Division I · Metro Conference
Fairfield University Men's Cross Country
Fairfield, CT · the Stags · Fairfield University overview
10
Roster
room for 7 under the cap of 17
$122k
Team budget
87th percentile in Division I
$12,213
Per roster spot
median $13,101
2
Coaches
1 head · 1 assistant
995
APR
98% of players retained
45%
Admitted
top quarter for selectivity
Fairfield University fields a men's cross country team in the Metro Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 10 players, below the median of 14, with 1 head coach and 1 assistant. Team expenses were $122,134, below the median of $166k — $12,213 per roster spot, top quarter of Division I men's cross country programs. That leaves room for 7 under the Division I roster cap of 17 in force from 2025-26. The team's multi-year Academic Progress Rate is 995, about the median of 990, with 98% of players retained year to year. The school gave $4,296,710 in athletic aid across its men's teams, about $17,537 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).
#43Team budgetof 314 · Division I#35Spend per playerof 314 · Division I#46Roster sizeof 314 · Division I#107APRof 314 · Division I
Team budgets across the division
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Roster sizes (cap 17)
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The program
- Roster10 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap17 room for 7
- Coaching staff1 head, 1 assistant
- Team expenses$122,134 for the year
- Operating expenses$22,117 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$12,213 division median $13,101
- Academic Progress Rate995 multi-year; 1000 latest
- Players retained98% year to year
- Eligible98% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, men's teams$4,296,710 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$17,537 across men's teams
- Recruiting spend, men's$177,911 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Jake Jayworth head coach | Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Andrea Condie | Assistant Men's & Women's Cross Country 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 →4,968undergraduates · 6,289 students in all
Women 59% Men 41%
- Setting
- Suburb
- Type
- Private · Doctoral/professional university
- Affiliation
- Roman Catholic
Getting in
Full picture →45%admitted · of 15,463 applicants
SAT middle 50%1240 – 1380
ACT middle 50%29 – 32
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 84%
Men's Cross Country
Full picture →10on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 1710
room for 7
Academic Progress Rate995
98% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $122,134 $12,213 per roster spot · top quarter of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 1 assistant
- Athletic aid, men's teams
- $4,296,710
- Recruiting spend, men's
- $177,911
Cost
Full picture →$47,630net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $56,360
Campus safety
Full picture →0.68violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 4 burglaries · 12 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 7 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →46%of bachelor's degrees in business · 22 fields · Associate's, Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research Fairfield 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 program10 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions45% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$47,630 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsBusiness · 46%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusSuburb · 4,968Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety0.68 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Bridgeport Division II · Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference | 3 | — | — | — | 64% | |
| Sacred Heart University Division I · Metro Conference | 4 | — | — | 987 | 68% | |
| University of New Haven Division I · Northeast Conference | 18 | — | — | — | 81% | |
| Stony Brook University Division I · Coastal Athletic Association | 18 | — | — | 1000 | 49% | |
| Western Connecticut State University Division III · Little East Conference | 19 | 7 | $15k | — | 81% | |
| Southern Connecticut State University Division II · Northeast 10 Conference | 20 | — | — | — | 81% | |
| Yale University Division I · The Ivy League | 20 | — | — | 984 | 5% | |
| Purchase College, State University of New York Division III · Skyline Conference | 24 | 6 | $25k | — | 73% | |
| Manhattanville University Division III · Skyline Conference | 25 | 8 | $22k | — | 85% | |
| Quinnipiac University Division I · Metro Conference | 26 | 12 | $219k | 1000 | 77% | |
| Post University Division II · Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference | 28 | 1 | $85k | — | — | |
| Long Island University Division I · Northeast Conference | 29 | 11 | $99k | — | 90% |
Other men's cross country programs in the Metro Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Merrimack College 3 over cap | 20 | $487k | $24,366 | — | vs | |
| Siena University 11 over cap | 28 | $366k | $13,082 | 1000 | vs | |
| Quinnipiac University room for 5 | 12 | $219k | $18,276 | 1000 | vs | |
| Niagara University room for 6 | 11 | $166k | $15,113 | 1000 | vs | |
| Fairfield University room for 7 | 10 | $122k | $12,213 | 995 | vs | |
| Canisius University | — | — | — | 988 | vs | |
| Iona University | — | — | — | 996 | vs | |
| Manhattan University | — | — | — | 961 | vs | |
| Marist University | — | — | — | 984 | vs | |
| Mount St. Mary's University | — | — | — | 997 | vs | |
| Rider University | — | — | — | 986 | vs | |
| Sacred Heart University | — | — | — | 987 | vs | |
| Saint Peter's University | — | — | — | 969 | vs |
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