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Division III · Northwest Conference

Whitworth University Football

Spokane, WA · the Pirates · Whitworth University overview
128
Roster
2024–25 season
$974k
Team budget
91st percentile in Division III
$7,610
Per roster spot
median $5,431
19
Coaches
1 head · 18 assistant
87%
Admitted
bottom quarter for selectivity

Whitworth University fields a football team in the Northwest Conference (NCAA Division III). In 2024–25 the roster carried 128 players, above the median of 109, with 1 head coach and 18 assistants. Team expenses were $974,129, well above the median of $613k — $7,610 per roster spot, top quarter 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).

Team budget$974k
Spend per player$7,610
Roster size128
Coaching staff19

Team budgets across the division

$181k$3.6M
this programevery Division III football program

Roster sizes

40232
this programevery Division III roster

The program

  • Roster128 2024–25 season
  • Coaching staff1 head, 18 assistant
  • Team expenses$974,129 for the year
  • Operating expenses$282,386 game-day and travel
  • Spend per roster spot$7,610 division median $5,431
  • Athletic aid, men's teamsNone school-wide
  • Aid per roster spot$0 across men's teams
  • Recruiting spend, men's$44,779 school-wide

Coaching staff

NameTitleEmail
Rodney Allen Sandberg head coachHead Coachnot on file
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Recruiting timing

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  • 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.
1,939undergraduates · 2,345 students in all
Women 58% Men 42%
Setting
Suburb
Type
Private · Master's university
Affiliation
Presbyterian
87%admitted · of 4,740 applicants
SAT middle 50%1100 – 1320
ACT middle 50%21 – 29
Test scores
Test-optional
Graduate in 6 yrs
68%
128on the roster · 2024–25 season
Team expenses
$974,129 $7,610 per roster spot · top 10% of Division III
Coaches
1 head · 18 assistant
Athletic aid, men's teams
None
Recruiting spend, men's
$44,779
$27,491net price · after grants, aided first-years
Sticker price$69,213
Average net price$27,491
Net price by family income
$0–30k$16,492
$30–48k$17,727
$48–75k$20,336
$75–110k$29,657
$110k and up$33,339
Tuition & fees
$50,920

Campus safety

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0.43violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
Violent0.43
Property0.72
In residence halls
2 burglaries · 3 sex offences over 2022–2024
Residence-hall fires
3 over 2022–2024
13%of bachelor's degrees in business · 20 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Business63 · 13%
Education61 · 12%
Social sciences61 · 12%
Multidisciplinary studies51 · 10%
Psychology41 · 8%

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Football programs within 150 miles

Whitworth UniversityEdward Waters University · 20 miEastern Washington University · 20 miWashington State University · 72 miUniversity of Idaho · 73 mi
SchoolMilesRosterBudgetAPRAdmitted
Edward Waters University Division II · Southern Intercol. Ath. Conf.20132$6.6M96392%
Eastern Washington University Division I · Big Sky Conference20132$6.6M96392%
Washington State University Division I · Pac-12 Conference72124$23M96385%
University of Idaho Division I · Big Sky Conference73116$6.6M95779%

Other football programs in the Northwest Conference

SchoolRosterBudgetPer playerAPRCompare
George Fox University108$989k$9,154—vs
Whitworth University128$974k$7,610—vs
Pacific Lutheran University103$950k$9,223—vs
Pacific University (Oregon)133$778k$5,846—vs
Linfield University135$672k$4,979—vs
Lewis & Clark College107$651k$6,084—vs
University of Puget Sound93$513k$5,515—vs
Willamette University————vs

Every Northwest Conference football program · Football budgets ranked