University of Notre Dame Football
University of Notre Dame fields a football team in the Independent (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 124 players, about the median of 119, with 1 head coach and 17 assistants. Team expenses were $93,255,797, well above the median of $9.1M — $752,062 per roster spot, top 10% of Division I football programs. Under the Division I roster cap of 105 in force from 2025-26, that is 19 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 970, about the median of 964, with 98% of players retained year to year. The school gave $18,224,011 in athletic aid across its men's teams, about $37,730 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
- Roster124 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap105 19 over last season
- Coaching staff1 head, 17 assistant
- Team expenses$93,255,797 for the year
- Operating expenses$39,158,153 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$752,062 division median $79,762
- Academic Progress Rate970 multi-year; 988 latest
- Players retained98% year to year
- Eligible96% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, men's teams$18,224,011 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$37,730 across men's teams
- Recruiting spend, men's$2,848,525 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Marcus Freeman 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
- Suburb
- Type
- Private · Research university
- Affiliation
- Roman Catholic
Getting in
Full picture →- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 97%
Football
Full picture →- Team expenses
- $93,255,797 $752,063 per roster spot · top 10% of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 17 assistant
- Athletic aid, men's teams
- $18,224,011
- Recruiting spend, men's
- $2,848,525
Cost
Full picture →- Tuition & fees
- $62,693
Campus safety
Full picture →- In residence halls
- 45 burglaries · 20 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 7 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →Research University of Notre Dame
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Valparaiso University Division I · Pioneer Football League | 45 | 132 | $1.6M | 956 | 92% | |
| Western Michigan University Division I · Mid-American Conference | 51 | 113 | $11M | 948 | 85% | |
| Kalamazoo College Division III · Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association | 52 | 104 | $576k | — | 76% | |
| Manchester University Division III · Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference | 54 | 80 | $436k | — | 91% | |
| Trine University Division III · Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association | 64 | 232 | $812k | — | 85% | |
| University of Chicago Division III · Midwest Conference | 70 | 92 | $767k | — | 5% | |
| Chicago State University Division I · Northeast Conference | 71 | — | — | — | 41% | |
| Roosevelt University Division II · Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | 72 | 126 | $2.9M | — | 94% | |
| Hope College Division III · Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association | 75 | 121 | $764k | — | 76% | |
| Northwestern University Division I · Big Ten Conference | 78 | 109 | $38M | 995 | 7% | |
| North Park University Division III · College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin | 78 | 110 | $745k | — | 73% | |
| Concordia University Chicago Division III · Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference | 82 | 84 | $423k | — | 93% |
Other football programs in the Independent
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Notre Dame 19 over cap | 124 | $93M | $752,062 | 970 | vs | |
| University of Connecticut 8 over cap | 113 | $20M | $181,237 | 976 | vs | |
| Merrimack College 6 over cap | 111 | $5.3M | $47,800 | — | vs | |
| Northeastern State University | 129 | $2M | $15,265 | — | vs | |
| Keystone College | 91 | $425k | $4,673 | — | vs |
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