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Division III · Midwest Conference

Grinnell College Men's Basketball

Grinnell, IA · the NCAA Applications Administrators · Grinnell College overview
20
Roster
2024–25 season
$170k
Team budget
38th percentile in Division III
$8,516
Per roster spot
median $9,936
3
Coaches
1 head · 2 assistant
13%
Admitted
top 10% for selectivity

Grinnell College fields a men's basketball team in the Midwest Conference (NCAA Division III). In 2024–25 the roster carried 20 players, above the median of 18, with 1 head coach and 2 assistants. Team expenses were $170,322, below the median of $198k — $8,516 per roster spot, lower half 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$170k
Spend per player$8,516
Roster size20
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

  • Roster20 2024–25 season
  • Coaching staff1 head, 2 assistant
  • Team expenses$170,322 for the year
  • Operating expenses$64,694 game-day and travel
  • Spend per roster spot$8,516 division median $9,936
  • Athletic aid, men's teamsNone school-wide
  • Aid per roster spot$0 across men's teams
  • Recruiting spend, men's$37,890 school-wide

Coaching staff

NameTitleEmail
David Arseneault Jr. 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.
1,775undergraduates · 1,775 students in all
Women 54% Men 46%
Setting
Town
Type
Private · Liberal arts college
Affiliation
None
13%admitted · of 9,988 applicants
SAT middle 50%1418 – 1550
ACT middle 50%31 – 34
Test scores
Test-optional
Graduate in 6 yrs
87%

Men's Basketball

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20on the roster · 2024–25 season
Team expenses
$170,322 $8,516 per roster spot · lower half of Division III
Coaches
1 head · 2 assistant
Athletic aid, men's teams
None
Recruiting spend, men's
$37,890
$33,446net price · after grants, aided first-years
Sticker price$83,490
Average net price$33,446
Net price by family income
$0–30k$6,739
$30–48k$6,235
$48–75k$6,220
$75–110k$16,891
$110k and up$36,265
Tuition & fees
$64,862

Campus safety

Full picture →
2.61violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
Violent2.61
Property2.05
In residence halls
6 burglaries · 11 sex offences over 2022–2024
Residence-hall fires
3 over 2022–2024
26%of bachelor's degrees in social sciences · 13 fields · Bachelor's
Social sciences100 · 26%
Biological sciences62 · 16%
Computer & information sciences53 · 14%
Psychology36 · 9%
Physical sciences34 · 9%

Research Grinnell College

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Men's Basketball programs within 150 miles

Grinnell CollegeCentral College (Iowa) · 26 miDrake University · 49 miSimpson College · 51 miIowa State University · 51 miUniversity of Northern Iowa · 55 miCoe College · 57 miUniversity of Iowa · 61 miCornell College · 68 miWartburg College · 69 miUpper Iowa University · 89 miTruman State University · 108 miAugustana College (Illinois) · 113 mi
SchoolMilesRosterBudgetAPRAdmitted
Central College (Iowa) Division III · American Rivers Conference2635$215k—79%
Drake University Division I · Missouri Valley Conference4912$4.3M96864%
Simpson College Division III · American Rivers Conference5126$200k—89%
Iowa State University Division I · Big 12 Conference5115$10M94989%
University of Northern Iowa Division I · Missouri Valley Conference5516$3.4M98094%
Coe College Division III · American Rivers Conference5724$151k—71%
University of Iowa Division I · Big Ten Conference6117$13M96085%
Cornell College Division III · Midwest Conference6830$192k—81%
Wartburg College Division III · American Rivers Conference6927$244k—99%
Upper Iowa University Division II · Great Lakes Valley Conference8923$570k—93%
Truman State University Division II · Great Lakes Valley Conference10817$578k—80%
Augustana College (Illinois) Division III · College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin11327$268k—68%

Other men's basketball programs in the Midwest Conference

SchoolRosterBudgetPer playerAPRCompare
Illinois College23$231k$10,065—vs
Lawrence University22$208k$9,435—vs
Knox College16$203k$12,708—vs
Cornell College30$192k$6,404—vs
Lake Forest College18$184k$10,203—vs
Grinnell College20$170k$8,516—vs
Luther College34$138k$4,069—vs
Beloit College20$138k$6,880—vs
Ripon College27$126k$4,674—vs
Monmouth College (Illinois)21$105k$4,976—vs

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