Division III · Liberty League
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Men's Basketball
Troy, NY · the Engineers · Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute overview
20
Roster
2024–25 season
$245k
Team budget
71st percentile in Division III
$12,274
Per roster spot
median $9,936
2
Coaches
1 head · 1 assistant
58%
Admitted
top quarter for selectivity
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute fields a men's basketball team in the Liberty League (NCAA Division III). In 2024–25 the roster carried 20 players, above the median of 18, with 1 head coach and 1 assistant. Team expenses were $245,491, above the median of $198k — $12,274 per roster spot, upper half of Division III men's basketball programs. The school gave $1,420,805 in athletic aid across its men's teams, about $2,650 per roster spot.
Among Division III men's basketball programs
Where this program sits against its 400 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#115Team budgetof 400 · Division III#131Spend per playerof 400 · Division III#126Roster sizeof 400 · Division III
Team budgets across the division
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Roster sizes
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The program
- Roster20 2024–25 season
- Coaching staff1 head, 1 assistant
- Team expenses$245,491 for the year
- Operating expenses$59,675 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$12,274 division median $9,936
- Athletic aid, men's teams$1,420,805 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$2,650 across men's teams
- Recruiting spend, men's$116,654 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Mark Gilbride 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 →5,954undergraduates · 7,024 students in all
Women 31% Men 69%
- Setting
- City
- Type
- Private · Research university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →58%admitted · of 16,283 applicants
SAT middle 50%1330 – 1500
ACT middle 50%30 – 34
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 83%
Men's Basketball
Full picture →20on the roster · 2024–25 season
- Team expenses
- $245,491 $12,275 per roster spot · upper half of Division III
- Coaches
- 1 head · 1 assistant
- Athletic aid, men's teams
- $1,420,805
- Recruiting spend, men's
- $116,654
Cost
Full picture →$35,940net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $61,884
Campus safety
Full picture →0.8violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 10 burglaries · 16 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 10 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →43%of bachelor's degrees in engineering · 17 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
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 program20 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions58% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$35,940 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsEngineering · 43%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusCity · 5,954Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety0.8 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Russell Sage College Division III · Empire 8 | 1 | 16 | $101k | — | 76% | |
| Siena University Division I · Metro Conference | 4 | 18 | $3.8M | 975 | 71% | |
| University at Albany Division I · America East Conference | 8 | 15 | $2.1M | 947 | 70% | |
| Union College (New York) Division III · Liberty League | 14 | 16 | $250k | — | 44% | |
| Williams College Division III · New England Small College Athletic Conference | 24 | 17 | $260k | — | 10% | |
| Skidmore College Division III · Liberty League | 26 | 16 | $178k | — | 23% | |
| Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts Division III · Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference | 29 | 19 | $98k | — | 92% | |
| State University of New York at Cobleskill Division III · State University of New York Athletic Conference | 42 | 22 | $112k | — | 83% | |
| Bard College Division III · Liberty League | 50 | 18 | $173k | — | 52% | |
| Westfield State University Division III · Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference | 61 | 15 | $143k | — | 81% | |
| University of Massachusetts, Amherst Division I · Mid-American Conference | 63 | 17 | $6.2M | 946 | 58% | |
| Amherst College Division III · New England Small College Athletic Conference | 64 | 14 | $362k | — | 10% |
Other men's basketball programs in the Liberty League
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hobart and William Smith Colleges | 16 | $443k | $27,656 | — | vs | |
| Rochester Institute of Technology | 17 | $273k | $16,071 | — | vs | |
| Ithaca College | 15 | $265k | $17,656 | — | vs | |
| Union College (New York) | 16 | $250k | $15,655 | — | vs | |
| Vassar College | 16 | $246k | $15,378 | — | vs | |
| Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute | 20 | $245k | $12,274 | — | vs | |
| Skidmore College | 16 | $178k | $11,149 | — | vs | |
| Bard College | 18 | $173k | $9,622 | — | vs | |
| St. Lawrence University | 17 | $162k | $9,522 | — | vs | |
| Clarkson University | 16 | $152k | $9,501 | — | vs |
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