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NCSA is a college athletic recruiting network that connects over 2 million college-bound student-athletes to more than 35,000 college coaches nationwide. read more
EMPLOYEE
PARTICIPANTS
65
TOTAL
RATINGS
677
Updated on: May 28, 2026

Next College Student Athlete (NCSA) Company Culture

Next College Student Athlete (NCSA) Culture

This score is derived from employee ratings & reviews
2.7/5
Next College Student Athlete (NCSA) Overall Culture is rated D

Top Rated Culture Dimensions

Office Culture
A+
Professional Development
B
Environment
C+
Manager
C
Gender
C-

Next College Student Athlete (NCSA) CEO

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Chris Krause Next College Student Athlete (NCSA) CEO
Chris Krause
62 /100
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Diversity at Next College Student Athlete (NCSA)

N/A

Women at Next College Student Athlete (NCSA)

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C-

Women at Next College Student Athlete (NCSA) have rated Perks And Benefits, Outlook, and Team as the highest categories they have scored

Next College Student Athlete (NCSA) eNPS

Net Promoter Score tracks your employees' overall score to this question: "On a scale from 0-10, how likely are you to recommend working at your company to a friend?"
Bottom 30%Bottom 30% of Similar Size Companies on Comparably

Recommend to a Friend?

-35

Next College Student Athlete (NCSA) employees are -35% more likely to recommend Next College Student Athlete (NCSA) as a great place to work

24%Promoters
17%Passives
59%Detractors

Working at Next College Student Athlete (NCSA)

Working at Next College Student Athlete (NCSA) is rated below average by 65 employees, across various culture dimensions. Next College Student Athlete (NCSA) employees rate Office Culture highest among all categories, and think that Compensation and Happiness have the most room for improvement, putting Next College Student Athlete (NCSA)’s culture in the Bottom 20% compared to similar sized companies on Comparably and in the Bottom 25% compared to other companies in Chicago. See below in detail how working at Next College Student Athlete (NCSA) was rated by employees.

Overall Company Culture at Next College Student Athlete (NCSA)

D

Overall Company Culture at Next College Student Athlete (NCSA) is rated D

Last updated 2 days ago

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20%

Next College Student Athlete (NCSA) ranks in the Bottom 20% of other companies on Comparably with 501-1,000 Employees for Overall Company Culture Score

Overall Company Culture Score by Department

This graph details how each department scores their Overall Company Culture

Results from 65 Employees

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Engineering
71
Engineering71
Sales
58
Sales58

Next College Student Athlete (NCSA) Employee Reviews

Out of 66 Next College Student Athlete (NCSA) employee reviews, 74% were positive. The remaining 26% were constructive reviews with the goal of helping Next College Student Athlete (NCSA) improve their work culture.

74%
26%
Positive Reviews74%
Constructive Feedback26%

Positive Reviews From Next College Student Athlete (NCSA) Employees

  • What are some of the best things about your team?
    Great experience from everyone in the recruiting world
  • What do you like best about the leadership team?
    Openly communicate with team and workers
  • What is most positive about the culture and environment at your company?
    One day someone will come along and be a real competitor to NCSA. That makes me happy.
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Constructive Feedback From Next College Student Athlete (NCSA) Employees

  • What do your coworkers need to improve and how could you work together better?
    Company tries to foster “team” atmosphere but when certain demographics are favored for leads makes it difficult to think about a “
  • What does the leadership team need to get better at?
    Realize that your employees are human beings. Quality of life is nonexistent at NCSA. Work 7 days/week and shamed if you want/need a day off. Everyone fearful of taking vacation.
  • What's going wrong and how can it be improved?
    Anyone you can't enroll on the call is going to go straight to their HS or travel coach and ask about NCSA - which is always the kiss of death - because NCSA is still sending the same blast emails it did a decade ago. 400 athletes per Recruiting Coach just means the company will do anything for a $
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Next College Student Athlete (NCSA) Company Information

Next College Student Athlete (NCSA) Company Overview

NCSA is a college athletic recruiting network that connects over 2 million college-bound student-athletes to more than 35,000 college coaches nationwide.

