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Division III · North Coast Athletic Conference

Denison University Men's Cross Country

Granville, OH · the Big Red · Denison University overview
17%
Admitted
top 10% for selectivity

Denison University fields a men's cross country team in the North Coast Athletic Conference (NCAA Division III). The school reports no athletic aid for men's teams — Division III programs do not offer athletic scholarships.

Among Division III men's cross country programs

Where this program sits against its 217 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).

Team budgets across the division

$5k$168k

Roster sizes

165

The program

  • Athletic aid, men's teamsNone school-wide
  • Aid per roster spot$0 across men's teams
  • Recruiting spend, men's$55,052 school-wide

Coaching staff

NameTitleEmail
Dara Ford head coachHead Coachnot on file
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Recruiting timing

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  • Your own emailsAny time the rule limits what coaches send back
  • High-school cross country players241,565 2024-25
  • Division III roster spots3,158 217 programs
  • Odds of a spot1 in 76 1.3% of high-school players hold a Division III roster spot

General NCAA rule for Division III; 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

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2,405undergraduates · 2,405 students in all
Women 52% Men 48%
Setting
Suburb
Type
Private · Liberal arts college
Affiliation
None
17%admitted · of 14,580 applicants
SAT middle 50%1300 – 1470
ACT middle 50%29 – 32
Test scores
Test-optional
Graduate in 6 yrs
80%

Men's Cross Country

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Athletic aid, men's teams
None
Recruiting spend, men's
$55,052

No team figures on file for this program yet.

$42,177net price · after grants, aided first-years
Sticker price$81,900
Average net price$42,177
Net price by family income
$0–30k$15,093
$30–48k$12,775
$48–75k$15,451
$75–110k$29,492
$110k and up$46,510
Tuition & fees
$64,000

Campus safety

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6.13violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
Violent6.13
Property1.95
In residence halls
6 burglaries · 35 sex offences over 2022–2024
Residence-hall fires
9 over 2022–2024
22%of bachelor's degrees in social sciences · 21 fields · Bachelor's
Social sciences109 · 22%
Communication & journalism52 · 10%
Biological sciences46 · 9%
Business42 · 8%
Psychology36 · 7%

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Men's Cross Country programs within 150 miles

Denison UniversityKenyon College · 22 miOtterbein University · 22 miOhio Dominican University · 23 miCapital University · 23 miThe Ohio State University · 26 miOhio Wesleyan University · 33 miMuskingum University · 42 miAshland University · 56 miThe College of Wooster · 60 miWittenberg University · 69 miCedarville University · 72 miMarietta College · 73 mi
SchoolMilesRosterBudgetAPRAdmitted
Kenyon College Division III · North Coast Athletic Conference2216$47k—31%
Otterbein University Division III · Ohio Athletic Conference22———83%
Ohio Dominican University Division II · Great Midwest Athletic Conference23———85%
Capital University Division III · Ohio Athletic Conference23———73%
The Ohio State University Division I · Big Ten Conference26——100051%
Ohio Wesleyan University Division III · North Coast Athletic Conference33———51%
Muskingum University Division III · Ohio Athletic Conference4212$9k—82%
Ashland University Division II · Great Midwest Athletic Conference56———81%
The College of Wooster Division III · North Coast Athletic Conference60———54%
Wittenberg University Division III · North Coast Athletic Conference69———91%
Cedarville University Division II · Great Midwest Athletic Conference7236$172k—63%
Marietta College Division III · Ohio Athletic Conference73———79%

Other men's cross country programs in the North Coast Athletic Conference

SchoolRosterBudgetPer playerAPRCompare
Oberlin College17$54k$3,186—vs
Kenyon College16$47k$2,906—vs
Denison University————vs
DePauw University————vs
John Carroll University————vs
Ohio Wesleyan University————vs
The College of Wooster————vs
Wabash College————vs
Wittenberg University————vs

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