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Division III · American Rivers Conference

Wartburg College Men's Basketball

Waverly, IA · the Knights · Wartburg College overview
27
Roster
2024–25 season
$244k
Team budget
71st percentile in Division III
$9,055
Per roster spot
median $9,936
3
Coaches
1 head · 2 assistant
99%
Admitted
bottom quarter for selectivity

Wartburg College fields a men's basketball team in the American Rivers Conference (NCAA Division III). In 2024–25 the roster carried 27 players, well above the median of 18, with 1 head coach and 2 assistants. Team expenses were $244,488, above the median of $198k — $9,055 per roster spot, lower half 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$244k
Spend per player$9,055
Roster size27
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

  • Roster27 2024–25 season
  • Coaching staff1 head, 2 assistant
  • Team expenses$244,488 for the year
  • Operating expenses$96,981 game-day and travel
  • Spend per roster spot$9,055 division median $9,936
  • Athletic aid, men's teamsNone school-wide
  • Aid per roster spot$0 across men's teams
  • Recruiting spend, men's$103,351 school-wide

Coaching staff

NameTitleEmail
Samuel Leal 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.
1,454undergraduates · 1,472 students in all
Women 49% Men 51%
Setting
Town
Type
Private · Liberal arts college
Affiliation
Evangelical Lutheran Church
99%admitted · of 2,543 applicants
SAT middle 50%978 – 1235
ACT middle 50%19 – 27
Test scores
Test-optional
Graduate in 6 yrs
67%

Men's Basketball

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27on the roster · 2024–25 season
Team expenses
$244,488 $9,055 per roster spot · upper half of Division III
Coaches
1 head · 2 assistant
Athletic aid, men's teams
None
Recruiting spend, men's
$103,351
$23,321net price · after grants, aided first-years
Sticker price$64,502
Average net price$23,321
Net price by family income
$0–30k$16,146
$30–48k$16,390
$48–75k$19,521
$75–110k$22,654
$110k and up$26,429
Tuition & fees
$51,040

Campus safety

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0.67violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
Violent0.67
Property0.00
In residence halls
0 burglaries · 3 sex offences over 2022–2024
Residence-hall fires
3 over 2022–2024
20%of bachelor's degrees in business · 23 fields · Bachelor's, Master's
Business56 · 20%
Education41 · 15%
Biological sciences37 · 13%
Social sciences20 · 7%
Psychology18 · 6%

Research Wartburg College

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Men's Basketball programs within 150 miles

Wartburg CollegeUniversity of Northern Iowa · 15 miUpper Iowa University · 36 miLuther College · 53 miCoe College · 66 miGrinnell College · 69 miIowa State University · 77 miCornell College · 78 miUniversity of Iowa · 88 miUniversity of Dubuque · 92 miLoras College · 93 miCentral College (Iowa) · 94 miUniversity of Wisconsin-La Crosse · 98 mi
SchoolMilesRosterBudgetAPRAdmitted
University of Northern Iowa Division I · Missouri Valley Conference1516$3.4M98094%
Upper Iowa University Division II · Great Lakes Valley Conference3623$570k—93%
Luther College Division III · Midwest Conference5334$138k—73%
Coe College Division III · American Rivers Conference6624$151k—71%
Grinnell College Division III · Midwest Conference6920$170k—13%
Iowa State University Division I · Big 12 Conference7715$10M94989%
Cornell College Division III · Midwest Conference7830$192k—81%
University of Iowa Division I · Big Ten Conference8817$13M96085%
University of Dubuque Division III · American Rivers Conference9222$292k—87%
Loras College Division III · American Rivers Conference9331$277k—92%
Central College (Iowa) Division III · American Rivers Conference9435$215k—79%
University of Wisconsin-La Crosse Division III · Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference9817$430k—73%

Other men's basketball programs in the American Rivers Conference

SchoolRosterBudgetPer playerAPRCompare
University of Dubuque22$292k$13,274—vs
Loras College31$277k$8,931—vs
Wartburg College27$244k$9,055—vs
Nebraska Wesleyan University26$242k$9,309—vs
Buena Vista University21$227k$10,797—vs
Central College (Iowa)35$215k$6,154—vs
Simpson College26$200k$7,703—vs
Coe College24$151k$6,298—vs

Every American Rivers Conference men's basketball program · Men's Basketball budgets ranked