Next College Student Athlete (NCSA) was founded in 2000 and its current CEO is Chris Krause. Since its inception 26 years ago, Next College Student Athlete (NCSA) has grown to 524 employees.

Next College Student Athlete (NCSA) Mission, Vision & Values

Next College Student Athlete (NCSA) Mission Statement

NCSA was founded in 2000 to help educate student-athletes and their families on the college athletic recruiting process. Today, NCSA works with families, club, high school and college coaches to helps hundreds of thousands of student-athletes find their best college fit. NCSA is committed to making collegiate sports accessible to all student-athletes, regardless of financial limitations and has helped over 30,000 qualified athletes based on financial need and military status. Millions of dollars in recruiting services have been donated to deserving athletes and their families through NCSA’s All In Award and Seat At The Table programs.

Next College Student Athlete (NCSA) Values

  • Team First
  • World-Class Service
  • Lead by Example
  • Direct and Honest
  • All-In Attitude, All-Out Work Ethic
  • Deliver on Commitments
  • Make Your Mark
  • Give Back
Next College Student Athlete (NCSA) Mission, Vision & Values
Headquarter1333 N Kingsbury
Chicago, IL 60642
United States of America
Websitencsasports.org
Founding Date2000
Tel(866) 495-5172
Company StatusPrivate
Social Sites

Next College Student Athlete (NCSA) Competitors

Next College Student Athlete (NCSA) competitors include Hudl. Next College Student Athlete (NCSA) ranks 2nd in Overall Culture Score on Comparably vs its competitors. See below how Next College Student Athlete (NCSA) compares to its competitors with CEO Rankings, Product & Services, NPS, Pricing, Customer Services, Overall Culture Score, eNPS, Gender and Diversity Scores.

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    Hudl's Logo
    Hudl
    4.5/5
  2. #2
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    Next College Student Athlete (NCSA)
    2.7/5
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  • Annual Turkey Bowl - 2018
  • 2018 Turkey Bowl Champs!
  • NCSA President Lisa Strasman

Next College Student Athlete (NCSA) Employees

Next College Student Athlete (NCSA) has 524 employees. 65 employees at Next College Student Athlete (NCSA) have reviewed Next College Student Athlete (NCSA) across various culture dimensions, providing their opinions on items ranging from executive ratings to the pace at work. The latest review was 2 days ago.

Overall, the 65 Next College Student Athlete (NCSA) employees give their leadership a grade of D+, or Bottom 25% of similar size companies on Comparably. This includes specific ratings of their executive team, CEO, and manager.

Employees at Next College Student Athlete (NCSA) are mostly dissatisfied with their total compensation at Next College Student Athlete (NCSA), which includes a combination of pay, stock and equity, and benefits.

Overall, employees at Next College Student Athlete (NCSA) are not very pleased with their team. 65 Participants grade the quality of their coworkers a D+. Less than half believe the meetings at Next College Student Athlete (NCSA) are effective, and the majority look forward to interacting with their coworkers.

The majority of employees at Next College Student Athlete (NCSA) believe the environment at Next College Student Athlete (NCSA) is positive. Most Participants believe the pace of work at Next College Student Athlete (NCSA) is comfortably fast. About 52% of the employees at Next College Student Athlete (NCSA) work 8 hours or less, while 3% of them have an extremely long day - longer than twelve hours.

Overall, the employees at Next College Student Athlete (NCSA) are not very happy, based on their aggregated ratings of future outlook, customer perception, and their excitement going to work.

Joining Next College Student Athlete (NCSA) - Employee Onboarding

The prevailing opinion from Comparably users in Chicago about their company is that it was prepared on their first day. Chicago employees concluded that their overall onboarding experience was positive. 71% said their direct manager was helpful with their acclimation during the first 90 days. First impressions are important, and how prepared a company is on your first day leaves a lasting impression.

