Division III · Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference
Bluffton University Men's Basketball
Bluffton, OH · the Beavers · Bluffton University overview
28
Roster
2024–25 season
$118k
Team budget
14th percentile in Division III
$4,215
Per roster spot
median $9,936
2
Coaches
1 head · 1 assistant
61%
Admitted
upper half for selectivity
Bluffton University fields a men's basketball team in the Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference (NCAA Division III). In 2024–25 the roster carried 28 players, well above the median of 18, with 1 head coach and 1 assistant. Team expenses were $118,022, well below the median of $198k — $4,215 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).
#344Team budgetof 400 · Division III#371Spend per playerof 400 · Division III#31Roster sizeof 400 · Division III
Team budgets across the division
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Roster sizes
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The program
- Roster28 2024–25 season
- Coaching staff1 head, 1 assistant
- Team expenses$118,022 for the year
- Operating expenses$37,901 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$4,215 division median $9,936
- Athletic aid, men's teamsNone school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$0 across men's teams
- Recruiting spend, men's$15,594 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Seth Clark 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 →602undergraduates · 678 students in all
Women 45% Men 55%
- Setting
- Rural
- Type
- Private · Baccalaureate college
- Affiliation
- Mennonite Church
Getting in
Full picture →61%admitted · of 2,873 applicants
SAT middle 50%920 – 1130
ACT middle 50%17 – 23
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 50%
Men's Basketball
Full picture →28on the roster · 2024–25 season
- Team expenses
- $118,022 $4,215 per roster spot · bottom quarter of Division III
- Coaches
- 1 head · 1 assistant
- Athletic aid, men's teams
- None
- Recruiting spend, men's
- $15,594
Cost
Full picture →$21,299net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $36,298
Campus safety
Full picture →5.16violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 0 burglaries · 9 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 141 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →20%of bachelor's degrees in education · 20 fields · Bachelor's, Master's
Research Bluffton 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 program28 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions61% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$21,299 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsEducation · 20%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusRural · 602Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety5.16 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ohio Northern University Division III · Ohio Athletic Conference | 10 | 23 | $345k | — | 73% | |
| University of Findlay Division II · Great Midwest Athletic Conference | 17 | 24 | $752k | — | 86% | |
| Bowling Green State University Division I · Mid-American Conference | 36 | 14 | $2.6M | 970 | 81% | |
| Tiffin University Division II · Great Midwest Athletic Conference | 40 | 58 | $668k | — | 80% | |
| Heidelberg University Division III · Ohio Athletic Conference | 41 | 22 | $230k | — | 68% | |
| University of Toledo Division I · Mid-American Conference | 55 | 14 | $3.2M | 980 | 95% | |
| Ohio Wesleyan University Division III · North Coast Athletic Conference | 60 | 24 | $223k | — | 51% | |
| Purdue University Fort Wayne Division I · Horizon League | 65 | 15 | $2.6M | 985 | 86% | |
| Wittenberg University Division III · North Coast Athletic Conference | 67 | 18 | $247k | — | 91% | |
| Adrian College Division III · Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association | 70 | 28 | $156k | — | 68% | |
| Otterbein University Division III · Ohio Athletic Conference | 73 | 19 | $194k | — | 83% | |
| Trine University Division III · Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association | 77 | 34 | $343k | — | 85% |
Other men's basketball programs in the Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hanover College | 18 | $282k | $15,672 | — | vs | |
| Transylvania University | 16 | $266k | $16,620 | — | vs | |
| Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology | 17 | $255k | $15,028 | — | vs | |
| Earlham College | 16 | $237k | $14,790 | — | vs | |
| Mount St. Joseph University | 15 | $221k | $14,719 | — | vs | |
| Anderson University (Indiana) | 18 | $215k | $11,925 | — | vs | |
| Manchester University | 23 | $178k | $7,755 | — | vs | |
| Berea College | 19 | $145k | $7,645 | — | vs | |
| Franklin College | 22 | $120k | $5,468 | — | vs | |
| Bluffton University | 28 | $118k | $4,215 | — | vs |
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