University of North Dakota Football
University of North Dakota fields a football team in the Missouri Valley Football Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 107 players, below the median of 119, with 1 head coach and 12 assistants. Team expenses were $6,918,220, below the median of $9.1M — $64,656 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 2 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 962, about the median of 964, with 95% of players retained year to year. The school gave $3,051,530 in athletic aid across its men's teams, about $11,827 per roster spot.
Among Division I football programs
Where this program sits against its 261 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
Team budgets across the division
Roster sizes (cap 105)
The program
- Roster107 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap105 2 over last season
- Coaching staff1 head, 12 assistant
- Team expenses$6,918,220 for the year
- Operating expenses$1,100,662 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$64,656 division median $79,762
- Academic Progress Rate962 multi-year; 958 latest
- Players retained95% year to year
- Eligible96% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, men's teams$3,051,530 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$11,827 across men's teams
- Recruiting spend, men's$440,575 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Eric Schmidt head coach | Head Coach | not on file |
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 →- Setting
- City
- Type
- Public · Research university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →- Test scores
- Scores not considered
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 63%
Football
Full picture →- Team expenses
- $6,918,220 $64,656 per roster spot · lower half of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 12 assistant
- Athletic aid, men's teams
- $3,051,530
- Recruiting spend, men's
- $440,575
Cost
Full picture →- Tuition & fees
- $10,951 in-state · $15,570 out
Campus safety
Full picture →- In residence halls
- 12 burglaries · 28 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 4 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →Research University of North Dakota
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
| School | Miles | Roster | Budget | APR | Admitted | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Dakota State University Division I · Mountain West Conference | 72 | 130 | $8.4M | 986 | 96% | |
| Minnesota State University Moorhead Division II · Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference | 74 | 116 | $1.4M | — | 53% | |
| Concordia College, Moorhead Division III · Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | 75 | 126 | $642k | — | 63% | |
| University of Jamestown Division II · Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference | 103 | 168 | $1.8M | — | 94% | |
| Bemidji State University Division II · Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference | 107 | 118 | $1.8M | — | 71% |
Other football programs in the Missouri Valley Football Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of North Dakota 2 over cap | 107 | $6.9M | $64,656 | 962 | vs | |
| University of South Dakota 17 over cap | 122 | $6M | $49,098 | 968 | vs | |
| South Dakota State University 9 over cap | 114 | $5.9M | $51,936 | 978 | vs | |
| Illinois State University 23 over cap | 128 | $5.1M | $39,994 | 962 | vs | |
| Southern Illinois University at Carbondale at cap | 105 | $5M | $48,092 | 971 | vs | |
| Youngstown State University 18 over cap | 123 | $5M | $40,850 | 956 | vs | |
| Indiana State University 8 over cap | 113 | $4.8M | $42,391 | 958 | vs | |
| University of Northern Iowa at cap | 105 | $4.7M | $44,540 | 969 | vs | |
| Murray State University 5 over cap | 110 | $4M | $36,384 | 962 | vs |
Every Missouri Valley Football Conference football program · Football budgets ranked