Division I · Coastal Athletic Association
University at Albany Football
Albany, NY · the Great Danes · University at Albany overview
100
Roster
room for 5 under the cap of 105
$4.9M
Team budget
23rd percentile in Division I
$49,493
Per roster spot
median $79,762
13
Coaches
1 head · 12 assistant
955
APR
96% of players retained
70%
Admitted
upper half for selectivity
University at Albany fields a football team in the Coastal Athletic Association (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 100 players, below the median of 119, with 1 head coach and 12 assistants. Team expenses were $4,949,388, well below the median of $9.1M — $49,493 per roster spot, lower half of Division I football programs. That leaves room for 5 under the Division I roster cap of 105 in force from 2025-26. The team's multi-year Academic Progress Rate is 955, about the median of 964, with 96% of players retained year to year. The school gave $4,975,315 in athletic aid across its men's teams, about $17,335 per roster spot.
Among Division I football programs
Where this program sits against its 261 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#201Team budgetof 261 · Division I#175Spend per playerof 261 · Division I#242Roster sizeof 261 · Division I#175APRof 261 · Division I
Team budgets across the division
this programevery Division I football program
Roster sizes (cap 105)
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The program
- Roster100 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap105 room for 5
- Coaching staff1 head, 12 assistant
- Team expenses$4,949,388 for the year
- Operating expenses$993,921 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$49,493 division median $79,762
- Academic Progress Rate955 multi-year; 958 latest
- Players retained96% year to year
- Eligible94% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, men's teams$4,975,315 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$17,335 across men's teams
- Recruiting spend, men's$230,429 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Tom Perkovich head coach | Head Coach | not on file |
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Recruiting timing
- Coaches may first contact youSeptember 1 of junior year
- Your own emailsAny time the rule limits what coaches send back
- High-school football players1,029,588 2024-25
- Division I roster spots31,184 261 programs
- Odds of a spot1 in 33 3.0% of high-school players hold a Division I roster spot
General NCAA rule for Division I; 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 →12,190undergraduates · 16,880 students in all
Women 56% Men 44%
- Setting
- City
- Type
- Public · Research university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →70%admitted · of 30,740 applicants
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 64%
Football
Full picture →100on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 105100
room for 5
Academic Progress Rate955
96% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $4,949,388 $49,494 per roster spot · bottom quarter of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 12 assistant
- Athletic aid, men's teams
- $4,975,315
- Recruiting spend, men's
- $230,429
Cost
Full picture →$19,165net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $10,408 in-state · $28,998 out
Campus safety
Full picture →1.33violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 21 burglaries · 34 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 10 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →15%of bachelor's degrees in business · 20 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research University at Albany
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 program100 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions70% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$19,165 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsBusiness · 15%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusCity · 12,190Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety1.33 violent / 1,000Three years of reported offences against the divisionAthleticsEvery teamThe whole department: every team, staff and aid
Football programs within 150 miles
| School | Miles | Roster | Budget | APR | Admitted | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Division III · Liberty League | 8 | 114 | $791k | — | 58% | |
| Union College (New York) Division III · Liberty League | 11 | 100 | $797k | — | 44% | |
| Williams College Division III · New England Small College Athletic Conference | 32 | 87 | $704k | — | 10% | |
| Westfield State University Division III · Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference | 65 | 81 | $208k | — | 81% | |
| Hartwick College Division III · Empire 8 | 65 | 106 | $439k | — | 69% | |
| Marist University Division I · Pioneer Football League | 67 | 109 | $2.3M | 979 | 65% | |
| University of Massachusetts, Amherst Division I · Mid-American Conference | 69 | 111 | $13M | 938 | 58% | |
| Amherst College Division III · New England Small College Athletic Conference | 70 | 84 | $1.1M | — | 10% | |
| American International College Division II · Northeast 10 Conference | 76 | 125 | $2.2M | — | 97% | |
| Springfield College Division III · New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference | 76 | 134 | $1.2M | — | 70% | |
| Western New England University Division III · Conference of New England | 77 | 120 | $561k | — | 83% | |
| Utica University Division III · Empire 8 | 79 | 170 | $712k | — | 87% |
Other football programs in the Coastal Athletic Association
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stony Brook University 11 over cap | 116 | $8.2M | $70,797 | 965 | vs | |
| Elon University 4 over cap | 109 | $7.7M | $70,775 | 988 | vs | |
| Monmouth University 16 over cap | 121 | $7.5M | $61,611 | 935 | vs | |
| University of Rhode Island room for 5 | 100 | $6.9M | $68,822 | 976 | vs | |
| University of New Hampshire at cap | 105 | $6.7M | $63,881 | 970 | vs | |
| Bryant University 37 over cap | 142 | $6.3M | $44,189 | 985 | vs | |
| University of Maine 5 over cap | 110 | $5.8M | $52,864 | 952 | vs | |
| Towson University 1 over cap | 106 | $5.6M | $53,270 | 969 | vs | |
| Sacred Heart University 49 over cap | 154 | $5.4M | $35,152 | 954 | vs | |
| Hampton University room for 13 | 92 | $5.2M | $56,989 | 933 | vs | |
| Campbell University 21 over cap | 126 | $5.2M | $40,962 | 951 | vs | |
| University at Albany room for 5 | 100 | $4.9M | $49,493 | 955 | vs | |
| North Carolina A&T State University 41 over cap | 146 | $4.3M | $29,577 | 966 | vs |
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