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Best D3 Men's Basketball Programs in Iowa, Ranked by Resources
Not every program invests equally in its athletes. Below, we've ranked all 10 D3 men's Basketball programs in Iowa by investment score — a composite built from aid per athlete, operating budget, recruiting spend, coaching staff, and head coach salary relative to its peers.
with an average operating budget of $54,616, and rosters of about 27 athletes. Programs near the top tend to combine larger budgets with stronger per-athlete support.
Use this ranking to find programs that back their athletes with real resources, then read our guide on how to compare scholarship offers.
Programs
10
Avg. Op. Budget
$54,616
Top programs
Showing 10 of 10 programs.
Rank
Program
Aid/Athlete
Op. Budget
Recruiting
1
1. Buena Vista University
Storm Lake, IA
Aid/Athlete
N/A
Op. Budget
$83,405
Recruiting
$7,161
2
2. Simpson College
Indianola, IA
Aid/Athlete
N/A
Op. Budget
$62,373
Recruiting
$2,953
3
3. Loras College
Dubuque, IA
Aid/Athlete
N/A
Op. Budget
$70,280
Recruiting
$4,176
4
4. Coe College
Cedar Rapids, IA
Aid/Athlete
N/A
Op. Budget
$51,052
Recruiting
$3,014
5
5. Cornell College
Mount Vernon, IA
Aid/Athlete
N/A
Op. Budget
$33,670
Recruiting
$3,622
6
6. Grinnell College
Grinnell, IA
Aid/Athlete
N/A
Op. Budget
$60,357
Recruiting
$3,296
7
7. University of Dubuque
Dubuque, IA
Aid/Athlete
N/A
Op. Budget
$56,474
Recruiting
$2,853
8
8. Central College
Pella, IA
Aid/Athlete
N/A
Op. Budget
$44,115
Recruiting
$4,948
9
9. Luther College
Decorah, IA
Aid/Athlete
N/A
Op. Budget
$30,783
Recruiting
$5,416
10
10. Wartburg College
Waverly, IA
Aid/Athlete
N/A
Op. Budget
$53,653
Recruiting
$3,898
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