Division III · Midwest Conference
Lake Forest College Men's Basketball
Lake Forest, IL · the Foresters · Lake Forest College overview
18
Roster
2024–25 season
$184k
Team budget
45th percentile in Division III
$10,203
Per roster spot
median $9,936
3
Coaches
1 head · 2 assistant
59%
Admitted
upper half for selectivity
Lake Forest College fields a men's basketball team in the Midwest Conference (NCAA Division III). In 2024–25 the roster carried 18 players, about the median of 18, with 1 head coach and 2 assistants. Team expenses were $183,661, about the median of $198k — $10,203 per roster spot, upper 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).
#221Team budgetof 400 · Division III#188Spend per playerof 400 · Division III#198Roster sizeof 400 · Division III
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Roster sizes
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The program
- Roster18 2024–25 season
- Coaching staff1 head, 2 assistant
- Team expenses$183,661 for the year
- Operating expenses$48,244 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$10,203 division median $9,936
- Athletic aid, men's teamsNone school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$0 across men's teams
- Recruiting spend, men's$59,845 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Matt Griggs 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 →1,796undergraduates · 1,818 students in all
Women 57% Men 43%
- Setting
- Suburb
- Type
- Private · Liberal arts college
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →59%admitted · of 4,811 applicants
SAT middle 50%1170 – 1365
ACT middle 50%28 – 31
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 70%
Men's Basketball
Full picture →18on the roster · 2024–25 season
- Team expenses
- $183,661 $10,203 per roster spot · lower half of Division III
- Coaches
- 1 head · 2 assistant
- Athletic aid, men's teams
- None
- Recruiting spend, men's
- $59,845
Cost
Full picture →$29,894net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $54,202
Campus safety
Full picture →2.36violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 0 burglaries · 9 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 0 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →18%of bachelor's degrees in business · 18 fields · Bachelor's, Master's
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Men's Basketball program18 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions59% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$29,894 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsBusiness · 18%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusSuburb · 1,796Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety2.36 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Northwestern University Division I · Big Ten Conference | 16 | 14 | $15M | 1000 | 7% | |
| Loyola University Chicago Division I · Atlantic 10 Conference | 19 | 17 | $7M | 959 | 81% | |
| North Park University Division III · College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin | 20 | 27 | $292k | — | 73% | |
| Dominican University (Illinois) Division III · Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference | 24 | 20 | $154k | — | 80% | |
| Concordia University Chicago Division III · Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference | 24 | 26 | $198k | — | 93% | |
| Elmhurst University Division III · College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin | 25 | 19 | $266k | — | 76% | |
| Carthage College Division III · College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin | 26 | 29 | $175k | — | 84% | |
| University of Wisconsin-Parkside Division II · Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | 28 | 17 | $497k | — | 73% | |
| University of Illinois Chicago Division I · Missouri Valley Conference | 28 | 15 | $4M | 954 | 79% | |
| DePaul University Division I · BIG EAST Conference | 28 | 14 | $13M | 968 | 74% | |
| Roosevelt University Division II · Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | 28 | 16 | $685k | — | 94% | |
| Wheaton College (Illinois) Division III · College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin | 30 | 22 | $208k | — | 90% |
Other men's basketball programs in the Midwest Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Illinois College | 23 | $231k | $10,065 | — | vs | |
| Lawrence University | 22 | $208k | $9,435 | — | vs | |
| Knox College | 16 | $203k | $12,708 | — | vs | |
| Cornell College | 30 | $192k | $6,404 | — | vs | |
| Lake Forest College | 18 | $184k | $10,203 | — | vs | |
| Grinnell College | 20 | $170k | $8,516 | — | vs | |
| Luther College | 34 | $138k | $4,069 | — | vs | |
| Beloit College | 20 | $138k | $6,880 | — | vs | |
| Ripon College | 27 | $126k | $4,674 | — | vs | |
| Monmouth College (Illinois) | 21 | $105k | $4,976 | — | vs |
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