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Most selective schools

Football programs by admitted, by division.

Biggest team budgetsBiggest team revenuesMost profitable teamsHighest spend per playerBest Academic Progress RatesMost room on the rosterLargest rostersLargest coaching staffsLowest net priceMost selective schools

Division I

#SchoolAdmittedRosterCoachesBudgetRevenueAPRNet price
1Harvard University The Ivy League3%11314$4.9M$4.9M982$18k
2Columbia University-Barnard College The Ivy League4%1119$5.4M$5.4M999$21k
3Princeton University The Ivy League4%12210$5.1M$5.1M982$20k
4Stanford University Atlantic Coast Conference4%1101$36M$36M990$18k
5Brown University The Ivy League5%1129$3.6M$3.6M994$27k
6Yale University The Ivy League5%1218$7.8M$7.8M992$26k
7Dartmouth College The Ivy League6%10813$3.8M$3.8M992$17k
8University of Pennsylvania The Ivy League6%1086$3.5M$3.5M992$26k
9Vanderbilt University Southeastern Conference6%11621$44M$44M984$27k
10Duke University Atlantic Coast Conference7%1211$47M$67M986$23k
11Northwestern University Big Ten Conference7%1091$38M$86M995$23k
12Cornell University The Ivy League8%10910$4.6M$4.6M981$26k
13Rice University American Conference8%1231$20M$20M986$21k
14University of California, Los Angeles Big Ten Conference9%1211$55M$55M944$15k
15U.S. Naval Academy American Conference9%—1——988—
16University of Southern California Big Ten Conference10%1161$74M$74M970$41k
17Colgate University Patriot League12%987$8.4M$8.4M990$27k
18University of California, Berkeley Atlantic Coast Conference12%1201$47M$64M977$17k
19University of Notre Dame Independent12%1241$93M$196M970$29k
20Georgetown University Patriot League13%1008$2.6M$2.6M982$38k
21Davidson College Pioneer Football League14%1006$2.6M$3.4M982$27k
22U.S. Air Force Academy Mountain West Conference14%—1——995—
23U.S. Military Academy American Conference14%—1——975—
24Tulane University American Conference15%1251$23M$24M958$51k
25Boston College Atlantic Coast Conference16%1481$41M$48M989$33k
26Georgia Institute of Technology Atlantic Coast Conference16%1201$43M$71M978$16k
27University of Virginia Atlantic Coast Conference17%1271$34M$51M972$18k
28University of Michigan Big Ten Conference18%1391$62M$175M980$19k
29University of Miami (Florida) Atlantic Coast Conference19%1271$88M$100M973$41k
30University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill Atlantic Coast Conference19%1231$49M$63M959$11k
31College of the Holy Cross Patriot League21%10013$8M$8M987$35k
32Florida A&M University Southwestern Athletic Conf.21%1171$3.5M$4.6M931$15k
33Wake Forest University Atlantic Coast Conference22%1301$39M$39M990$28k
34University of Richmond Patriot League23%894$8.6M$8.6M984$35k
35Grambling State University Southwestern Athletic Conf.24%1541$5M$5M937$19k
36University of Florida Southeastern Conference24%13118$52M$113M974$12k
37Alcorn State University Southwestern Athletic Conf.25%1183$4M$4M963$13k
38Florida State University Atlantic Coast Conference25%1241$83M$83M942$15k
39Villanova University Patriot League25%968$8.8M$8.8M983$38k
40Lehigh University Patriot League29%9813$7.7M$7.7M972$33k
41University of Texas at Austin Southeastern Conference29%1181$70M$172M974$18k
42California Polytechnic State University Big Sky Conference30%1451$7.4M$7.4M983$17k
43Lafayette College Patriot League31%1044$8.6M$8.6M987$35k
44Bucknell University Patriot League32%989$7.5M$7.5M987$38k
45William & Mary Patriot League33%10512$9M$5.5M979$20k
46San Diego State University Pac-12 Conference34%1161$22M$24M969$20k
47Howard University Mid-Eastern Athletic Conf.35%1001$5.5M$5.5M914$30k
48University of Georgia Southeastern Conference37%13511$71M$149M969$16k
49Clemson University Atlantic Coast Conference38%1371$81M$87M993$24k
50North Carolina State University Atlantic Coast Conference40%1251$41M$70M962$15k

