Division I · Patriot League
Bucknell University Men's Cross Country
Lewisburg, PA · the Bison · Bucknell University overview
1000
APR
100% of players retained
32%
Admitted
top quarter for selectivity
Bucknell 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 $9,667,603 in athletic aid across its men's teams, about $20,352 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
- Players retained100% year to year
- Eligible100% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, men's teams$9,667,603 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$20,352 across men's teams
- Recruiting spend, men's$290,116 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Kevin Donner 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 →3,846undergraduates · 3,892 students in all
Women 53% Men 47%
- Setting
- Town
- Type
- Private · Liberal arts college
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →32%admitted · of 11,010 applicants
SAT middle 50%1300 – 1450
ACT middle 50%31 – 33
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 86%
Men's Cross Country
Full picture →Academic Progress Rate1000
100% of players kept year to year
- Athletic aid, men's teams
- $9,667,603
- Recruiting spend, men's
- $290,116
Cost
Full picture →$38,486net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $64,772
Campus safety
Full picture →5.88violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 2 burglaries · 64 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 7 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →21%of bachelor's degrees in social sciences · 18 fields · Bachelor's, 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 divisionAdmissions32% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$38,486 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsSocial sciences · 21%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusTown · 3,846Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety5.88 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Susquehanna University Division III · Landmark Conference | 11 | — | — | — | 79% | |
| Pennsylvania College of Technology Division III · United East Conference | 21 | 12 | $20k | — | — | |
| Lycoming College Division III · Landmark Conference | 21 | 10 | $28k | — | 68% | |
| Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania Division II · Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference | 23 | — | — | — | 95% | |
| Lock Haven University of Pennsylvania Division II · Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference | 23 | — | — | — | 95% | |
| Mansfield University of Pennsylvania Division II · Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference | 23 | — | — | — | 95% | |
| Lebanon Valley College Division III · Middle Atlantic Conferences | 47 | 25 | $47k | — | 75% | |
| Penn State Harrisburg Division III · United East Conference | 52 | 8 | $6k | — | 96% | |
| Pennsylvania State University Division I · Big Ten Conference | 52 | — | — | 987 | 54% | |
| Dickinson College Division III · Centennial Conference | 54 | 24 | $116k | — | 43% | |
| Misericordia University Division III · Middle Atlantic Conferences | 55 | — | — | — | 85% | |
| Messiah University Division III · Middle Atlantic Conferences | 55 | — | — | — | 78% |
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 | |
| Bucknell University | — | — | — | 1000 | vs | |
| American University | — | — | — | 987 | vs | |
| Boston 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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