University of Chicago Men's Basketball
University of Chicago fields a men's basketball team in the University Athletic Association (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 $623,380, well above the median of $198k — $34,632 per roster spot, top 10% 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 budgets across the division
Roster sizes
The program
- Roster18 2024–25 season
- Coaching staff1 head, 4 assistant
- Team expenses$623,380 for the year
- Operating expenses$200,947 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$34,632 division median $9,936
- Athletic aid, men's teamsNone school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$0 across men's teams
- Recruiting spend, men's$52,190 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Mike McGrath head coach | Head Coach | not on file |
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
General NCAA rule for Division III; the men's basketball recruiting guide has the date for each grad year, the eligibility checklist and what to put in a first email.
About the school
What an athlete asks first — each panel opens the full picture.Campus
Full picture →- Setting
- City
- Type
- Private · Research university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 95%
Men's Basketball
Full picture →- Team expenses
- $623,380 $34,632 per roster spot · top 10% of Division III
- Coaches
- 1 head · 4 assistant
- Athletic aid, men's teams
- None
- Recruiting spend, men's
- $52,190
Cost
Full picture →- Tuition & fees
- $65,619
Campus safety
Full picture →- In residence halls
- 7 burglaries · 13 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 5 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →Research University of Chicago
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 programs within 150 miles
| School | Miles | Roster | Budget | APR | Admitted | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Illinois Institute of Technology Division III · Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference | 3 | 17 | $148k | — | 55% | |
| Chicago State University Division I · Northeast Conference | 5 | 19 | $1.4M | 915 | 41% | |
| Roosevelt University Division II · Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | 6 | 16 | $685k | — | 94% | |
| DePaul University Division I · BIG EAST Conference | 6 | 14 | $13M | 968 | 74% | |
| University of Illinois Chicago Division I · Missouri Valley Conference | 6 | 15 | $4M | 954 | 79% | |
| Concordia University Chicago Division III · Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference | 13 | 26 | $198k | — | 93% | |
| Dominican University (Illinois) Division III · Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference | 14 | 20 | $154k | — | 80% | |
| North Park University Division III · College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin | 14 | 27 | $292k | — | 73% | |
| Loyola University Chicago Division I · Atlantic 10 Conference | 15 | 17 | $7M | 959 | 81% | |
| Purdue University Northwest Division II · Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | 15 | 15 | $476k | — | 71% | |
| Northwestern University Division I · Big Ten Conference | 19 | 14 | $15M | 1000 | 7% | |
| Elmhurst University Division III · College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin | 19 | 19 | $266k | — | 76% |
Other men's basketball programs in the University Athletic Association
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Chicago | 18 | $623k | $34,632 | — | vs | |
| New York University | 19 | $600k | $31,554 | — | vs | |
| Washington University in St. Louis | 18 | $585k | $32,475 | — | vs | |
| Emory University | 16 | $515k | $32,217 | — | vs | |
| University of Rochester | 15 | $423k | $28,195 | — | vs | |
| Brandeis University | 18 | $423k | $23,495 | — | vs | |
| Carnegie Mellon University | 18 | $317k | $17,627 | — | vs | |
| Case Western Reserve University | 20 | $272k | $13,592 | — | vs |
Every University Athletic Association men's basketball program · Men's Basketball budgets ranked