Division III · Centennial Conference
Swarthmore College Men's Basketball
Swarthmore, PA · the Garnet · Swarthmore College overview
18
Roster
2024–25 season
$276k
Team budget
82nd percentile in Division III
$15,351
Per roster spot
median $9,936
5
Coaches
1 head · 4 assistant
7%
Admitted
top 10% for selectivity
Swarthmore College fields a men's basketball team in the Centennial Conference (NCAA Division III). In 2024–25 the roster carried 18 players, about the median of 18, with 1 head coach and 4 assistants. Team expenses were $276,320, above the median of $198k — $15,351 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).
#73Team budgetof 400 · Division III#74Spend per playerof 400 · Division III#198Roster sizeof 400 · Division III
Team budgets across the division
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Roster sizes
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The program
- Roster18 2024–25 season
- Coaching staff1 head, 4 assistant
- Team expenses$276,320 for the year
- Operating expenses$81,235 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$15,351 division median $9,936
- Athletic aid, men's teamsNone school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$0 across men's teams
- Recruiting spend, men's$27,229 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Shane Loeffler 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 →1,644undergraduates · 1,644 students in all
Women 52% Men 48%
- Setting
- Suburb
- Type
- Private · Liberal arts college
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →7%admitted · of 14,287 applicants
SAT middle 50%1460 – 1560
ACT middle 50%33 – 34
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 94%
Men's Basketball
Full picture →18on the roster · 2024–25 season
- Team expenses
- $276,320 $15,351 per roster spot · top quarter of Division III
- Coaches
- 1 head · 4 assistant
- Athletic aid, men's teams
- None
- Recruiting spend, men's
- $27,229
Cost
Full picture →$17,930net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $62,412
Campus safety
Full picture →4.72violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 17 burglaries · 12 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 16 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →24%of bachelor's degrees in social sciences · 20 fields · Bachelor's
Research Swarthmore 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 program18 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions7% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$17,930 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsSocial sciences · 24%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusSuburb · 1,644Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety4.72 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Widener University Division III · Middle Atlantic Conference Commonwealth | 3 | 19 | $194k | — | 84% | |
| Neumann University Division III · Middle Atlantic Conference Commonwealth | 5 | 15 | $141k | — | 76% | |
| Penn State Brandywine Division III · United East Conference | 5 | 17 | $35k | — | 95% | |
| Haverford College Division III · Centennial Conference | 8 | 17 | $144k | — | 13% | |
| Saint Joseph's University Division I · Atlantic 10 Conference | 9 | 14 | $4.6M | 975 | 86% | |
| University of Pennsylvania Division I · The Ivy League | 9 | 16 | $2.4M | 987 | 6% | |
| Villanova University Division I · BIG EAST Conference | 9 | 15 | $16M | 1000 | 25% | |
| Drexel University Division I · Coastal Athletic Association | 9 | 14 | $3.1M | 980 | 78% | |
| Eastern University Division III · Middle Atlantic Conference Commonwealth | 10 | 36 | $171k | — | 94% | |
| Thomas Jefferson University Division II · Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference | 11 | 14 | $676k | — | 86% | |
| Temple University Division I · American Conference | 12 | 16 | $6.8M | 1000 | 83% | |
| Rutgers, The State Univ. of New Jersey, Camden Division III · New Jersey Athletic Conference | 13 | 16 | $148k | — | 78% |
Other men's basketball programs in the Centennial Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ursinus College | 16 | $377k | $23,541 | — | vs | |
| Johns Hopkins University | 14 | $374k | $26,708 | — | vs | |
| Gettysburg College | 17 | $315k | $18,527 | — | vs | |
| Franklin & Marshall College | 18 | $289k | $16,049 | — | vs | |
| Swarthmore College | 18 | $276k | $15,351 | — | vs | |
| McDaniel College | 22 | $248k | $11,292 | — | vs | |
| Dickinson College | 18 | $235k | $13,064 | — | vs | |
| Washington College (Maryland) | 14 | $198k | $14,140 | — | vs | |
| Muhlenberg College | 22 | $164k | $7,470 | — | vs | |
| Haverford College | 17 | $144k | $8,450 | — | vs |
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