Division I · Missouri Valley Conference
Drake University Men's Cross Country
Des Moines, IA · the Bulldogs · Drake University overview
998
APR
98% of players retained
64%
Admitted
upper half for selectivity
Drake University fields a men's cross country team in the Missouri Valley Conference (NCAA Division I). The team's multi-year Academic Progress Rate is 998, about the median of 990, with 98% of players retained year to year. The school gave $1,687,380 in athletic aid across its men's teams, about $6,887 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 Rate998 multi-year; 972 latest
- Players retained98% year to year
- Eligible100% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, men's teams$1,687,380 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$6,887 across men's teams
- Recruiting spend, men's$149,484 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Sam Read | Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Kelsey Stowers | Director of Operations and Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
| Lance Sobaski | Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
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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 →2,702undergraduates · 4,504 students in all
Women 62% Men 38%
- Setting
- City
- Type
- Private · Doctoral/professional university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →64%admitted · of 7,741 applicants
SAT middle 50%1190 – 1390
ACT middle 50%24 – 30
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 77%
Men's Cross Country
Full picture →Academic Progress Rate998
98% of players kept year to year
- Athletic aid, men's teams
- $1,687,380
- Recruiting spend, men's
- $149,484
Cost
Full picture →$30,886net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $49,944
Campus safety
Full picture →1.46violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 2 burglaries · 11 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 1 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →22%of bachelor's degrees in business · 20 fields · Associate's, 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 divisionAdmissions64% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$30,886 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsBusiness · 22%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusCity · 2,702Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety1.46 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Simpson College Division III · American Rivers Conference | 17 | — | — | — | 89% | |
| Iowa State University Division I · Big 12 Conference | 29 | — | — | 985 | 89% | |
| Central College (Iowa) Division III · American Rivers Conference | 40 | 36 | $47k | — | 79% | |
| Grinnell College Division III · Midwest Conference | 49 | 24 | $55k | — | 13% | |
| University of Northern Iowa Division I · Missouri Valley Conference | 88 | — | — | 1000 | 94% | |
| Wartburg College Division III · American Rivers Conference | 98 | 65 | $125k | — | 99% | |
| Coe College Division III · American Rivers Conference | 106 | 14 | $36k | — | 71% | |
| Buena Vista University Division III · American Rivers Conference | 107 | — | — | — | 72% | |
| Northwest Missouri State University Division II · Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association | 108 | — | — | — | 86% | |
| University of Iowa Division I · Big Ten Conference | 109 | — | — | 1000 | 85% | |
| Truman State University Division II · Great Lakes Valley Conference | 113 | — | — | — | 80% | |
| Cornell College Division III · Midwest Conference | 117 | 23 | $58k | — | 81% |
Other men's cross country programs in the Missouri Valley Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Evansville room for 1 | 16 | $111k | $6,907 | 962 | vs | |
| Murray State University room for 7 | 10 | $95k | $9,544 | 1000 | vs | |
| Drake University | — | — | — | 998 | vs | |
| Belmont University | — | — | — | 1000 | vs | |
| Bradley University | — | — | — | 989 | vs | |
| Illinois State University | — | — | — | 990 | vs | |
| Indiana State University | — | — | — | 983 | vs | |
| Southern Illinois University at Carbondale | — | — | — | 1000 | vs | |
| University of Illinois Chicago | — | — | — | 967 | vs | |
| University of Northern Iowa | — | — | — | 1000 | vs | |
| Valparaiso University | — | — | — | 1000 | vs |
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