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Division III · Liberty League

Union College (New York) Football

Schenectady, NY · the Garnet Chargers · Union College (New York) overview
100
Roster
2024–25 season
$797k
Team budget
81st percentile in Division III
$7,971
Per roster spot
median $5,431
11
Coaches
1 head · 10 assistant
44%
Admitted
top quarter for selectivity

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 budget$797k
Spend per player$7,971
Roster size100
Coaching staff11

Team budgets across the division

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

Roster sizes

40232
this programevery Division III roster

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

NameTitleEmail
Jonathan Drach head coachHead Coachnot on file
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Recruiting timing

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  • 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.
2,082undergraduates · 2,082 students in all
Women 45% Men 55%
Setting
City
Type
Private · Liberal arts college
Affiliation
None
44%admitted · of 9,295 applicants
SAT middle 50%1310 – 1480
ACT middle 50%30 – 33
Test scores
Test-optional
Graduate in 6 yrs
85%
100on the roster · 2024–25 season
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
$42,884net price · after grants, aided first-years
Sticker price$84,870
Average net price$42,884
Net price by family income
$0–30k$15,257
$30–48k$15,506
$48–75k$21,768
$75–110k$28,376
$110k and up$48,517
Tuition & fees
$66,456

Campus safety

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4.36violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
Violent4.36
Property7.75
In residence halls
4 burglaries · 7 sex offences over 2022–2024
Residence-hall fires
4 over 2022–2024
23%of bachelor's degrees in social sciences · 17 fields · Bachelor's
Social sciences105 · 23%
Engineering89 · 20%
Biological sciences65 · 14%
Psychology40 · 9%
Liberal arts & general studies32 · 7%

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Football programs within 150 miles

Union College (New York)University at Albany · 11 miRensselaer Polytechnic Institute · 14 miWilliams College · 38 miHartwick College · 63 miUtica University · 71 miWestfield State University · 75 miMarist University · 76 miHamilton College · 77 miUniversity of Massachusetts, Amherst · 77 miAmherst College · 78 miColgate University · 81 miAmerican International College · 85 mi
SchoolMilesRosterBudgetAPRAdmitted
University at Albany Division I · Coastal Athletic Association11100$4.9M95570%
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Division III · Liberty League14114$791k—58%
Williams College Division III · New England Small College Athletic Conference3887$704k—10%
Hartwick College Division III · Empire 863106$439k—69%
Utica University Division III · Empire 871170$712k—87%
Westfield State University Division III · Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference7581$208k—81%
Marist University Division I · Pioneer Football League76109$2.3M97965%
Hamilton College Division III · New England Small College Athletic Conference7777$1.2M—12%
University of Massachusetts, Amherst Division I · Mid-American Conference77111$13M93858%
Amherst College Division III · New England Small College Athletic Conference7884$1.1M—10%
Colgate University Division I · Patriot League8198$8.4M99012%
American International College Division II · Northeast 10 Conference85125$2.2M—97%

Other football programs in the Liberty League

SchoolRosterBudgetPer playerAPRCompare
Union College (New York)100$797k$7,971—vs
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute114$791k$6,938—vs
Hobart and William Smith Colleges106$762k$7,190—vs
Buffalo State, State University of New York120$705k$5,878—vs
St. Lawrence University97$687k$7,086—vs
Ithaca College107$675k$6,312—vs
University of Rochester113$568k$5,022—vs
Hilbert College53$418k$7,882—vs

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