Division I · The Ivy League
Yale University Men's Basketball
New Haven, CT · the Bulldogs · Yale University overview
16
Roster
1 over the D-I cap of 15
$2.1M
Team budget
22nd percentile in Division I
$131,352
Per roster spot
median $196,319
4
Coaches
1 head · 3 assistant
992
APR
99% of players retained
5%
Admitted
top 10% for selectivity
Yale University fields a men's basketball team in the The Ivy League (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 16 players, about the median of 16, with 1 head coach and 3 assistants. Team expenses were $2,101,646, below the median of $3M — $131,352 per roster spot, bottom quarter of Division I men's basketball programs. Under the Division I roster cap of 15 in force from 2025-26, that is 1 over — cuts or attrition are likely, though players already on the roster may stay (221 of 362 Division I programs carried more than the cap). The team's multi-year Academic Progress Rate is 992, about the median of 967, with 99% of players retained year to year. The school reports no athletic aid for men's teams.
Among Division I men's basketball programs
Where this program sits against its 362 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#284Team budgetof 362 · Division I#282Spend per playerof 362 · Division I#113Roster sizeof 362 · Division I#33APRof 362 · Division I
Team budgets across the division
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Roster sizes (cap 15)
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The program
- Roster16 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap15 1 over last season
- Coaching staff1 head, 3 assistant
- Team expenses$2,101,646 for the year
- Operating expenses$382,481 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$131,352 division median $196,319
- Academic Progress Rate992 multi-year; 1000 latest
- Players retained99% year to year
- Eligible99% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, men's teamsNone school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$0 across men's teams
- Recruiting spend, men's$961,593 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| James Jones head coach | Head Coach | not on file |
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Recruiting timing
- Coaches may first contact youJune 15 after sophomore year
- Your own emailsAny time the rule limits what coaches send back
- High-school basketball players540,704 2024-25
- Division I roster spots5,786 362 programs
- Odds of a spot1 in 93 1.1% of high-school players hold a Division I roster spot
General NCAA rule for Division I; 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 →6,818undergraduates · 15,081 students in all
Women 53% Men 47%
- Setting
- City
- Type
- Private · Research university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →5%admitted · of 51,803 applicants
SAT middle 50%1500 – 1580
ACT middle 50%33 – 35
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 96%
Men's Basketball
Full picture →16on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 1516
1 over — players already on the roster may stay
Academic Progress Rate992
99% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $2,101,646 $131,353 per roster spot · bottom quarter of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 3 assistant
- Athletic aid, men's teams
- None
- Recruiting spend, men's
- $961,593
Cost
Full picture →$26,044net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $64,700
Campus safety
Full picture →3.77violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 63 burglaries · 112 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 18 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →23%of bachelor's degrees in social sciences · 17 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research Yale 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 divisionAdmissions5% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$26,044 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsSocial sciences · 23%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusCity · 6,818Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety3.77 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Albertus Magnus College Division III · Great Northeast Athletic Conference | 1 | 18 | $149k | — | 64% | |
| Southern Connecticut State University Division II · Northeast 10 Conference | 2 | 15 | $730k | — | 81% | |
| University of New Haven Division I · Northeast Conference | 2 | 17 | $904k | — | 81% | |
| Quinnipiac University Division I · Metro Conference | 8 | 16 | $2.8M | 966 | 77% | |
| University of Bridgeport Division II · Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference | 17 | 22 | $534k | — | 64% | |
| Post University Division II · Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference | 17 | 20 | $672k | — | — | |
| Sacred Heart University Division I · Metro Conference | 18 | 16 | $2.2M | 954 | 68% | |
| Fairfield University Division I · Metro Conference | 20 | 18 | $3.5M | 951 | 45% | |
| Wesleyan University (Connecticut) Division III · New England Small College Athletic Conference | 22 | 19 | $434k | — | 17% | |
| Western Connecticut State University Division III · Little East Conference | 28 | 21 | $264k | — | 81% | |
| Central Connecticut State University Division I · Northeast Conference | 28 | 16 | $1.3M | 945 | 76% | |
| Stony Brook University Division I · Coastal Athletic Association | 29 | 14 | $3.7M | 985 | 49% |
Other men's basketball programs in the The Ivy League
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Princeton University 2 over cap | 17 | $2.4M | $143,844 | 996 | vs | |
| University of Pennsylvania 1 over cap | 16 | $2.4M | $147,326 | 987 | vs | |
| Columbia University-Barnard College 3 over cap | 18 | $2.2M | $120,532 | 1000 | vs | |
| Yale University 1 over cap | 16 | $2.1M | $131,352 | 992 | vs | |
| Brown University 1 over cap | 16 | $1.9M | $119,985 | 996 | vs | |
| Harvard University 1 over cap | 16 | $1.8M | $110,773 | 1000 | vs | |
| Cornell University 5 over cap | 20 | $1.5M | $76,155 | 993 | vs | |
| Dartmouth College at cap | 15 | $1.3M | $88,607 | 1000 | vs |
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