Division I · The Summit League
North Dakota State University Men's Basketball
Fargo, ND · the Bison · North Dakota State University overview
15
Roster
at the D-I cap of 15
$2M
Team budget
20th percentile in Division I
$131,400
Per roster spot
median $196,319
5
Coaches
1 head · 4 assistant
985
APR
97% of players retained
96%
Admitted
bottom quarter for selectivity
North Dakota State University fields a men's basketball team in the The Summit League (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 15 players, about the median of 16, with 1 head coach and 4 assistants. Team expenses were $1,971,005, below the median of $3M — $131,400 per roster spot, bottom quarter of Division I men's basketball programs. That is exactly the Division I roster cap of 15 in force from 2025-26. The team's multi-year Academic Progress Rate is 985, about the median of 967, with 97% of players retained year to year. The school gave $3,302,245 in athletic aid across its men's teams, about $9,434 per roster spot.
Among Division I men's basketball programs
Where this program sits against its 362 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#291Team budgetof 362 · Division I#281Spend per playerof 362 · Division I#222Roster sizeof 362 · Division I#61APRof 362 · Division I
Team budgets across the division
this programevery Division I men's basketball program
Roster sizes (cap 15)
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The program
- Roster15 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap15 at the cap
- Coaching staff1 head, 4 assistant
- Team expenses$1,971,005 for the year
- Operating expenses$505,074 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$131,400 division median $196,319
- Academic Progress Rate985 multi-year; 1000 latest
- Players retained97% year to year
- Eligible99% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, men's teams$3,302,245 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$9,434 across men's teams
- Recruiting spend, men's$299,042 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| David Richman 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
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About the school
What an athlete asks first — each panel opens the full picture.Campus
Full picture →9,791undergraduates · 11,952 students in all
Women 51% Men 49%
- Setting
- City
- Type
- Public · Research university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →96%admitted · of 7,331 applicants
ACT middle 50%19 – 24
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 64%
Men's Basketball
Full picture →15on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 1515
exactly at the cap
Academic Progress Rate985
97% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $1,971,005 $131,400 per roster spot · bottom quarter of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 4 assistant
- Athletic aid, men's teams
- $3,302,245
- Recruiting spend, men's
- $299,042
Cost
Full picture →$16,461net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $10,857 in-state · $15,511 out
Campus safety
Full picture →0.67violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 12 burglaries · 20 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 8 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →17%of bachelor's degrees in business · 25 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
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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 program15 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions96% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$16,461 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsBusiness · 17%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusCity · 9,791Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety0.67 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Concordia College, Moorhead Division III · Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | 3 | 17 | $210k | — | 63% | |
| Minnesota State University Moorhead Division II · Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference | 3 | 15 | $599k | — | 53% | |
| University of Minnesota, Crookston Division II · Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference | 63 | 16 | $692k | — | 58% | |
| University of North Dakota Division I · The Summit League | 72 | 15 | $2.4M | 964 | 77% | |
| University of Jamestown Division II · Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference | 90 | 32 | $555k | — | 94% | |
| Bemidji State University Division II · Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference | 99 | 19 | $633k | — | 71% | |
| University of Minnesota, Morris Division III · Upper Midwest Athletic Conference | 100 | 17 | $133k | — | 70% | |
| Northern State University Division II · Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference | 128 | 17 | $720k | — | 93% | |
| Saint John's University (Minnesota) Division III · Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | 150 | — | — | — | 91% |
Other men's basketball programs in the The Summit League
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Nebraska at Omaha 1 over cap | 16 | $3.6M | $223,358 | 979 | vs | |
| Oral Roberts University 3 over cap | 18 | $3M | $165,190 | 964 | vs | |
| South Dakota State University at cap | 15 | $2.6M | $174,839 | 975 | vs | |
| University of Missouri-Kansas City 1 over cap | 16 | $2.6M | $161,923 | 957 | vs | |
| University of North Dakota at cap | 15 | $2.4M | $160,395 | 964 | vs | |
| University of St. Thomas (Minnesota) 1 over cap | 16 | $2.4M | $150,104 | — | vs | |
| North Dakota State University at cap | 15 | $2M | $131,400 | 985 | vs | |
| University of South Dakota 1 over cap | 16 | $1.9M | $120,366 | 961 | vs |
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