Division I · Sun Belt Conference
Appalachian State University Men's Cross Country
Boone, NC · the Mountaineers · Appalachian State University overview
1000
APR
99% of players retained
89%
Admitted
bottom quarter for selectivity
Appalachian State University fields a men's cross country team in the Sun Belt Conference (NCAA Division I). The team's multi-year Academic Progress Rate is 1000, about the median of 990, with 99% of players retained year to year. The school gave $4,536,703 in athletic aid across its men's teams, about $15,918 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 Rate1000 multi-year; 1000 latest
- Players retained99% year to year
- Eligible100% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, men's teams$4,536,703 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$15,918 across men's teams
- Recruiting spend, men's$787,385 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Brad Herbster 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 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 →19,405undergraduates · 21,253 students in all
Women 57% Men 43%
- Setting
- Town
- Type
- Public · Master's university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →89%admitted · of 24,001 applicants
SAT middle 50%1100 – 1280
ACT middle 50%21 – 27
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 73%
Men's Cross Country
Full picture →Academic Progress Rate1000
99% of players kept year to year
- Athletic aid, men's teams
- $4,536,703
- Recruiting spend, men's
- $787,385
Cost
Full picture →$14,712net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $7,541 in-state · $24,537 out
Campus safety
Full picture →0.77violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 4 burglaries · 36 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 6 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →25%of bachelor's degrees in business · 27 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
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Men's Cross Country programThe programPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions89% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$14,712 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsBusiness · 25%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusTown · 19,405Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety0.77 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lees-McRae College Division II · Conference Carolinas | 11 | — | — | — | 81% | |
| King University Division II · Conference Carolinas | 37 | — | — | — | 54% | |
| Lenoir-Rhyne University Division II · South Atlantic Conference | 38 | — | — | — | 81% | |
| East Tennessee State University Division I · Southern Conference | 39 | 17 | $133k | 995 | 87% | |
| Emory & Henry University Division II · South Atlantic Conference | 39 | — | — | — | 96% | |
| Mars Hill University Division II · South Atlantic Conference | 56 | — | — | — | 78% | |
| Warren Wilson College Division III · Coast-To-Coast Athletic Conference | 60 | 7 | $7k | — | 78% | |
| Tusculum University Division II · South Atlantic Conference | 60 | 7 | $55k | — | 60% | |
| University of North Carolina Asheville Division I · Big South Conference | 65 | — | — | 985 | 94% | |
| Gardner-Webb University Division I · Big South Conference | 67 | 10 | $62k | 994 | 87% | |
| Davidson College Division I · Atlantic 10 Conference | 68 | — | — | 993 | 14% | |
| The University of Virginia's College at Wise Division II · South Atlantic Conference | 71 | 15 | $68k | — | 94% |
Other men's cross country programs in the Sun Belt Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of South Alabama room for 7 | 10 | $75k | $7,484 | 1000 | vs | |
| Appalachian State University | — | — | — | 1000 | vs | |
| Arkansas State University | — | — | — | 998 | vs | |
| Coastal Carolina University | — | — | — | 992 | vs | |
| Louisiana Tech University | — | — | — | 978 | vs | |
| Marshall University | — | — | — | 968 | vs | |
| Troy University | — | — | — | 981 | vs | |
| University of Louisiana at Lafayette | — | — | — | 983 | vs | |
| University of Louisiana Monroe | — | — | — | 1000 | vs |
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