 | $1.2M | $11,704 | — | vs | |
| Amherst College | 84 | $1.1M | $13,584 | — | vs | |
| Tufts University | 93 | $1.1M | $12,194 | — | vs | |
| Colby College | 88 | $1.1M | $12,258 | — | vs | |
| Bates College | 84 | $1M | $12,024 | — | vs | |
| Wesleyan University (Connecticut) | 108 | $985k | $9,120 | — | vs | |
| Bowdoin College | 84 | $904k | $10,766 | — | vs | |
| Williams College | 87 | $704k | $8,089 | — | vs | |
| Middlebury College | — | — | — | — | vs |
Every New England Small College Athletic Conference football program · Football budgets ranked