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Division III · Centennial Conference

Dickinson College Men's Cross Country

Carlisle, PA · the Red Devils · Dickinson College overview
24
Roster
2024–25 season
$116k
Team budget
97th percentile in Division III
$4,838
Per roster spot
median $3,124
2
Coaches
1 head · 1 assistant
43%
Admitted
top quarter for selectivity

Dickinson College fields a men's cross country team in the Centennial Conference (NCAA Division III). In 2024–25 the roster carried 24 players, well above the median of 12, with 1 head coach and 1 assistant. Team expenses were $116,118, well above the median of $37k — $4,838 per roster spot, top quarter of Division III men's cross country programs. 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 budget$116k
Spend per player$4,838
Roster size24
Coaching staff2

Team budgets across the division

$5k$168k
this programevery Division III men's cross country program

Roster sizes

165
this programevery Division III roster

The program

  • Roster24 2024–25 season
  • Coaching staff1 head, 1 assistant
  • Team expenses$116,118 for the year
  • Operating expenses$44,696 game-day and travel
  • Spend per roster spot$4,838 division median $3,124
  • Athletic aid, men's teamsNone school-wide
  • Aid per roster spot$0 across men's teams
  • Recruiting spend, men's$68,075 school-wide

Coaching staff

NameTitleEmail
Donald J. Nichter head coachHead Coachnot on file
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Recruiting timing

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  • 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

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About the school

What an athlete asks first — each panel opens the full picture.
2,204undergraduates · 2,217 students in all
Women 60% Men 40%
Setting
City
Type
Private · Liberal arts college
Affiliation
None
43%admitted · of 7,185 applicants
Test scores
Test-optional
Graduate in 6 yrs
83%

Men's Cross Country

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24on the roster · 2024–25 season
Team expenses
$116,118 $4,838 per roster spot · top 10% of Division III
Coaches
1 head · 1 assistant
Athletic aid, men's teams
None
Recruiting spend, men's
$68,075
$40,242net price · after grants, aided first-years
Sticker price$83,227
Average net price$40,242
Net price by family income
$0–30k$17,167
$30–48k$15,148
$48–75k$16,348
$75–110k$21,727
$110k and up$43,766
Tuition & fees
$63,450

Campus safety

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10.08violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
Violent10.08
Property1.87
In residence halls
7 burglaries · 37 sex offences over 2022–2024
Residence-hall fires
5 over 2022–2024
21%of bachelor's degrees in social sciences · 17 fields · Bachelor's, Master's
Social sciences95 · 21%
Biological sciences76 · 17%
Business49 · 11%
Natural resources & conservation37 · 8%
Psychology33 · 7%

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Men's Cross Country programs within 150 miles

Dickinson CollegeMessiah University · 12 miShippensburg University of Pennsylvania · 20 miPenn State Harrisburg · 24 miGettysburg College · 25 miYork College (Pennsylvania) · 31 miElizabethtown College · 32 miMount St. Mary's University · 37 miLebanon Valley College · 37 miMcDaniel College · 44 miSusquehanna University · 44 miFranklin & Marshall College · 48 miJuniata College · 48 mi
SchoolMilesRosterBudgetAPRAdmitted
Messiah University Division III · Middle Atlantic Conferences12———78%
Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania Division II · Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference20———86%
Penn State Harrisburg Division III · United East Conference248$6k—96%
Gettysburg College Division III · Centennial Conference25———48%
York College (Pennsylvania) Division III · Middle Atlantic Conferences3123$35k—94%
Elizabethtown College Division III · Landmark Conference32———77%
Mount St. Mary's University Division I · Metro Conference37——99772%
Lebanon Valley College Division III · Middle Atlantic Conferences3725$47k—75%
McDaniel College Division III · Centennial Conference4417$85k—84%
Susquehanna University Division III · Landmark Conference44———79%
Franklin & Marshall College Division III · Centennial Conference4814$42k—32%
Juniata College Division III · Landmark Conference488$46k—72%

Other men's cross country programs in the Centennial Conference

SchoolRosterBudgetPer playerAPRCompare
Dickinson College24$116k$4,838—vs
McDaniel College17$85k$5,028—vs
Franklin & Marshall College14$42k$2,969—vs
Gettysburg College————vs
Haverford College————vs
Johns Hopkins University————vs
Muhlenberg College————vs
Swarthmore College————vs
Ursinus College————vs

Every Centennial Conference men's cross country program · Men's Cross Country budgets ranked