Division I · Big West Conference
California State University, Northridge Men's Cross Country
Northridge, CA · the Matadors · California State University, Northridge overview
1000
APR
100% of players retained
93%
Admitted
bottom quarter for selectivity
California State University, Northridge fields a men's cross country team in the Big West Conference (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 $2,146,105 in athletic aid across its men's teams, about $10,784 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$2,146,105 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$10,784 across men's teams
- Recruiting spend, men's$146,703 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Justin Johnson head coach | Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Jason Zarb-Cousin | Assistant 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 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 →32,429undergraduates · 37,760 students in all
Women 55% Men 45%
- Setting
- City
- Type
- Public · Master's university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →93%admitted · of 29,789 applicants
- Test scores
- Scores not considered
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 56%
Men's Cross Country
Full picture →Academic Progress Rate1000
100% of players kept year to year
- Athletic aid, men's teams
- $2,146,105
- Recruiting spend, men's
- $146,703
Cost
Full picture →$8,222net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $7,095 in-state · $18,975 out
Campus safety
Full picture →0.38violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 2 burglaries · 24 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 31 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →19%of bachelor's degrees in business · 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 divisionAdmissions93% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$8,222 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsBusiness · 19%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusCity · 32,429Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety0.38 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of California, Los Angeles Division I · Big Ten Conference | 13 | — | — | 1000 | 9% | |
| Pepperdine University Division I · West Coast Conference | 17 | 18 | $264k | 998 | 50% | |
| Occidental College Division III · Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conf. | 20 | — | — | — | 40% | |
| California Lutheran University Division III · Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conf. | 20 | 11 | $35k | — | 89% | |
| California State University, Los Angeles Division II · California Collegiate Athletic Association | 24 | 13 | $140k | — | 92% | |
| California Institute of Technology Division III · Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conf. | 24 | 16 | $142k | — | 3% | |
| Whittier College Division III · Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conf. | 34 | — | — | — | 85% | |
| Azusa Pacific University Division III · Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conf. | 37 | — | — | — | 79% | |
| Biola University Division II · Pacific West Conference | 37 | — | — | — | 60% | |
| Long Beach State University Division I · Big West Conference | 40 | — | — | 981 | 47% | |
| California State Polytechnic University, Pomona Division II · California Collegiate Athletic Association | 42 | — | — | — | 74% | |
| University of La Verne Division III · Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conf. | 44 | 15 | $55k | — | 48% |
Other men's cross country programs in the Big West Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| California Baptist University at cap | 17 | $274k | $16,134 | 989 | vs | |
| University of California, Santa Barbara 8 over cap | 25 | $196k | $7,822 | 964 | vs | |
| University of California, Irvine room for 6 | 11 | $14k | $1,282 | 997 | vs | |
| California State University, Northridge | — | — | — | 1000 | vs | |
| California Polytechnic State University | — | — | — | 979 | vs | |
| California State University, Fullerton | — | — | — | 939 | vs | |
| California State University, Sacramento | — | — | — | 989 | vs | |
| Long Beach State University | — | — | — | 981 | vs | |
| University of California, Riverside | — | — | — | 1000 | vs | |
| University of California, San Diego | — | — | — | — | vs | |
| Utah Valley University | — | — | — | 962 | vs |
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