Division I · Southwestern Athletic Conf.
Bethune-Cookman University Men's Cross Country
Daytona Beach, FL · the Wildcats · Bethune-Cookman University overview
14
Roster
room for 3 under the cap of 17
$117k
Team budget
86th percentile in Division I
$8,325
Per roster spot
median $13,101
6
Coaches
1 head · 5 assistant
943
APR
93% of players retained
100%
Admitted
bottom quarter for selectivity
Bethune-Cookman University fields a men's cross country team in the Southwestern Athletic Conf. (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 14 players, about the median of 14, with 1 head coach and 5 assistants. Team expenses were $116,558, below the median of $166k — $8,325 per roster spot, top quarter of Division I men's cross country programs. That leaves room for 3 under the Division I roster cap of 17 in force from 2025-26. The team's multi-year Academic Progress Rate is 943, about the median of 990, with 93% of players retained year to year. The school gave $1,968,075 in athletic aid across its men's teams, about $8,166 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).
#44Team budgetof 314 · Division I#49Spend per playerof 314 · Division I#26Roster sizeof 314 · Division I#297APRof 314 · Division I
Team budgets across the division
this programevery Division I men's cross country program
Roster sizes (cap 17)
this programevery Division I roster
The program
- Roster14 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap17 room for 3
- Coaching staff1 head, 5 assistant
- Team expenses$116,558 for the year
- Operating expenses$16,011 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$8,325 division median $13,101
- Academic Progress Rate943 multi-year; 792 latest
- Players retained93% year to year
- Eligible87% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, men's teams$1,968,075 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$8,166 across men's teams
- Recruiting spend, men's$132,684 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Garon Jackson 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
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About the school
What an athlete asks first — each panel opens the full picture.Campus
Full picture →2,414undergraduates · 2,515 students in all
Women 63% Men 37%
- Setting
- City
- Type
- Private · Liberal arts college
- Affiliation
- United Methodist
- HBCU
- Yes
Getting in
Full picture →100%admitted · of 6,844 applicants
SAT middle 50%830 – 1000
ACT middle 50%15 – 18
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 28%
Men's Cross Country
Full picture →14on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 1714
room for 3
Academic Progress Rate943
93% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $116,558 $8,326 per roster spot · top quarter of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 5 assistant
- Athletic aid, men's teams
- $1,968,075
- Recruiting spend, men's
- $132,684
Cost
Full picture →$14,705net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $14,794
Campus safety
Full picture →1.17violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 6 burglaries · 2 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 0 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →22%of bachelor's degrees in liberal arts & general studies · 20 fields · Bachelor's, 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 program14 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions100% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$14,705 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsLiberal arts & general studies · 22%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusCity · 2,414Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety1.17 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University (Florida) Division II · Sunshine State Conference | 2 | — | — | — | 66% | |
| Stetson University Division I · Atlantic Sun Conference | 20 | 11 | $306k | 1000 | 86% | |
| Flagler College Division II · Peach Belt Conference | 50 | — | — | — | 78% | |
| University of North Florida Division I · Atlantic Sun Conference | 79 | — | — | 990 | 62% | |
| Florida Institute of Technology Division II · Sunshine State Conference | 83 | — | — | — | 63% | |
| University of Florida Division I · Southeastern Conference | 85 | — | — | 992 | 24% | |
| Jacksonville University Division I · Atlantic Sun Conference | 86 | 17 | $68k | — | 57% | |
| Saint Leo University Division II · Sunshine State Conference | 95 | 9 | $9k | — | 72% | |
| Florida Southern College Division II · Sunshine State Conference | 98 | — | — | — | 59% | |
| University of South Florida Division I · American Conference | 115 | — | — | 994 | 41% | |
| University of Tampa Division II · Sunshine State Conference | 123 | — | — | — | 41% | |
| Eckerd College Division II · Sunshine State Conference | 144 | — | — | — | 79% |
Other men's cross country programs in the Southwestern Athletic Conf.
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prairie View A&M University room for 7 | 10 | $141k | $14,077 | 986 | vs | |
| Bethune-Cookman University room for 3 | 14 | $117k | $8,325 | 943 | vs | |
| Alabama A&M University | — | — | — | — | vs | |
| Alabama State University | — | — | — | 995 | vs | |
| Alcorn State University | — | — | — | 998 | vs | |
| Grambling State University | — | — | — | 990 | vs | |
| Jackson State University | — | — | — | 1000 | vs | |
| Mississippi Valley State University | — | — | — | 982 | vs | |
| Southern University, Baton Rouge | — | — | — | 906 | vs | |
| Texas Southern University | — | — | — | 964 | vs | |
| University of Arkansas, Pine Bluff | — | — | — | 998 | vs |
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