Division I · Big West Conference
California State University, Sacramento Men's Cross Country
Sacramento, CA · the Hornets · California State University, Sacramento overview
989
APR
96% of players retained
94%
Admitted
bottom quarter for selectivity
California State University, Sacramento fields a men's cross country team in the Big West Conference (NCAA Division I). The team's multi-year Academic Progress Rate is 989, about the median of 990, with 96% of players retained year to year. The school gave $3,910,125 in athletic aid across its men's teams, about $11,076 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; 909 latest
- Players retained96% year to year
- Eligible96% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, men's teams$3,910,125 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$11,076 across men's teams
- Recruiting spend, men's$147,357 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Kenny McDaniel 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 →28,268undergraduates · 31,172 students in all
Women 56% Men 44%
- Setting
- City
- Type
- Public · Master's university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →94%admitted · of 25,994 applicants
- Test scores
- Scores not considered
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 56%
Men's Cross Country
Full picture →Academic Progress Rate989
96% of players kept year to year
- Athletic aid, men's teams
- $3,910,125
- Recruiting spend, men's
- $147,357
Cost
Full picture →$11,183net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $7,602 in-state · $19,482 out
Campus safety
Full picture →0.74violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 41 burglaries · 40 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 11 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →14%of bachelor's degrees in health professions & nursing · 26 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research California State University, Sacramento
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 divisionAdmissions94% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$11,183 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsHealth professions & nursing · 14%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusCity · 28,268Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety0.74 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, Davis Division I · Mountain West Conference | 18 | — | — | 983 | 42% | |
| Jessup University Division II · Pacific West Conference | 19 | — | — | — | 77% | |
| University of the Pacific Division I · West Coast Conference | 40 | — | — | — | 95% | |
| Saint Mary's College of California Division I · West Coast Conference | 62 | 34 | $480k | 993 | 89% | |
| University of California, Berkeley Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference | 66 | — | — | 1000 | 12% | |
| California State University, East Bay Division II · California Collegiate Athletic Association | 71 | — | — | — | 97% | |
| Dominican University of California Division II · Pacific West Conference | 71 | — | — | — | 96% | |
| University of San Francisco Division I · West Coast Conference | 78 | 14 | $230k | 990 | 51% | |
| California State University, Stanislaus Division II · California Collegiate Athletic Association | 78 | — | — | — | 97% | |
| San Francisco State University Division II · California Collegiate Athletic Association | 81 | 17 | $321k | — | 96% | |
| California State University, Chico Division II · California Collegiate Athletic Association | 84 | 28 | $171k | — | 94% | |
| Stanford University Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference | 88 | 17 | $559k | 1000 | 4% |
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, Sacramento | — | — | — | 989 | vs | |
| California Polytechnic State University | — | — | — | 979 | vs | |
| California State University, Fullerton | — | — | — | 939 | vs | |
| California State University, Northridge | — | — | — | 1000 | 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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