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Division III · Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference

Franklin College Men's Basketball

Franklin, IN · the Grizzlies · Franklin College overview
22
Roster
2024–25 season
$120k
Team budget
14th percentile in Division III
$5,468
Per roster spot
median $9,936
3
Coaches
1 head · 2 assistant
71%
Admitted
upper half for selectivity

Franklin College fields a men's basketball team in the Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference (NCAA Division III). In 2024–25 the roster carried 22 players, above the median of 18, with 1 head coach and 2 assistants. Team expenses were $120,296, below the median of $198k — $5,468 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).

Team budget$120k
Spend per player$5,468
Roster size22
Coaching staff3

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

  • Roster22 2024–25 season
  • Coaching staff1 head, 2 assistant
  • Team expenses$120,296 for the year
  • Operating expenses$65,412 game-day and travel
  • Spend per roster spot$5,468 division median $9,936
  • Athletic aid, men's teamsNone school-wide
  • Aid per roster spot$0 across men's teams
  • Recruiting spend, men's$15,133 school-wide

Coaching staff

NameTitleEmail
Chris Hamilton 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.
911undergraduates · 966 students in all
Women 48% Men 52%
Setting
Suburb
Type
Private · Liberal arts college
Affiliation
American Baptist
71%admitted · of 2,264 applicants
SAT middle 50%1020 – 1200
ACT middle 50%21 – 27
Test scores
Test-optional
Graduate in 6 yrs
63%

Men's Basketball

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22on the roster · 2024–25 season
Team expenses
$120,296 $5,468 per roster spot · bottom quarter of Division III
Coaches
1 head · 2 assistant
Athletic aid, men's teams
None
Recruiting spend, men's
$15,133
$23,843net price · after grants, aided first-years
Sticker price$54,850
Average net price$23,843
Net price by family income
$0–30k$19,031
$30–48k$18,645
$48–75k$18,436
$75–110k$25,471
$110k and up$28,694
Tuition & fees
$37,350

Campus safety

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5.41violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
Violent5.41
Property4.40
In residence halls
2 burglaries · 10 sex offences over 2022–2024
Residence-hall fires
0 over 2022–2024
19%of bachelor's degrees in business · 17 fields · Bachelor's, Master's
Business37 · 19%
Communication & journalism24 · 13%
Kinesiology, parks & recreation20 · 10%
Biological sciences19 · 10%
Psychology19 · 10%

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Men's Basketball programs within 150 miles

Franklin CollegeUniversity of Indianapolis · 17 miIndiana University Indianapolis · 21 miButler University · 26 miIndiana University, Bloomington · 33 miDePauw University · 45 miAnderson University (Indiana) · 48 miWabash College · 60 miBall State University · 60 miHanover College · 61 miEarlham College · 65 miRose-Hulman Institute of Technology · 68 miIndiana State University · 73 mi
SchoolMilesRosterBudgetAPRAdmitted
University of Indianapolis Division II · Great Lakes Valley Conference1714$895k—73%
Indiana University Indianapolis Division I · Horizon League2115$2.6M98081%
Butler University Division I · BIG EAST Conference2614$9.6M98086%
Indiana University, Bloomington Division I · Big Ten Conference3319$32M95980%
DePauw University Division III · North Coast Athletic Conference4517$262k—54%
Anderson University (Indiana) Division III · Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference4818$215k—53%
Wabash College Division III · North Coast Athletic Conference60———63%
Ball State University Division I · Mid-American Conference6014$2.6M99072%
Hanover College Division III · Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference6118$282k—84%
Earlham College Division III · Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference6516$237k—74%
Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology Division III · Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference6817$255k—73%
Indiana State University Division I · Missouri Valley Conference7316$3M97692%

Other men's basketball programs in the Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference

SchoolRosterBudgetPer playerAPRCompare
Hanover College18$282k$15,672—vs
Transylvania University16$266k$16,620—vs
Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology17$255k$15,028—vs
Earlham College16$237k$14,790—vs
Mount St. Joseph University15$221k$14,719—vs
Anderson University (Indiana)18$215k$11,925—vs
Manchester University23$178k$7,755—vs
Berea College19$145k$7,645—vs
Franklin College22$120k$5,468—vs
Bluffton University28$118k$4,215—vs

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