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Division I · Atlantic 10 Conference

Duquesne University Men's Cross Country

Pittsburgh, PA · the Dukes · Duquesne University overview
995
APR
100% of players retained
79%
Admitted
lower half for selectivity

Duquesne University fields a men's cross country team in the Atlantic 10 Conference (NCAA Division I). The team's multi-year Academic Progress Rate is 995, about the median of 990, with 100% of players retained year to year. The school gave $5,248,226 in athletic aid across its men's teams, about $21,247 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).

APR995

Team budgets across the division

$14k$1.1M

Roster sizes (cap 17)

134

The program

  • Division I roster cap17 from 2025-26
  • Academic Progress Rate995 multi-year; 1000 latest
  • Players retained100% year to year
  • Eligible98% of player-terms
  • Athletic aid, men's teams$5,248,226 school-wide
  • Aid per roster spot$21,247 across men's teams
  • Recruiting spend, men's$333,142 school-wide

Coaching staff

NameTitleEmail
Jeff Gibson head coachHead CoachOn file · sign in
Jim SpisakAssistant CoachOn file · sign in
Diane GibsonAssistant CoachOn 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.
5,226undergraduates · 8,137 students in all
Women 63% Men 37%
Setting
City
Type
Private · Research university
Affiliation
Roman Catholic
79%admitted · of 14,112 applicants
SAT middle 50%1160 – 1350
ACT middle 50%26 – 31
Test scores
Test-optional
Graduate in 6 yrs
75%

Men's Cross Country

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Academic Progress Rate995
100% of players kept year to year
Athletic aid, men's teams
$5,248,226
Recruiting spend, men's
$333,142
$35,125net price · after grants, aided first-years
Sticker price$68,164
Average net price$35,125
Net price by family income
$0–30k$25,943
$30–48k$27,610
$48–75k$31,920
$75–110k$35,852
$110k and up$38,975
Tuition & fees
$47,146

Campus safety

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1.25violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
Violent1.25
Property0.20
In residence halls
0 burglaries · 23 sex offences over 2022–2024
Residence-hall fires
2 over 2022–2024
39%of bachelor's degrees in health professions & nursing · 23 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Health professions & nursing491 · 39%
Business168 · 13%
Education96 · 8%
Biological sciences78 · 6%
Communication & journalism68 · 5%

Research Duquesne 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 programs within 150 miles

Duquesne UniversityPoint Park University · 1 miCarlow University · 2 miUniversity of Pittsburgh · 2 miCarnegie Mellon University · 3 miChatham University · 4 miLa Roche University · 9 miRobert Morris University · 13 miWashington and Jefferson College · 22 miSeton Hill University · 25 miPennsylvania Western University, Edinboro · 26 miPennsylvania Western University, California · 26 miUniversity of Pittsburgh, Greensburg · 27 mi
SchoolMilesRosterBudgetAPRAdmitted
Point Park University Division II · Mountain East Conference1———98%
Carlow University Division III · Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference22$5k—87%
University of Pittsburgh Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference2——100050%
Carnegie Mellon University Division III · University Athletic Association3———11%
Chatham University Division III · Presidents' Athletic Conference45$28k—70%
La Roche University Division III · Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference98$10k—78%
Robert Morris University Division I · Horizon League1320$232k—91%
Washington and Jefferson College Division III · Presidents' Athletic Conference22———82%
Seton Hill University Division II · Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference25———76%
Pennsylvania Western University, Edinboro Division II · Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference26———94%
Pennsylvania Western University, California Division II · Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference26———94%
University of Pittsburgh, Greensburg Division III · Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference277$7k—98%

Other men's cross country programs in the Atlantic 10 Conference

SchoolRosterBudgetPer playerAPRCompare
University of Dayton at cap17$335k$19,714995vs
University of Richmond room for 116$210k$13,1011000vs
Duquesne University———995vs
Davidson College———993vs
Fordham University———981vs
George Mason University———981vs
George Washington University———988vs
La Salle University———955vs
Loyola University Chicago———962vs
Saint Joseph's University———1000vs
Saint Louis University———1000vs
St. Bonaventure University———995vs
University of Rhode Island———998vs
Virginia Commonwealth University———1000vs

Every Atlantic 10 Conference men's cross country program · Men's Cross Country budgets ranked