Division I · The Ivy League
Cornell University Men's Basketball
Ithaca, NY · the Big Red · Cornell University overview
20
Roster
5 over the D-I cap of 15
$1.5M
Team budget
11th percentile in Division I
$76,155
Per roster spot
median $196,319
4
Coaches
1 head · 3 assistant
993
APR
99% of players retained
8%
Admitted
top 10% for selectivity
Cornell University fields a men's basketball team in the The Ivy League (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 20 players, above the median of 16, with 1 head coach and 3 assistants. Team expenses were $1,523,103, well below the median of $3M — $76,155 per roster spot, bottom quarter of Division I men's basketball programs. Under the Division I roster cap of 15 in force from 2025-26, that is 5 over — cuts or attrition are likely, though players already on the roster may stay (221 of 362 Division I programs carried more than the cap). The team's multi-year Academic Progress Rate is 993, about the median of 967, with 99% of players retained year to year. The school reports no athletic aid for men's teams.
Among Division I men's basketball programs
Where this program sits against its 362 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#323Team budgetof 362 · Division I#343Spend per playerof 362 · Division I#12Roster sizeof 362 · Division I#32APRof 362 · Division I
Team budgets across the division
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Roster sizes (cap 15)
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The program
- Roster20 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap15 5 over last season
- Coaching staff1 head, 3 assistant
- Team expenses$1,523,103 for the year
- Operating expenses$277,178 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$76,155 division median $196,319
- Academic Progress Rate993 multi-year; 1000 latest
- Players retained99% year to year
- Eligible99% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, men's teamsNone school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$0 across men's teams
- Recruiting spend, men's$1,023,995 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Jon Jaques head coach | Head Coach | not on file |
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Recruiting timing
- Coaches may first contact youJune 15 after sophomore year
- Your own emailsAny time the rule limits what coaches send back
- High-school basketball players540,704 2024-25
- Division I roster spots5,786 362 programs
- Odds of a spot1 in 93 1.1% of high-school players hold a Division I roster spot
General NCAA rule for Division I; the men's basketball recruiting guide has the date for each grad year, the eligibility checklist and what to put in a first email.
About the school
What an athlete asks first — each panel opens the full picture.Campus
Full picture →16,051undergraduates · 26,264 students in all
Women 53% Men 47%
- Setting
- City
- Type
- Private · Research university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →8%admitted · of 65,635 applicants
SAT middle 50%1480 – 1560
ACT middle 50%33 – 35
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 95%
Men's Basketball
Full picture →20on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 1520
5 over — players already on the roster may stay
Academic Progress Rate993
99% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $1,523,103 $76,155 per roster spot · bottom quarter of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 3 assistant
- Athletic aid, men's teams
- None
- Recruiting spend, men's
- $1,023,995
Cost
Full picture →$26,455net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $66,014
Campus safety
Full picture →1.92violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 32 burglaries · 106 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 106 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →18%of bachelor's degrees in computer & information sciences · 25 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research Cornell 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 program20 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions8% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$26,455 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsComputer & information sciences · 18%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusCity · 16,051Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety1.92 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ithaca College Division III · Liberty League | 2 | 15 | $265k | — | 70% | |
| State University of New York at Cortland Division III · State University of New York Athletic Conference | 18 | 14 | $231k | — | 51% | |
| Elmira College Division III · Empire 8 | 30 | 21 | $96k | — | 91% | |
| Keuka College Division III · Empire 8 | 33 | 19 | $101k | — | 94% | |
| Binghamton University Division I · America East Conference | 36 | 14 | $2.4M | 985 | 38% | |
| Hobart and William Smith Colleges Division III · Liberty League | 38 | 16 | $443k | — | 57% | |
| Syracuse University Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference | 44 | 17 | $16M | 970 | 42% | |
| Le Moyne College Division I · Northeast Conference | 46 | 16 | $1.4M | — | 75% | |
| State University of New York at Morrisville Division III · State University of New York Athletic Conference | 53 | 20 | $128k | — | 91% | |
| Colgate University Division I · Patriot League | 55 | 15 | $3M | 990 | 12% | |
| Alfred University Division III · Empire 8 | 68 | 19 | $154k | — | 48% | |
| Alfred State College Division III · State University of New York Athletic Conference | 68 | 15 | $160k | — | 82% |
Other men's basketball programs in the The Ivy League
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Princeton University 2 over cap | 17 | $2.4M | $143,844 | 996 | vs | |
| University of Pennsylvania 1 over cap | 16 | $2.4M | $147,326 | 987 | vs | |
| Columbia University-Barnard College 3 over cap | 18 | $2.2M | $120,532 | 1000 | vs | |
| Yale University 1 over cap | 16 | $2.1M | $131,352 | 992 | vs | |
| Brown University 1 over cap | 16 | $1.9M | $119,985 | 996 | vs | |
| Harvard University 1 over cap | 16 | $1.8M | $110,773 | 1000 | vs | |
| Cornell University 5 over cap | 20 | $1.5M | $76,155 | 993 | vs | |
| Dartmouth College at cap | 15 | $1.3M | $88,607 | 1000 | vs |
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