Union College (New York) Football
Union College (New York) fields a football team in the Liberty League (NCAA Division III). In 2024–25 the roster carried 100 players, about the median of 109, with 1 head coach and 10 assistants. Team expenses were $797,104, above the median of $613k — $7,971 per roster spot, top quarter of Division III football programs. The school gave $877,128 in athletic aid across its men's teams, about $2,272 per roster spot.
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
- Roster100 2024–25 season
- Coaching staff1 head, 10 assistant
- Team expenses$797,104 for the year
- Operating expenses$121,260 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$7,971 division median $5,431
- Athletic aid, men's teams$877,128 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$2,272 across men's teams
- Recruiting spend, men's$87,569 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Jonathan Drach 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
- City
- Type
- Private · Liberal arts college
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 85%
Football
Full picture →- Team expenses
- $797,104 $7,971 per roster spot · top quarter of Division III
- Coaches
- 1 head · 10 assistant
- Athletic aid, men's teams
- $877,128
- Recruiting spend, men's
- $87,569
Cost
Full picture →- Tuition & fees
- $66,456
Campus safety
Full picture →- In residence halls
- 4 burglaries · 7 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 4 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →Research Union College (New York)
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University at Albany Division I · Coastal Athletic Association | 11 | 100 | $4.9M | 955 | 70% | |
| Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Division III · Liberty League | 14 | 114 | $791k | — | 58% | |
| Williams College Division III · New England Small College Athletic Conference | 38 | 87 | $704k | — | 10% | |
| Hartwick College Division III · Empire 8 | 63 | 106 | $439k | — | 69% | |
| Utica University Division III · Empire 8 | 71 | 170 | $712k | — | 87% | |
| Westfield State University Division III · Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference | 75 | 81 | $208k | — | 81% | |
| Marist University Division I · Pioneer Football League | 76 | 109 | $2.3M | 979 | 65% | |
| Hamilton College Division III · New England Small College Athletic Conference | 77 | 77 | $1.2M | — | 12% | |
| University of Massachusetts, Amherst Division I · Mid-American Conference | 77 | 111 | $13M | 938 | 58% | |
| Amherst College Division III · New England Small College Athletic Conference | 78 | 84 | $1.1M | — | 10% | |
| Colgate University Division I · Patriot League | 81 | 98 | $8.4M | 990 | 12% | |
| American International College Division II · Northeast 10 Conference | 85 | 125 | $2.2M | — | 97% |
Other football programs in the Liberty League
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Union College (New York) | 100 | $797k | $7,971 | — | vs | |
| Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute | 114 | $791k | $6,938 | — | vs | |
| Hobart and William Smith Colleges | 106 | $762k | $7,190 | — | vs | |
| Buffalo State, State University of New York | 120 | $705k | $5,878 | — | vs | |
| St. Lawrence University | 97 | $687k | $7,086 | — | vs | |
| Ithaca College | 107 | $675k | $6,312 | — | vs | |
| University of Rochester | 113 | $568k | $5,022 | — | vs | |
| Hilbert College | 53 | $418k | $7,882 | — | vs |
Every Liberty League football program · Football budgets ranked