Division III · American Rivers Conference
Central College (Iowa) Men's Basketball
Pella, IA · the Dutch · Central College (Iowa) overview
35
Roster
2024–25 season
$215k
Team budget
58th percentile in Division III
$6,154
Per roster spot
median $9,936
3
Coaches
1 head · 2 assistant
79%
Admitted
lower half for selectivity
Central College (Iowa) fields a men's basketball team in the American Rivers Conference (NCAA Division III). In 2024–25 the roster carried 35 players, well above the median of 18, with 1 head coach and 2 assistants. Team expenses were $215,391, about the median of $198k — $6,154 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).
#170Team budgetof 400 · Division III#324Spend per playerof 400 · Division III#13Roster sizeof 400 · Division III
Team budgets across the division
this programevery Division III men's basketball program
Roster sizes
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The program
- Roster35 2024–25 season
- Coaching staff1 head, 2 assistant
- Team expenses$215,391 for the year
- Operating expenses$31,764 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$6,154 division median $9,936
- Athletic aid, men's teamsNone school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$0 across men's teams
- Recruiting spend, men's$48,359 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Conor Riordan 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 →1,095undergraduates · 1,095 students in all
Women 47% Men 53%
- Setting
- Town
- Type
- Private · Liberal arts college
- Affiliation
- Reformed Church in America
Getting in
Full picture →79%admitted · of 1,978 applicants
SAT middle 50%935 – 1205
ACT middle 50%19 – 25
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 69%
Men's Basketball
Full picture →35on the roster · 2024–25 season
- Team expenses
- $215,391 $6,154 per roster spot · upper half of Division III
- Coaches
- 1 head · 2 assistant
- Athletic aid, men's teams
- None
- Recruiting spend, men's
- $48,359
Cost
Full picture →$22,499net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $20,988
Campus safety
Full picture →6.46violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 0 burglaries · 20 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 0 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →23%of bachelor's degrees in biological sciences · 17 fields · Bachelor's
Research Central College (Iowa)
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 program35 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions79% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$22,499 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsBiological sciences · 23%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusTown · 1,095Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety6.46 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grinnell College Division III · Midwest Conference | 26 | 20 | $170k | — | 13% | |
| Simpson College Division III · American Rivers Conference | 33 | 26 | $200k | — | 89% | |
| Drake University Division I · Missouri Valley Conference | 40 | 12 | $4.3M | 968 | 64% | |
| Iowa State University Division I · Big 12 Conference | 57 | 15 | $10M | 949 | 89% | |
| University of Iowa Division I · Big Ten Conference | 74 | 17 | $13M | 960 | 85% | |
| Coe College Division III · American Rivers Conference | 77 | 24 | $151k | — | 71% | |
| University of Northern Iowa Division I · Missouri Valley Conference | 81 | 16 | $3.4M | 980 | 94% | |
| Cornell College Division III · Midwest Conference | 85 | 30 | $192k | — | 81% | |
| Truman State University Division II · Great Lakes Valley Conference | 86 | 17 | $578k | — | 80% | |
| Wartburg College Division III · American Rivers Conference | 94 | 27 | $244k | — | 99% | |
| Upper Iowa University Division II · Great Lakes Valley Conference | 115 | 23 | $570k | — | 93% | |
| Augustana College (Illinois) Division III · College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin | 123 | 27 | $268k | — | 68% |
Other men's basketball programs in the American Rivers Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Dubuque | 22 | $292k | $13,274 | — | vs | |
| Loras College | 31 | $277k | $8,931 | — | vs | |
| Wartburg College | 27 | $244k | $9,055 | — | vs | |
| Nebraska Wesleyan University | 26 | $242k | $9,309 | — | vs | |
| Buena Vista University | 21 | $227k | $10,797 | — | vs | |
| Central College (Iowa) | 35 | $215k | $6,154 | — | vs | |
| Simpson College | 26 | $200k | $7,703 | — | vs | |
| Coe College | 24 | $151k | $6,298 | — | vs |
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