Division I · Mid-American Conference
University of Akron Football
Akron, OH · the Zips · University of Akron overview
110
Roster
5 over the D-I cap of 105
$7.6M
Team budget
44th percentile in Division I
$69,371
Per roster spot
median $79,762
20
Coaches
1 head · 19 assistant
945
APR
95% of players retained
71%
Admitted
upper half for selectivity
University of Akron fields a football team in the Mid-American Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 110 players, about the median of 119, with 1 head coach and 19 assistants. Team expenses were $7,630,898, below the median of $9.1M — $69,371 per roster spot, lower half of Division I football programs. Under the Division I roster cap of 105 in force from 2025-26, that is 5 over — cuts or attrition are likely, though players already on the roster may stay (230 of 261 Division I programs carried more than the cap). The team's multi-year Academic Progress Rate is 945, about the median of 964, with 95% of players retained year to year. The school gave $4,326,668 in athletic aid across its men's teams, about $14,817 per roster spot.
Among Division I football programs
Where this program sits against its 261 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#147Team budgetof 261 · Division I#140Spend per playerof 261 · Division I#202Roster sizeof 261 · Division I#208APRof 261 · Division I
Team budgets across the division
this programevery Division I football program
Roster sizes (cap 105)
this programevery Division I roster
The program
- Roster110 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap105 5 over last season
- Coaching staff1 head, 19 assistant
- Team expenses$7,630,898 for the year
- Operating expenses$2,089,687 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$69,371 division median $79,762
- Academic Progress Rate945 multi-year; 941 latest
- Players retained95% year to year
- Eligible93% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, men's teams$4,326,668 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$14,817 across men's teams
- Recruiting spend, men's$240,369 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Joe Moorhead 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 →11,452undergraduates · 13,518 students in all
Women 50% Men 50%
- Setting
- City
- Type
- Public · Research university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →71%admitted · of 14,982 applicants
SAT middle 50%950 – 1190
ACT middle 50%18 – 25
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 53%
Football
Full picture →110on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 105110
5 over — players already on the roster may stay
Academic Progress Rate945
95% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $7,630,898 $69,372 per roster spot · lower half of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 19 assistant
- Athletic aid, men's teams
- $4,326,668
- Recruiting spend, men's
- $240,369
Cost
Full picture →$15,292net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $12,799 in-state · $17,239 out
Campus safety
Full picture →1violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 1 burglaries · 26 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 0 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →17%of bachelor's degrees in engineering · 23 fields · Associate's, Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research University of Akron
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 program110 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions71% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$15,292 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsEngineering · 17%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusCity · 11,452Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety1 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Walsh University Division II · Great Midwest Athletic Conference | 16 | 128 | $1.7M | — | 78% | |
| University of Mount Union Division III · Ohio Athletic Conference | 24 | 200 | $1M | — | 80% | |
| Hiram College Division III · Presidents' Athletic Conference | 25 | 82 | $355k | — | 93% | |
| Baldwin Wallace University Division III · Ohio Athletic Conference | 27 | 129 | $734k | — | 77% | |
| John Carroll University Division III · North Coast Athletic Conference | 29 | 130 | $1M | — | 81% | |
| The College of Wooster Division III · North Coast Athletic Conference | 29 | 72 | $506k | — | 54% | |
| Case Western Reserve University Division III · Presidents' Athletic Conference | 30 | 108 | $655k | — | 29% | |
| Oberlin College Division III · North Coast Athletic Conference | 40 | 40 | $637k | — | 33% | |
| Ashland University Division II · Great Midwest Athletic Conference | 45 | 163 | $2.7M | — | 81% | |
| Youngstown State University Division I · Missouri Valley Football Conference | 45 | 123 | $5M | 956 | 80% | |
| Lake Erie College Division II · Great Midwest Athletic Conference | 46 | 133 | $1.3M | — | 64% | |
| Westminster College (Pennsylvania) Division III · Presidents' Athletic Conference | 62 | 140 | $608k | — | 86% |
Other football programs in the Mid-American Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University at Buffalo, the State University of New York 13 over cap | 118 | $14M | $119,474 | 959 | vs | |
| University of Massachusetts, Amherst 6 over cap | 111 | $13M | $120,892 | 938 | vs | |
| University of Toledo 17 over cap | 122 | $13M | $103,477 | 983 | vs | |
| Central Michigan University 17 over cap | 122 | $12M | $95,151 | 972 | vs | |
| Western Michigan University 8 over cap | 113 | $11M | $100,968 | 948 | vs | |
| Eastern Michigan University 14 over cap | 119 | $11M | $93,106 | 976 | vs | |
| Bowling Green State University 3 over cap | 108 | $11M | $101,710 | 947 | vs | |
| California State University, Sacramento 50 over cap | 155 | $10M | $65,329 | 959 | vs | |
| Ball State University 15 over cap | 120 | $8M | $66,583 | 969 | vs | |
| University of Akron 5 over cap | 110 | $7.6M | $69,371 | 945 | vs | |
| Kent State University | — | — | — | — | vs | |
| Miami University (Ohio) | — | — | — | — | vs | |
| Ohio University | — | — | — | — | vs |
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