Division III · New England Small College Athletic Conference
Wesleyan University (Connecticut) Football
Middletown, CT · the Cardinals · Wesleyan University (Connecticut) overview
108
Roster
2024–25 season
$985k
Team budget
91st percentile in Division III
$9,120
Per roster spot
median $5,431
10
Coaches
1 head · 9 assistant
17%
Admitted
top 10% for selectivity
Wesleyan University (Connecticut) fields a football team in the New England Small College Athletic Conference (NCAA Division III). In 2024–25 the roster carried 108 players, about the median of 109, with 1 head coach and 9 assistants. Team expenses were $985,010, well above the median of $613k — $9,120 per roster spot, top 10% 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).
#21Team budgetof 232 · Division III#21Spend per playerof 232 · Division III#117Roster sizeof 232 · Division III
Team budgets across the division
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Roster sizes
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The program
- Roster108 2024–25 season
- Coaching staff1 head, 9 assistant
- Team expenses$985,010 for the year
- Operating expenses$131,443 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$9,120 division median $5,431
- Athletic aid, men's teamsNone school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$0 across men's teams
- Recruiting spend, men's$58,709 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Dan DiCenzo head coach | Head Coach | not on file |
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Recruiting timing
- Coaches may first contact youany time
- Your own emailsAny time the rule limits what coaches send back
- 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.Campus
Full picture →3,066undergraduates · 3,271 students in all
Women 53% Men 47%
- Setting
- City
- Type
- Private · Liberal arts college
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →17%admitted · of 14,500 applicants
SAT middle 50%1450 – 1540
ACT middle 50%33 – 35
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 92%
Football
Full picture →108on the roster · 2024–25 season
- Team expenses
- $985,010 $9,120 per roster spot · top 10% of Division III
- Coaches
- 1 head · 9 assistant
- Athletic aid, men's teams
- None
- Recruiting spend, men's
- $58,709
Cost
Full picture →$20,463net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $67,016
Campus safety
Full picture →0.66violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 7 burglaries · 8 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 8 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →27%of bachelor's degrees in social sciences · 17 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research Wesleyan University (Connecticut)
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 program108 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions17% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$20,463 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsSocial sciences · 27%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusCity · 3,066Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety0.66 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Central Connecticut State University Division I · Northeast Conference | 11 | 101 | $2.7M | 960 | 76% | |
| Trinity College (Connecticut) Division III · New England Small College Athletic Conference | 13 | 104 | $1.2M | — | 34% | |
| Southern Connecticut State University Division II · Northeast 10 Conference | 21 | 107 | $1.3M | — | 81% | |
| Yale University Division I · The Ivy League | 22 | 121 | $7.8M | 992 | 5% | |
| Post University Division II · Northeast 10 Conference | 22 | 101 | $1.3M | — | — | |
| University of New Haven Division I · Northeast Conference | 24 | 151 | $3M | — | 81% | |
| University of Connecticut Division I · Independent | 27 | 113 | $20M | 976 | 54% | |
| U.S. Coast Guard Academy Division III · New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference | 31 | — | — | — | 24% | |
| Sacred Heart University Division I · Coastal Athletic Association | 38 | 154 | $5.4M | 954 | 68% | |
| Springfield College Division III · New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference | 38 | 134 | $1.2M | — | 70% | |
| American International College Division II · Northeast 10 Conference | 39 | 125 | $2.2M | — | 97% | |
| Western New England University Division III · Conference of New England | 39 | 120 | $561k | — | 83% |
Other football programs in the New England Small College Athletic Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hamilton College | 77 | $1.2M | $15,890 | — | vs | |
| Trinity College (Connecticut) | 104 | $1.2M | $11,704 | — | vs | |
| Amherst College | 84 | $1.1M | $13,584 | — | vs | |
| Tufts University | 93 | $1.1M | $12,194 | — | vs | |
| Colby College | 88 | $1.1M | $12,258 | — | vs | |
| Bates College | 84 | $1M | $12,024 | — | vs | |
| Wesleyan University (Connecticut) | 108 | $985k | $9,120 | — | vs | |
| Bowdoin College | 84 | $904k | $10,766 | — | vs | |
| Williams College | 87 | $704k | $8,089 | — | vs | |
| Middlebury College | — | — | — | — | vs |
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