Division III · Middle Atlantic Conferences
Widener University Football
Chester, PA · the Pride · Widener University overview
107
Roster
2024–25 season
$527k
Team budget
34th percentile in Division III
$4,925
Per roster spot
median $5,431
7
Coaches
1 head · 6 assistant
84%
Admitted
lower half for selectivity
Widener University fields a football team in the Middle Atlantic Conferences (NCAA Division III). In 2024–25 the roster carried 107 players, about the median of 109, with 1 head coach and 6 assistants. Team expenses were $527,052, below the median of $613k — $4,925 per roster spot, lower half 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).
#154Team budgetof 232 · Division III#148Spend per playerof 232 · Division III#122Roster sizeof 232 · Division III
Team budgets across the division
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Roster sizes
this programevery Division III roster
The program
- Roster107 2024–25 season
- Coaching staff1 head, 6 assistant
- Team expenses$527,052 for the year
- Operating expenses$37,234 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$4,925 division median $5,431
- Athletic aid, men's teamsNone school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$0 across men's teams
- Recruiting spend, men's$20,490 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Michael Barainyak 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 →2,811undergraduates · 5,610 students in all
Women 66% Men 34%
- Setting
- Suburb
- Type
- Private · Doctoral/professional university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →84%admitted · of 7,167 applicants
SAT middle 50%1050 – 1260
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 64%
Football
Full picture →107on the roster · 2024–25 season
- Team expenses
- $527,052 $4,926 per roster spot · lower half of Division III
- Coaches
- 1 head · 6 assistant
- Athletic aid, men's teams
- None
- Recruiting spend, men's
- $20,490
Cost
Full picture →$30,720net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $53,638
Campus safety
Full picture →1.87violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 4 burglaries · 16 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 0 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →38%of bachelor's degrees in health professions & nursing · 22 fields · Associate's, Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research Widener 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 program107 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions84% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$30,720 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsHealth professions & nursing · 38%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusSuburb · 2,811Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety1.87 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Pennsylvania Division I · The Ivy League | 11 | 108 | $3.5M | 992 | 6% | |
| Villanova University Division I · Patriot League | 12 | 96 | $8.8M | 983 | 25% | |
| Eastern University Division III · Middle Atlantic Conferences | 13 | 151 | $702k | — | 94% | |
| Temple University Division I · American Conference | 13 | 115 | $26M | 987 | 83% | |
| West Chester University of Pennsylvania Division II · Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference | 14 | 122 | $1.2M | — | 79% | |
| Rowan University Division III · New Jersey Athletic Conference | 16 | 98 | $681k | — | 78% | |
| Ursinus College Division III · Centennial Conference | 24 | 161 | $651k | — | 87% | |
| University of Delaware Division I · Conference USA | 25 | 110 | $10M | 958 | 65% | |
| Lincoln University (Pennsylvania) Division II · Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association | 31 | 99 | $913k | — | 78% | |
| Delaware Valley University Division III · Middle Atlantic Conferences | 32 | 131 | $602k | — | 92% | |
| The College of New Jersey Division III · New Jersey Athletic Conference | 41 | 100 | $511k | — | 62% | |
| Alvernia University Division III · Middle Atlantic Conferences | 44 | 90 | $532k | — | 62% |
Other football programs in the Middle Atlantic Conferences
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eastern University | 151 | $702k | $4,649 | — | vs | |
| Stevenson University | 137 | $623k | $4,546 | — | vs | |
| Delaware Valley University | 131 | $602k | $4,599 | — | vs | |
| King's College (Pennsylvania) | 128 | $598k | $4,674 | — | vs | |
| Alvernia University | 90 | $532k | $5,911 | — | vs | |
| Widener University | 107 | $527k | $4,925 | — | vs | |
| Lebanon Valley College | 124 | $495k | $3,988 | — | vs | |
| Albright College | 91 | $423k | $4,644 | — | vs | |
| Misericordia University | 120 | $342k | $2,849 | — | vs | |
| Fairleigh Dickinson University, Florham | — | — | — | — | vs |
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