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Best NAIA Men's Football Programs, Ranked by Resources

Not every program invests equally in its athletes. Below, we've ranked all 99 NAIA 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 NAIA men's Football programs is $10,397 per athlete, with an average operating budget of $208,300, and rosters of about 120 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
99
Avg. Aid/Athlete
$10,397
Avg. Op. Budget
$208,300

Top programs

Showing 10 of 99 programs.

Aid/Athlete
$21,321
Op. Budget
$237,005
Recruiting
$22,621
Aid/Athlete
$15,804
Op. Budget
$369,990
Recruiting
$14,299
Aid/Athlete
$14,612
Op. Budget
$706,456
Recruiting
$61,971
4. St. Thomas University
Miami Gardens, FL
Aid/Athlete
$10,488
Op. Budget
$702,926
Recruiting
$22,125
5. Georgetown College
Georgetown, KY
Aid/Athlete
$27,525
Op. Budget
$243,389
Recruiting
$8,557
Aid/Athlete
$19,538
Op. Budget
$330,636
Recruiting
$6,181
Aid/Athlete
$7,814
Op. Budget
$583,119
Recruiting
$19,057
Aid/Athlete
$8,141
Op. Budget
$273,548
Recruiting
$26,947
Aid/Athlete
$12,749
Op. Budget
$455,413
Recruiting
$8,749
10. Marian University
Indianapolis, IN
Aid/Athlete
$14,175
Op. Budget
$231,484
Recruiting
$14,669

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