Division I · BIG EAST Conference
Creighton University Men's Cross Country
Omaha, NE · the Bluejays · Creighton University overview
990
APR
98% of players retained
72%
Admitted
upper half for selectivity
Creighton University fields a men's cross country team in the BIG EAST Conference (NCAA Division I). The team's multi-year Academic Progress Rate is 990, about the median of 990, with 98% of players retained year to year. The school gave $2,844,707 in athletic aid across its men's teams, about $17,136 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 Rate990 multi-year; 1000 latest
- Players retained98% year to year
- Eligible100% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, men's teams$2,844,707 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$17,136 across men's teams
- Recruiting spend, men's$637,737 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Matthew Fayers 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 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 →4,262undergraduates · 8,255 students in all
Women 60% Men 40%
- Setting
- City
- Type
- Private · Research university
- Affiliation
- Roman Catholic
Getting in
Full picture →72%admitted · of 7,248 applicants
SAT middle 50%1210 – 1400
ACT middle 50%24 – 30
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 80%
Men's Cross Country
Full picture →Academic Progress Rate990
98% of players kept year to year
- Athletic aid, men's teams
- $2,844,707
- Recruiting spend, men's
- $637,737
Cost
Full picture →$33,364net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $47,000
Campus safety
Full picture →1.9violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 9 burglaries · 28 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 4 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →32%of bachelor's degrees in health professions & nursing · 23 fields · Associate's, Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research Creighton 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 programThe programPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions72% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$33,364 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsHealth professions & nursing · 32%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusCity · 4,262Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety1.9 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nebraska Wesleyan University Division III · American Rivers Conference | 47 | — | — | — | 84% | |
| University of Nebraska-Lincoln Division I · Big Ten Conference | 50 | — | — | 998 | 77% | |
| Northwest Missouri State University Division II · Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association | 84 | — | — | — | 86% | |
| Wayne State College (Nebraska) Division II · Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference | 87 | — | — | — | — | |
| Buena Vista University Division III · American Rivers Conference | 102 | — | — | — | 72% | |
| University of South Dakota Division I · The Summit League | 116 | — | — | 984 | 99% | |
| Missouri Western State University Division II · Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association | 121 | — | — | — | — | |
| Drake University Division I · Missouri Valley Conference | 121 | — | — | 998 | 64% | |
| Simpson College Division III · American Rivers Conference | 124 | — | — | — | 89% | |
| Iowa State University Division I · Big 12 Conference | 130 | — | — | 985 | 89% | |
| Kansas State University Division I · Big 12 Conference | 147 | — | — | 986 | 79% |
Other men's cross country programs in the BIG EAST Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seton Hall University room for 2 | 15 | $422k | $28,141 | 979 | vs | |
| Creighton University | — | — | — | 990 | vs | |
| Butler University | — | — | — | 994 | vs | |
| DePaul University | — | — | — | 984 | vs | |
| Georgetown University | — | — | — | 980 | vs | |
| Marquette University | — | — | — | 1000 | vs | |
| Providence College | — | — | — | 1000 | vs | |
| Villanova University | — | — | — | 1000 | vs | |
| Xavier University | — | — | — | 1000 | vs |
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