Division I · Missouri Valley Conference
Bradley University Men's Cross Country
Peoria, IL · the Braves · Bradley University overview
989
APR
98% of players retained
77%
Admitted
lower half for selectivity
Bradley University fields a men's cross country team in the Missouri Valley Conference (NCAA Division I). The team's multi-year Academic Progress Rate is 989, about the median of 990, with 98% of players retained year to year. The school gave $2,309,911 in athletic aid across its men's teams, about $14,258 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 Rate989 multi-year; 971 latest
- Players retained98% year to year
- Eligible100% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, men's teams$2,309,911 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$14,258 across men's teams
- Recruiting spend, men's$157,209 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Andrew Carlson 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
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 →3,883undergraduates · 5,217 students in all
Women 55% Men 45%
- Setting
- City
- Type
- Private · Doctoral/professional university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →77%admitted · of 10,138 applicants
SAT middle 50%1090 – 1300
ACT middle 50%25 – 31
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 72%
Men's Cross Country
Full picture →Academic Progress Rate989
98% of players kept year to year
- Athletic aid, men's teams
- $2,309,911
- Recruiting spend, men's
- $157,209
Cost
Full picture →$24,703net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $39,680
Campus safety
Full picture →2.02violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 5 burglaries · 23 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 6 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →17%of bachelor's degrees in engineering · 25 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
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Men's Cross Country programThe programPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions77% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$24,703 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsEngineering · 17%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusCity · 3,883Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety2.02 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eureka College Division III · St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | 18 | — | — | — | 88% | |
| Illinois State University Division I · Missouri Valley Conference | 35 | — | — | 990 | 89% | |
| Illinois Wesleyan University Division III · College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin | 36 | — | — | — | 45% | |
| Knox College Division III · Midwest Conference | 43 | 8 | $48k | — | 71% | |
| Monmouth College (Illinois) Division III · Midwest Conference | 55 | 7 | $17k | — | 87% | |
| Western Illinois University Division I · Ohio Valley Conference | 58 | — | — | 998 | 75% | |
| University of Illinois Springfield Division II · Great Lakes Valley Conference | 67 | — | — | — | 84% | |
| Millikin University Division III · College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin | 68 | 17 | $39k | — | 54% | |
| Augustana College (Illinois) Division III · College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin | 74 | — | — | — | 68% | |
| Illinois College Division III · Midwest Conference | 75 | — | — | — | 75% | |
| University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Division I · Big Ten Conference | 84 | — | — | 992 | 44% | |
| Blackburn College Division III · St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | 98 | — | — | — | 80% |
Other men's cross country programs in the Missouri Valley Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Evansville room for 1 | 16 | $111k | $6,907 | 962 | vs | |
| Murray State University room for 7 | 10 | $95k | $9,544 | 1000 | vs | |
| Bradley University | — | — | — | 989 | vs | |
| Belmont University | — | — | — | 1000 | vs | |
| Drake University | — | — | — | 998 | vs | |
| Illinois State University | — | — | — | 990 | vs | |
| Indiana State University | — | — | — | 983 | vs | |
| Southern Illinois University at Carbondale | — | — | — | 1000 | vs | |
| University of Illinois Chicago | — | — | — | 967 | vs | |
| University of Northern Iowa | — | — | — | 1000 | vs | |
| Valparaiso University | — | — | — | 1000 | vs |
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