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Best D3 Men's Football Programs in Ohio, Ranked by Resources
Not every program invests equally in its athletes. Below, we've ranked all 21 D3 men's Football programs in Ohio by investment score — a composite built from aid per athlete, operating budget, recruiting spend, coaching staff, and head coach salary relative to its peers.
with an average operating budget of $124,666, and rosters of about 116 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
21
Avg. Op. Budget
$124,666
Top programs
Showing 10 of 21 programs.
Rank
Program
Aid/Athlete
Op. Budget
Recruiting
1
1. Baldwin Wallace University
Berea, OH
Aid/Athlete
N/A
Op. Budget
$179,889
Recruiting
$31,941
2
2. Denison University
Granville, OH
Aid/Athlete
N/A
Op. Budget
$232,207
Recruiting
$21,789
3
3. John Carroll University
University Heights, OH
Aid/Athlete
N/A
Op. Budget
$235,588
Recruiting
$18,732
4
4. University of Mount Union
Alliance, OH
Aid/Athlete
N/A
Op. Budget
$100,200
Recruiting
$19,627
5
5. Heidelberg University
Tiffin, OH
Aid/Athlete
N/A
Op. Budget
$141,157
Recruiting
$20,219
6
6. Mount St. Joseph University
Cincinnati, OH
Aid/Athlete
N/A
Op. Budget
$81,744
Recruiting
$13,826
7
7. Wittenberg University
Springfield, OH
Aid/Athlete
N/A
Op. Budget
$100,213
Recruiting
$26,810
8
8. Bluffton University
Bluffton, OH
Aid/Athlete
N/A
Op. Budget
$173,722
Recruiting
$11,543
9
9. Ohio Northern University
Ada, OH
Aid/Athlete
N/A
Op. Budget
$127,490
Recruiting
$17,832
10
10. Ohio Wesleyan University
Delaware, OH
Aid/Athlete
N/A
Op. Budget
$179,998
Recruiting
$20,901
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