Division III · Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference
Aurora University Men's Basketball
Aurora, IL · the Spartans · Aurora University overview
24
Roster
2024–25 season
$238k
Team budget
68th percentile in Division III
$9,918
Per roster spot
median $9,936
3
Coaches
1 head · 2 assistant
85%
Admitted
lower half for selectivity
Aurora University fields a men's basketball team in the Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference (NCAA Division III). In 2024–25 the roster carried 24 players, above the median of 18, with 1 head coach and 2 assistants. Team expenses were $238,035, above the median of $198k — $9,918 per roster spot, lower half of Division III men's basketball programs. The school reports no athletic aid for men's teams — Division III programs do not offer athletic scholarships.
Among Division III men's basketball programs
Where this program sits against its 400 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#128Team budgetof 400 · Division III#202Spend per playerof 400 · Division III#54Roster sizeof 400 · Division III
Team budgets across the division
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Roster sizes
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The program
- Roster24 2024–25 season
- Coaching staff1 head, 2 assistant
- Team expenses$238,035 for the year
- Operating expenses$42,652 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$9,918 division median $9,936
- Athletic aid, men's teamsNone school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$0 across men's teams
- Recruiting spend, men's$68,342 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Steve Christiansen head coach | Head Coach | not on file |
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Recruiting timing
- Coaches may first contact youany time
- Your own emailsAny time the rule limits what coaches send back
- High-school basketball players540,704 2024-25
- Division III roster spots8,190 400 programs
- Odds of a spot1 in 66 1.5% of high-school players hold a Division III roster spot
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About the school
What an athlete asks first — each panel opens the full picture.Campus
Full picture →4,098undergraduates · 5,935 students in all
Women 71% Men 29%
- Setting
- Suburb
- Type
- Private · Doctoral/professional university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →85%admitted · of 5,264 applicants
SAT middle 50%930 – 1133
ACT middle 50%20 – 26
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 58%
Men's Basketball
Full picture →24on the roster · 2024–25 season
- Team expenses
- $238,035 $9,918 per roster spot · upper half of Division III
- Coaches
- 1 head · 2 assistant
- Athletic aid, men's teams
- None
- Recruiting spend, men's
- $68,342
Cost
Full picture →$19,220net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $28,220
Campus safety
Full picture →0.17violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 0 burglaries · 3 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 0 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →25%of bachelor's degrees in business · 21 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research Aurora 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.
Men's Basketball program24 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions85% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$19,220 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsBusiness · 25%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusSuburb · 4,098Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety0.17 violent / 1,000Three years of reported offences against the divisionAthleticsEvery teamThe whole department: every team, staff and aid
Men's Basketball programs within 150 miles
| School | Miles | Roster | Budget | APR | Admitted | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Central College Division III · College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin | 11 | 21 | $247k | — | 58% | |
| Benedictine University (Illinois) Division III · Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference | 13 | 51 | $466k | — | 77% | |
| Wheaton College (Illinois) Division III · College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin | 15 | 22 | $208k | — | 90% | |
| Lewis University Division II · Great Lakes Valley Conference | 17 | 19 | $771k | — | 73% | |
| Elmhurst University Division III · College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin | 23 | 19 | $266k | — | 76% | |
| Northern Illinois University Division I · Horizon League | 25 | 17 | $3.5M | 951 | 70% | |
| Dominican University (Illinois) Division III · Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference | 29 | 20 | $154k | — | 80% | |
| Concordia University Chicago Division III · Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference | 30 | 26 | $198k | — | 93% | |
| North Park University Division III · College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin | 36 | 27 | $292k | — | 73% | |
| University of Illinois Chicago Division I · Missouri Valley Conference | 37 | 15 | $4M | 954 | 79% | |
| Illinois Institute of Technology Division III · Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference | 38 | 17 | $148k | — | 55% | |
| DePaul University Division I · BIG EAST Conference | 38 | 14 | $13M | 968 | 74% |
Other men's basketball programs in the Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Benedictine University (Illinois) | 51 | $466k | $9,142 | — | vs | |
| St. Norbert College | 18 | $278k | $15,459 | — | vs | |
| Wisconsin Lutheran College | 24 | $257k | $10,722 | — | vs | |
| Aurora University | 24 | $238k | $9,918 | — | vs | |
| Rockford University | 27 | $226k | $8,362 | — | vs | |
| Marian University (Wisconsin) | 23 | $208k | $9,059 | — | vs | |
| Lakeland University | 22 | $208k | $9,457 | — | vs | |
| Concordia University Chicago | 26 | $198k | $7,620 | — | vs | |
| Concordia University Wisconsin | 28 | $173k | $6,175 | — | vs | |
| Edgewood University | 20 | $159k | $7,954 | — | vs | |
| Dominican University (Illinois) | 20 | $154k | $7,718 | — | vs | |
| Illinois Institute of Technology | 17 | $148k | $8,683 | — | vs | |
| Milwaukee School of Engineering | 16 | $140k | $8,752 | — | vs |
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