Division I · Northeast Conference
Wagner College Football
Staten Island, NY · the Seahawks · Wagner College overview
167
Roster
62 over the D-I cap of 105
$4.5M
Team budget
19th percentile in Division I
$26,884
Per roster spot
median $79,762
14
Coaches
1 head · 13 assistant
965
APR
96% of players retained
83%
Admitted
lower half for selectivity
Wagner College fields a football team in the Northeast Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 167 players, above the median of 119, with 1 head coach and 13 assistants. Team expenses were $4,489,660, well below the median of $9.1M — $26,884 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 62 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 965, about the median of 964, with 96% of players retained year to year. The school gave $7,042,166 in athletic aid across its men's teams, about $15,111 per roster spot.
Among Division I football programs
Where this program sits against its 261 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#211Team budgetof 261 · Division I#234Spend per playerof 261 · Division I#1Roster sizeof 261 · Division I#115APRof 261 · Division I
Team budgets across the division
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Roster sizes (cap 105)
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The program
- Roster167 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap105 62 over last season
- Coaching staff1 head, 13 assistant
- Team expenses$4,489,660 for the year
- Operating expenses$165,138 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$26,884 division median $79,762
- Academic Progress Rate965 multi-year; 973 latest
- Players retained96% year to year
- Eligible97% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, men's teams$7,042,166 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$15,111 across men's teams
- Recruiting spend, men's$133,420 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Tom Masella 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
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About the school
What an athlete asks first — each panel opens the full picture.Campus
Full picture →1,592undergraduates · 1,932 students in all
Women 64% Men 36%
- Setting
- City
- Type
- Private · Master's university
- Affiliation
- Lutheran Church in America
Getting in
Full picture →83%admitted · of 2,328 applicants
SAT middle 50%1150 – 1320
ACT middle 50%23 – 27
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 68%
Football
Full picture →167on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 105167
62 over — players already on the roster may stay
Academic Progress Rate965
96% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $4,489,660 $26,884 per roster spot · bottom quarter of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 13 assistant
- Athletic aid, men's teams
- $7,042,166
- Recruiting spend, men's
- $133,420
Cost
Full picture →$28,109net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $52,000
Campus safety
Full picture →0.83violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 10 burglaries · 3 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 0 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →45%of bachelor's degrees in health professions & nursing · 18 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research Wagner College
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 program167 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions83% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$28,109 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsHealth professions & nursing · 45%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusCity · 1,592Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety0.83 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pace University Division II · Northeast 10 Conference | 8 | 112 | $1.7M | — | 77% | |
| Kean University Division III · New Jersey Athletic Conference | 9 | 95 | $526k | — | 77% | |
| Columbia University-Barnard College Division I · The Ivy League | 15 | 111 | $5.4M | 999 | 4% | |
| Montclair State University Division III · New Jersey Athletic Conference | 18 | 135 | $422k | — | 87% | |
| Fairleigh Dickinson University, Florham Division III · Middle Atlantic Conferences | 20 | — | — | — | 96% | |
| Fordham University Division I · Patriot League | 20 | 103 | $9.3M | 985 | 56% | |
| Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, New Brunswick Division I · Big Ten Conference | 20 | 137 | $76M | 979 | 65% | |
| State University of New York Maritime College Division III · New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference | 20 | 104 | $230k | — | 79% | |
| U.S. Merchant Marine Academy Division III · New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference | 22 | 100 | $523k | — | 32% | |
| William Paterson University of New Jersey Division III · New Jersey Athletic Conference | 23 | 91 | $395k | — | 93% | |
| Monmouth University Division I · Coastal Athletic Association | 24 | 121 | $7.5M | 935 | 90% | |
| Long Island University Division I · Northeast Conference | 30 | 125 | $7.2M | — | 90% |
Other football programs in the Northeast Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Long Island University 20 over cap | 125 | $7.2M | $57,693 | — | vs | |
| Duquesne University 13 over cap | 118 | $5.1M | $43,237 | 943 | vs | |
| Wagner College 62 over cap | 167 | $4.5M | $26,884 | 965 | vs | |
| Robert Morris University 34 over cap | 139 | $3.8M | $27,054 | 943 | vs | |
| Stonehill College 20 over cap | 125 | $3.5M | $28,183 | — | vs | |
| Mercyhurst University 29 over cap | 134 | $3M | $22,583 | — | vs | |
| University of New Haven 46 over cap | 151 | $3M | $19,988 | — | vs | |
| Central Connecticut State University room for 4 | 101 | $2.7M | $26,773 | 960 | vs | |
| Chicago State University | — | — | — | — | vs |
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