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Division II · Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference

Ferris State University Men's Cross Country

Big Rapids, MI · the Bulldogs · Ferris State University overview
81%
Admitted
upper half for selectivity

Ferris State University fields a men's cross country team in the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (NCAA Division II). The school gave $1,894,527 in athletic aid across its men's teams, about $5,638 per roster spot.

Among Division II men's cross country programs

Where this program sits against its 97 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).

Team budgets across the division

$8k$432k

Roster sizes

136

The program

  • Athletic aid, men's teams$1,894,527 school-wide
  • Aid per roster spot$5,638 across men's teams
  • Recruiting spend, men's$39,057 school-wide

Coaching staff

NameTitleEmail
Jared Kelsh head coachHead CoachOn file · sign in
Melissa KesslerAssistant 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 II roster spots1,285 97 programs
  • Odds of a spot1 in 190 0.53% of high-school players hold a Division II roster spot

General NCAA rule for Division II; 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.
8,940undergraduates · 9,918 students in all
Women 54% Men 46%
Setting
Town
Type
Public · Doctoral/professional university
Affiliation
None
81%admitted · of 9,548 applicants
SAT middle 50%890 – 1120
ACT middle 50%18 – 26
Test scores
Test-optional
Graduate in 6 yrs
54%

Men's Cross Country

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Athletic aid, men's teams
$1,894,527
Recruiting spend, men's
$39,057

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$13,154net price · after grants, aided first-years
Sticker price$27,716
Average net price$13,154
Net price by family income
$0–30k$5,957
$30–48k$7,962
$48–75k$12,303
$75–110k$17,193
$110k and up$19,308
Tuition & fees
$14,246

Campus safety

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1.87violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
Violent1.87
Property0.57
In residence halls
7 burglaries · 45 sex offences over 2022–2024
Residence-hall fires
5 over 2022–2024
21%of bachelor's degrees in business · 23 fields · Associate's, Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Business343 · 21%
Engineering technologies246 · 15%
Health professions & nursing223 · 13%
Criminal justice & protective services159 · 10%
Visual & performing arts105 · 6%

Research Ferris State University

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Men's Cross Country programs within 150 miles

Ferris State UniversityCentral Michigan University · 36 miAlma College · 46 miCalvin University · 53 miGrand Valley State University · 54 miDavenport University · 58 miNorthwood University · 60 miHope College · 70 miSaginaw Valley State University · 77 miMichigan State University · 83 miThe University of Olivet · 91 miKalamazoo College · 97 miAlbion College · 106 mi
SchoolMilesRosterBudgetAPRAdmitted
Central Michigan University Division I · Mid-American Conference3614$155k100091%
Alma College Division III · Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association46———66%
Calvin University Division III · Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association5326$107k—71%
Grand Valley State University Division II · Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference54———95%
Davenport University Division II · Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference58———97%
Northwood University Division II · Great Midwest Athletic Conference60———84%
Hope College Division III · Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association70———76%
Saginaw Valley State University Division II · Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference77———73%
Michigan State University Division I · Big Ten Conference83——99084%
The University of Olivet Division III · Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association9111$21k—97%
Kalamazoo College Division III · Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association9717$66k—76%
Albion College Division III · Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association106———83%

Other men's cross country programs in the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference

Every Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference men's cross country program · Men's Cross Country budgets ranked