Division II · Mountain East Conference
West Virginia Wesleyan College Football
Buckhannon, WV · the Bobcats, Lady Bobcats · West Virginia Wesleyan College overview
127
Roster
2024–25 season
$1.1M
Team budget
6th percentile in Division II
$8,802
Per roster spot
median $14,113
8
Coaches
1 head · 7 assistant
95%
Admitted
bottom quarter for selectivity
West Virginia Wesleyan College fields a football team in the Mountain East Conference (NCAA Division II). In 2024–25 the roster carried 127 players, about the median of 128, with 1 head coach and 7 assistants. Team expenses were $1,117,905, below the median of $1.7M — $8,802 per roster spot, bottom quarter of Division II football programs. The school gave $1,270,440 in athletic aid across its men's teams, about $3,424 per roster spot.
Among Division II football programs
Where this program sits against its 158 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#149Team budgetof 158 · Division II#148Spend per playerof 158 · Division II#80Roster sizeof 158 · Division II
Team budgets across the division
this programevery Division II football program
Roster sizes
this programevery Division II roster
The program
- Roster127 2024–25 season
- Coaching staff1 head, 7 assistant
- Team expenses$1,117,905 for the year
- Operating expenses$210,040 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$8,802 division median $14,113
- Athletic aid, men's teams$1,270,440 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$3,424 across men's teams
- Recruiting spend, men's$35,949 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Mike Kellar head coach | Head Coach | not 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.Campus
Full picture →938undergraduates · 991 students in all
Women 50% Men 50%
- Setting
- Town
- Type
- Private · Baccalaureate college
- Affiliation
- United Methodist
Getting in
Full picture →95%admitted · of 1,413 applicants
SAT middle 50%878 – 1143
ACT middle 50%18 – 23
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 49%
Football
Full picture →127on the roster · 2024–25 season
- Team expenses
- $1,117,905 $8,802 per roster spot · bottom quarter of Division II
- Coaches
- 1 head · 7 assistant
- Athletic aid, men's teams
- $1,270,440
- Recruiting spend, men's
- $35,949
Cost
Full picture →$20,093net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $33,494
Campus safety
Full picture →1.58violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 1 burglaries · 4 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 0 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →23%of bachelor's degrees in health professions & nursing · 21 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
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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 program127 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions95% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$20,093 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsHealth professions & nursing · 23%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusTown · 938Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety1.58 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glenville State University Division II · Mountain East Conference | 33 | 110 | $1.1M | — | — | |
| Fairmont State University Division II · Mountain East Conference | 34 | 100 | $1.3M | — | 99% | |
| West Virginia University Division I · Big 12 Conference | 47 | 127 | $35M | 960 | 86% | |
| Waynesburg University Division III · Presidents' Athletic Conference | 63 | 101 | $461k | — | 92% | |
| Marietta College Division III · Ohio Athletic Conference | 72 | 125 | $418k | — | 79% | |
| Pennsylvania Western University, Clarion Division II · Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference | 76 | 316 | $3.9M | — | 94% | |
| Pennsylvania Western University, California Division II · Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference | 76 | 316 | $3.9M | — | 94% | |
| Pennsylvania Western University, Edinboro Division II · Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference | 76 | 316 | $3.9M | — | 94% | |
| Wheeling University Division II · Mountain East Conference | 79 | 130 | $2.4M | — | 75% | |
| Bridgewater College (Virginia) Division III · Old Dominion Athletic Conf. | 80 | 134 | $620k | — | 91% | |
| Washington and Jefferson College Division III · Presidents' Athletic Conference | 82 | 162 | $610k | — | 82% | |
| James Madison University Division I · Sun Belt Conference | 82 | 121 | $17M | 952 | 76% |
Other football programs in the Mountain East Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wheeling University | 130 | $2.4M | $18,430 | — | vs | |
| University of Charleston (West Virginia) | 133 | $2.1M | $16,074 | — | vs | |
| West Liberty University | 97 | $1.6M | $16,401 | — | vs | |
| West Virginia State University | 129 | $1.6M | $12,021 | — | vs | |
| Concord University | 133 | $1.5M | $11,287 | — | vs | |
| Fairmont State University | 100 | $1.3M | $12,697 | — | vs | |
| Frostburg State University | 145 | $1.2M | $8,287 | — | vs | |
| Glenville State University | 110 | $1.1M | $10,333 | — | vs | |
| West Virginia Wesleyan College | 127 | $1.1M | $8,802 | — | vs | |
| Shawnee State University | — | — | — | — | vs |
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