Division I · Big Ten Conference
Northwestern University Men's Basketball
Evanston, IL · the Wildcats · Northwestern University overview
14
Roster
room for 1 under the cap of 15
$15M
Team budget
92nd percentile in Division I
$1,052,062
Per roster spot
median $196,319
5
Coaches
1 head · 4 assistant
1000
APR
100% of players retained
7%
Admitted
top 10% for selectivity
Northwestern University fields a men's basketball team in the Big Ten Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 14 players, below the median of 16, with 1 head coach and 4 assistants. Team expenses were $14,728,871, well above the median of $3M — $1,052,062 per roster spot, top 10% of Division I men's basketball programs. That leaves room for 1 under the Division I roster cap of 15 in force from 2025-26. The team's multi-year Academic Progress Rate is 1000, about the median of 967, with 100% of players retained year to year. The school gave $14,880,630 in athletic aid across its men's teams, about $56,796 per roster spot.
Among Division I men's basketball programs
Where this program sits against its 362 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#31Team budgetof 362 · Division I#18Spend per playerof 362 · Division I#304Roster sizeof 362 · Division I#1APRof 362 · Division I
Team budgets across the division
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Roster sizes (cap 15)
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The program
- Roster14 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap15 room for 1
- Coaching staff1 head, 4 assistant
- Team expenses$14,728,871 for the year
- Operating expenses$2,087,840 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$1,052,062 division median $196,319
- Academic Progress Rate1000 multi-year; 1000 latest
- Players retained100% year to year
- Eligible100% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, men's teams$14,880,630 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$56,796 across men's teams
- Recruiting spend, men's$1,863,790 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Chris Collins head coach | Head Coach | not on file |
| Chris Lowery | Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
| Shane Southwell | Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
| Bryant McIntosh | Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
| Chris Lauten | Director of Operations | On file · sign in |
| Trevor Marcus | Assistant Coach / Director of Video Operations | On file · sign in |
| Maura Quinn | Assistant Director of Basketball Operations | On file · sign in |
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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 →9,157undergraduates · 23,203 students in all
Women 55% Men 45%
- Setting
- City
- Type
- Private · Research university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →7%admitted · of 51,769 applicants
SAT middle 50%1490 – 1560
ACT middle 50%33 – 35
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 96%
Men's Basketball
Full picture →14on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 1514
room for 1
Academic Progress Rate1000
100% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $14,728,871 $1,052,062 per roster spot · top 10% of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 4 assistant
- Athletic aid, men's teams
- $14,880,630
- Recruiting spend, men's
- $1,863,790
Cost
Full picture →$23,341net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $65,997
Campus safety
Full picture →0.52violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 6 burglaries · 24 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 2 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →16%of bachelor's degrees in engineering · 24 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research Northwestern 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 program14 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions7% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$23,341 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsEngineering · 16%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusCity · 9,157Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety0.52 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loyola University Chicago Division I · Atlantic 10 Conference | 4 | 17 | $7M | 959 | 81% | |
| North Park University Division III · College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin | 5 | 27 | $292k | — | 73% | |
| DePaul University Division I · BIG EAST Conference | 12 | 14 | $13M | 968 | 74% | |
| Roosevelt University Division II · Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | 12 | 16 | $685k | — | 94% | |
| Concordia University Chicago Division III · Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference | 12 | 26 | $198k | — | 93% | |
| University of Illinois Chicago Division I · Missouri Valley Conference | 12 | 15 | $4M | 954 | 79% | |
| Dominican University (Illinois) Division III · Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference | 13 | 20 | $154k | — | 80% | |
| Illinois Institute of Technology Division III · Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference | 15 | 17 | $148k | — | 55% | |
| Lake Forest College Division III · Midwest Conference | 16 | 18 | $184k | — | 59% | |
| Elmhurst University Division III · College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin | 17 | 19 | $266k | — | 76% | |
| University of Chicago Division III · University Athletic Association | 19 | 18 | $623k | — | 5% | |
| Chicago State University Division I · Northeast Conference | 23 | 19 | $1.4M | 915 | 41% |
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