Division I · The Ivy League
University of Pennsylvania Football
Philadelphia, PA · the Quakers · University of Pennsylvania overview
108
Roster
3 over the D-I cap of 105
$3.5M
Team budget
10th percentile in Division I
$32,109
Per roster spot
median $79,762
10
Coaches
1 head · 9 assistant
992
APR
99% of players retained
6%
Admitted
top 10% for selectivity
University of Pennsylvania fields a football team in the The Ivy League (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 108 players, about the median of 119, with 1 head coach and 9 assistants. Team expenses were $3,467,861, well below the median of $9.1M — $32,109 per roster spot, bottom quarter of Division I football programs. Under the Division I roster cap of 105 in force from 2025-26, that is 3 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 992, about the median of 964, with 99% of players retained year to year. The school reports no athletic aid for men's teams.
Among Division I football programs
Where this program sits against its 261 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#235Team budgetof 261 · Division I#224Spend per playerof 261 · Division I#223Roster sizeof 261 · Division I#8APRof 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
- Roster108 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap105 3 over last season
- Coaching staff1 head, 9 assistant
- Team expenses$3,467,861 for the year
- Operating expenses$758,524 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$32,109 division median $79,762
- Academic Progress Rate992 multi-year; 990 latest
- Players retained99% year to year
- Eligible99% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, men's teamsNone school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$0 across men's teams
- Recruiting spend, men's$798,317 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Rick Santos head coach | Head Coach | not on file |
| Justin Stovall | Associate Head Coach / Special Teams Coordinator / Linebackers | On file · sign in |
| David Josephson | Safeties / Recruiting Coordinator | On file · sign in |
| Tommy Herion | Clarence S. Rockwell, VMD Quarterbacks Coach | On file · sign in |
| Elias Miller | Director of Football Operations | On file · sign in |
| Justin Trevisani | Director of Player Personnel | On file · sign in |
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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 →11,611undergraduates · 28,711 students in all
Women 56% Men 44%
- Setting
- City
- Type
- Private · Research university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →6%admitted · of 59,465 applicants
SAT middle 50%1500 – 1570
ACT middle 50%34 – 35
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 97%
Football
Full picture →108on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 105108
3 over — players already on the roster may stay
Academic Progress Rate992
99% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $3,467,861 $32,110 per roster spot · bottom quarter of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 9 assistant
- Athletic aid, men's teams
- None
- Recruiting spend, men's
- $798,317
Cost
Full picture →$26,017net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $66,104
Campus safety
Full picture →0.68violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 5 burglaries · 11 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 14 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →15%of bachelor's degrees in multidisciplinary studies · 21 fields · Associate's, Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research University of Pennsylvania
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 program108 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions6% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$26,017 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsMultidisciplinary studies · 15%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusCity · 11,611Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety0.68 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Temple University Division I · American Conference | 3 | 115 | $26M | 987 | 83% | |
| Villanova University Division I · Patriot League | 10 | 96 | $8.8M | 983 | 25% | |
| Widener University Division III · Middle Atlantic Conferences | 11 | 107 | $527k | — | 84% | |
| Eastern University Division III · Middle Atlantic Conferences | 12 | 151 | $702k | — | 94% | |
| Rowan University Division III · New Jersey Athletic Conference | 17 | 98 | $681k | — | 78% | |
| West Chester University of Pennsylvania Division II · Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference | 21 | 122 | $1.2M | — | 79% | |
| Ursinus College Division III · Centennial Conference | 22 | 161 | $651k | — | 87% | |
| Delaware Valley University Division III · Middle Atlantic Conferences | 24 | 131 | $602k | — | 92% | |
| The College of New Jersey Division III · New Jersey Athletic Conference | 31 | 100 | $511k | — | 62% | |
| University of Delaware Division I · Conference USA | 35 | 110 | $10M | 958 | 65% | |
| Princeton University Division I · The Ivy League | 39 | 122 | $5.1M | 982 | 4% | |
| Lincoln University (Pennsylvania) Division II · Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association | 40 | 99 | $913k | — | 78% |
Other football programs in the The Ivy League
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yale University 16 over cap | 121 | $7.8M | $64,548 | 992 | vs | |
| Columbia University-Barnard College 6 over cap | 111 | $5.4M | $48,326 | 999 | vs | |
| Princeton University 17 over cap | 122 | $5.1M | $41,549 | 982 | vs | |
| Harvard University 8 over cap | 113 | $4.9M | $43,696 | 982 | vs | |
| Cornell University 4 over cap | 109 | $4.6M | $42,106 | 981 | vs | |
| Dartmouth College 3 over cap | 108 | $3.8M | $35,473 | 992 | vs | |
| Brown University 7 over cap | 112 | $3.6M | $31,859 | 994 | vs | |
| University of Pennsylvania 3 over cap | 108 | $3.5M | $32,109 | 992 | vs |
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