Division III · Presidents' Athletic Conference
Bethany College (West Virginia) Men's Basketball
Bethany, WV · the Bison · Bethany College (West Virginia) overview
38
Roster
2024–25 season
$144k
Team budget
25th percentile in Division III
$3,797
Per roster spot
median $9,936
4
Coaches
1 head · 3 assistant
60%
Admitted
upper half for selectivity
Bethany College (West Virginia) fields a men's basketball team in the Presidents' Athletic Conference (NCAA Division III). In 2024–25 the roster carried 38 players, well above the median of 18, with 1 head coach and 3 assistants. Team expenses were $144,287, below the median of $198k — $3,797 per roster spot, bottom quarter 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).
#299Team budgetof 400 · Division III#380Spend per playerof 400 · Division III#10Roster sizeof 400 · Division III
Team budgets across the division
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Roster sizes
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The program
- Roster38 2024–25 season
- Coaching staff1 head, 3 assistant
- Team expenses$144,287 for the year
- Operating expenses$46,837 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$3,797 division median $9,936
- Athletic aid, men's teamsNone school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$0 across men's teams
- Recruiting spend, men's$21,552 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Brandon Thorsen 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 →645undergraduates · 671 students in all
Women 41% Men 59%
- Setting
- Rural
- Type
- Private · Liberal arts college
- Affiliation
- Christian Church (Disciples of Christ)
Getting in
Full picture →60%admitted · of 2,435 applicants
- Test scores
- Scores not considered
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 46%
Men's Basketball
Full picture →38on the roster · 2024–25 season
- Team expenses
- $144,287 $3,797 per roster spot · lower half of Division III
- Coaches
- 1 head · 3 assistant
- Athletic aid, men's teams
- None
- Recruiting spend, men's
- $21,552
Cost
Full picture →$16,844net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $34,126
Campus safety
Full picture →8.33violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 30 burglaries · 14 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 3 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →18%of bachelor's degrees in business · 18 fields · Bachelor's, Master's
Research Bethany College (West Virginia)
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 program38 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions60% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$16,844 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsBusiness · 18%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusRural · 645Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety8.33 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Liberty University Division II · Mountain East Conference | 4 | 15 | $621k | — | 72% | |
| Wheeling University Division II · Mountain East Conference | 12 | 21 | $593k | — | 75% | |
| Franciscan University of Steubenville Division III · Presidents' Athletic Conference | 12 | 20 | $96k | — | 72% | |
| Washington and Jefferson College Division III · Presidents' Athletic Conference | 17 | 19 | $144k | — | 82% | |
| Ohio University Division I · Mid-American Conference | 24 | — | — | — | — | |
| Robert Morris University Division I · Horizon League | 28 | 15 | $2.5M | 948 | 91% | |
| Waynesburg University Division III · Presidents' Athletic Conference | 29 | 55 | $167k | — | 92% | |
| Point Park University Division II · Mountain East Conference | 34 | 43 | $611k | — | 98% | |
| Duquesne University Division I · Atlantic 10 Conference | 34 | 18 | $6M | 945 | 79% | |
| Carlow University Division III · Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference | 35 | 17 | $170k | — | 87% | |
| University of Pittsburgh Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference | 36 | 16 | $11M | 968 | 50% | |
| Carnegie Mellon University Division III · University Athletic Association | 36 | 18 | $317k | — | 11% |
Other men's basketball programs in the Presidents' Athletic Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint Francis University | 20 | $2.1M | $104,092 | 985 | vs | |
| Saint Vincent College | 24 | $307k | $12,808 | — | vs | |
| Allegheny College | 17 | $211k | $12,415 | — | vs | |
| Waynesburg University | 55 | $167k | $3,028 | — | vs | |
| Chatham University | 21 | $155k | $7,397 | — | vs | |
| Westminster College (Pennsylvania) | 21 | $155k | $7,380 | — | vs | |
| Bethany College (West Virginia) | 38 | $144k | $3,797 | — | vs | |
| Washington and Jefferson College | 19 | $144k | $7,587 | — | vs | |
| Geneva College | 21 | $144k | $6,860 | — | vs | |
| Thiel College | 17 | $136k | $8,027 | — | vs | |
| Hiram College | 25 | $128k | $5,117 | — | vs | |
| Franciscan University of Steubenville | 20 | $96k | $4,823 | — | vs | |
| Grove City College | — | — | — | — | vs |
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