Division III · Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference
Pennsylvania State Univ. Erie, the Behrend College Men's Basketball
Erie, PA · the Behrend Lions · Pennsylvania State Univ. Erie, the Behrend College overview
18
Roster
2024–25 season
$147k
Team budget
26th percentile in Division III
$8,169
Per roster spot
median $9,936
2
Coaches
1 head · 1 assistant
96%
Admitted
bottom quarter for selectivity
Pennsylvania State Univ. Erie, the Behrend College fields a men's basketball team in the Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference (NCAA Division III). In 2024–25 the roster carried 18 players, about the median of 18, with 1 head coach and 1 assistant. Team expenses were $147,042, below the median of $198k — $8,169 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).
#296Team budgetof 400 · Division III#265Spend 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, 1 assistant
- Team expenses$147,042 for the year
- Operating expenses$53,935 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$8,169 division median $9,936
- Athletic aid, men's teamsNone school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$0 across men's teams
- Recruiting spend, men's$12,214 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| David Niland 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 →3,226undergraduates · 3,323 students in all
Women 37% Men 63%
- Setting
- Suburb
- Type
- Public
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →96%admitted · of 4,827 applicants
SAT middle 50%1110 – 1320
ACT middle 50%23 – 28
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 46%
Men's Basketball
Full picture →18on the roster · 2024–25 season
- Team expenses
- $147,042 $8,169 per roster spot · lower half of Division III
- Coaches
- 1 head · 1 assistant
- Athletic aid, men's teams
- None
- Recruiting spend, men's
- $12,214
Cost
Full picture →$20,964net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $15,944 in-state · $26,668 out
Campus safety
Full picture →2violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 2 burglaries · 15 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 1 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →31%of bachelor's degrees in business · 18 fields · Associate's, Bachelor's, 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 program18 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$20,964 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsBusiness · 31%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusSuburb · 3,226Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety2 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercyhurst University Division I · Northeast Conference | 4 | 17 | $1.3M | — | 83% | |
| Gannon University Division II · Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference | 5 | 14 | $979k | — | 77% | |
| Allegheny College Division III · Presidents' Athletic Conference | 34 | 17 | $211k | — | 59% | |
| The State University of New York at Fredonia Division III · State University of New York Athletic Conference | 40 | 19 | $179k | — | 79% | |
| Kent State University Division I · Mid-American Conference | 46 | — | — | — | — | |
| Thiel College Division III · Presidents' Athletic Conference | 53 | 17 | $136k | — | 71% | |
| Grove City College Division III · Presidents' Athletic Conference | 67 | — | — | — | 73% | |
| University of Pittsburgh, Bradford Division III · Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference | 68 | 18 | $179k | — | 91% | |
| Lake Erie College Division II · Great Midwest Athletic Conference | 71 | 26 | $523k | — | 64% | |
| Westminster College (Pennsylvania) Division III · Presidents' Athletic Conference | 71 | 21 | $155k | — | 86% | |
| Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania Division II · Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference | 73 | 21 | $552k | — | 75% | |
| Hilbert College Division III · Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference | 74 | 18 | $155k | — | 98% |
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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