Division I · United Athletic Conference
Eastern Kentucky University Men's Cross Country
Richmond, KY · the Colonels · Eastern Kentucky University overview
992
APR
99% of players retained
78%
Admitted
lower half for selectivity
Eastern Kentucky University fields a men's cross country team in the United Athletic Conference (NCAA Division I). The team's multi-year Academic Progress Rate is 992, about the median of 990, with 99% of players retained year to year. The school gave $3,486,485 in athletic aid across its men's teams, about $11,468 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 Rate992 multi-year; 983 latest
- Players retained99% year to year
- Eligible99% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, men's teams$3,486,485 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$11,468 across men's teams
- Recruiting spend, men's$162,562 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Cory Erdmann head coach | Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Mia Forster | Associate Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Nikodem Dworczak | Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
| Rick Erdmann | Head Coach Emeritus | 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 →12,726undergraduates · 15,008 students in all
Women 61% Men 39%
- Setting
- Town
- Type
- Public · Doctoral/professional university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →78%admitted · of 17,082 applicants
SAT middle 50%930 – 1190
ACT middle 50%17 – 24
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 55%
Men's Cross Country
Full picture →Academic Progress Rate992
99% of players kept year to year
- Athletic aid, men's teams
- $3,486,485
- Recruiting spend, men's
- $162,562
Cost
Full picture →$10,852net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $10,130 in-state · $20,820 out
Campus safety
Full picture →1.11violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 13 burglaries · 45 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 12 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →15%of bachelor's degrees in business · 26 fields · Associate's, Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research Eastern Kentucky University
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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 divisionAdmissions78% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$10,852 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsBusiness · 15%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusTown · 12,726Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety1.11 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Berea College Division III · Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference | 12 | 10 | $36k | — | 33% | |
| Asbury University Division III · Collegiate Conference of the South | 21 | 10 | $78k | — | 64% | |
| University of Kentucky Division I · Southeastern Conference | 23 | — | — | 976 | 92% | |
| Transylvania University Division III · Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference | 24 | 9 | $41k | — | 85% | |
| Centre College Division III · Southern Athletic Association | 27 | — | — | — | 54% | |
| Kentucky State University Division II · Southern Intercol. Ath. Conf. | 44 | 14 | $19k | — | 93% | |
| Morehead State University Division I · Ohio Valley Conference | 56 | — | — | 953 | 82% | |
| Bellarmine University Division I · Atlantic Sun Conference | 83 | — | — | — | 94% | |
| University of Louisville Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference | 86 | — | — | 983 | 81% | |
| Spalding University Division III · St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | 87 | — | — | — | 99% | |
| Lincoln Memorial University Division II · South Atlantic Conference | 88 | — | — | — | 59% | |
| Northern Kentucky University Division I · Horizon League | 89 | — | — | 993 | 96% |
Other men's cross country programs in the United Athletic Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of North Alabama room for 3 | 14 | $174k | $12,433 | 978 | vs | |
| Austin Peay State University room for 9 | 8 | $80k | $10,027 | 978 | vs | |
| Eastern Kentucky University | — | — | — | 992 | vs | |
| Abilene Christian University | — | — | — | 1000 | vs | |
| Tarleton State University | — | — | — | — | vs | |
| University of Arkansas at Little Rock | — | — | — | 992 | vs | |
| University of Central Arkansas | — | — | — | 985 | vs | |
| University of Texas at Arlington | — | — | — | 982 | vs | |
| University of West Georgia | — | — | — | — | vs |
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