Next College Student Athlete (NCSA) Employee Onboarding

Next College Student Athlete (NCSA) KPIs and OKRs

Employees’ understanding of Next College Student Athlete (NCSA) KPIs and OKRs is essential for its success. Out of 4 Next College Student Athlete (NCSA) employees who’ve answered, “Are your company’s goals clear and are you invested in them?” 2 have said yes.

AnswerPercent
Yes50%
No50%
Are your company's goals clear, and are you invested in them?
AnswerPercent
Yes0%
No0%
Are the KPIs/OKRs for your department clear?
Next College Student Athlete (NCSA) KPIs & OKRs

Next College Student Athlete (NCSA) CEO & Leadership

Next College Student Athlete (NCSA) CEO - Chris Krause

Chris Krause Next College Student Athlete (NCSA) CEO
62 /100

Next College Student Athlete (NCSA)’s CEO Chris Krause started in this role in 2000. Chris’s approval rate is lower compared to CEOs at similar sized companies, putting Chris in the Bottom 30% of all CEOs of similar-sized companies on Comparably, and in the Bottom 30% compared to CEOs of all other companies in Chicago. Chris Krause’s employees rank Next College Student Athlete (NCSA) in the Top 5% for Office Culture, in the Top 30% for Professional Development, and in the Top 50% for Environment. Krause is generally unpopular with Next College Student Athlete (NCSA) employees, but ranks especially low with employees in the Sales department, and by Female employees and employees with 1 to 3 Years experience. However, employees with 6 to 10 Years experience have a slightly more favorable view of the CEO. When compared to Next College Student Athlete (NCSA)’s competitors, Chris Krause ranks below Hudl CEO David Graff.

Next College Student Athlete (NCSA) Leadership

The Next College Student Athlete (NCSA) Executive Team is rated a “D” and led by CEO Chris Krause, VP of Engineering Adam Greuling, and Vice President of Sales Michael McGuire

  • Chris Krause CEO / President

    Chris Krause CEO / President

    Chris Krause serves as the CEO / President of Next College Student Athlete (NCSA).

  • Adam Greuling VP of Engineering

    Adam Greuling serves as the VP of Engineering of NCSA - Next College Student Athlete. Adam started at NCSA - Next... read more

  • Michael McGuire Vice President of Sales

    Michael McGuire serves as the Vice President of Sales of NCSA - Next College Student Athlete. Michael started at NCSA -... read more

  • Adam Diorio VP of Sales

    Adam Diorio serves as the VP of Sales of NCSA - Next College Student Athlete. Adam started at NCSA - Next College... read more

  • Phil Wallace Vice President, Business Development

    Phil Wallace serves as the Vice President, Business Development of NCSA - Next College Student Athlete. Phil started at... read more

  • Paul Adrian Vice President Of Recruiting

    Paul Adrian serves as the Vice President Of Recruiting of Next College Student Athlete (NCSA).

  • Boe Baitinger Vice President of Sales

    Boe Baitinger serves as the Vice President of Sales of Next College Student Athlete (NCSA).

  • Rich Dastice Vice President Of Recruiting

    Rich Dastice serves as the Vice President Of Recruiting of Next College Student Athlete (NCSA).

  • David Frank EVP of Product & Marketing

    David Frank serves as the EVP of Product & Marketing of Next College Student Athlete (NCSA).

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Next College Student Athlete (NCSA) Salaries

How much does Next College Student Athlete (NCSA) pay?

How much do people at Next College Student Athlete (NCSA) get paid? See the latest salaries by department and job title. The average estimated annual salary, including base and bonus, at Next College Student Athlete (NCSA) is $84,522, or $40 per hour, while the estimated median salary is $82,268, or $39 per hour.

At Next College Student Athlete (NCSA), the highest paid job is a Director of Sales at $227,742 annually and the lowest is a CS Rep at $40,894 annually. Average Next College Student Athlete (NCSA) salaries by department include: Customer Support at $55,017, Legal at $213,103, Marketing at $111,946, and Engineering at $118,550. Half of Next College Student Athlete (NCSA) salaries are above $82,268.

