Division III · Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference
Transylvania University Men's Basketball
Lexington, KY · the Pioneers · Transylvania University overview
16
Roster
2024–25 season
$266k
Team budget
80th percentile in Division III
$16,620
Per roster spot
median $9,936
4
Coaches
1 head · 3 assistant
85%
Admitted
lower half for selectivity
Transylvania University fields a men's basketball team in the Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference (NCAA Division III). In 2024–25 the roster carried 16 players, below the median of 18, with 1 head coach and 3 assistants. Team expenses were $265,929, above the median of $198k — $16,620 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).
#81Team budgetof 400 · Division III#50Spend per playerof 400 · Division III#311Roster sizeof 400 · Division III
Team budgets across the division
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Roster sizes
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The program
- Roster16 2024–25 season
- Coaching staff1 head, 3 assistant
- Team expenses$265,929 for the year
- Operating expenses$108,012 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$16,620 division median $9,936
- Athletic aid, men's teamsNone school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$0 across men's teams
- Recruiting spend, men's$19,311 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Brian Lane 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 →1,022undergraduates · 1,022 students in all
Women 56% Men 44%
- Setting
- City
- Type
- Private · Liberal arts college
- Affiliation
- Christian Church (Disciples of Christ)
Getting in
Full picture →85%admitted · of 1,986 applicants
SAT middle 50%1100 – 1290
ACT middle 50%24 – 30
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 70%
Men's Basketball
Full picture →16on the roster · 2024–25 season
- Team expenses
- $265,929 $16,621 per roster spot · top quarter of Division III
- Coaches
- 1 head · 3 assistant
- Athletic aid, men's teams
- None
- Recruiting spend, men's
- $19,311
Cost
Full picture →$25,634net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $44,980
Campus safety
Full picture →11.93violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 1 burglaries · 35 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 0 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →24%of bachelor's degrees in business · 17 fields · Bachelor's
Research Transylvania 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 program16 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions85% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$25,634 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsBusiness · 24%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusCity · 1,022Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety11.93 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Kentucky Division I · Southeastern Conference | 1 | 15 | $21M | 994 | 92% | |
| Asbury University Division III · Collegiate Conference of the South | 16 | 20 | $111k | — | 64% | |
| Kentucky State University Division II · Southern Intercol. Ath. Conf. | 22 | 15 | $412k | — | 93% | |
| Eastern Kentucky University Division I · United Athletic Conference | 24 | 17 | $2.3M | 948 | 78% | |
| Centre College Division III · Southern Athletic Association | 32 | 20 | $180k | — | 54% | |
| Berea College Division III · Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference | 35 | 19 | $145k | — | 33% | |
| Morehead State University Division I · Ohio Valley Conference | 58 | 16 | $2M | 974 | 82% | |
| Bellarmine University Division I · Atlantic Sun Conference | 67 | 16 | $2.5M | — | 94% | |
| Thomas More University Division II · Great Midwest Athletic Conference | 67 | 19 | $493k | — | 97% | |
| Northern Kentucky University Division I · Horizon League | 68 | 16 | $2.9M | 964 | 96% | |
| Hanover College Division III · Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference | 70 | 18 | $282k | — | 84% | |
| University of Louisville Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference | 70 | 17 | $15M | 994 | 81% |
Other men's basketball programs in the Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hanover College | 18 | $282k | $15,672 | — | vs | |
| Transylvania University | 16 | $266k | $16,620 | — | vs | |
| Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology | 17 | $255k | $15,028 | — | vs | |
| Earlham College | 16 | $237k | $14,790 | — | vs | |
| Mount St. Joseph University | 15 | $221k | $14,719 | — | vs | |
| Anderson University (Indiana) | 18 | $215k | $11,925 | — | vs | |
| Manchester University | 23 | $178k | $7,755 | — | vs | |
| Berea College | 19 | $145k | $7,645 | — | vs | |
| Franklin College | 22 | $120k | $5,468 | — | vs | |
| Bluffton University | 28 | $118k | $4,215 | — | vs |
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