Division I · Big 12 Conference
Baylor University Men's Cross Country
Waco, TX · the Bears · Baylor University overview
1000
APR
100% of players retained
51%
Admitted
top quarter for selectivity
Baylor University fields a men's cross country team in the Big 12 Conference (NCAA Division I). The team's multi-year Academic Progress Rate is 1000, about the median of 990, with 100% of players retained year to year. The school gave $11,199,854 in athletic aid across its men's teams, about $40,432 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 retained100% year to year
- Eligible100% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, men's teams$11,199,854 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$40,432 across men's teams
- Recruiting spend, men's$2,563,417 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| David Barnett 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 →15,155undergraduates · 20,824 students in all
Women 61% Men 39%
- Setting
- City
- Type
- Private · Research university
- Affiliation
- Baptist
Getting in
Full picture →51%admitted · of 39,735 applicants
SAT middle 50%1210 – 1400
ACT middle 50%27 – 32
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 80%
Men's Cross Country
Full picture →Academic Progress Rate1000
100% of players kept year to year
- Athletic aid, men's teams
- $11,199,854
- Recruiting spend, men's
- $2,563,417
Cost
Full picture →$49,727net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $54,844
Campus safety
Full picture →0.99violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 9 burglaries · 50 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 26 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →26%of bachelor's degrees in business · 26 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
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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 divisionAdmissions51% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$49,727 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsBusiness · 26%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusCity · 15,155Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety0.99 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Mary Hardin-Baylor Division III · American Southwest Conference | 39 | 8 | $36k | — | 95% | |
| Southwestern University (Texas) Division III · Southern Athletic Association | 71 | 14 | $64k | — | 39% | |
| Texas A&M University, College Station Division I · Southeastern Conference | 79 | — | — | 985 | 63% | |
| Tarleton State University Division I · United Athletic Conference | 79 | — | — | — | 94% | |
| Dallas Baptist University Division II · Lone Star Conference | 81 | — | — | — | 91% | |
| Texas Christian University Division I · Big 12 Conference | 82 | — | — | — | 43% | |
| University of Texas at Arlington Division I · United Athletic Conference | 82 | — | — | 982 | 81% | |
| Concordia University Texas Division III · Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference | 89 | — | — | — | 91% | |
| University of Dallas Division III · Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference | 91 | 6 | $34k | — | 54% | |
| University of Texas at Austin Division I · Southeastern Conference | 95 | — | — | 990 | 29% | |
| St. Edward's University Division II · Lone Star Conference | 98 | — | — | — | 84% | |
| University of Texas at Dallas Division II · Lone Star Conference | 102 | 20 | $34k | — | 65% |
Other men's cross country programs in the Big 12 Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baylor University | — | — | — | 1000 | vs | |
| Arizona State University | — | — | — | 994 | vs | |
| Brigham Young University | — | — | — | 995 | vs | |
| Iowa State University | — | — | — | 985 | vs | |
| Kansas State University | — | — | — | 986 | vs | |
| Oklahoma State University | — | — | — | 981 | vs | |
| Texas Christian University | — | — | — | — | vs | |
| Texas Tech University | — | — | — | 967 | vs | |
| University of Arizona | — | — | — | 1000 | vs | |
| University of Cincinnati | — | — | — | 1000 | vs | |
| University of Colorado Boulder | — | — | — | 956 | vs | |
| University of Houston | — | — | — | 986 | vs | |
| University of Kansas | — | — | — | 980 | vs |
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