Division I · Patriot League
Boston University Men's Cross Country
Boston, MA · the Terriers · Boston University overview
1000
APR
100% of players retained
11%
Admitted
top 10% for selectivity
Boston University fields a men's cross country team in the Patriot League (NCAA Division I). The team's multi-year Academic Progress Rate is 1000, about the median of 990, with 100% of players retained year to year. The school gave $7,660,009 in athletic aid across its men's teams, about $25,032 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).
Team budgets across the division
Roster sizes (cap 17)
The program
- Division I roster cap17 from 2025-26
- Academic Progress Rate1000 multi-year; 1000 latest
- Players retained100% year to year
- Eligible100% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, men's teams$7,660,009 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$25,032 across men's teams
- Recruiting spend, men's$254,266 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant Cartwright head coach | Head Coach | not on file |
| Jon Molz | Head Coach, Cross Country; Assistant Coach, Track & Field | not on file |
| Brooke Mullins | Assistant Coach - Distance | 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 I roster spots854 314 programs
- Odds of a spot1 in 280 0.35% of high-school players hold a Division I roster spot
General NCAA rule for Division I; 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 →18,656undergraduates · 36,624 students in all
Women 57% Men 43%
- Setting
- City
- Type
- Private · Research university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →11%admitted · of 80,495 applicants
SAT middle 50%1400 – 1520
ACT middle 50%32 – 34
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 90%
Men's Cross Country
Full picture →Academic Progress Rate1000
100% of players kept year to year
- Athletic aid, men's teams
- $7,660,009
- Recruiting spend, men's
- $254,266
Cost
Full picture →$27,551net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $65,168
Campus safety
Full picture →1.1violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 15 burglaries · 35 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 47 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →17%of bachelor's degrees in business · 23 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, 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 programThe programPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions11% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$27,551 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsBusiness · 17%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusCity · 18,656Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety1.1 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Emmanuel College (Massachusetts) Division III · Great Northeast Athletic Conference | 1 | — | — | — | 81% | |
| Massachusetts Institute of Technology Division III · New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference | 1 | 30 | $57k | — | 5% | |
| Wentworth Institute of Technology Division III · Conference of New England | 1 | 15 | $66k | — | 85% | |
| Northeastern University Division I · Coastal Athletic Association | 1 | — | — | 987 | 6% | |
| Harvard University Division I · The Ivy League | 2 | — | — | 991 | 3% | |
| Lesley University Division III · North Atlantic Conference | 2 | — | — | — | 94% | |
| Emerson College Division III · New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference | 2 | 9 | $21k | — | 47% | |
| Suffolk University Division III · Conference of New England | 2 | — | — | — | 85% | |
| Boston College Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference | 3 | — | — | 1000 | 16% | |
| Tufts University Division III · New England Small College Athletic Conference | 4 | — | — | — | 10% | |
| University of Massachusetts Boston Division III · Little East Conference | 4 | — | — | — | 83% | |
| Bentley University Division II · Northeast 10 Conference | 6 | — | — | — | 48% |
Other men's cross country programs in the Patriot League
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loyola University Maryland room for 2 | 15 | $62k | $4,126 | 998 | vs | |
| Boston University | — | — | — | 1000 | vs | |
| American University | — | — | — | 987 | vs | |
| Bucknell University | — | — | — | 1000 | vs | |
| Colgate University | — | — | — | 1000 | vs | |
| College of the Holy Cross | — | — | — | 1000 | vs | |
| Lafayette College | — | — | — | 983 | vs | |
| Lehigh University | — | — | — | 1000 | vs | |
| U.S. Military Academy | — | — | — | 994 | vs | |
| U.S. Naval Academy | — | — | — | 1000 | vs |
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