Division I · BIG EAST Conference
DePaul University Men's Cross Country
Chicago, IL · the Blue Demons · DePaul University overview
984
APR
98% of players retained
74%
Admitted
upper half for selectivity
DePaul 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 984, about the median of 990, with 98% of players retained year to year. The school gave $2,898,626 in athletic aid across its men's teams, about $20,704 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 Rate984 multi-year; 1000 latest
- Players retained98% year to year
- Eligible98% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, men's teams$2,898,626 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$20,704 across men's teams
- Recruiting spend, men's$536,213 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| David Dopek 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 →14,374undergraduates · 21,348 students in all
Women 55% Men 45%
- Setting
- City
- Type
- Private · Research university
- Affiliation
- Roman Catholic
Getting in
Full picture →74%admitted · of 32,176 applicants
SAT middle 50%1130 – 1340
ACT middle 50%26 – 31
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 70%
Men's Cross Country
Full picture →Academic Progress Rate984
98% of players kept year to year
- Athletic aid, men's teams
- $2,898,626
- Recruiting spend, men's
- $536,213
Cost
Full picture →$32,129net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $44,174
Campus safety
Full picture →0.75violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 13 burglaries · 21 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 8 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →31%of bachelor's degrees in business · 24 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 divisionAdmissions74% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$32,129 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsBusiness · 31%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusCity · 14,374Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety0.75 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roosevelt University Division II · Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | 0 | — | — | — | 94% | |
| University of Illinois Chicago Division I · Missouri Valley Conference | 1 | — | — | 967 | 79% | |
| Illinois Institute of Technology Division III · Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference | 3 | 8 | $17k | — | 55% | |
| University of Chicago Division III · University Athletic Association | 6 | — | — | — | 5% | |
| North Park University Division III · College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin | 8 | — | — | — | 73% | |
| Loyola University Chicago Division I · Atlantic 10 Conference | 9 | — | — | 962 | 81% | |
| Concordia University Chicago Division III · Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference | 9 | 8 | $49k | — | 93% | |
| Dominican University (Illinois) Division III · Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference | 10 | 6 | $31k | — | 80% | |
| Chicago State University Division I · Northeast Conference | 11 | — | — | 966 | 41% | |
| Elmhurst University Division III · College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin | 16 | — | — | — | 76% | |
| Purdue University Northwest Division II · Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | 22 | 20 | $92k | — | 71% | |
| Wheaton College (Illinois) Division III · College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin | 24 | — | — | — | 90% |
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 | |
| DePaul University | — | — | — | 984 | vs | |
| Butler University | — | — | — | 994 | vs | |
| Creighton University | — | — | — | 990 | vs | |
| Georgetown University | — | — | — | 980 | vs | |
| Marquette University | — | — | — | 1000 | vs | |
| Providence College | — | — | — | 1000 | vs | |
| Villanova University | — | — | — | 1000 | vs | |
| Xavier University | — | — | — | 1000 | vs |
Every BIG EAST Conference men's cross country program · Men's Cross Country budgets ranked