Division I · Mid-American Conference
University of Massachusetts, Amherst Football
Amherst, MA · the Minutemen · University of Massachusetts, Amherst overview
111
Roster
6 over the D-I cap of 105
$13M
Team budget
62nd percentile in Division I
$120,892
Per roster spot
median $79,762
15
Coaches
1 head · 14 assistant
938
APR
94% of players retained
58%
Admitted
upper half for selectivity
University of Massachusetts, Amherst fields a football team in the Mid-American Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 111 players, about the median of 119, with 1 head coach and 14 assistants. Team expenses were $13,419,026, above the median of $9.1M — $120,892 per roster spot, upper half of Division I football programs. Under the Division I roster cap of 105 in force from 2025-26, that is 6 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 938, about the median of 964, with 94% of players retained year to year. The school gave $6,993,887 in athletic aid across its men's teams, about $18,260 per roster spot.
Among Division I football programs
Where this program sits against its 261 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#101Team budgetof 261 · Division I#95Spend per playerof 261 · Division I#198Roster sizeof 261 · Division I#228APRof 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
- Roster111 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap105 6 over last season
- Coaching staff1 head, 14 assistant
- Team expenses$13,419,026 for the year
- Operating expenses$1,928,875 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$120,892 division median $79,762
- Academic Progress Rate938 multi-year; 950 latest
- Players retained94% year to year
- Eligible92% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, men's teams$6,993,887 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$18,260 across men's teams
- Recruiting spend, men's$909,462 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Joe Harasymiak 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
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About the school
What an athlete asks first — each panel opens the full picture.Campus
Full picture →23,936undergraduates · 31,810 students in all
Women 52% Men 48%
- Setting
- City
- Type
- Public · Research university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →58%admitted · of 50,424 applicants
SAT middle 50%1300 – 1480
ACT middle 50%29 – 33
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 83%
Football
Full picture →111on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 105111
6 over — players already on the roster may stay
Academic Progress Rate938
94% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $13,419,026 $120,892 per roster spot · upper half of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 14 assistant
- Athletic aid, men's teams
- $6,993,887
- Recruiting spend, men's
- $909,462
Cost
Full picture →$22,954net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $17,357 in-state · $39,293 out
Campus safety
Full picture →0.84violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 15 burglaries · 57 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 26 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →17%of bachelor's degrees in business · 25 fields · Associate's, Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research University of Massachusetts, Amherst
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 program111 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions58% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$22,954 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsBusiness · 17%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusCity · 23,936Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety0.84 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amherst College Division III · New England Small College Athletic Conference | 1 | 84 | $1.1M | — | 10% | |
| Western New England University Division III · Conference of New England | 19 | 120 | $561k | — | 83% | |
| American International College Division II · Northeast 10 Conference | 19 | 125 | $2.2M | — | 97% | |
| Springfield College Division III · New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference | 20 | 134 | $1.2M | — | 70% | |
| Westfield State University Division III · Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference | 22 | 81 | $208k | — | 81% | |
| Worcester State University Division III · Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference | 36 | 93 | $181k | — | 90% | |
| Assumption University Division II · Northeast 10 Conference | 36 | 114 | $1.2M | — | 87% | |
| Franklin Pierce University Division II · Northeast 10 Conference | 36 | 99 | $1.7M | — | 90% | |
| Worcester Polytechnic Institute Division III · New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference | 37 | 106 | $566k | — | 58% | |
| College of the Holy Cross Division I · Patriot League | 38 | 100 | $8M | 987 | 21% | |
| Nichols College Division III · Conference of New England | 39 | 110 | $437k | — | 88% | |
| Fitchburg State University Division III · Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference | 40 | 74 | $214k | — | 90% |
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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