Division I · Patriot League
American University Men's Cross Country
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987
APR
96% of players retained
47%
Admitted
top quarter for selectivity
American University fields a men's cross country team in the Patriot League (NCAA Division I). The team's multi-year Academic Progress Rate is 987, about the median of 990, with 96% of players retained year to year. The school gave $2,758,227 in athletic aid across its men's teams, about $16,615 per roster spot.
Among Division I men's cross country programs
Where this program sits against its 314 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
Team budgets across the division
Roster sizes (cap 17)
The program
- Division I roster cap17 from 2025-26
- Academic Progress Rate987 multi-year; 1000 latest
- Players retained96% year to year
- Eligible100% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, men's teams$2,758,227 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$16,615 across men's teams
- Recruiting spend, men's$111,191 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Sean Graham head coach | Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Jordyn Pugh | Assistant 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 cross country players241,565 2024-25
- Division I roster spots854 314 programs
- Odds of a spot1 in 280 0.35% of high-school players hold a Division I roster spot
General NCAA rule for Division I; the men's cross country 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 →7,817undergraduates · 13,019 students in all
Women 63% Men 37%
- Setting
- City
- Type
- Private · Research university
- Affiliation
- United Methodist
Getting in
Full picture →47%admitted · of 17,786 applicants
SAT middle 50%1300 – 1450
ACT middle 50%29 – 33
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 78%
Men's Cross Country
Full picture →Academic Progress Rate987
96% of players kept year to year
- Athletic aid, men's teams
- $2,758,227
- Recruiting spend, men's
- $111,191
Cost
Full picture →$40,189net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $56,543
Campus safety
Full picture →0.3violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 9 burglaries · 10 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 15 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →36%of bachelor's degrees in social sciences · 22 fields · Associate's, Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research American 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 Cross Country programThe programPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions47% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$40,189 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsSocial sciences · 36%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusCity · 7,817Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety0.3 violent / 1,000Three years of reported offences against the divisionAthleticsEvery teamThe whole department: every team, staff and aid
Men's Cross Country programs within 150 miles
| School | Miles | Roster | Budget | APR | Admitted | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Georgetown University Division I · BIG EAST Conference | 2 | — | — | 980 | 13% | |
| Marymount University (Virginia) Division III · Atlantic East Conference | 3 | 6 | $40k | — | 81% | |
| George Washington University Division I · Atlantic 10 Conference | 3 | — | — | 988 | 44% | |
| Howard University Division I · Mid-Eastern Athletic Conf. | 4 | — | — | 947 | 35% | |
| Catholic University Division III · Landmark Conference | 5 | — | — | — | 84% | |
| Gallaudet University Division III · United East Conference | 5 | 8 | $36k | — | 61% | |
| George Mason University Division I · Atlantic 10 Conference | 14 | — | — | 981 | 89% | |
| Bowie State University Division II · Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association | 19 | 14 | $10k | — | 84% | |
| University of Maryland, Baltimore County Division I · America East Conference | 30 | — | — | 981 | 74% | |
| U.S. Naval Academy Division I · Patriot League | 33 | — | — | 1000 | 9% | |
| Coppin State University Division I · Mid-Eastern Athletic Conf. | 35 | — | — | 942 | 50% | |
| Johns Hopkins University Division III · Centennial Conference | 37 | — | — | — | 8% |
Other men's cross country programs in the Patriot League
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loyola University Maryland room for 2 | 15 | $62k | $4,126 | 998 | vs | |
| American University | — | — | — | 987 | vs | |
| Boston University | — | — | — | 1000 | vs | |
| Bucknell University | — | — | — | 1000 | vs | |
| Colgate University | — | — | — | 1000 | vs | |
| College of the Holy Cross | — | — | — | 1000 | vs | |
| Lafayette College | — | — | — | 983 | vs | |
| Lehigh University | — | — | — | 1000 | vs | |
| U.S. Military Academy | — | — | — | 994 | vs | |
| U.S. Naval Academy | — | — | — | 1000 | vs |
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