Division II · Mountain East Conference
Wheeling University Football
Wheeling, WV · the Cardinals · Wheeling University overview
130
Roster
2024–25 season
$2.4M
Team budget
80th percentile in Division II
$18,430
Per roster spot
median $14,113
7
Coaches
1 head · 6 assistant
75%
Admitted
upper half for selectivity
Wheeling University fields a football team in the Mountain East Conference (NCAA Division II). In 2024–25 the roster carried 130 players, about the median of 128, with 1 head coach and 6 assistants. Team expenses were $2,395,945, above the median of $1.7M — $18,430 per roster spot, top quarter of Division II football programs. The school gave $2,938,878 in athletic aid across its men's teams, about $8,140 per roster spot.
Among Division II football programs
Where this program sits against its 158 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#32Team budgetof 158 · Division II#31Spend per playerof 158 · Division II#68Roster sizeof 158 · Division II
Team budgets across the division
this programevery Division II football program
Roster sizes
this programevery Division II roster
The program
- Roster130 2024–25 season
- Coaching staff1 head, 6 assistant
- Team expenses$2,395,945 for the year
- Operating expenses$328,858 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$18,430 division median $14,113
- Athletic aid, men's teams$2,938,878 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$8,140 across men's teams
- Recruiting spend, men's$57,734 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Zac Bruney 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 →588undergraduates · 748 students in all
Women 38% Men 62%
- Setting
- City
- Type
- Private · Master's university
- Affiliation
- Roman Catholic
Getting in
Full picture →75%admitted · of 2,103 applicants
- Test scores
- Scores not considered
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 32%
Football
Full picture →130on the roster · 2024–25 season
- Team expenses
- $2,395,945 $18,430 per roster spot · top quarter of Division II
- Coaches
- 1 head · 6 assistant
- Athletic aid, men's teams
- $2,938,878
- Recruiting spend, men's
- $57,734
Cost
Full picture →$19,164net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $29,475
Campus safety
Full picture →1.29violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 1 burglaries · 1 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 0 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →38%of bachelor's degrees in business · 13 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research Wheeling University
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 program130 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions75% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$19,164 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsBusiness · 38%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusCity · 588Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety1.29 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Liberty University Division II · Mountain East Conference | 8 | 97 | $1.6M | — | 72% | |
| Bethany College (West Virginia) Division III · Presidents' Athletic Conference | 12 | 117 | $390k | — | 60% | |
| Ohio University Division I · Mid-American Conference | 15 | — | — | — | — | |
| Washington and Jefferson College Division III · Presidents' Athletic Conference | 25 | 162 | $610k | — | 82% | |
| Waynesburg University Division III · Presidents' Athletic Conference | 29 | 101 | $461k | — | 92% | |
| Robert Morris University Division I · Northeast Conference | 40 | 139 | $3.8M | 943 | 91% | |
| Pennsylvania Western University, California Division II · Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference | 43 | 316 | $3.9M | — | 94% | |
| Pennsylvania Western University, Clarion Division II · Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference | 43 | 316 | $3.9M | — | 94% | |
| Pennsylvania Western University, Edinboro Division II · Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference | 43 | 316 | $3.9M | — | 94% | |
| Duquesne University Division I · Northeast Conference | 45 | 118 | $5.1M | 943 | 79% | |
| University of Pittsburgh Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference | 47 | 118 | $47M | 988 | 50% | |
| Carnegie Mellon University Division III · Centennial Conference | 47 | 110 | $779k | — | 11% |
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 |
Every Mountain East Conference football program · Football budgets ranked