University of Washington Football
University of Washington fields a football team in the Big Ten Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 114 players, about the median of 119, with 1 head coach and 10 assistants. Team expenses were $68,921,774, well above the median of $9.1M — $604,576 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 9 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 999, about the median of 964, with 99% of players retained year to year. The school gave $10,619,493 in athletic aid across its men's teams, about $29,746 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
- Roster114 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap105 9 over last season
- Coaching staff1 head, 10 assistant
- Team expenses$68,921,774 for the year
- Operating expenses$20,546,056 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$604,576 division median $79,762
- Academic Progress Rate999 multi-year; 1000 latest
- Players retained99% year to year
- Eligible100% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, men's teams$10,619,493 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$29,746 across men's teams
- Recruiting spend, men's$2,632,449 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Jedd Fisch 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
- 84%
Football
Full picture →- Team expenses
- $68,921,774 $604,577 per roster spot · top 10% of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 10 assistant
- Athletic aid, men's teams
- $10,619,493
- Recruiting spend, men's
- $2,632,449
Cost
Full picture →- Tuition & fees
- $12,643 in-state · $41,997 out
Campus safety
Full picture →- In residence halls
- 18 burglaries · 18 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 23 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →Research University of Washington
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Puget Sound Division III · Northwest Conference | 28 | 93 | $513k | — | 76% | |
| Pacific Lutheran University Division III · Northwest Conference | 36 | 103 | $950k | — | 81% | |
| Central Washington University Division II · Lone Star Conference | 94 | 116 | $2.2M | — | 90% | |
| Willamette University Division III · Northwest Conference | 148 | — | — | — | 69% | |
| Portland State University Division I · Big Sky Conference | 149 | 118 | $5.4M | 954 | 91% |
Other football programs in the Big Ten Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Ohio State University 17 over cap | 122 | $92M | $757,043 | 985 | vs | |
| Pennsylvania State University 25 over cap | 130 | $77M | $595,277 | 982 | vs | |
| Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, New Brunswick 32 over cap | 137 | $76M | $554,182 | 979 | vs | |
| University of Southern California 11 over cap | 116 | $74M | $638,060 | 970 | vs | |
| University of Nebraska-Lincoln 50 over cap | 155 | $71M | $455,320 | 974 | vs | |
| University of Washington 9 over cap | 114 | $69M | $604,576 | 999 | vs | |
| University of Michigan 34 over cap | 139 | $62M | $443,620 | 980 | vs | |
| University of Oregon 21 over cap | 126 | $61M | $482,916 | 968 | vs | |
| University of California, Los Angeles 16 over cap | 121 | $55M | $456,240 | 944 | vs | |
| University of Iowa 26 over cap | 131 | $51M | $388,506 | 971 | vs | |
| Indiana University, Bloomington 9 over cap | 114 | $50M | $440,417 | 969 | vs | |
| Michigan State University 14 over cap | 119 | $48M | $405,275 | 952 | vs | |
| University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign 14 over cap | 119 | $48M | $403,373 | 970 | vs | |
| University of Minnesota, Twin Cities 12 over cap | 117 | $45M | $388,484 | 980 | vs | |
| University of Wisconsin-Madison 17 over cap | 122 | $41M | $335,274 | 986 | vs | |
| Northwestern University 4 over cap | 109 | $38M | $347,722 | 995 | vs | |
| Purdue University 21 over cap | 126 | $37M | $295,184 | 954 | vs | |
| University of Maryland, College Park 15 over cap | 120 | $36M | $295,855 | 956 | vs |
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