Division III · Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference
Benedictine University (Illinois) Men's Cross Country
Lisle, IL · the Eagles · Benedictine University (Illinois) overview
4
Roster
2024–25 season
$6k
Team budget
1st percentile in Division III
$1,477
Per roster spot
median $3,124
2
Coaches
1 head · 1 assistant
77%
Admitted
upper half for selectivity
Benedictine University (Illinois) fields a men's cross country team in the Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference (NCAA Division III). In 2024–25 the roster carried 4 players, well below the median of 12, with 1 head coach and 1 assistant. Team expenses were $5,910, well below the median of $37k — $1,477 per roster spot, bottom quarter of Division III men's cross country programs. The school gave $606,892 in athletic aid across its men's teams, about $1,238 per roster spot.
Among Division III men's cross country programs
Where this program sits against its 217 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#214Team budgetof 217 · Division III#193Spend per playerof 217 · Division III#209Roster sizeof 217 · Division III
Team budgets across the division
this programevery Division III men's cross country program
Roster sizes
this programevery Division III roster
The program
- Roster4 2024–25 season
- Coaching staff1 head, 1 assistant
- Team expenses$5,910 for the year
- Operating expenses$1,423 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$1,477 division median $3,124
- Athletic aid, men's teams$606,892 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$1,238 across men's teams
- Recruiting spend, men's$9,041 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Steven Shelley head coach | Head Coach | not on file |
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Recruiting timing
- Coaches may first contact youany time
- Your own emailsAny time the rule limits what coaches send back
- High-school cross country players241,565 2024-25
- Division III roster spots3,158 217 programs
- Odds of a spot1 in 76 1.3% of high-school players hold a Division III roster spot
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About the school
What an athlete asks first — each panel opens the full picture.Campus
Full picture →1,842undergraduates · 2,989 students in all
Women 55% Men 45%
- Setting
- Suburb
- Type
- Private · Master's university
- Affiliation
- Roman Catholic
Getting in
Full picture →77%admitted · of 2,788 applicants
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 51%
Men's Cross Country
Full picture →4on the roster · 2024–25 season
- Team expenses
- $5,910 $1,478 per roster spot · bottom quarter of Division III
- Coaches
- 1 head · 1 assistant
- Athletic aid, men's teams
- $606,892
- Recruiting spend, men's
- $9,041
Cost
Full picture →$24,570net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $32,546
Campus safety
Full picture →1.6violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 5 burglaries · 8 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 2 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →31%of bachelor's degrees in business · 23 fields · Associate's, Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research Benedictine University (Illinois)
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 program4 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions77% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$24,570 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsBusiness · 31%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusSuburb · 1,842Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety1.6 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Central College Division III · College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin | 2 | 56 | $72k | — | 58% | |
| Wheaton College (Illinois) Division III · College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin | 6 | — | — | — | 90% | |
| Elmhurst University Division III · College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin | 11 | — | — | — | 76% | |
| Lewis University Division II · Great Lakes Valley Conference | 12 | — | — | — | 73% | |
| Aurora University Division III · Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference | 13 | 11 | $62k | — | 85% | |
| Dominican University (Illinois) Division III · Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference | 17 | 6 | $31k | — | 80% | |
| Concordia University Chicago Division III · Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference | 17 | 8 | $49k | — | 93% | |
| University of Illinois Chicago Division I · Missouri Valley Conference | 24 | — | — | 967 | 79% | |
| North Park University Division III · College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin | 24 | — | — | — | 73% | |
| Illinois Institute of Technology Division III · Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference | 24 | 8 | $17k | — | 55% | |
| DePaul University Division I · BIG EAST Conference | 25 | — | — | 984 | 74% | |
| Roosevelt University Division II · Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | 25 | — | — | — | 94% |
Other men's cross country programs in the Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aurora University | 11 | $62k | $5,666 | — | vs | |
| Wisconsin Lutheran College | 19 | $58k | $3,051 | — | vs | |
| Concordia University Chicago | 8 | $49k | $6,137 | — | vs | |
| Concordia University Wisconsin | 9 | $46k | $5,098 | — | vs | |
| Rockford University | 5 | $31k | $6,139 | — | vs | |
| Dominican University (Illinois) | 6 | $31k | $5,108 | — | vs | |
| Edgewood University | 4 | $20k | $5,103 | — | vs | |
| Illinois Institute of Technology | 8 | $17k | $2,179 | — | vs | |
| Benedictine University (Illinois) | 4 | $6k | $1,477 | — | vs | |
| Milwaukee School of Engineering | — | — | — | — | vs | |
| St. Norbert College | — | — | — | — | vs |
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