Division I · Ohio Valley Conference
Eastern Illinois University Men's Cross Country
Charleston, IL · the Panthers · Eastern Illinois University overview
989
APR
99% of players retained
68%
Admitted
upper half for selectivity
Eastern Illinois University fields a men's cross country team in the Ohio Valley Conference (NCAA Division I). The team's multi-year Academic Progress Rate is 989, about the median of 990, with 99% of players retained year to year. The school gave $3,075,414 in athletic aid across its men's teams, about $8,008 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 Rate989 multi-year; 1000 latest
- Players retained99% year to year
- Eligible98% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, men's teams$3,075,414 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$8,008 across men's teams
- Recruiting spend, men's$123,243 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Riley McInerney 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 →6,849undergraduates · 8,804 students in all
Women 57% Men 43%
- Setting
- Town
- Type
- Public · Master's university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →68%admitted · of 11,648 applicants
SAT middle 50%890 – 1110
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 45%
Men's Cross Country
Full picture →Academic Progress Rate989
99% of players kept year to year
- Athletic aid, men's teams
- $3,075,414
- Recruiting spend, men's
- $123,243
Cost
Full picture →$14,621net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $13,124 in-state · $15,566 out
Campus safety
Full picture →1.45violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 14 burglaries · 30 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 34 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →13%of bachelor's degrees in business · 22 fields · Bachelor's, 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 divisionAdmissions68% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$14,621 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsBusiness · 13%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusTown · 6,849Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety1.45 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indiana State University Division I · Missouri Valley Conference | 41 | — | — | 983 | 92% | |
| University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Division I · Big Ten Conference | 43 | — | — | 992 | 44% | |
| Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology Division III · Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference | 45 | 57 | $84k | — | 73% | |
| Millikin University Division III · College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin | 49 | 17 | $39k | — | 54% | |
| DePauw University Division III · North Coast Athletic Conference | 71 | — | — | — | 54% | |
| Greenville University Division III · St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | 77 | — | — | — | 95% | |
| Wabash College Division III · North Coast Athletic Conference | 78 | — | — | — | 63% | |
| University of Illinois Springfield Division II · Great Lakes Valley Conference | 79 | — | — | — | 84% | |
| Illinois Wesleyan University Division III · College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin | 82 | — | — | — | 45% | |
| Illinois State University Division I · Missouri Valley Conference | 83 | — | — | 990 | 89% | |
| Indiana University, Bloomington Division I · Big Ten Conference | 91 | — | — | 991 | 80% | |
| Blackburn College Division III · St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | 91 | — | — | — | 80% |
Other men's cross country programs in the Ohio Valley Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lindenwood University room for 16 | 1 | $39k | $39,133 | — | vs | |
| Eastern Illinois University | — | — | — | 989 | vs | |
| Morehead State University | — | — | — | 953 | vs | |
| Southeast Missouri State University | — | — | — | 972 | vs | |
| Southern Illinois University Edwardsville | — | — | — | 998 | vs | |
| Tennessee State University | — | — | — | 1000 | vs | |
| University of Southern Indiana | — | — | — | — | vs | |
| University of Tennessee at Martin | — | — | — | 975 | vs | |
| Western Illinois University | — | — | — | 998 | vs |
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