Division I · The Ivy League
Princeton University Men's Basketball
Princeton, NJ · the Tigers · Princeton University overview
17
Roster
2 over the D-I cap of 15
$2.4M
Team budget
34th percentile in Division I
$143,844
Per roster spot
median $196,319
4
Coaches
1 head · 3 assistant
996
APR
100% of players retained
4%
Admitted
top 10% for selectivity
Princeton University fields a men's basketball team in the The Ivy League (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 17 players, about the median of 16, with 1 head coach and 3 assistants. Team expenses were $2,445,350, below the median of $3M — $143,844 per roster spot, lower half of Division I men's basketball programs. Under the Division I roster cap of 15 in force from 2025-26, that is 2 over — cuts or attrition are likely, though players already on the roster may stay (221 of 362 Division I programs carried more than the cap). The team's multi-year Academic Progress Rate is 996, about the median of 967, with 100% of players retained year to year. The school reports no athletic aid for men's teams.
Among Division I men's basketball programs
Where this program sits against its 362 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#239Team budgetof 362 · Division I#259Spend per playerof 362 · Division I#62Roster sizeof 362 · Division I#14APRof 362 · Division I
Team budgets across the division
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Roster sizes (cap 15)
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The program
- Roster17 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap15 2 over last season
- Coaching staff1 head, 3 assistant
- Team expenses$2,445,350 for the year
- Operating expenses$406,049 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$143,844 division median $196,319
- Academic Progress Rate996 multi-year; 986 latest
- Players retained100% year to year
- Eligible99% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, men's teamsNone school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$0 across men's teams
- Recruiting spend, men's$1,333,234 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Mitch Henderson 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
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 →5,671undergraduates · 8,922 students in all
Women 48% Men 52%
- Setting
- City
- Type
- Private · Research university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →4%admitted · of 39,644 applicants
SAT middle 50%1500 – 1580
ACT middle 50%34 – 35
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 97%
Men's Basketball
Full picture →17on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 1517
2 over — players already on the roster may stay
Academic Progress Rate996
100% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $2,445,350 $143,844 per roster spot · lower half of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 3 assistant
- Athletic aid, men's teams
- None
- Recruiting spend, men's
- $1,333,234
Cost
Full picture →$19,811net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $59,710
Campus safety
Full picture →1.06violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 16 burglaries · 18 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 15 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →19%of bachelor's degrees in social sciences · 16 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research Princeton 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 program17 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions4% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$19,811 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsSocial sciences · 19%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusCity · 5,671Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety1.06 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rider University Division I · Metro Conference | 6 | 16 | $2.4M | 965 | 79% | |
| The College of New Jersey Division III · New Jersey Athletic Conference | 8 | 18 | $205k | — | 62% | |
| Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, New Brunswick Division I · Big Ten Conference | 15 | 15 | $16M | 969 | 65% | |
| Cairn University Division III · United East Conference | 18 | 18 | $74k | — | 84% | |
| Holy Family University Division II · Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference | 26 | 17 | $477k | — | 74% | |
| Delaware Valley University Division III · Middle Atlantic Conference Freedom | 27 | 16 | $150k | — | 92% | |
| Georgian Court University Division II · Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference | 29 | 21 | $529k | — | 71% | |
| Penn State University, Abington Division III · United East Conference | 29 | 21 | $103k | — | 92% | |
| Drew University Division III · Landmark Conference | 31 | 24 | $166k | — | 69% | |
| Kean University Division III · New Jersey Athletic Conference | 32 | 16 | $233k | — | 77% | |
| Arcadia University Division III · Middle Atlantic Conference Freedom | 32 | 20 | $207k | — | 79% | |
| College of Staten Island Division II · East Coast Conference | 32 | 14 | $318k | — | — |
Other men's basketball programs in the The Ivy League
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Princeton University 2 over cap | 17 | $2.4M | $143,844 | 996 | vs | |
| University of Pennsylvania 1 over cap | 16 | $2.4M | $147,326 | 987 | vs | |
| Columbia University-Barnard College 3 over cap | 18 | $2.2M | $120,532 | 1000 | vs | |
| Yale University 1 over cap | 16 | $2.1M | $131,352 | 992 | vs | |
| Brown University 1 over cap | 16 | $1.9M | $119,985 | 996 | vs | |
| Harvard University 1 over cap | 16 | $1.8M | $110,773 | 1000 | vs | |
| Cornell University 5 over cap | 20 | $1.5M | $76,155 | 993 | vs | |
| Dartmouth College at cap | 15 | $1.3M | $88,607 | 1000 | vs |
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