Division II · Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Bluefield State University Men's Cross Country
Bluefield, WV · the Big Blue · Bluefield State University overview
10
Roster
2024–25 season
$111k
Team budget
58th percentile in Division II
$11,056
Per roster spot
median $7,179
2
Coaches
1 head · 1 assistant
87%
Admitted
lower half for selectivity
Bluefield State University fields a men's cross country team in the Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association (NCAA Division II). In 2024–25 the roster carried 10 players, about the median of 11, with 1 head coach and 1 assistant. Team expenses were $110,564, above the median of $87k — $11,056 per roster spot, upper half of Division II men's cross country programs. The school gave $1,506,681 in athletic aid across its men's teams, about $6,817 per roster spot.
Among Division II men's cross country programs
Where this program sits against its 97 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#41Team budgetof 97 · Division II#28Spend per playerof 97 · Division II#56Roster sizeof 97 · Division II
Team budgets across the division
this programevery Division II men's cross country program
Roster sizes
this programevery Division II roster
The program
- Roster10 2024–25 season
- Coaching staff1 head, 1 assistant
- Team expenses$110,564 for the year
- Operating expenses$7,362 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$11,056 division median $7,179
- Athletic aid, men's teams$1,506,681 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$6,817 across men's teams
- Recruiting spend, men's$6,763 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Wesley Arthur head coach | Head Coach | On file · sign in |
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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 II roster spots1,285 97 programs
- Odds of a spot1 in 190 0.53% of high-school players hold a Division II roster spot
General NCAA rule for Division II; 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 →1,249undergraduates · 1,270 students in all
Women 61% Men 39%
- Setting
- Town
- Type
- Public · Baccalaureate college
- Affiliation
- None
- HBCU
- Yes
Getting in
Full picture →87%admitted · of 720 applicants
SAT middle 50%870 – 1080
ACT middle 50%17 – 22
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 35%
Men's Cross Country
Full picture →10on the roster · 2024–25 season
- Team expenses
- $110,564 $11,056 per roster spot · upper half of Division II
- Coaches
- 1 head · 1 assistant
- Athletic aid, men's teams
- $1,506,681
- Recruiting spend, men's
- $6,763
Cost
Full picture →$14,500net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $10,240 in-state · $17,560 out
Campus safety
Full picture →1.52violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 2 burglaries · 6 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 0 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →20%of bachelor's degrees in liberal arts & general studies · 9 fields · Associate's, Bachelor's, Master's
Research Bluefield State University
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 program10 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions87% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$14,500 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsLiberal arts & general studies · 20%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusTown · 1,249Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety1.52 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Concord University Division II · Mountain East Conference | 17 | — | — | — | 90% | |
| Radford University Division I · Big South Conference | 39 | 12 | $164k | 946 | 91% | |
| Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference | 45 | — | — | 993 | 57% | |
| Emory & Henry University Division II · South Atlantic Conference | 47 | — | — | — | 96% | |
| Roanoke College Division III · Old Dominion Athletic Conf. | 65 | 18 | $56k | — | 80% | |
| King University Division II · Conference Carolinas | 69 | — | — | — | 54% | |
| Ferrum College Division II · Conference Carolinas | 71 | — | — | — | 100% | |
| The University of Virginia's College at Wise Division II · South Atlantic Conference | 76 | 15 | $68k | — | 94% | |
| Appalachian State University Division I · Sun Belt Conference | 77 | — | — | 1000 | 89% | |
| University of Charleston (West Virginia) Division II · Mountain East Conference | 77 | — | — | — | 65% | |
| West Virginia State University Division II · Mountain East Conference | 82 | — | — | — | 96% | |
| Lees-McRae College Division II · Conference Carolinas | 84 | — | — | — | 81% |
Other men's cross country programs in the Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shaw University | 10 | $124k | $12,424 | — | vs | |
| Bluefield State University | 10 | $111k | $11,056 | — | vs | |
| Fayetteville State University | 6 | $104k | $17,274 | — | vs | |
| Claflin University | 7 | $75k | $10,673 | — | vs | |
| Winston-Salem State University | 5 | $36k | $7,255 | — | vs | |
| Johnson C. Smith University | 10 | $24k | $2,414 | — | vs | |
| Elizabeth City State University | 7 | $20k | $2,801 | — | vs | |
| Virginia Union University | 10 | $17k | $1,669 | — | vs | |
| Bowie State University | 14 | $10k | $737 | — | vs | |
| Lincoln University (Pennsylvania) | — | — | — | — | vs | |
| Livingstone College | — | — | — | — | vs | |
| Virginia State University | — | — | — | — | vs |
Every Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association men's cross country program · Men's Cross Country budgets ranked