Division III · Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference
Penn State University, Altoona Men's Basketball
Altoona, PA · the Lions · Penn State University, Altoona overview
17
Roster
2024–25 season
$125k
Team budget
15th percentile in Division III
$7,364
Per roster spot
median $9,936
2
Coaches
1 head · 1 assistant
97%
Admitted
bottom quarter for selectivity
Penn State University, Altoona fields a men's basketball team in the Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference (NCAA Division III). In 2024–25 the roster carried 17 players, about the median of 18, with 1 head coach and 1 assistant. Team expenses were $125,188, below the median of $198k — $7,364 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).
#340Team budgetof 400 · Division III#293Spend per playerof 400 · Division III#259Roster sizeof 400 · Division III
Team budgets across the division
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Roster sizes
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The program
- Roster17 2024–25 season
- Coaching staff1 head, 1 assistant
- Team expenses$125,188 for the year
- Operating expenses$82,609 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$7,364 division median $9,936
- Athletic aid, men's teamsNone school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$0 across men's teams
- Recruiting spend, men's$8,135 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| David McGreal 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 →2,421undergraduates · 2,421 students in all
Women 46% Men 54%
- Setting
- City
- Type
- Public
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →97%admitted · of 7,134 applicants
SAT middle 50%1050 – 1260
ACT middle 50%22 – 27
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 18%
Men's Basketball
Full picture →17on the roster · 2024–25 season
- Team expenses
- $125,188 $7,364 per roster spot · bottom quarter of Division III
- Coaches
- 1 head · 1 assistant
- Athletic aid, men's teams
- None
- Recruiting spend, men's
- $8,135
Cost
Full picture →$22,506net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $15,944 in-state · $26,668 out
Campus safety
Full picture →2.95violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 3 burglaries · 14 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 2 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →21%of bachelor's degrees in health professions & nursing · 20 fields · Associate's, Bachelor's
Research Penn State University, Altoona
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 program17 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions97% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$22,506 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsHealth professions & nursing · 21%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusCity · 2,421Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety2.95 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Aloysius College Division III · Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference | 12 | 18 | $90k | — | 90% | |
| Saint Francis University Division III · Presidents' Athletic Conference | 12 | 20 | $2.1M | 985 | 77% | |
| Juniata College Division III · Landmark Conference | 21 | 22 | $268k | — | 72% | |
| University of Pittsburgh, Johnstown Division II · Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference | 29 | 16 | $545k | — | 96% | |
| Pennsylvania State University Division I · Big Ten Conference | 34 | 14 | $14M | 948 | 54% | |
| Indiana University of Pennsylvania Division II · Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference | 40 | 15 | $830k | — | 91% | |
| Saint Vincent College Division III · Presidents' Athletic Conference | 55 | 24 | $307k | — | 59% | |
| Wilson College Division III · United East Conference | 57 | 9 | $126k | — | 90% | |
| Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania Division II · Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference | 57 | 14 | $529k | — | 86% | |
| University of Pittsburgh, Greensburg Division III · Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference | 62 | 15 | $84k | — | 98% | |
| Seton Hill University Division II · Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference | 62 | 23 | $629k | — | 76% | |
| Frostburg State University Division II · Mountain East Conference | 68 | 22 | $400k | — | 89% |
Other men's basketball programs in the Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Pittsburgh, Bradford | 18 | $179k | $9,946 | — | vs | |
| Carlow University | 17 | $170k | $10,003 | — | vs | |
| Hilbert College | 18 | $155k | $8,595 | — | vs | |
| Pennsylvania State Univ. Erie, the Behrend College | 18 | $147k | $8,169 | — | vs | |
| Penn State University, Altoona | 17 | $125k | $7,364 | — | vs | |
| Mount Aloysius College | 18 | $90k | $4,984 | — | vs | |
| La Roche University | 20 | $86k | $4,285 | — | vs | |
| University of Pittsburgh, Greensburg | 15 | $84k | $5,626 | — | vs |
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