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Division III · New England Small College Athletic Conference

Tufts University Men's Basketball

Medford, MA · the Jumbos · Tufts University overview
19
Roster
2024–25 season
$298k
Team budget
85th percentile in Division III
$15,705
Per roster spot
median $9,936
3
Coaches
1 head · 2 assistant
10%
Admitted
top 10% for selectivity

Tufts University fields a men's basketball team in the New England Small College Athletic Conference (NCAA Division III). In 2024–25 the roster carried 19 players, about the median of 18, with 1 head coach and 2 assistants. Team expenses were $298,411, well above the median of $198k — $15,705 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).

Team budget$298k
Spend per player$15,705
Roster size19
Coaching staff3

Team budgets across the division

$19k$2.1M
this programevery Division III men's basketball program

Roster sizes

982
this programevery Division III roster

The program

  • Roster19 2024–25 season
  • Coaching staff1 head, 2 assistant
  • Team expenses$298,411 for the year
  • Operating expenses$76,205 game-day and travel
  • Spend per roster spot$15,705 division median $9,936
  • Athletic aid, men's teamsNone school-wide
  • Aid per roster spot$0 across men's teams
  • Recruiting spend, men's$94,184 school-wide

Coaching staff

NameTitleEmail
Brandon Linton head coachHead Coachnot on file
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Recruiting timing

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  • 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.
6,877undergraduates · 13,274 students in all
Women 59% Men 41%
Setting
Suburb
Type
Private · Research university
Affiliation
None
10%admitted · of 34,003 applicants
SAT middle 50%1460 – 1550
ACT middle 50%33 – 35
Test scores
Test-optional
Graduate in 6 yrs
93%

Men's Basketball

Full picture →
19on the roster · 2024–25 season
Team expenses
$298,411 $15,706 per roster spot · top quarter of Division III
Coaches
1 head · 2 assistant
Athletic aid, men's teams
None
Recruiting spend, men's
$94,184
$33,333net price · after grants, aided first-years
Sticker price$88,300
Average net price$33,333
Net price by family income
$0–30k$10,526
$30–48k$11,995
$48–75k$14,963
$75–110k$26,964
$110k and up$53,400
Tuition & fees
$67,844

Campus safety

Full picture →
1.05violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
Violent1.05
Property1.13
In residence halls
7 burglaries · 11 sex offences over 2022–2024
Residence-hall fires
3 over 2022–2024
21%of bachelor's degrees in social sciences · 19 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Social sciences338 · 21%
Engineering217 · 13%
Multidisciplinary studies193 · 12%
Biological sciences191 · 12%
Computer & information sciences177 · 11%

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Men's Basketball programs within 150 miles

Tufts UniversityLesley University · 2 miHarvard University · 2 miMassachusetts Institute of Technology · 4 miBoston University · 4 miSuffolk University · 5 miEmerson College · 5 miEmmanuel College (Massachusetts) · 5 miNortheastern University · 5 miWentworth Institute of Technology · 5 miBentley University · 6 miBoston College · 6 miUniversity of Massachusetts Boston · 8 mi
SchoolMilesRosterBudgetAPRAdmitted
Lesley University Division III · North Atlantic Conference214$35k—94%
Harvard University Division I · The Ivy League216$1.8M10003%
Massachusetts Institute of Technology Division III · New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference420$181k—5%
Boston University Division I · Patriot League415$3.2M97511%
Suffolk University Division III · Conference of New England516$166k—85%
Emerson College Division III · New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference519$196k—47%
Emmanuel College (Massachusetts) Division III · Great Northeast Athletic Conference517$100k—81%
Northeastern University Division I · Coastal Athletic Association513$3.7M9866%
Wentworth Institute of Technology Division III · Conference of New England517$177k—85%
Bentley University Division II · Northeast 10 Conference615$1.3M—48%
Boston College Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference615$11M95816%
University of Massachusetts Boston Division III · Little East Conference817$177k—83%

Other men's basketball programs in the New England Small College Athletic Conference

SchoolRosterBudgetPer playerAPRCompare
Hamilton College18$460k$25,543—vs
Wesleyan University (Connecticut)19$434k$22,817—vs
Bates College17$431k$25,369—vs
Colby College18$393k$21,853—vs
Amherst College14$362k$25,886—vs
Trinity College (Connecticut)17$336k$19,790—vs
Bowdoin College16$302k$18,872—vs
Tufts University19$298k$15,705—vs
Connecticut College18$266k$14,770—vs
Williams College17$260k$15,298—vs
Middlebury College————vs

Every New England Small College Athletic Conference men's basketball program · Men's Basketball budgets ranked