Division III · Middle Atlantic Conference Commonwealth
Widener University Men's Basketball
Chester, PA · the Pride · Widener University overview
19
Roster
2024–25 season
$194k
Team budget
48th percentile in Division III
$10,195
Per roster spot
median $9,936
4
Coaches
1 head · 3 assistant
84%
Admitted
lower half for selectivity
Widener University fields a men's basketball team in the Middle Atlantic Conference Commonwealth (NCAA Division III). In 2024–25 the roster carried 19 players, about the median of 18, with 1 head coach and 3 assistants. Team expenses were $193,721, about the median of $198k — $10,195 per roster spot, upper 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).
#208Team budgetof 400 · Division III#189Spend per playerof 400 · Division III#164Roster sizeof 400 · Division III
Team budgets across the division
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Roster sizes
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The program
- Roster19 2024–25 season
- Coaching staff1 head, 3 assistant
- Team expenses$193,721 for the year
- Operating expenses$18,423 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$10,195 division median $9,936
- Athletic aid, men's teamsNone school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$0 across men's teams
- Recruiting spend, men's$20,490 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Chris Carideo 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 →2,811undergraduates · 5,610 students in all
Women 66% Men 34%
- Setting
- Suburb
- Type
- Private · Doctoral/professional university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →84%admitted · of 7,167 applicants
SAT middle 50%1050 – 1260
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 64%
Men's Basketball
Full picture →19on the roster · 2024–25 season
- Team expenses
- $193,721 $10,196 per roster spot · lower half of Division III
- Coaches
- 1 head · 3 assistant
- Athletic aid, men's teams
- None
- Recruiting spend, men's
- $20,490
Cost
Full picture →$30,720net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $53,638
Campus safety
Full picture →1.87violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 4 burglaries · 16 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 0 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →38%of bachelor's degrees in health professions & nursing · 22 fields · Associate's, Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research Widener 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 program19 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions84% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$30,720 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsHealth professions & nursing · 38%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusSuburb · 2,811Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety1.87 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Swarthmore College Division III · Centennial Conference | 3 | 18 | $276k | — | 7% | |
| Neumann University Division III · Middle Atlantic Conference Commonwealth | 5 | 15 | $141k | — | 76% | |
| Penn State Brandywine Division III · United East Conference | 7 | 17 | $35k | — | 95% | |
| Haverford College Division III · Centennial Conference | 10 | 17 | $144k | — | 13% | |
| University of Pennsylvania Division I · The Ivy League | 11 | 16 | $2.4M | 987 | 6% | |
| Drexel University Division I · Coastal Athletic Association | 11 | 14 | $3.1M | 980 | 78% | |
| Saint Joseph's University Division I · Atlantic 10 Conference | 11 | 14 | $4.6M | 975 | 86% | |
| Thomas Jefferson University Division II · Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference | 12 | 14 | $676k | — | 86% | |
| Villanova University Division I · BIG EAST Conference | 12 | 15 | $16M | 1000 | 25% | |
| Eastern University Division III · Middle Atlantic Conference Commonwealth | 13 | 36 | $171k | — | 94% | |
| Temple University Division I · American Conference | 13 | 16 | $6.8M | 1000 | 83% | |
| Rutgers, The State Univ. of New Jersey, Camden Division III · New Jersey Athletic Conference | 14 | 16 | $148k | — | 78% |
Other men's basketball programs in the Middle Atlantic Conference Commonwealth
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Widener University | 19 | $194k | $10,195 | — | vs | |
| Stevenson University | 16 | $183k | $11,429 | — | vs | |
| Messiah University | 16 | $178k | $11,140 | — | vs | |
| York College (Pennsylvania) | 19 | $177k | $9,316 | — | vs | |
| Hood College | 15 | $177k | $11,788 | — | vs | |
| Eastern University | 36 | $171k | $4,740 | — | vs | |
| Neumann University | 15 | $141k | $9,382 | — | vs | |
| Alvernia University | 28 | $139k | $4,956 | — | vs | |
| Albright College | 17 | $106k | $6,237 | — | vs |
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