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Division III · American Rivers Conference

Wartburg College Football

Waverly, IA · the Knights · Wartburg College overview
184
Roster
2024–25 season
$558k
Team budget
39th percentile in Division III
$3,031
Per roster spot
median $5,431
12
Coaches
1 head · 11 assistant
99%
Admitted
bottom quarter for selectivity

Wartburg College fields a football team in the American Rivers Conference (NCAA Division III). In 2024–25 the roster carried 184 players, well above the median of 109, with 1 head coach and 11 assistants. Team expenses were $557,787, about the median of $613k — $3,031 per roster spot, bottom quarter of Division III football programs. The school reports no athletic aid for men's teams — Division III programs do not offer athletic scholarships.

Among Division III football programs

Where this program sits against its 232 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).

Team budget$558k
Spend per player$3,031
Roster size184
Coaching staff12

Team budgets across the division

$181k$3.6M
this programevery Division III football program

Roster sizes

40232
this programevery Division III roster

The program

  • Roster184 2024–25 season
  • Coaching staff1 head, 11 assistant
  • Team expenses$557,787 for the year
  • Operating expenses$177,871 game-day and travel
  • Spend per roster spot$3,031 division median $5,431
  • Athletic aid, men's teamsNone school-wide
  • Aid per roster spot$0 across men's teams
  • Recruiting spend, men's$103,351 school-wide

Coaching staff

NameTitleEmail
Chris Winter head coachHead Coachnot on file
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Recruiting timing

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  • High-school football players1,029,588 2024-25
  • Division III roster spots26,128 232 programs
  • Odds of a spot1 in 39 2.5% of high-school players hold a Division III roster spot

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About the school

What an athlete asks first — each panel opens the full picture.
1,454undergraduates · 1,472 students in all
Women 49% Men 51%
Setting
Town
Type
Private · Liberal arts college
Affiliation
Evangelical Lutheran Church
99%admitted · of 2,543 applicants
SAT middle 50%978 – 1235
ACT middle 50%19 – 27
Test scores
Test-optional
Graduate in 6 yrs
67%
184on the roster · 2024–25 season
Team expenses
$557,787 $3,031 per roster spot · lower half of Division III
Coaches
1 head · 11 assistant
Athletic aid, men's teams
None
Recruiting spend, men's
$103,351
$23,321net price · after grants, aided first-years
Sticker price$64,502
Average net price$23,321
Net price by family income
$0–30k$16,146
$30–48k$16,390
$48–75k$19,521
$75–110k$22,654
$110k and up$26,429
Tuition & fees
$51,040

Campus safety

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0.67violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
Violent0.67
Property0.00
In residence halls
0 burglaries · 3 sex offences over 2022–2024
Residence-hall fires
3 over 2022–2024
20%of bachelor's degrees in business · 23 fields · Bachelor's, Master's
Business56 · 20%
Education41 · 15%
Biological sciences37 · 13%
Social sciences20 · 7%
Psychology18 · 6%

Research Wartburg College

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Football programs within 150 miles

Wartburg CollegeUniversity of Northern Iowa · 15 miUpper Iowa University · 36 miLuther College · 53 miCoe College · 66 miGrinnell College · 69 miIowa State University · 77 miCornell College · 78 miUniversity of Iowa · 88 miUniversity of Dubuque · 92 miLoras College · 93 miCentral College (Iowa) · 94 miUniversity of Wisconsin-La Crosse · 98 mi
SchoolMilesRosterBudgetAPRAdmitted
University of Northern Iowa Division I · Missouri Valley Football Conference15105$4.7M96994%
Upper Iowa University Division II · Great Lakes Valley Conference36106$1.4M—93%
Luther College Division III · Midwest Conference5376$533k—73%
Coe College Division III · American Rivers Conference66121$444k—71%
Grinnell College Division III · Midwest Conference6960$457k—13%
Iowa State University Division I · Big 12 Conference77135$32M97989%
Cornell College Division III · Midwest Conference7899$514k—81%
University of Iowa Division I · Big Ten Conference88131$51M97185%
University of Dubuque Division III · American Rivers Conference92123$709k—87%
Loras College Division III · American Rivers Conference9397$561k—92%
Central College (Iowa) Division III · American Rivers Conference94152$1M—79%
University of Wisconsin-La Crosse Division III · Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference98115$752k—73%

Other football programs in the American Rivers Conference

SchoolRosterBudgetPer playerAPRCompare
Central College (Iowa)152$1M$6,690—vs
University of Dubuque123$709k$5,764—vs
Simpson College115$573k$4,983—vs
Loras College97$561k$5,781—vs
Wartburg College184$558k$3,031—vs
Buena Vista University79$498k$6,304—vs
Coe College121$444k$3,672—vs
Nebraska Wesleyan University122$398k$3,263—vs

Every American Rivers Conference football program · Football budgets ranked