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Virginia Union University Football

Richmond, VA · the Panthers · Virginia Union University overview
113
Roster
2024–25 season
$1.6M
Team budget
39th percentile in Division II
$14,312
Per roster spot
median $14,113
13
Coaches
1 head · 12 assistant
98%
Admitted
bottom quarter for selectivity

Virginia Union University fields a football team in the Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association (NCAA Division II). In 2024–25 the roster carried 113 players, below the median of 128, with 1 head coach and 12 assistants. Team expenses were $1,617,306, about the median of $1.7M — $14,312 per roster spot, upper half of Division II football programs. The school gave $1,199,477 in athletic aid across its men's teams, about $6,448 per roster spot.

Among Division II football programs

Where this program sits against its 158 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).

Team budget$1.6M
Spend per player$14,312
Roster size113
Coaching staff13

Team budgets across the division

$550k$6.6M
this programevery Division II football program

Roster sizes

69316
this programevery Division II roster

The program

  • Roster113 2024–25 season
  • Coaching staff1 head, 12 assistant
  • Team expenses$1,617,306 for the year
  • Operating expenses$409,323 game-day and travel
  • Spend per roster spot$14,312 division median $14,113
  • Athletic aid, men's teams$1,199,477 school-wide
  • Aid per roster spot$6,448 across men's teams
  • Recruiting spend, men's$26,969 school-wide

Coaching staff

NameTitleEmail
Alvin Parker Ph. D.Associate Athletic Director / Head Football CoachOn file · sign in
Edward PointerAssistant Head Coach / Defensive Coordinator / LinebackersOn file · sign in
Diego RylandAssociate Head Coach / Special Teams Coordinator / Running BacksOn file · sign in
Nicholas RogersSecondary Coach / Recruiting CoordinatorOn file · sign in
Evan JonesCorners Coach / Defensive Pass Game CoordinatorOn file · sign in
Lane WashingtonDirector of Football Operationsnot on file
Tyree NoblesSecondary / Safeties CoachOn file · sign in
Ollie TaylorAssistant Football CoachOn file · sign in
Clifford FortuneAssistant Defensive Line Coachnot on file
Brady MyersGraduate Assistant Specialists Coach / Social Media CoordinatorOn file · sign in
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Recruiting timing

  • Coaches may first contact youJune 15 after sophomore year
  • Your own emailsAny time the rule limits what coaches send back
  • High-school football players1,029,588 2024-25
  • Division II roster spots20,787 158 programs
  • Odds of a spot1 in 50 2.0% of high-school players hold a Division II roster spot

General NCAA rule for Division II; 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.
1,170undergraduates · 1,662 students in all
Women 51% Men 49%
Setting
City
Type
Private · Liberal arts college
Affiliation
Baptist
HBCU
Yes
98%admitted · of 2,771 applicants
SAT middle 50%750 – 1010
Test scores
Test-optional
Graduate in 6 yrs
41%
113on the roster · 2024–25 season
Team expenses
$1,617,306 $14,312 per roster spot · lower half of Division II
Coaches
1 head · 12 assistant
Athletic aid, men's teams
$1,199,477
Recruiting spend, men's
$26,969
$20,207net price · after grants, aided first-years
Sticker price$29,432
Average net price$20,207
Net price by family income
$0–30k$17,272
$30–48k$20,536
$48–75k$22,097
$75–110k$24,665
$110k and up$21,677
Tuition & fees
$14,880

Campus safety

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2.03violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
Violent2.03
Property1.01
In residence halls
4 burglaries · 4 sex offences over 2022–2024
Residence-hall fires
0 over 2022–2024
21%of bachelor's degrees in business · 15 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Business30 · 21%
Social sciences20 · 14%
Psychology16 · 11%
Communication & journalism15 · 10%
Computer & information sciences13 · 9%

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Football programs within 150 miles

Virginia Union UniversityUniversity of Richmond · 5 miRandolph-Macon College · 14 miVirginia State University · 23 miWilliam & Mary · 46 miHampden-Sydney College · 60 miChristopher Newport University · 63 miUniversity of Virginia · 66 miHampton University · 72 miOld Dominion University · 78 miChowan University · 80 miNorfolk State University · 82 miGeorgetown University · 95 mi
SchoolMilesRosterBudgetAPRAdmitted
University of Richmond Division I · Patriot League589$8.6M98423%
Randolph-Macon College Division III · Old Dominion Athletic Conf.14142$814k—83%
Virginia State University Division II · Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association23132$1.8M—89%
William & Mary Division I · Patriot League46105$9M97933%
Hampden-Sydney College Division III · Old Dominion Athletic Conf.60———50%
Christopher Newport University Division III · New Jersey Athletic Conference63132$913k—88%
University of Virginia Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference66127$34M97217%
Hampton University Division I · Coastal Athletic Association7292$5.2M93348%
Old Dominion University Division I · Sun Belt Conference78116$15M96191%
Chowan University Division II · Conference Carolinas80146$1.3M—72%
Norfolk State University Division I · Mid-Eastern Athletic Conf.82143$7.1M95687%
Georgetown University Division I · Patriot League95100$2.6M98213%

Other football programs in the Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association

SchoolRosterBudgetPer playerAPRCompare
Winston-Salem State University116$2.1M$18,499—vs
Johnson C. Smith University123$2.1M$17,163—vs
Virginia State University132$1.8M$13,844—vs
Virginia Union University113$1.6M$14,312—vs
Bluefield State University93$1.6M$17,297—vs
Bowie State University135$1.5M$11,256—vs
Fayetteville State University75$1.4M$18,113—vs
Shaw University111$1.3M$11,750—vs
Elizabeth City State University120$1.2M$9,617—vs
Livingstone College84$1.2M$13,721—vs
Lincoln University (Pennsylvania)99$913k$9,217—vs

Every Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association football program · Football budgets ranked