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Division III · New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference

Worcester Polytechnic Institute Football

Worcester, MA · the Engineers · Worcester Polytechnic Institute overview
106
Roster
2024–25 season
$566k
Team budget
42nd percentile in Division III
$5,343
Per roster spot
median $5,431
11
Coaches
1 head · 10 assistant
58%
Admitted
top quarter for selectivity

Worcester Polytechnic Institute fields a football team in the New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference (NCAA Division III). In 2024–25 the roster carried 106 players, about the median of 109, with 1 head coach and 10 assistants. Team expenses were $566,370, about the median of $613k — $5,343 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).

Team budget$566k
Spend per player$5,343
Roster size106
Coaching staff11

Team budgets across the division

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

Roster sizes

40232
this programevery Division III roster

The program

  • Roster106 2024–25 season
  • Coaching staff1 head, 10 assistant
  • Team expenses$566,370 for the year
  • Operating expenses$93,168 game-day and travel
  • Spend per roster spot$5,343 division median $5,431
  • Athletic aid, men's teamsNone school-wide
  • Aid per roster spot$0 across men's teams
  • Recruiting spend, men's$42,545 school-wide

Coaching staff

NameTitleEmail
Chris Robertson head coachHead Coachnot on file
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Recruiting timing

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  • 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.
5,453undergraduates · 7,353 students in all
Women 34% Men 66%
Setting
City
Type
Private · Research university
Affiliation
None
58%admitted · of 11,809 applicants
Test scores
Scores not considered
Graduate in 6 yrs
88%
106on the roster · 2024–25 season
Team expenses
$566,370 $5,343 per roster spot · lower half of Division III
Coaches
1 head · 10 assistant
Athletic aid, men's teams
None
Recruiting spend, men's
$42,545
$47,799net price · after grants, aided first-years
Sticker price$79,542
Average net price$47,799
Net price by family income
$0–30k$23,870
$30–48k$22,286
$48–75k$29,195
$75–110k$37,713
$110k and up$51,567
Tuition & fees
$58,870

Campus safety

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0.26violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
Violent0.26
Property1.71
In residence halls
7 burglaries · 3 sex offences over 2022–2024
Residence-hall fires
9 over 2022–2024
62%of bachelor's degrees in engineering · 13 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Engineering726 · 62%
Computer & information sciences237 · 20%
Biological sciences67 · 6%
Multidisciplinary studies50 · 4%
Mathematics & statistics27 · 2%

Research Worcester Polytechnic Institute

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 programs within 150 miles

Worcester Polytechnic InstituteAssumption University · 2 miWorcester State University · 2 miCollege of the Holy Cross · 3 miNichols College · 17 miFramingham State University · 19 miFitchburg State University · 22 miDean College · 25 miBryant University · 28 miBentley University · 31 miBoston College · 33 miCurry College · 35 miHarvard University · 36 mi
SchoolMilesRosterBudgetAPRAdmitted
Assumption University Division II · Northeast 10 Conference2114$1.2M—87%
Worcester State University Division III · Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference293$181k—90%
College of the Holy Cross Division I · Patriot League3100$8M98721%
Nichols College Division III · Conference of New England17110$437k—88%
Framingham State University Division III · Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference19100$228k—85%
Fitchburg State University Division III · Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference2274$214k—90%
Dean College Division III · Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference2578$335k—74%
Bryant University Division I · Coastal Athletic Association28142$6.3M98566%
Bentley University Division II · Northeast 10 Conference31102$1.7M—48%
Boston College Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference33148$41M98916%
Curry College Division III · Conference of New England3580$333k—92%
Harvard University Division I · The Ivy League36113$4.9M9823%

Other football programs in the New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference

SchoolRosterBudgetPer playerAPRCompare
Springfield College134$1.2M$8,838—vs
Norwich University107$651k$6,087—vs
Worcester Polytechnic Institute106$566k$5,343—vs
U.S. Merchant Marine Academy100$523k$5,233—vs
Salve Regina University150$518k$3,453—vs
Massachusetts Institute of Technology69$285k$4,135—vs
State University of New York Maritime College104$230k$2,212—vs
U.S. Coast Guard Academy————vs

Every New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference football program · Football budgets ranked