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Division I · Big Ten Conference

University of Oregon Football

Eugene, OR · the Ducks · University of Oregon overview
126
Roster
21 over the D-I cap of 105
$61M
Team budget
94th percentile in Division I
$482,916
Per roster spot
median $79,762
15
Coaches
1 head · 14 assistant
968
APR
95% of players retained
85%
Admitted
lower half for selectivity

University of Oregon fields a football team in the Big Ten Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 126 players, about the median of 119, with 1 head coach and 14 assistants. Team expenses were $60,847,472, well above the median of $9.1M — $482,916 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 21 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 968, about the median of 964, with 95% of players retained year to year. The school gave $8,451,656 in athletic aid across its men's teams, about $25,304 per roster spot.

Among Division I football programs

Where this program sits against its 261 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).

Team budget$61M
Spend per player$482,916
Roster size126
Coaching staff15
APR968

Team budgets across the division

$1.4M$93M
this programevery Division I football program

Roster sizes (cap 105)

89167
this programevery Division I roster

The program

  • Roster126 2024–25 season
  • Division I roster cap105 21 over last season
  • Coaching staff1 head, 14 assistant
  • Team expenses$60,847,472 for the year
  • Operating expenses$10,743,801 game-day and travel
  • Spend per roster spot$482,916 division median $79,762
  • Academic Progress Rate968 multi-year; 963 latest
  • Players retained95% year to year
  • Eligible97% of player-terms
  • Athletic aid, men's teams$8,451,656 school-wide
  • Aid per roster spot$25,304 across men's teams
  • Recruiting spend, men's$2,857,116 school-wide

Coaching staff

NameTitleEmail
Dan Lanning head coachHead Coachnot 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.
19,963undergraduates · 23,786 students in all
Women 56% Men 44%
Setting
City
Type
Public · Research university
Affiliation
None
85%admitted · of 39,400 applicants
SAT middle 50%1130 – 1360
ACT middle 50%22 – 30
Test scores
Test-optional
Graduate in 6 yrs
71%
126on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 105126
21 over — players already on the roster may stay
Academic Progress Rate968
95% of players kept year to year
Team expenses
$60,847,472 $482,916 per roster spot · top 10% of Division I
Coaches
1 head · 14 assistant
Athletic aid, men's teams
$8,451,656
Recruiting spend, men's
$2,857,116
$23,917net price · after grants, aided first-years
Sticker, in-state$35,721
Sticker, out-of-state$63,354
Average net price$23,917
Net price by family income
$0–30k$15,975
$30–48k$16,844
$48–75k$19,030
$75–110k$25,789
$110k and up$29,475
Tuition & fees
$14,751 in-state · $41,194 out

Campus safety

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1.11violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
Violent1.11
Property3.02
In residence halls
55 burglaries · 44 sex offences over 2022–2024
Residence-hall fires
12 over 2022–2024
18%of bachelor's degrees in social sciences · 21 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Social sciences746 · 18%
Business696 · 17%
Communication & journalism523 · 13%
Biological sciences361 · 9%
Psychology351 · 8%

Research University of Oregon

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Football programs within 150 miles

University of OregonOregon State University · 37 miWestern Oregon University · 56 miLinfield University · 80 miGeorge Fox University · 87 miLewis & Clark College · 99 miPacific University (Oregon) · 102 miPortland State University · 103 miWillamette University · 104 mi
SchoolMilesRosterBudgetAPRAdmitted
Oregon State University Division I · Pac-12 Conference37116$24M97579%
Western Oregon University Division II · Lone Star Conference56128$2M—99%
Linfield University Division III · Northwest Conference80135$672k—88%
George Fox University Division III · Northwest Conference87108$989k—96%
Lewis & Clark College Division III · Northwest Conference99107$651k—75%
Pacific University (Oregon) Division III · Northwest Conference102133$778k—92%
Portland State University Division I · Big Sky Conference103118$5.4M95491%
Willamette University Division III · Northwest Conference104———69%

Other football programs in the Big Ten Conference

SchoolRosterBudgetPer playerAPRCompare
The Ohio State University 17 over cap122$92M$757,043985vs
Pennsylvania State University 25 over cap130$77M$595,277982vs
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, New Brunswick 32 over cap137$76M$554,182979vs
University of Southern California 11 over cap116$74M$638,060970vs
University of Nebraska-Lincoln 50 over cap155$71M$455,320974vs
University of Washington 9 over cap114$69M$604,576999vs
University of Michigan 34 over cap139$62M$443,620980vs
University of Oregon 21 over cap126$61M$482,916968vs
University of California, Los Angeles 16 over cap121$55M$456,240944vs
University of Iowa 26 over cap131$51M$388,506971vs
Indiana University, Bloomington 9 over cap114$50M$440,417969vs
Michigan State University 14 over cap119$48M$405,275952vs
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign 14 over cap119$48M$403,373970vs
University of Minnesota, Twin Cities 12 over cap117$45M$388,484980vs
University of Wisconsin-Madison 17 over cap122$41M$335,274986vs
Northwestern University 4 over cap109$38M$347,722995vs
Purdue University 21 over cap126$37M$295,184954vs
University of Maryland, College Park 15 over cap120$36M$295,855956vs

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