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Winona State University Football

Winona, MN · the Warriors · Winona State University overview
120
Roster
2024–25 season
$1.8M
Team budget
52nd percentile in Division II
$14,718
Per roster spot
median $14,113
10
Coaches
1 head · 9 assistant
69%
Admitted
upper half for selectivity

Winona State University fields a football team in the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference (NCAA Division II). In 2024–25 the roster carried 120 players, about the median of 128, with 1 head coach and 9 assistants. Team expenses were $1,766,206, about the median of $1.7M — $14,718 per roster spot, upper half of Division II football programs. The school gave $1,109,338 in athletic aid across its men's teams, about $4,930 per roster spot.

Among Division II football programs

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

Team budget$1.8M
Spend per player$14,718
Roster size120
Coaching staff10

Team budgets across the division

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

Roster sizes

69316
this programevery Division II roster

The program

  • Roster120 2024–25 season
  • Coaching staff1 head, 9 assistant
  • Team expenses$1,766,206 for the year
  • Operating expenses$212,164 game-day and travel
  • Spend per roster spot$14,718 division median $14,113
  • Athletic aid, men's teams$1,109,338 school-wide
  • Aid per roster spot$4,930 across men's teams
  • Recruiting spend, men's$40,907 school-wide

Coaching staff

NameTitleEmail
Brian Curtin 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

General NCAA rule for Division II; the football recruiting guide has the date for each grad year, the eligibility checklist and what to put in a first email.

About the school

What an athlete asks first — each panel opens the full picture.
5,267undergraduates · 6,058 students in all
Women 69% Men 31%
Setting
Town
Type
Public · Master's university
Affiliation
None
69%admitted · of 6,159 applicants
SAT middle 50%980 – 1250
ACT middle 50%19 – 25
Test scores
Test-optional
Graduate in 6 yrs
60%
120on the roster · 2024–25 season
Team expenses
$1,766,206 $14,718 per roster spot · upper half of Division II
Coaches
1 head · 9 assistant
Athletic aid, men's teams
$1,109,338
Recruiting spend, men's
$40,907
$18,919net price · after grants, aided first-years
Sticker, in-state$23,962
Sticker, out-of-state$30,694
Average net price$18,919
Net price by family income
$0–30k$11,400
$30–48k$12,486
$48–75k$15,495
$75–110k$19,388
$110k and up$21,306
Tuition & fees
$10,498 in-state · $17,230 out

Campus safety

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1.6violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
Violent1.60
Property0.99
In residence halls
7 burglaries · 27 sex offences over 2022–2024
Residence-hall fires
3 over 2022–2024
20%of bachelor's degrees in health professions & nursing · 21 fields · Associate's, Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Health professions & nursing247 · 20%
Education204 · 16%
Business187 · 15%
Kinesiology, parks & recreation83 · 7%
Public administration & social work71 · 6%

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Football programs within 150 miles

Winona State UniversityUniversity of Wisconsin-La Crosse · 26 miLuther College · 51 miUniversity of Wisconsin-Eau Claire · 52 miUniversity of Wisconsin-Stout Polytechnic · 59 miUniversity of Wisconsin-River Falls · 74 miCarleton College · 80 miSt. Olaf College · 81 miUpper Iowa University · 84 miConcordia University, St. Paul · 97 miMacalester College · 97 miUniversity of St. Thomas (Minnesota) · 98 miHamline University · 98 mi
SchoolMilesRosterBudgetAPRAdmitted
University of Wisconsin-La Crosse Division III · Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference26115$752k—73%
Luther College Division III · Midwest Conference5176$533k—73%
University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire Division III · Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference52124$958k—76%
University of Wisconsin-Stout Polytechnic Division III · Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference59140$665k—85%
University of Wisconsin-River Falls Division III · Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference74121$618k—82%
Carleton College Division III · Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference8076$493k—22%
St. Olaf College Division III · Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference81100$627k—52%
Upper Iowa University Division II · Great Lakes Valley Conference84106$1.4M—93%
Concordia University, St. Paul Division II · Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference97112$1.6M—75%
Macalester College Division III · Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference9765$562k—28%
University of St. Thomas (Minnesota) Division I · Pioneer Football League98110$2.3M—85%
Hamline University Division III · Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference9879$402k—90%

Other football programs in the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference

SchoolRosterBudgetPer playerAPRCompare
Augustana University (South Dakota)124$2.9M$23,070—vs
University of Minnesota Duluth101$2.4M$23,551—vs
Minnesota State University, Mankato112$2.1M$18,307—vs
University of Sioux Falls118$1.9M$16,148—vs
Northern State University125$1.8M$14,704—vs
University of Jamestown168$1.8M$10,786—vs
Bemidji State University118$1.8M$14,987—vs
Winona State University120$1.8M$14,718—vs
University of Mary90$1.7M$19,028—vs
Minot State University123$1.7M$13,838—vs
Concordia University, St. Paul112$1.6M$14,552—vs
Wayne State College (Nebraska)95$1.4M$15,230—vs
Minnesota State University Moorhead116$1.4M$12,234—vs
Southwest Minnesota State University108$1.3M$12,384—vs

Every Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference football program · Football budgets ranked