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Division II · Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference

University of Minnesota Duluth Football

Duluth, MN · the Bulldogs · University of Minnesota Duluth overview
101
Roster
2024–25 season
$2.4M
Team budget
79th percentile in Division II
$23,551
Per roster spot
median $14,113
12
Coaches
1 head · 11 assistant
82%
Admitted
lower half for selectivity

University of Minnesota Duluth fields a football team in the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference (NCAA Division II). In 2024–25 the roster carried 101 players, below the median of 128, with 1 head coach and 11 assistants. Team expenses were $2,378,695, above the median of $1.7M — $23,551 per roster spot, top 10% of Division II football programs. The school gave $1,618,679 in athletic aid across its men's teams, about $6,017 per roster spot.

Among Division II football programs

Where this program sits against its 158 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).

Team budget$2.4M
Spend per player$23,551
Roster size101
Coaching staff12

Team budgets across the division

$550k$6.6M
this programevery Division II football program

Roster sizes

69316
this programevery Division II roster

The program

  • Roster101 2024–25 season
  • Coaching staff1 head, 11 assistant
  • Team expenses$2,378,695 for the year
  • Operating expenses$333,184 game-day and travel
  • Spend per roster spot$23,551 division median $14,113
  • Athletic aid, men's teams$1,618,679 school-wide
  • Aid per roster spot$6,017 across men's teams
  • Recruiting spend, men's$128,002 school-wide

Coaching staff

NameTitleEmail
Curt Wiese head coachHead Coachnot on file
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Recruiting timing

  • Coaches may first contact youJune 15 after sophomore year
  • Your own emailsAny time the rule limits what coaches send back
  • High-school football players1,029,588 2024-25
  • Division II roster spots20,787 158 programs
  • Odds of a spot1 in 50 2.0% of high-school players hold a Division II roster spot

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About the school

What an athlete asks first — each panel opens the full picture.
8,525undergraduates · 9,350 students in all
Women 51% Men 49%
Setting
City
Type
Public · Master's university
Affiliation
None
82%admitted · of 9,502 applicants
SAT middle 50%1128 – 1335
ACT middle 50%23 – 28
Test scores
Test-optional
Graduate in 6 yrs
64%
101on the roster · 2024–25 season
Team expenses
$2,378,695 $23,551 per roster spot · top quarter of Division II
Coaches
1 head · 11 assistant
Athletic aid, men's teams
$1,618,679
Recruiting spend, men's
$128,002
$19,542net price · after grants, aided first-years
Sticker, in-state$27,972
Sticker, out-of-state$33,416
Average net price$19,542
Net price by family income
$0–30k$6,393
$30–48k$7,919
$48–75k$11,619
$75–110k$18,262
$110k and up$24,658
Tuition & fees
$14,318 in-state · $19,762 out

Campus safety

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0.83violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
Violent0.83
Property0.50
In residence halls
4 burglaries · 19 sex offences over 2022–2024
Residence-hall fires
29 over 2022–2024
19%of bachelor's degrees in business · 23 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Business339 · 19%
Engineering250 · 14%
Biological sciences179 · 10%
Psychology151 · 8%
Computer & information sciences111 · 6%

Research University of Minnesota Duluth

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

University of Minnesota DuluthThe College of St. Scholastica · 1 miBethel University (Minnesota) · 132 miUniversity of Northwestern-St. Paul · 134 miUniversity of Wisconsin-Stout Polytechnic · 135 miSaint John's University (Minnesota) · 138 miHamline University · 138 miUniversity of Wisconsin-River Falls · 138 miBemidji State University · 139 miConcordia University, St. Paul · 139 miUniversity of Minnesota, Twin Cities · 139 miAugsburg University · 139 miMacalester College · 140 mi
SchoolMilesRosterBudgetAPRAdmitted
The College of St. Scholastica Division III · Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference167$541k—94%
Bethel University (Minnesota) Division III · Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference13298$538k—91%
University of Northwestern-St. Paul Division III · Upper Midwest Athletic Conference13477$431k—92%
University of Wisconsin-Stout Polytechnic Division III · Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference135140$665k—85%
Saint John's University (Minnesota) Division III · Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference138———91%
Hamline University Division III · Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference13879$402k—90%
University of Wisconsin-River Falls Division III · Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference138121$618k—82%
Bemidji State University Division II · Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference139118$1.8M—71%
Concordia University, St. Paul Division II · Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference139112$1.6M—75%
University of Minnesota, Twin Cities Division I · Big Ten Conference139117$45M98077%
Augsburg University Division III · Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference139106$527k—77%
Macalester College Division III · Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference14065$562k—28%

Other football programs in the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference

SchoolRosterBudgetPer playerAPRCompare
Augustana University (South Dakota)124$2.9M$23,070—vs
University of Minnesota Duluth101$2.4M$23,551—vs
Minnesota State University, Mankato112$2.1M$18,307—vs
University of Sioux Falls118$1.9M$16,148—vs
Northern State University125$1.8M$14,704—vs
University of Jamestown168$1.8M$10,786—vs
Bemidji State University118$1.8M$14,987—vs
Winona State University120$1.8M$14,718—vs
University of Mary90$1.7M$19,028—vs
Minot State University123$1.7M$13,838—vs
Concordia University, St. Paul112$1.6M$14,552—vs
Wayne State College (Nebraska)95$1.4M$15,230—vs
Minnesota State University Moorhead116$1.4M$12,234—vs
Southwest Minnesota State University108$1.3M$12,384—vs

Every Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference football program · Football budgets ranked