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Division II · Lone Star Conference

Western Oregon University Football

Monmouth, OR · the Wolves · Western Oregon University overview
128
Roster
2024–25 season
$2M
Team budget
64th percentile in Division II
$15,672
Per roster spot
median $14,113
9
Coaches
1 head · 8 assistant
99%
Admitted
bottom quarter for selectivity

Western Oregon University fields a football team in the Lone Star Conference (NCAA Division II). In 2024–25 the roster carried 128 players, about the median of 128, with 1 head coach and 8 assistants. Team expenses were $2,006,095, above the median of $1.7M — $15,672 per roster spot, upper half of Division II football programs. The school gave $859,538 in athletic aid across its men's teams, about $2,943 per roster spot.

Among Division II football programs

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

Team budget$2M
Spend per player$15,672
Roster size128
Coaching staff9

Team budgets across the division

$550k$6.6M
this programevery Division II football program

Roster sizes

69316
this programevery Division II roster

The program

  • Roster128 2024–25 season
  • Coaching staff1 head, 8 assistant
  • Team expenses$2,006,095 for the year
  • Operating expenses$685,859 game-day and travel
  • Spend per roster spot$15,672 division median $14,113
  • Athletic aid, men's teams$859,538 school-wide
  • Aid per roster spot$2,943 across men's teams
  • Recruiting spend, men's$41,793 school-wide

Coaching staff

NameTitleEmail
Arne Ferguson 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.
3,249undergraduates · 3,857 students in all
Women 66% Men 34%
Setting
Town
Type
Public · Master's university
Affiliation
None
99%admitted · of 2,898 applicants
SAT middle 50%868 – 1108
ACT middle 50%21 – 26
Test scores
Test-optional
Graduate in 6 yrs
45%
128on the roster · 2024–25 season
Team expenses
$2,006,095 $15,673 per roster spot · upper half of Division II
Coaches
1 head · 8 assistant
Athletic aid, men's teams
$859,538
Recruiting spend, men's
$41,793
$15,249net price · after grants, aided first-years
Sticker, in-state$26,406
Sticker, out-of-state$46,116
Average net price$15,249
Net price by family income
$0–30k$16,131
$30–48k$16,040
$48–75k$17,265
$75–110k$18,989
$110k and up$20,906
Tuition & fees
$11,025 in-state · $30,735 out

Campus safety

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2.06violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
Violent2.06
Property0.90
In residence halls
1 burglaries · 21 sex offences over 2022–2024
Residence-hall fires
4 over 2022–2024
17%of bachelor's degrees in education · 20 fields · Bachelor's, Master's
Education139 · 17%
Psychology118 · 15%
Multidisciplinary studies101 · 13%
Business69 · 9%
Criminal justice & protective services61 · 8%

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Football programs within 150 miles

Western Oregon UniversityOregon State University · 20 miLinfield University · 24 miGeorge Fox University · 34 miPacific University (Oregon) · 47 miLewis & Clark College · 50 miPortland State University · 53 miWillamette University · 54 miUniversity of Oregon · 56 mi
SchoolMilesRosterBudgetAPRAdmitted
Oregon State University Division I · Pac-12 Conference20116$24M97579%
Linfield University Division III · Northwest Conference24135$672k—88%
George Fox University Division III · Northwest Conference34108$989k—96%
Pacific University (Oregon) Division III · Northwest Conference47133$778k—92%
Lewis & Clark College Division III · Northwest Conference50107$651k—75%
Portland State University Division I · Big Sky Conference53118$5.4M95491%
Willamette University Division III · Northwest Conference54———69%
University of Oregon Division I · Big Ten Conference56126$61M96885%

Other football programs in the Lone Star Conference

SchoolRosterBudgetPer playerAPRCompare
The University of Texas Permian Basin156$3.2M$20,340—vs
Texas A&M University-Kingsville158$2.4M$15,364—vs
Central Washington University116$2.2M$18,893—vs
West Texas A&M University138$2.2M$15,673—vs
Western Oregon University128$2M$15,672—vs
Western New Mexico University114$2M$17,233—vs
Angelo State University129$1.8M$13,960—vs
Eastern New Mexico University120$1.6M$13,611—vs
Midwestern State University140$1.5M$10,758—vs
Sul Ross State University126$731k$5,803—vs

Every Lone Star Conference football program · Football budgets ranked