Division I · Missouri Valley Football Conference
Youngstown State University Football
Youngstown, OH · the Penguins · Youngstown State University overview
123
Roster
18 over the D-I cap of 105
$5M
Team budget
24th percentile in Division I
$40,850
Per roster spot
median $79,762
13
Coaches
1 head · 12 assistant
956
APR
96% of players retained
80%
Admitted
lower half for selectivity
Youngstown State University fields a football team in the Missouri Valley Football Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 123 players, about the median of 119, with 1 head coach and 12 assistants. Team expenses were $5,024,652, well below the median of $9.1M — $40,850 per roster spot, bottom quarter of Division I football programs. Under the Division I roster cap of 105 in force from 2025-26, that is 18 over — cuts or attrition are likely, though players already on the roster may stay (230 of 261 Division I programs carried more than the cap). The team's multi-year Academic Progress Rate is 956, about the median of 964, with 96% of players retained year to year. The school gave $3,172,250 in athletic aid across its men's teams, about $8,459 per roster spot.
Among Division I football programs
Where this program sits against its 261 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#198Team budgetof 261 · Division I#205Spend per playerof 261 · Division I#86Roster sizeof 261 · Division I#168APRof 261 · Division I
Team budgets across the division
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Roster sizes (cap 105)
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The program
- Roster123 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap105 18 over last season
- Coaching staff1 head, 12 assistant
- Team expenses$5,024,652 for the year
- Operating expenses$996,342 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$40,850 division median $79,762
- Academic Progress Rate956 multi-year; 941 latest
- Players retained96% year to year
- Eligible94% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, men's teams$3,172,250 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$8,459 across men's teams
- Recruiting spend, men's$262,117 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Doug Phillips head coach | Head Coach | not on file |
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Recruiting timing
- Coaches may first contact youSeptember 1 of junior year
- Your own emailsAny time the rule limits what coaches send back
- High-school football players1,029,588 2024-25
- Division I roster spots31,184 261 programs
- Odds of a spot1 in 33 3.0% of high-school players hold a Division I roster spot
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About the school
What an athlete asks first — each panel opens the full picture.Campus
Full picture →8,436undergraduates · 11,040 students in all
Women 55% Men 45%
- Setting
- City
- Type
- Public · Master's university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →80%admitted · of 5,799 applicants
SAT middle 50%940 – 1210
ACT middle 50%17 – 24
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 53%
Football
Full picture →123on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 105123
18 over — players already on the roster may stay
Academic Progress Rate956
96% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $5,024,652 $40,851 per roster spot · bottom quarter of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 12 assistant
- Athletic aid, men's teams
- $3,172,250
- Recruiting spend, men's
- $262,117
Cost
Full picture →$11,740net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $9,757 in-state · $10,117 out
Campus safety
Full picture →0.19violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 5 burglaries · 6 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 3 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →17%of bachelor's degrees in business · 26 fields · Associate's, Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research Youngstown State 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 program123 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions80% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$11,740 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsBusiness · 17%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusCity · 8,436Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety0.19 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Westminster College (Pennsylvania) Division III · Presidents' Athletic Conference | 16 | 140 | $608k | — | 86% | |
| Thiel College Division III · Presidents' Athletic Conference | 25 | 106 | $417k | — | 71% | |
| University of Mount Union Division III · Ohio Athletic Conference | 28 | 200 | $1M | — | 80% | |
| Geneva College Division III · Presidents' Athletic Conference | 29 | 106 | $534k | — | — | |
| Hiram College Division III · Presidents' Athletic Conference | 30 | 82 | $355k | — | 93% | |
| Grove City College Division III · Presidents' Athletic Conference | 30 | — | — | — | 73% | |
| Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania Division II · Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference | 31 | 105 | $1.3M | — | 75% | |
| Walsh University Division II · Great Midwest Athletic Conference | 41 | 128 | $1.7M | — | 78% | |
| University of Akron Division I · Mid-American Conference | 45 | 110 | $7.6M | 945 | 71% | |
| Allegheny College Division III · Presidents' Athletic Conference | 46 | 108 | $788k | — | 59% | |
| Robert Morris University Division I · Northeast Conference | 46 | 139 | $3.8M | 943 | 91% | |
| Lake Erie College Division II · Great Midwest Athletic Conference | 53 | 133 | $1.3M | — | 64% |
Other football programs in the Missouri Valley Football Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of North Dakota 2 over cap | 107 | $6.9M | $64,656 | 962 | vs | |
| University of South Dakota 17 over cap | 122 | $6M | $49,098 | 968 | vs | |
| South Dakota State University 9 over cap | 114 | $5.9M | $51,936 | 978 | vs | |
| Illinois State University 23 over cap | 128 | $5.1M | $39,994 | 962 | vs | |
| Southern Illinois University at Carbondale at cap | 105 | $5M | $48,092 | 971 | vs | |
| Youngstown State University 18 over cap | 123 | $5M | $40,850 | 956 | vs | |
| Indiana State University 8 over cap | 113 | $4.8M | $42,391 | 958 | vs | |
| University of Northern Iowa at cap | 105 | $4.7M | $44,540 | 969 | vs | |
| Murray State University 5 over cap | 110 | $4M | $36,384 | 962 | vs |
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