Division I · Coastal Athletic Association
University of Rhode Island Football
Kingston, RI · the Rams · University of Rhode Island overview
100
Roster
room for 5 under the cap of 105
$6.9M
Team budget
40th percentile in Division I
$68,822
Per roster spot
median $79,762
16
Coaches
1 head · 15 assistant
976
APR
97% of players retained
77%
Admitted
lower half for selectivity
University of Rhode Island fields a football team in the Coastal Athletic Association (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 100 players, below the median of 119, with 1 head coach and 15 assistants. Team expenses were $6,882,246, below the median of $9.1M — $68,822 per roster spot, lower half of Division I football programs. That leaves room for 5 under the Division I roster cap of 105 in force from 2025-26. The team's multi-year Academic Progress Rate is 976, about the median of 964, with 97% of players retained year to year. The school gave $6,185,749 in athletic aid across its men's teams, about $22,250 per roster spot.
Among Division I football programs
Where this program sits against its 261 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#158Team budgetof 261 · Division I#143Spend per playerof 261 · Division I#242Roster sizeof 261 · Division I#71APRof 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
- Roster100 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap105 room for 5
- Coaching staff1 head, 15 assistant
- Team expenses$6,882,246 for the year
- Operating expenses$1,606,230 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$68,822 division median $79,762
- Academic Progress Rate976 multi-year; 969 latest
- Players retained97% year to year
- Eligible97% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, men's teams$6,185,749 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$22,250 across men's teams
- Recruiting spend, men's$378,145 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Jim Fleming head coach | Head Coach | not 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
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 →14,670undergraduates · 17,351 students in all
Women 59% Men 41%
- Setting
- Suburb
- Type
- Public · Research university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →77%admitted · of 25,391 applicants
SAT middle 50%1030 – 1270
ACT middle 50%26 – 31
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 70%
Football
Full picture →100on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 105100
room for 5
Academic Progress Rate976
97% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $6,882,246 $68,822 per roster spot · lower half of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 15 assistant
- Athletic aid, men's teams
- $6,185,749
- Recruiting spend, men's
- $378,145
Cost
Full picture →$20,964net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $16,408 in-state · $35,804 out
Campus safety
Full picture →0.74violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 1 burglaries · 33 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 7 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →15%of bachelor's degrees in business · 25 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research University of Rhode Island
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 program100 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions77% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$20,964 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsBusiness · 15%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusSuburb · 14,670Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety0.74 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Salve Regina University Division III · New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference | 12 | 150 | $518k | — | 70% | |
| Brown University Division I · The Ivy League | 24 | 112 | $3.6M | 994 | 5% | |
| University of Massachusetts, Dartmouth Division III · Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference | 29 | 114 | $311k | — | 92% | |
| Bryant University Division I · Coastal Athletic Association | 30 | 142 | $6.3M | 985 | 66% | |
| U.S. Coast Guard Academy Division III · New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference | 31 | — | — | — | 24% | |
| Dean College Division III · Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference | 42 | 78 | $335k | — | 74% | |
| University of Connecticut Division I · Independent | 44 | 113 | $20M | 976 | 54% | |
| Nichols College Division III · Conference of New England | 44 | 110 | $437k | — | 88% | |
| Bridgewater State University Division III · Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference | 45 | 100 | $181k | — | 89% | |
| Stonehill College Division I · Northeast Conference | 46 | 125 | $3.5M | — | 73% | |
| Massachusetts Maritime Academy Division III · Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference | 50 | 125 | $479k | — | 95% | |
| College of the Holy Cross Division I · Patriot League | 54 | 100 | $8M | 987 | 21% |
Other football programs in the Coastal Athletic Association
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stony Brook University 11 over cap | 116 | $8.2M | $70,797 | 965 | vs | |
| Elon University 4 over cap | 109 | $7.7M | $70,775 | 988 | vs | |
| Monmouth University 16 over cap | 121 | $7.5M | $61,611 | 935 | vs | |
| University of Rhode Island room for 5 | 100 | $6.9M | $68,822 | 976 | vs | |
| University of New Hampshire at cap | 105 | $6.7M | $63,881 | 970 | vs | |
| Bryant University 37 over cap | 142 | $6.3M | $44,189 | 985 | vs | |
| University of Maine 5 over cap | 110 | $5.8M | $52,864 | 952 | vs | |
| Towson University 1 over cap | 106 | $5.6M | $53,270 | 969 | vs | |
| Sacred Heart University 49 over cap | 154 | $5.4M | $35,152 | 954 | vs | |
| Hampton University room for 13 | 92 | $5.2M | $56,989 | 933 | vs | |
| Campbell University 21 over cap | 126 | $5.2M | $40,962 | 951 | vs | |
| University at Albany room for 5 | 100 | $4.9M | $49,493 | 955 | vs | |
| North Carolina A&T State University 41 over cap | 146 | $4.3M | $29,577 | 966 | vs |
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