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Division II · South Atlantic Conference

Tusculum University Football

Greeneville, TN · the Pioneers · Tusculum University overview
149
Roster
2024–25 season
$1.7M
Team budget
43rd percentile in Division II
$11,384
Per roster spot
median $14,113
9
Coaches
1 head · 8 assistant
60%
Admitted
top quarter for selectivity

Tusculum University fields a football team in the South Atlantic Conference (NCAA Division II). In 2024–25 the roster carried 149 players, above the median of 128, with 1 head coach and 8 assistants. Team expenses were $1,696,350, about the median of $1.7M — $11,384 per roster spot, bottom quarter of Division II football programs. The school gave $2,545,825 in athletic aid across its men's teams, about $6,364 per roster spot.

Among Division II football programs

Where this program sits against its 158 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).

Team budget$1.7M
Spend per player$11,384
Roster size149
Coaching staff9

Team budgets across the division

$550k$6.6M
this programevery Division II football program

Roster sizes

69316
this programevery Division II roster

The program

  • Roster149 2024–25 season
  • Coaching staff1 head, 8 assistant
  • Team expenses$1,696,350 for the year
  • Operating expenses$193,040 game-day and travel
  • Spend per roster spot$11,384 division median $14,113
  • Athletic aid, men's teams$2,545,825 school-wide
  • Aid per roster spot$6,364 across men's teams
  • Recruiting spend, men's$59,337 school-wide

Coaching staff

NameTitleEmail
Billy Taylor head coachHead Coachnot on file
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Recruiting timing

  • Coaches may first contact youJune 15 after sophomore year
  • Your own emailsAny time the rule limits what coaches send back
  • High-school football players1,029,588 2024-25
  • Division II roster spots20,787 158 programs
  • Odds of a spot1 in 50 2.0% of high-school players hold a Division II roster spot

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About the school

What an athlete asks first — each panel opens the full picture.
1,022undergraduates · 1,200 students in all
Women 50% Men 50%
Setting
Town
Type
Private · Master's university
Affiliation
Presbyterian Church (USA)
60%admitted · of 758 applicants
Test scores
Scores not considered
Graduate in 6 yrs
31%
149on the roster · 2024–25 season
Team expenses
$1,696,350 $11,385 per roster spot · lower half of Division II
Coaches
1 head · 8 assistant
Athletic aid, men's teams
$2,545,825
Recruiting spend, men's
$59,337
$22,961net price · after grants, aided first-years
Sticker price$45,250
Average net price$22,961
Net price by family income
$0–30k$18,818
$30–48k$18,160
$48–75k$21,842
$75–110k$27,678
$110k and up$26,388
Tuition & fees
$28,500

Campus safety

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0violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
Violent0.00
Property3.32
In residence halls
9 burglaries · 0 sex offences over 2022–2024
Residence-hall fires
1 over 2022–2024
31%of bachelor's degrees in business · 18 fields · Associate's, Bachelor's, Master's
Business67 · 31%
Kinesiology, parks & recreation33 · 15%
Education22 · 10%
Psychology22 · 10%
Biological sciences12 · 6%

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Football programs within 150 miles

Tusculum UniversityEast Tennessee State University · 24 miMars Hill University · 27 miCarson-Newman University · 41 miThe University of Virginia's College at Wise · 56 miAppalachian State University · 60 miWestern Carolina University · 64 miBrevard College · 65 miEmory & Henry University · 66 miUniversity of Tennessee, Knoxville · 67 miMaryville College (Tennessee) · 73 miNorth Greenville University · 79 miLenoir-Rhyne University · 86 mi
SchoolMilesRosterBudgetAPRAdmitted
East Tennessee State University Division I · Southern Conference24107$5M94987%
Mars Hill University Division II · South Atlantic Conference27151$1.9M—78%
Carson-Newman University Division II · South Atlantic Conference41186$2.6M—68%
The University of Virginia's College at Wise Division II · South Atlantic Conference5688$1.3M—94%
Appalachian State University Division I · Sun Belt Conference60122$13M95589%
Western Carolina University Division I · Southern Conference64120$3.9M98187%
Brevard College Division III · USA South Athletic Conference65193$625k—40%
Emory & Henry University Division II · South Atlantic Conference66127$2M—96%
University of Tennessee, Knoxville Division I · Southeastern Conference67123$61M96746%
Maryville College (Tennessee) Division III · Southern Athletic Association73136$607k—66%
North Greenville University Division II · Conference Carolinas79120$1.5M—63%
Lenoir-Rhyne University Division II · South Atlantic Conference86164$2.5M—81%

Other football programs in the South Atlantic Conference

SchoolRosterBudgetPer playerAPRCompare
Carson-Newman University186$2.6M$14,065—vs
Lenoir-Rhyne University164$2.5M$15,231—vs
Anderson University (South Carolina)112$2.2M$19,647—vs
Newberry College205$2.2M$10,565—vs
Wingate University200$2.1M$10,717—vs
Emory & Henry University127$2M$15,789—vs
Catawba College140$2M$14,062—vs
Mars Hill University151$1.9M$12,672—vs
Tusculum University149$1.7M$11,384—vs
The University of Virginia's College at Wise88$1.3M$14,680—vs

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