Division III · Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
St. Olaf College Men's Basketball
Northfield, MN · the Oles · St. Olaf College overview
15
Roster
2024–25 season
$248k
Team budget
73rd percentile in Division III
$16,540
Per roster spot
median $9,936
4
Coaches
1 head · 3 assistant
52%
Admitted
top quarter for selectivity
St. Olaf College fields a men's basketball team in the Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (NCAA Division III). In 2024–25 the roster carried 15 players, below the median of 18, with 1 head coach and 3 assistants. Team expenses were $248,102, above the median of $198k — $16,540 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).
#108Team budgetof 400 · Division III#51Spend per playerof 400 · Division III#352Roster sizeof 400 · Division III
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Roster sizes
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The program
- Roster15 2024–25 season
- Coaching staff1 head, 3 assistant
- Team expenses$248,102 for the year
- Operating expenses$69,995 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$16,540 division median $9,936
- Athletic aid, men's teamsNone school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$0 across men's teams
- Recruiting spend, men's$35,793 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| John Cheng 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 →3,074undergraduates · 3,074 students in all
Women 58% Men 42%
- Setting
- Town
- Type
- Private · Liberal arts college
- Affiliation
- Evangelical Lutheran Church
Getting in
Full picture →52%admitted · of 5,956 applicants
SAT middle 50%1260 – 1470
ACT middle 50%28 – 32
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 84%
Men's Basketball
Full picture →15on the roster · 2024–25 season
- Team expenses
- $248,102 $16,540 per roster spot · upper half of Division III
- Coaches
- 1 head · 3 assistant
- Athletic aid, men's teams
- None
- Recruiting spend, men's
- $35,793
Cost
Full picture →$27,282net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $56,970
Campus safety
Full picture →4.27violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 0 burglaries · 36 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 5 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →17%of bachelor's degrees in social sciences · 20 fields · Bachelor's
Research St. Olaf College
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 program15 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions52% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$27,282 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsSocial sciences · 17%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusTown · 3,074Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety4.27 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carleton College Division III · Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | 1 | 14 | $131k | — | 22% | |
| Macalester College Division III · Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | 33 | 15 | $341k | — | 28% | |
| University of St. Thomas (Minnesota) Division I · The Summit League | 33 | 16 | $2.4M | — | 85% | |
| Concordia University, St. Paul Division II · Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference | 34 | 18 | $653k | — | 75% | |
| Hamline University Division III · Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | 35 | 21 | $217k | — | 90% | |
| Augsburg University Division III · Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | 35 | 20 | $284k | — | 77% | |
| North Central University Division III · Upper Midwest Athletic Conference | 35 | 22 | $156k | — | 91% | |
| University of Minnesota, Twin Cities Division I · Big Ten Conference | 35 | 16 | $16M | 977 | 77% | |
| University of Wisconsin-River Falls Division III · Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | 39 | 22 | $200k | — | 82% | |
| University of Northwestern-St. Paul Division III · Upper Midwest Athletic Conference | 40 | 20 | $92k | — | 92% | |
| Gustavus Adolphus College Division III · Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | 40 | 35 | $218k | — | 62% | |
| Crown College (Minnesota) Division III · Upper Midwest Athletic Conference | 40 | 24 | $159k | — | 63% |
Other men's basketball programs in the Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Macalester College | 15 | $341k | $22,713 | — | vs | |
| Augsburg University | 20 | $284k | $14,218 | — | vs | |
| St. Olaf College | 15 | $248k | $16,540 | — | vs | |
| Saint Mary's University of Minnesota | 18 | $227k | $12,624 | — | vs | |
| Gustavus Adolphus College | 35 | $218k | $6,241 | — | vs | |
| Hamline University | 21 | $217k | $10,345 | — | vs | |
| Concordia College, Moorhead | 17 | $210k | $12,369 | — | vs | |
| Bethel University (Minnesota) | 16 | $195k | $12,208 | — | vs | |
| The College of St. Scholastica | 19 | $175k | $9,195 | — | vs | |
| Carleton College | 14 | $131k | $9,349 | — | vs | |
| Saint John's University (Minnesota) | — | — | — | — | vs |
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