Division III · Ohio Athletic Conference
Ohio Northern University Men's Basketball
Ada, OH · the Polar Bears · Ohio Northern University overview
23
Roster
2024–25 season
$345k
Team budget
91st percentile in Division III
$15,007
Per roster spot
median $9,936
3
Coaches
1 head · 2 assistant
73%
Admitted
upper half for selectivity
Ohio Northern University fields a men's basketball team in the Ohio Athletic Conference (NCAA Division III). In 2024–25 the roster carried 23 players, above the median of 18, with 1 head coach and 2 assistants. Team expenses were $345,166, well above the median of $198k — $15,007 per roster spot, top 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).
#36Team budgetof 400 · Division III#80Spend per playerof 400 · Division III#68Roster sizeof 400 · Division III
Team budgets across the division
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Roster sizes
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The program
- Roster23 2024–25 season
- Coaching staff1 head, 2 assistant
- Team expenses$345,166 for the year
- Operating expenses$107,306 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$15,007 division median $9,936
- Athletic aid, men's teamsNone school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$0 across men's teams
- Recruiting spend, men's$65,803 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Jon Tropf 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 →2,592undergraduates · 3,042 students in all
Women 47% Men 53%
- Setting
- Town
- Type
- Private · Baccalaureate college
- Affiliation
- United Methodist
Getting in
Full picture →73%admitted · of 4,537 applicants
SAT middle 50%1173 – 1376
ACT middle 50%25 – 29
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 70%
Men's Basketball
Full picture →23on the roster · 2024–25 season
- Team expenses
- $345,166 $15,007 per roster spot · top 10% of Division III
- Coaches
- 1 head · 2 assistant
- Athletic aid, men's teams
- None
- Recruiting spend, men's
- $65,803
Cost
Full picture →$26,396net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $37,600
Campus safety
Full picture →1.27violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 1 burglaries · 12 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 4 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →22%of bachelor's degrees in health professions & nursing · 22 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research Ohio Northern 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 program23 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions73% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$26,396 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsHealth professions & nursing · 22%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusTown · 2,592Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety1.27 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bluffton University Division III · Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference | 10 | 28 | $118k | — | 61% | |
| University of Findlay Division II · Great Midwest Athletic Conference | 22 | 24 | $752k | — | 86% | |
| Tiffin University Division II · Great Midwest Athletic Conference | 41 | 58 | $668k | — | 80% | |
| Heidelberg University Division III · Ohio Athletic Conference | 42 | 22 | $230k | — | 68% | |
| Bowling Green State University Division I · Mid-American Conference | 43 | 14 | $2.6M | 970 | 81% | |
| Ohio Wesleyan University Division III · North Coast Athletic Conference | 51 | 24 | $223k | — | 51% | |
| Wittenberg University Division III · North Coast Athletic Conference | 58 | 18 | $247k | — | 91% | |
| University of Toledo Division I · Mid-American Conference | 63 | 14 | $3.2M | 980 | 95% | |
| Otterbein University Division III · Ohio Athletic Conference | 64 | 19 | $194k | — | 83% | |
| The Ohio State University Division I · Big Ten Conference | 68 | 16 | $13M | 965 | 51% | |
| Wright State University Division I · Horizon League | 69 | 14 | $2.6M | 990 | 95% | |
| Cedarville University Division II · Great Midwest Athletic Conference | 70 | 14 | $785k | — | 63% |
Other men's basketball programs in the Ohio Athletic Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Mount Union | 23 | $373k | $16,237 | — | vs | |
| Ohio Northern University | 23 | $345k | $15,007 | — | vs | |
| Capital University | 18 | $254k | $14,110 | — | vs | |
| Marietta College | 21 | $247k | $11,782 | — | vs | |
| Baldwin Wallace University | 19 | $234k | $12,314 | — | vs | |
| Heidelberg University | 22 | $230k | $10,439 | — | vs | |
| Muskingum University | 18 | $219k | $12,182 | — | vs | |
| Otterbein University | 19 | $194k | $10,234 | — | vs | |
| Wilmington College (Ohio) | 30 | $167k | $5,570 | — | vs |
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