Division III · Upper Midwest Athletic Conference
Bethany Lutheran College Men's Cross Country
Mankato, MN · the Vikings · Bethany Lutheran College overview
8
Roster
2024–25 season
$30k
Team budget
36th percentile in Division III
$3,701
Per roster spot
median $3,124
3
Coaches
1 head · 2 assistant
51%
Admitted
top quarter for selectivity
Bethany Lutheran College fields a men's cross country team in the Upper Midwest Athletic Conference (NCAA Division III). In 2024–25 the roster carried 8 players, below the median of 12, with 1 head coach and 2 assistants. Team expenses were $29,612, below the median of $37k — $3,701 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).
#140Team budgetof 217 · Division III#86Spend per playerof 217 · Division III#151Roster sizeof 217 · Division III
Team budgets across the division
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Roster sizes
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The program
- Roster8 2024–25 season
- Coaching staff1 head, 2 assistant
- Team expenses$29,612 for the year
- Operating expenses$3,880 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$3,701 division median $3,124
- Athletic aid, men's teamsNone school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$0 across men's teams
- Recruiting spend, men's$18,312 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Dominic Santina 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 →850undergraduates · 902 students in all
Women 53% Men 47%
- Setting
- City
- Type
- Private · Liberal arts college
- Affiliation
- Other
Getting in
Full picture →51%admitted · of 881 applicants
SAT middle 50%1000 – 1260
ACT middle 50%21 – 26
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 60%
Men's Cross Country
Full picture →8on the roster · 2024–25 season
- Team expenses
- $29,612 $3,702 per roster spot · lower half of Division III
- Coaches
- 1 head · 2 assistant
- Athletic aid, men's teams
- None
- Recruiting spend, men's
- $18,312
Cost
Full picture →$19,456net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $30,010
Campus safety
Full picture →0.37violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 0 burglaries · 0 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 0 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →25%of bachelor's degrees in business · 21 fields · Bachelor's, Master's
Research Bethany Lutheran College
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 program8 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions51% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$19,456 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsBusiness · 25%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusCity · 850Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety0.37 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota State University, Mankato Division II · Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference | 1 | — | — | — | 91% | |
| Gustavus Adolphus College Division III · Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | 11 | — | — | — | 62% | |
| Martin Luther College Division III · Upper Midwest Athletic Conference | 26 | 20 | $28k | — | 83% | |
| St. Olaf College Division III · Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | 45 | 42 | $115k | — | 52% | |
| Carleton College Division III · Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | 46 | — | — | — | 22% | |
| Crown College (Minnesota) Division III · Upper Midwest Athletic Conference | 51 | — | — | — | 63% | |
| North Central University Division III · Upper Midwest Athletic Conference | 66 | — | — | — | 91% | |
| Augsburg University Division III · Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | 66 | 12 | $48k | — | 77% | |
| University of St. Thomas (Minnesota) Division I · The Summit League | 67 | — | — | — | 85% | |
| University of Minnesota, Twin Cities Division I · Big Ten Conference | 67 | — | — | 1000 | 77% | |
| Macalester College Division III · Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | 67 | — | — | — | 28% | |
| Concordia University, St. Paul Division II · Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference | 68 | 11 | $23k | — | 75% |
Other men's cross country programs in the Upper Midwest Athletic Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Northwestern-St. Paul | 7 | $37k | $5,343 | — | vs | |
| University of Wisconsin-Superior | 15 | $33k | $2,233 | — | vs | |
| Bethany Lutheran College | 8 | $30k | $3,701 | — | vs | |
| Martin Luther College | 20 | $28k | $1,418 | — | vs | |
| Crown College (Minnesota) | — | — | — | — | vs | |
| North Central University | — | — | — | — | vs | |
| University of Minnesota, Morris | — | — | — | — | vs |
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