Division I · Coastal Athletic Association
Elon University Men's Cross Country
Elon, NC · the Phoenix · Elon University overview
16
Roster
room for 1 under the cap of 17
$272k
Team budget
95th percentile in Division I
$17,004
Per roster spot
median $13,101
2
Coaches
1 head · 1 assistant
1000
APR
100% of players retained
67%
Admitted
upper half for selectivity
Elon University fields a men's cross country team in the Coastal Athletic Association (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 16 players, above the median of 14, with 1 head coach and 1 assistant. Team expenses were $272,066, well above the median of $166k — $17,004 per roster spot, top 10% of Division I men's cross country programs. That leaves room for 1 under the Division I roster cap of 17 in force from 2025-26. The team's multi-year Academic Progress Rate is 1000, about the median of 990, with 100% of players retained year to year. The school gave $7,568,219 in athletic aid across its men's teams, about $33,193 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).
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Team budgets across the division
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Roster sizes (cap 17)
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The program
- Roster16 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap17 room for 1
- Coaching staff1 head, 1 assistant
- Team expenses$272,066 for the year
- Operating expenses$32,314 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$17,004 division median $13,101
- Academic Progress Rate1000 multi-year; 1000 latest
- Players retained100% year to year
- Eligible100% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, men's teams$7,568,219 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$33,193 across men's teams
- Recruiting spend, men's$296,374 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Mark Rinker 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 →6,402undergraduates · 7,207 students in all
Women 59% Men 41%
- Setting
- Suburb
- Type
- Private · Doctoral/professional university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →67%admitted · of 18,791 applicants
SAT middle 50%1143 – 1305
ACT middle 50%23 – 28
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 83%
Men's Cross Country
Full picture →16on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 1716
room for 1
Academic Progress Rate1000
100% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $272,066 $17,004 per roster spot · top 10% of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 1 assistant
- Athletic aid, men's teams
- $7,568,219
- Recruiting spend, men's
- $296,374
Cost
Full picture →$41,849net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $44,536
Campus safety
Full picture →2.44violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 8 burglaries · 51 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 2 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →29%of bachelor's degrees in business · 22 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research Elon 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 program16 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions67% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$41,849 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsBusiness · 29%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusSuburb · 6,402Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety2.44 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Carolina A&T State University Division I · Coastal Athletic Association | 15 | — | — | 1000 | 46% | |
| Greensboro College Division III · USA South Athletic Conference | 17 | 2 | $7k | — | 92% | |
| The University of North Carolina at Greensboro Division I · Southern Conference | 17 | — | — | 992 | 90% | |
| Guilford College Division III · Old Dominion Athletic Conf. | 21 | — | — | — | 84% | |
| University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference | 29 | — | — | 975 | 19% | |
| High Point University Division I · Big South Conference | 29 | — | — | 989 | 77% | |
| Duke University Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference | 32 | — | — | 998 | 7% | |
| Averett University Division III · Old Dominion Athletic Conf. | 33 | — | — | — | 48% | |
| North Carolina Central University Division I · Mid-Eastern Athletic Conf. | 35 | 8 | $92k | 966 | 90% | |
| Winston-Salem State University Division II · Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association | 40 | 5 | $36k | — | 69% | |
| Wake Forest University Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference | 43 | — | — | 981 | 22% | |
| North Carolina State University Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference | 51 | — | — | 993 | 40% |
Other men's cross country programs in the Coastal Athletic Association
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hampton University room for 12 | 5 | $351k | $70,209 | 998 | vs | |
| Elon University room for 1 | 16 | $272k | $17,004 | 1000 | vs | |
| College of Charleston (South Carolina) room for 2 | 15 | $143k | $9,565 | 984 | vs | |
| Campbell University | — | — | — | 1000 | vs | |
| Hofstra University | — | — | — | 992 | vs | |
| Monmouth University | — | — | — | 979 | vs | |
| North Carolina A&T State University | — | — | — | 1000 | vs | |
| Northeastern University | — | — | — | 987 | vs | |
| Stony Brook University | — | — | — | 1000 | vs | |
| University of North Carolina Wilmington | — | — | — | 1000 | vs | |
| William & Mary | — | — | — | 991 | vs |
Every Coastal Athletic Association men's cross country program · Men's Cross Country budgets ranked