Division III · Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference
Bluffton University Men's Track & Field
Bluffton, OH · the Beavers · Bluffton University overview
61
Roster
2024–25 season
$84k
Team budget
45th percentile in Division III
$1,377
Per roster spot
median $1,844
4
Coaches
2 head · 2 assistant
61%
Admitted
upper half for selectivity
Bluffton University fields a men's track & field team in the Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference (NCAA Division III). In 2024–25 the roster carried 61 players, above the median of 50, with 2 head coaches and 2 assistants. Team expenses were $84,034, about the median of $93k — $1,377 per roster spot, lower half of Division III men's track & field programs. The school reports no athletic aid for men's teams — Division III programs do not offer athletic scholarships.
Among Division III men's track & field programs
Where this program sits against its 328 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#180Team budgetof 328 · Division III#245Spend per playerof 328 · Division III#126Roster sizeof 328 · Division III
Team budgets across the division
this programevery Division III men's track & field program
Roster sizes
this programevery Division III roster
The program
- Roster61 2024–25 season
- Coaching staff2 head, 2 assistant
- Team expenses$84,034 for the year
- Operating expenses$21,213 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$1,377 division median $1,844
- 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 | |
|---|---|---|
| Chris Scott 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 track & field players644,235 2024-25
- Division III roster spots20,348 328 programs
- Odds of a spot1 in 32 3.2% 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 Track & Field
Full picture →61on the roster · 2024–25 season
- Team expenses
- $84,034 $1,378 per roster spot · lower half of Division III
- Coaches
- 2 head · 2 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 Track & Field program61 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 Track & Field programs within 150 miles
| School | Miles | Roster | Budget | APR | Admitted | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ohio Northern University Division III · Ohio Athletic Conference | 10 | 87 | $135k | — | 73% | |
| University of Findlay Division II · Great Midwest Athletic Conference | 17 | 150 | $769k | — | 86% | |
| Tiffin University Division II · Great Midwest Athletic Conference | 40 | 199 | $674k | — | 80% | |
| Heidelberg University Division III · Ohio Athletic Conference | 41 | 62 | $205k | — | 68% | |
| Ohio Wesleyan University Division III · North Coast Athletic Conference | 60 | 103 | $140k | — | 51% | |
| Purdue University Fort Wayne Division I · Horizon League | 65 | 45 | $169k | — | 86% | |
| Wittenberg University Division III · North Coast Athletic Conference | 67 | 75 | $211k | — | 91% | |
| Adrian College Division III · Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association | 70 | 92 | $154k | — | 68% | |
| Otterbein University Division III · Ohio Athletic Conference | 73 | 132 | $176k | — | 83% | |
| Trine University Division III · Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association | 77 | 126 | $78k | — | 85% | |
| Wright State University Division I · Horizon League | 78 | 100 | $236k | — | 95% | |
| The Ohio State University Division I · Big Ten Conference | 78 | 101 | $2.3M | 970 | 51% |
Other men's track & field programs in the Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Franklin College | 83 | $114k | $1,379 | — | vs | |
| Anderson University (Indiana) | 73 | $109k | $1,494 | — | vs | |
| Mount St. Joseph University | 39 | $105k | $2,690 | — | vs | |
| Bluffton University | 61 | $84k | $1,377 | — | vs | |
| Manchester University | 60 | $67k | $1,123 | — | vs | |
| Transylvania University | 15 | $48k | $3,200 | — | vs | |
| Hanover College | 29 | $47k | $1,605 | — | vs | |
| Earlham College | 14 | $42k | $2,987 | — | vs | |
| Berea College | 24 | $35k | $1,478 | — | vs | |
| Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology | 92 | $27k | $289 | — | vs |
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