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Division III · Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference

Berea College Men's Cross Country

Berea, KY · the Mountaineers · Berea College overview
10
Roster
2024–25 season
$36k
Team budget
48th percentile in Division III
$3,591
Per roster spot
median $3,124
1
Coaches
1 head · 0 assistant
33%
Admitted
top 10% for selectivity

Berea College fields a men's cross country team in the Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference (NCAA Division III). In 2024–25 the roster carried 10 players, below the median of 12, with 1 head coach and 0 assistants. Team expenses were $35,912, about the median of $37k — $3,591 per roster spot, upper half of Division III men's cross country programs. The school reports no athletic aid for men's teams — Division III programs do not offer athletic scholarships.

Among Division III men's cross country programs

Where this program sits against its 217 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).

Team budget$36k
Spend per player$3,591
Roster size10
Coaching staff1

Team budgets across the division

$5k$168k
this programevery Division III men's cross country program

Roster sizes

165
this programevery Division III roster

The program

  • Roster10 2024–25 season
  • Coaching staff1 head, 0 assistant
  • Team expenses$35,912 for the year
  • Operating expenses$15,889 game-day and travel
  • Spend per roster spot$3,591 division median $3,124
  • Athletic aid, men's teamsNone school-wide
  • Aid per roster spot$0 across men's teams
  • Recruiting spend, men's$396 school-wide

Coaching staff

NameTitleEmail
Michael Thomas head coachHead Coachnot on file
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Recruiting timing

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  • 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.
1,487undergraduates · 1,487 students in all
Women 59% Men 41%
Setting
Town
Type
Private · Liberal arts college
Affiliation
None
33%admitted · of 2,073 applicants
SAT middle 50%1156 – 1335
ACT middle 50%24 – 27
Test scores
Test-optional
Graduate in 6 yrs
62%

Men's Cross Country

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10on the roster · 2024–25 season
Team expenses
$35,912 $3,591 per roster spot · lower half of Division III
Coaches
1 head · 0 assistant
Athletic aid, men's teams
None
Recruiting spend, men's
$396
$4,379net price · after grants, aided first-years
Sticker price$60,718
Average net price$4,379
Net price by family income
$0–30k$4,070
$30–48k$3,613
$48–75k$5,844
$75–110k$7,570
Tuition & fees
$49,326

Campus safety

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2.84violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
Violent2.84
Property1.75
In residence halls
3 burglaries · 10 sex offences over 2022–2024
Residence-hall fires
1 over 2022–2024
11%of bachelor's degrees in computer & information sciences · 21 fields · Bachelor's
Computer & information sciences31 · 11%
Visual & performing arts29 · 10%
Business29 · 10%
Social sciences24 · 9%
Biological sciences20 · 7%

Research Berea College

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Men's Cross Country programs within 150 miles

Berea CollegeEastern Kentucky University · 12 miCentre College · 27 miAsbury University · 28 miUniversity of Kentucky · 34 miTransylvania University · 35 miKentucky State University · 53 miMorehead State University · 63 miLincoln Memorial University · 77 miBellarmine University · 89 miUniversity of Louisville · 92 miSpalding University · 92 miNorthern Kentucky University · 101 mi
SchoolMilesRosterBudgetAPRAdmitted
Eastern Kentucky University Division I · United Athletic Conference12——99278%
Centre College Division III · Southern Athletic Association27———54%
Asbury University Division III · Collegiate Conference of the South2810$78k—64%
University of Kentucky Division I · Southeastern Conference34——97692%
Transylvania University Division III · Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference359$41k—85%
Kentucky State University Division II · Southern Intercol. Ath. Conf.5314$19k—93%
Morehead State University Division I · Ohio Valley Conference63——95382%
Lincoln Memorial University Division II · South Atlantic Conference77———59%
Bellarmine University Division I · Atlantic Sun Conference89———94%
University of Louisville Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference92——98381%
Spalding University Division III · St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference92———99%
Northern Kentucky University Division I · Horizon League101——99396%

Other men's cross country programs in the Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference

SchoolRosterBudgetPer playerAPRCompare
Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology57$84k$1,477—vs
Earlham College11$62k$5,671—vs
Manchester University22$56k$2,547—vs
Hanover College11$50k$4,546—vs
Transylvania University9$41k$4,595—vs
Berea College10$36k$3,591—vs
Anderson University (Indiana)————vs
Bluffton University————vs
Franklin College————vs
Mount St. Joseph University————vs

Every Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference men's cross country program · Men's Cross Country budgets ranked