Division II · Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Claflin University Men's Cross Country
Orangeburg, SC · the Panthers, Lady Panthers · Claflin University overview
7
Roster
2024–25 season
$75k
Team budget
45th percentile in Division II
$10,673
Per roster spot
median $7,179
2
Coaches
1 head · 1 assistant
73%
Admitted
upper half for selectivity
Claflin University fields a men's cross country team in the Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association (NCAA Division II). In 2024–25 the roster carried 7 players, below the median of 11, with 1 head coach and 1 assistant. Team expenses were $74,715, below the median of $87k — $10,673 per roster spot, upper half of Division II men's cross country programs. The school gave $414,559 in athletic aid across its men's teams, about $4,994 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).
#54Team budgetof 97 · Division II#31Spend per playerof 97 · Division II#80Roster 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
- Roster7 2024–25 season
- Coaching staff1 head, 1 assistant
- Team expenses$74,715 for the year
- Operating expenses$30,003 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$10,673 division median $7,179
- Athletic aid, men's teams$414,559 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$4,994 across men's teams
- Recruiting spend, men's$98,785 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Malcolm Watts head coach | Interim 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 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 →1,754undergraduates · 1,835 students in all
Women 73% Men 27%
- Setting
- Town
- Type
- Private · Liberal arts college
- Affiliation
- United Methodist
- HBCU
- Yes
Getting in
Full picture →73%admitted · of 6,999 applicants
- Test scores
- Scores not considered
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 49%
Men's Cross Country
Full picture →7on the roster · 2024–25 season
- Team expenses
- $74,715 $10,674 per roster spot · lower half of Division II
- Coaches
- 1 head · 1 assistant
- Athletic aid, men's teams
- $414,559
- Recruiting spend, men's
- $98,785
Cost
Full picture →$21,232net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $17,046
Campus safety
Full picture →2.52violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 5 burglaries · 4 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 1 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →21%of bachelor's degrees in psychology · 24 fields · Bachelor's, Master's
Research Claflin University
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 program7 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions73% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$21,232 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsPsychology · 21%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusTown · 1,754Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety2.52 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Carolina State University Division I · Mid-Eastern Athletic Conf. | 0 | — | — | 967 | 82% | |
| Allen University Division II · Southern Intercol. Ath. Conf. | 37 | — | — | — | 32% | |
| Benedict College Division II · Southern Intercol. Ath. Conf. | 37 | 13 | $21k | — | 67% | |
| University of South Carolina Aiken Division II · Peach Belt Conference | 53 | 11 | $103k | — | 80% | |
| Charleston Southern University Division I · Big South Conference | 58 | — | — | 975 | 76% | |
| Augusta University Division II · Peach Belt Conference | 65 | — | — | — | 89% | |
| Newberry College Division II · South Atlantic Conference | 70 | — | — | — | 75% | |
| The Citadel Division I · Southern Conference | 71 | — | — | 1000 | 98% | |
| College of Charleston (South Carolina) Division I · Coastal Athletic Association | 72 | 15 | $143k | 984 | 72% | |
| Coker University Division II · South Atlantic Conference | 76 | 8 | $51k | — | 97% | |
| University of South Carolina Beaufort Division II · Peach Belt Conference | 83 | 8 | $57k | — | 69% | |
| Francis Marion University Division II · Conference Carolinas | 84 | — | — | — | 82% |
Other men's cross country programs in the Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shaw University | 10 | $124k | $12,424 | — | vs | |
| Bluefield State University | 10 | $111k | $11,056 | — | vs | |
| Fayetteville State University | 6 | $104k | $17,274 | — | vs | |
| Claflin University | 7 | $75k | $10,673 | — | vs | |
| Winston-Salem State University | 5 | $36k | $7,255 | — | vs | |
| Johnson C. Smith University | 10 | $24k | $2,414 | — | vs | |
| Elizabeth City State University | 7 | $20k | $2,801 | — | vs | |
| Virginia Union University | 10 | $17k | $1,669 | — | vs | |
| Bowie State University | 14 | $10k | $737 | — | vs | |
| Lincoln University (Pennsylvania) | — | — | — | — | vs | |
| Livingstone College | — | — | — | — | vs | |
| Virginia State University | — | — | — | — | vs |
Every Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association men's cross country program · Men's Cross Country budgets ranked