34 employees at Next College Student Athlete (NCSA) rank their Compensation in the Bottom 10% of similar sized companies in the US (based on 102 ratings) while 31 employees at Next College Student Athlete (NCSA) rank their Perks And Benefits in the Bottom 20% of similar sized companies in the US (based on 34 ratings).

Last updated months ago.

1st Percentile
$46k
$46k1st Percentile
17th Percentile
$68k
$68k17th Percentile
33rd Percentile
$81k
$81k33rd Percentile
50th Percentile
$142k
$142k50th Percentile
67th Percentile
$196k
$196k67th Percentile
83rd Percentile
$247k
$247k83rd Percentile
100th Percentile
$271k
$271k100th Percentile
$84,522*
Average Compensation
$82,268*
Median Compensation

* Estimated salaries Estimated salaries are based on data provided anonymously by employees and/or estimated by other statistical methods.

Next College Student Athlete (NCSA) Salaries by Department

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Diversity & Inclusion at Next College Student Athlete (NCSA)

The Diversity score provides insights into how diverse employees feel and rate their work experience at Next College Student Athlete (NCSA) across various culture dimensions.

Ranked Culture the Highest

Women N/A/100
Men 71/100
Department - Engineering
Diverse Employees N/A/100

Ranked Culture the Lowest

Women N/A/100
Men 62/100
Tenure - Less Than 1 Year
Diverse Employees N/A/100
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Next College Student Athlete (NCSA) Perks & Benefits

Health & Wellness

  • Dental Insurance
  • Vision Insurance
  • Health Insurance
  • Life Insurance
  • Gym Membership / Reimbursement

Paid Time Off

  • PTO / Vacation Policy
  • Paid Holidays
  • Maternity / Paternity Leave

Financial Benefits

  • 401K / Retirement Plan
  • Performance Bonus

Office Perks

  • Free Food
  • Company Social Outings
  • Work From Home Policy
  • Unique Office Space
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Next College Student Athlete (NCSA) PTO

Next College Student Athlete (NCSA) PTO and Vacation policy typically gives 20-30 days off a year. Next College Student Athlete (NCSA) benefits and PTO Package averages to represent a $1500 - $2500 cash value per month.

AnswerPercent
Flex Time67%
Vacation Policy0%
Office Meals0%
401k Contribution33%
Childcare0%
Other than healthcare, which of the following benefits is most important to you?
AnswerPercent
Yes0%
No100%
Does your boss expect you to work when you're on vacation?
AnswerPercent
$2500+/mo0%
$1500 - $2500/mo67%
$1000 -$1500/mo33%
$500 -$1000/mo0%
Less than $500/mo0%
What do you estimate the cash value of your benefits to be? Healthcare, PTO, etc?
Next College Student Athlete (NCSA) PTO Policy

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Candidates By Department

All Industries
55%
Product
15%
Business Development
10%
Engineering
5%
IT
5%
Other
10%

Candidates By Location

Chicago
65%
Tempe
5%
Denver
5%
Rochester
5%
Romeoville
5%
Other
15%

Frequently Asked Questions regarding Next College Student Athlete (NCSA)

What is Next College Student Athlete (NCSA) address?

Next College Student Athlete (NCSA) location is at 1333 N Kingsbury

Who is the CEO of Next College Student Athlete (NCSA)?

Next College Student Athlete (NCSA) CEO is Chris Krause, their score by employees is 62

What is Next College Student Athlete (NCSA) eNPS?

The eNPS for Next College Student Athlete (NCSA) is -35

What is the salary for Graphic Designer in Next College Student Athlete (NCSA)?

Graphic Designer average salary in the US is 67k

What are the salaries in the Engineering in Next College Student Athlete (NCSA)?

The average salaries for Engineering in Next College Student Athlete (NCSA) is 119k

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