Division II

#SchoolAdmittedRosterCoachesBudgetRevenueAPRNet price
1Hillsdale College Great Midwest Athletic Conference21%—11———$26k
2Shaw University Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association30%1115$1.3M$1.3M—$14k
3Tuskegee University Southern Intercol. Ath. Conf.31%1431$2.5M$2.5M—$35k
4Allen University Southern Intercol. Ath. Conf.32%1251$854k$854k—$11k
5William Jewell College Great Lakes Valley Conference34%1111$1.9M$1.9M—$17k
6Johnson C. Smith University Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association43%12312$2.1M$2.1M—$19k
7Central State University Southern Intercol. Ath. Conf.46%1321$1.4M$1.4M—$15k
8Bentley University Northeast 10 Conference48%1021$1.7M$1.8M—$44k
9Quincy University Great Lakes Valley Conference50%1301$1.7M$1.8M—$17k
10Morehouse College Southern Intercol. Ath. Conf.51%—1———$35k
11Anderson University (South Carolina) South Atlantic Conference53%1121$2.2M$2.3M—$22k
12Minnesota State University Moorhead Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference53%1161$1.4M$1.5M—$18k
13Eastern New Mexico University Lone Star Conference55%1201$1.6M$1.6M—$7k
14Oklahoma Baptist University Great American Conference56%1302$2.3M$2.5M—$25k
15Augustana University (South Dakota) Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference59%1241$2.9M$2.9M—$25k
16Colorado School of Mines Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference60%1431$3.1M$3.1M—$30k
17Tusculum University South Atlantic Conference60%1491$1.7M$1.7M—$23k
18Erskine College Conference Carolinas61%1738$922k$922k—$22k
19Fort Valley State University Southern Intercol. Ath. Conf.63%1131$1.1M$1.1M—$11k
20North Greenville University Conference Carolinas63%1203$1.5M$1.6M—$20k
21Lake Erie College Great Midwest Athletic Conference64%1335$1.3M$1.3M—$22k
22McKendree University Great Lakes Valley Conference64%16310$2.3M$2.3M—$25k
23Clark Atlanta University Southern Intercol. Ath. Conf.65%1011$3M$3M—$30k
24University of Charleston (West Virginia) Mountain East Conference65%1331$2.1M$2.2M—$21k
25East Central University Great American Conference66%15412$1.5M$1.5M—$9k
26Northwestern Oklahoma State University Great American Conference66%15010$1.3M$1.2M—$12k
27Benedict College Southern Intercol. Ath. Conf.67%1521$1.5M$550k—$18k
28Kentucky Wesleyan College Great Midwest Athletic Conference67%1128$1.8M$1.8M—$21k
29Southern Arkansas University Great American Conference67%1496$1.3M$1.3M—$14k
30Carson-Newman University South Atlantic Conference68%1861$2.6M$2.8M—$20k
31Ouachita Baptist University Great American Conference69%12510$2.7M$2.7M—$22k
32Southwest Minnesota State University Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference69%1081$1.3M$1.3M—$15k
33University of Central Missouri Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association69%1601$3M$3M—$16k
34Winona State University Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference69%1201$1.8M$1.8M—$19k
35Winston-Salem State University Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association69%11610$2.1M$2.1M—$13k
36Elizabeth City State University Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association70%12010$1.2M$1.2M—$7k
37Northern Michigan University Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference70%978$2.6M$2.7M—$18k
38Bemidji State University Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference71%1181$1.8M$1.8M—$16k
39Chowan University Conference Carolinas72%14610$1.3M$1.3M—$16k
40Minot State University Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference72%1231$1.7M$1.7M—$12k
41West Liberty University Mountain East Conference72%971$1.6M$1.6M—$14k
42Missouri University of Science and Technology Great Lakes Valley Conference73%1359$2M$2M—$14k
43Saginaw Valley State University Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference73%1475$2.1M$2.1M—$15k
44University of Indianapolis Great Lakes Valley Conference73%1203$2.4M$2.4M—$20k
45Livingstone College Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association74%846$1.2M$1.3M—$15k
46Concordia University, St. Paul Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference75%1121$1.6M$1.6M—$18k
47Newberry College South Atlantic Conference75%2051$2.2M$2.1M—$21k
48Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference75%1051$1.3M$1.4M—$18k
49Wheeling University Mountain East Conference75%1301$2.4M$2.5M—$19k
50Seton Hill University Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference76%1221$1.7M$1.7M—$24k

