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Division III · Upper Midwest Athletic Conference

Bethany Lutheran College Men's Basketball

Mankato, MN · the Vikings · Bethany Lutheran College overview
25
Roster
2024–25 season
$243k
Team budget
70th percentile in Division III
$9,706
Per roster spot
median $9,936
4
Coaches
1 head · 3 assistant
51%
Admitted
top quarter for selectivity

Bethany Lutheran College fields a men's basketball team in the Upper Midwest Athletic Conference (NCAA Division III). In 2024–25 the roster carried 25 players, above the median of 18, with 1 head coach and 3 assistants. Team expenses were $242,667, above the median of $198k — $9,706 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).

Team budget$243k
Spend per player$9,706
Roster size25
Coaching staff4

Team budgets across the division

$19k$2.1M
this programevery Division III men's basketball program

Roster sizes

982
this programevery Division III roster

The program

  • Roster25 2024–25 season
  • Coaching staff1 head, 3 assistant
  • Team expenses$242,667 for the year
  • Operating expenses$60,276 game-day and travel
  • Spend per roster spot$9,706 division median $9,936
  • Athletic aid, men's teamsNone school-wide
  • Aid per roster spot$0 across men's teams
  • Recruiting spend, men's$18,312 school-wide

Coaching staff

NameTitleEmail
Pat Garvin head coachHead Coachnot on file
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Recruiting timing

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  • 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.
850undergraduates · 902 students in all
Women 53% Men 47%
Setting
City
Type
Private · Liberal arts college
Affiliation
Other
51%admitted · of 881 applicants
SAT middle 50%1000 – 1260
ACT middle 50%21 – 26
Test scores
Test-optional
Graduate in 6 yrs
60%

Men's Basketball

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25on the roster · 2024–25 season
Team expenses
$242,667 $9,707 per roster spot · upper half of Division III
Coaches
1 head · 3 assistant
Athletic aid, men's teams
None
Recruiting spend, men's
$18,312
$19,456net price · after grants, aided first-years
Sticker price$41,080
Average net price$19,456
Net price by family income
$0–30k$15,667
$30–48k$10,224
$48–75k$16,099
$75–110k$17,008
$110k and up$23,753
Tuition & fees
$30,010

Campus safety

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0.37violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
Violent0.37
Property0.00
In residence halls
0 burglaries · 0 sex offences over 2022–2024
Residence-hall fires
0 over 2022–2024
25%of bachelor's degrees in business · 21 fields · Bachelor's, Master's
Business32 · 25%
Biological sciences22 · 17%
Communication & journalism16 · 13%
Education15 · 12%
Legal studies9 · 7%

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Men's Basketball programs within 150 miles

Bethany Lutheran CollegeMinnesota State University, Mankato · 1 miGustavus Adolphus College · 11 miMartin Luther College · 26 miSt. Olaf College · 45 miCarleton College · 46 miCrown College (Minnesota) · 51 miNorth Central University · 66 miAugsburg University · 66 miUniversity of St. Thomas (Minnesota) · 67 miUniversity of Minnesota, Twin Cities · 67 miMacalester College · 67 miConcordia University, St. Paul · 68 mi
SchoolMilesRosterBudgetAPRAdmitted
Minnesota State University, Mankato Division II · Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference115$856k—91%
Gustavus Adolphus College Division III · Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference1135$218k—62%
Martin Luther College Division III · Upper Midwest Athletic Conference2615$80k—83%
St. Olaf College Division III · Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference4515$248k—52%
Carleton College Division III · Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference4614$131k—22%
Crown College (Minnesota) Division III · Upper Midwest Athletic Conference5124$159k—63%
North Central University Division III · Upper Midwest Athletic Conference6622$156k—91%
Augsburg University Division III · Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference6620$284k—77%
University of St. Thomas (Minnesota) Division I · The Summit League6716$2.4M—85%
University of Minnesota, Twin Cities Division I · Big Ten Conference6716$16M97777%
Macalester College Division III · Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference6715$341k—28%
Concordia University, St. Paul Division II · Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference6818$653k—75%

Other men's basketball programs in the Upper Midwest Athletic Conference

SchoolRosterBudgetPer playerAPRCompare
Bethany Lutheran College25$243k$9,706—vs
University of Wisconsin-Superior22$237k$10,750—vs
Crown College (Minnesota)24$159k$6,640—vs
North Central University22$156k$7,110—vs
University of Minnesota, Morris17$133k$7,824—vs
University of Northwestern-St. Paul20$92k$4,611—vs
Martin Luther College15$80k$5,315—vs

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