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Best D3 Men's Football Programs, Ranked by Resources

Not every program invests equally in its athletes. Below, we've ranked all 235 D3 men's Football programs by investment score — a composite built from aid per athlete, operating budget, recruiting spend, coaching staff, and head coach salary relative to its peers.

Average aid across D3 men's Football programs is $1,007 per athlete, with an average operating budget of $158,972, and rosters of about 109 athletes. Programs near the top tend to combine larger budgets with stronger per-athlete support.

Use this ranking to find programs that back their athletes with real resources, then read our guide on how to compare scholarship offers.

Programs
235
Avg. Aid/Athlete
$1,007
Avg. Op. Budget
$158,972

Top programs

Showing 10 of 235 programs.

Aid/Athlete
N/A
Op. Budget
$545,794
Recruiting
$52,941
Aid/Athlete
N/A
Op. Budget
$381,375
Recruiting
$42,687
3. Trinity University
San Antonio, TX
Aid/Athlete
N/A
Op. Budget
$467,423
Recruiting
N/A
Aid/Athlete
N/A
Op. Budget
$650,285
Recruiting
$31,400
Aid/Athlete
N/A
Op. Budget
$179,889
Recruiting
$31,941
Aid/Athlete
N/A
Op. Budget
$232,207
Recruiting
$21,789
7. Springfield College
Springfield, MA
Aid/Athlete
N/A
Op. Budget
$147,500
Recruiting
$58,192
Aid/Athlete
N/A
Op. Budget
$216,993
Recruiting
$28,100
9. John Carroll University
University Heights, OH
Aid/Athlete
N/A
Op. Budget
$235,588
Recruiting
$18,732
Aid/Athlete
N/A
Op. Budget
$213,665
Recruiting
$43,388

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