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Division II · Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association

Washburn University Football

Topeka, KS · the Ichabods · Washburn University overview
135
Roster
2024–25 season
$2.8M
Team budget
90th percentile in Division II
$20,761
Per roster spot
median $14,113
13
Coaches
1 head · 12 assistant

Washburn University fields a football team in the Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association (NCAA Division II). In 2024–25 the roster carried 135 players, about the median of 128, with 1 head coach and 12 assistants. Team expenses were $2,802,770, well above the median of $1.7M — $20,761 per roster spot, top quarter of Division II football programs. The school gave $2,183,168 in athletic aid across its men's teams, about $5,641 per roster spot.

Among Division II football programs

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

Team budget$2.8M
Spend per player$20,761
Roster size135
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

  • Roster135 2024–25 season
  • Coaching staff1 head, 12 assistant
  • Team expenses$2,802,770 for the year
  • Operating expenses$476,735 game-day and travel
  • Spend per roster spot$20,761 division median $14,113
  • Athletic aid, men's teams$2,183,168 school-wide
  • Aid per roster spot$5,641 across men's teams
  • Recruiting spend, men's$85,606 school-wide

Coaching staff

NameTitleEmail
Zach Watkins head coachHead Coachnot on file
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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

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About the school

What an athlete asks first — each panel opens the full picture.
4,930undergraduates · 5,663 students in all
Women 64% Men 36%
Setting
City
Type
Public · Master's university
Affiliation
None
Graduate in 6 yrs
41%
135on the roster · 2024–25 season
Team expenses
$2,802,770 $20,761 per roster spot · top 10% of Division II
Coaches
1 head · 12 assistant
Athletic aid, men's teams
$2,183,168
Recruiting spend, men's
$85,606
$12,894net price · after grants, aided first-years
Sticker, in-state$23,787
Sticker, out-of-state$34,791
Average net price$12,894
Net price by family income
$0–30k$9,589
$30–48k$10,136
$48–75k$13,702
$75–110k$17,518
$110k and up$17,323
Tuition & fees
$9,578 in-state · $20,582 out

Campus safety

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0.5violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
Violent0.50
Property0.99
In residence halls
0 burglaries · 4 sex offences over 2022–2024
Residence-hall fires
0 over 2022–2024
27%of bachelor's degrees in health professions & nursing · 20 fields · Associate's, Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Health professions & nursing188 · 27%
Business89 · 13%
Criminal justice & protective services53 · 8%
Public administration & social work43 · 6%
Communication & journalism43 · 6%

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Football programs within 150 miles

Washburn UniversityUniversity of Kansas · 25 miKansas State University · 48 miEmporia State University · 50 miMissouri Western State University · 70 miWilliam Jewell College · 71 miNorthwest Missouri State University · 101 miUniversity of Central Missouri · 107 miPittsburg State University · 126 miUniversity of Nebraska-Lincoln · 134 miNebraska Wesleyan University · 134 miMissouri Southern State University · 150 mi
SchoolMilesRosterBudgetAPRAdmitted
University of Kansas Division I · Big 12 Conference25122$35M96088%
Kansas State University Division I · Big 12 Conference48125$27M97879%
Emporia State University Division II · Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association50129$2.4M—98%
Missouri Western State University Division II · Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association70125$2.6M——
William Jewell College Division II · Great Lakes Valley Conference71111$1.9M—34%
Northwest Missouri State University Division II · Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association101141$3.5M—86%
University of Central Missouri Division II · Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association107160$3M—69%
Pittsburg State University Division II · Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association126134$3.3M—88%
University of Nebraska-Lincoln Division I · Big Ten Conference134155$71M97477%
Nebraska Wesleyan University Division III · American Rivers Conference134122$398k—84%
Missouri Southern State University Division II · Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association150141$2.1M—97%

Other football programs in the Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association

SchoolRosterBudgetPer playerAPRCompare
Northwest Missouri State University141$3.5M$24,948—vs
Pittsburg State University134$3.3M$24,852—vs
University of Central Missouri160$3M$18,482—vs
Washburn University135$2.8M$20,761—vs
Missouri Western State University125$2.6M$21,034—vs
University of Nebraska at Kearney133$2.5M$18,444—vs
Emporia State University129$2.4M$18,389—vs
Missouri Southern State University141$2.1M$15,015—vs
Fort Hays State University132$2.1M$15,941—vs
University of Central Oklahoma143$2.1M$14,461—vs

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