Division II · California Collegiate Athletic Association
California State University, Chico Men's Cross Country
Chico, CA · the Wildcats · California State University, Chico overview
28
Roster
2024–25 season
$171k
Team budget
82nd percentile in Division II
$6,113
Per roster spot
median $7,179
3
Coaches
1 head · 2 assistant
94%
Admitted
lower half for selectivity
California State University, Chico fields a men's cross country team in the California Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA Division II). In 2024–25 the roster carried 28 players, well above the median of 11, with 1 head coach and 2 assistants. Team expenses were $171,186, well above the median of $87k — $6,113 per roster spot, lower half of Division II men's cross country programs. The school gave $425,356 in athletic aid across its men's teams, about $2,311 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).
#18Team budgetof 97 · Division II#55Spend per playerof 97 · Division II#8Roster 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
- Roster28 2024–25 season
- Coaching staff1 head, 2 assistant
- Team expenses$171,186 for the year
- Operating expenses$30,450 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$6,113 division median $7,179
- Athletic aid, men's teams$425,356 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$2,311 across men's teams
- Recruiting spend, men's$10,187 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Gary Towne 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 →13,160undergraduates · 14,523 students in all
Women 57% Men 43%
- Setting
- City
- Type
- Public · Master's university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →94%admitted · of 22,263 applicants
- Test scores
- Scores not considered
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 64%
Men's Cross Country
Full picture →28on the roster · 2024–25 season
- Team expenses
- $171,186 $6,114 per roster spot · top quarter of Division II
- Coaches
- 1 head · 2 assistant
- Athletic aid, men's teams
- $425,356
- Recruiting spend, men's
- $10,187
Cost
Full picture →$15,187net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $8,064 in-state · $19,944 out
Campus safety
Full picture →0.46violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 3 burglaries · 12 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 3 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →14%of bachelor's degrees in business · 25 fields · Bachelor's, Master's
Research California State University, Chico
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 program28 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions94% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$15,187 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsBusiness · 14%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusCity · 13,160Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety0.46 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jessup University Division II · Pacific West Conference | 69 | — | — | — | 77% | |
| University of California, Davis Division I · Mountain West Conference | 82 | — | — | 983 | 42% | |
| California State University, Sacramento Division I · Big West Conference | 84 | — | — | 989 | 94% | |
| University of Nevada, Reno Division I · Mountain West Conference | 109 | 15 | $220k | — | 85% | |
| University of the Pacific Division I · West Coast Conference | 124 | — | — | — | 95% | |
| Dominican University of California Division II · Pacific West Conference | 126 | — | — | — | 96% | |
| University of California, Berkeley Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference | 130 | — | — | 1000 | 12% | |
| Saint Mary's College of California Division I · West Coast Conference | 131 | 34 | $480k | 993 | 89% | |
| University of San Francisco Division I · West Coast Conference | 139 | 14 | $230k | 990 | 51% | |
| California State Polytechnic University, Humboldt Division II · California Collegiate Athletic Association | 142 | 23 | $269k | — | 99% | |
| San Francisco State University Division II · California Collegiate Athletic Association | 143 | 17 | $321k | — | 96% | |
| California State University, East Bay Division II · California Collegiate Athletic Association | 144 | — | — | — | 97% |
Other men's cross country programs in the California Collegiate Athletic Association
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Francisco State University | 17 | $321k | $18,880 | — | vs | |
| California State Polytechnic University, Humboldt | 23 | $269k | $11,716 | — | vs | |
| California State University, Chico | 28 | $171k | $6,113 | — | vs | |
| California State University, Los Angeles | 13 | $140k | $10,769 | — | vs | |
| University of California, Merced | 13 | $103k | $7,944 | — | vs | |
| California State Polytechnic University, Pomona | — | — | — | — | vs | |
| California State University, East Bay | — | — | — | — | vs | |
| California State University, Monterey Bay | — | — | — | — | vs | |
| California State University, San Marcos | — | — | — | — | vs | |
| California State University, Stanislaus | — | — | — | — | vs | |
| Fresno Pacific University | — | — | — | — | vs |
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