Division III

#SchoolAdmittedRosterCoachesBudgetRevenueAPRNet price
1Massachusetts Institute of Technology New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference5%691$285k$285k—$22k
2University of Chicago Midwest Conference5%921$767k$767k—$28k
3Colby College New England Small College Athletic Conference7%881$1.1M$1.1M—$15k
4Pomona-Pitzer Colleges Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conf.7%971$652k$626k—$17k
5Bowdoin College New England Small College Athletic Conference8%841$904k$949k—$23k
6Johns Hopkins University Centennial Conference8%871$979k$1M—$23k
7Amherst College New England Small College Athletic Conference10%841$1.1M$1.1M—$18k
8Tufts University New England Small College Athletic Conference10%931$1.1M$1.3M—$33k
9Williams College New England Small College Athletic Conference10%871$704k$704k—$17k
10Carnegie Mellon University Centennial Conference11%1101$779k$1M—$33k
11Claremont McKenna-Harvey Mudd-Scripps Colleges Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conf.11%831$818k$818k—$30k
12Hamilton College New England Small College Athletic Conference12%771$1.2M$1.2M—$26k
13Washington University in St. Louis North Coast Athletic Conference12%1061$849k$876k—$22k
14Bates College New England Small College Athletic Conference13%841$1M$1.2M—$27k
15Grinnell College Midwest Conference13%601$457k$457k—$33k
16Denison University North Coast Athletic Conference17%951$692k$692k—$42k
17Washington and Lee University Old Dominion Athletic Conf.17%851$654k$668k—$25k
18Wesleyan University (Connecticut) New England Small College Athletic Conference17%1081$985k$1.2M—$20k
19Carleton College Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference22%761$493k$494k—$29k
20U.S. Coast Guard Academy New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference24%—1————
21Macalester College Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference28%651$562k$551k—$39k
22Trinity University (Texas) Southern Athletic Association28%1241$1.5M$1.5M—$32k
23Case Western Reserve University Presidents' Athletic Conference29%1081$655k$655k—$41k
24Kenyon College North Coast Athletic Conference31%601$399k$399k—$44k
25Franklin & Marshall College Centennial Conference32%961$757k$840k—$37k
26U.S. Merchant Marine Academy New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference32%1001$523k$535k—$5k
27Oberlin College North Coast Athletic Conference33%401$637k$637k—$50k
28Trinity College (Connecticut) New England Small College Athletic Conference34%1041$1.2M$1.2M—$32k
29University of Rochester Liberty League36%1131$568k$583k—$41k
30Southwestern University (Texas) Southern Athletic Association39%951$892k$974k—$31k
31Brevard College USA South Athletic Conference40%1931$625k$625k—$27k
32Dickinson College Centennial Conference43%771$420k$353k—$40k
33Union College (New York) Liberty League44%1001$797k$860k—$43k
34Illinois Wesleyan University College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin45%1361$615k$615k—$31k
35Austin College Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference47%1001$704k$758k—$25k
36Alfred University Empire 848%1151$603k$599k—$26k
37Averett University Old Dominion Athletic Conf.48%1431$485k$485k—$24k
38Gettysburg College Centennial Conference48%931$701k$701k—$36k
39University of La Verne Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conf.48%1141$658k$730k—$27k
40Millsaps College Southern Athletic Association49%1131$588k$588k—$27k
41Hampden-Sydney College Old Dominion Athletic Conf.50%—1———$30k
42Rhodes College Southern Athletic Association50%841$850k$850k—$31k
43Ohio Wesleyan University North Coast Athletic Conference51%941$638k$638k—$24k
44State University of New York at Cortland Empire 851%1271$787k$787k—$18k
45University of the South Southern Athletic Association51%901$881k$881k—$34k
46St. Olaf College Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference52%1001$627k$634k—$27k
47Anderson University (Indiana) Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference53%741$535k$545k—$22k
48Belhaven University USA South Athletic Conference53%1041$986k$986k—$22k
49Hendrix College Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference53%1021$555k$555k—$24k
50Centenary College (Louisiana) Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference54%961$550k$550k—$25k
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