Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference
Florida State University Men's Cross Country
Tallahassee, FL · the Seminoles · Florida State University overview
972
APR
96% of players retained
25%
Admitted
top quarter for selectivity
Florida State University fields a men's cross country team in the Atlantic Coast Conference (NCAA Division I). The team's multi-year Academic Progress Rate is 972, about the median of 990, with 96% of players retained year to year. The school gave $4,242,850 in athletic aid across its men's teams, about $13,300 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 Rate972 multi-year; 1000 latest
- Players retained96% year to year
- Eligible98% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, men's teams$4,242,850 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$13,300 across men's teams
- Recruiting spend, men's$1,894,040 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Matt Kane 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 →32,217undergraduates · 43,234 students in all
Women 58% Men 42%
- Setting
- City
- Type
- Public · Research university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →25%admitted · of 74,038 applicants
SAT middle 50%1240 – 1390
ACT middle 50%27 – 31
- Test scores
- Scores required
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 83%
Men's Cross Country
Full picture →Academic Progress Rate972
96% of players kept year to year
- Athletic aid, men's teams
- $4,242,850
- Recruiting spend, men's
- $1,894,040
Cost
Full picture →$14,903net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $6,517 in-state · $21,683 out
Campus safety
Full picture →0.38violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 11 burglaries · 30 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 9 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →23%of bachelor's degrees in business · 24 fields · Associate's, Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research Florida State 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 programThe programPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions25% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$14,903 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsBusiness · 23%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusCity · 32,217Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety0.38 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Valdosta State University Division II · Gulf South Conference | 66 | 8 | $76k | — | 83% | |
| Georgia Southwestern State University Division II · Peach Belt Conference | 111 | 7 | $16k | — | 77% | |
| University of Florida Division I · Southeastern Conference | 129 | — | — | 992 | 24% | |
| Troy University Division I · Sun Belt Conference | 136 | — | — | 981 | 93% | |
| Fort Valley State University Division II · Southern Intercol. Ath. Conf. | 147 | 11 | $42k | — | 63% | |
| Columbus State University Division II · Peach Belt Conference | 147 | 14 | $77k | — | 99% |
Other men's cross country programs in the Atlantic Coast Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stanford University at cap | 17 | $559k | $32,868 | 1000 | vs | |
| Florida State University | — | — | — | 972 | vs | |
| Boston College | — | — | — | 1000 | vs | |
| Clemson University | — | — | — | 1000 | vs | |
| Duke University | — | — | — | 998 | vs | |
| Georgia Institute of Technology | — | — | — | 991 | vs | |
| North Carolina State University | — | — | — | 993 | vs | |
| Syracuse University | — | — | — | 1000 | vs | |
| University of California, Berkeley | — | — | — | 1000 | vs | |
| University of Louisville | — | — | — | 983 | vs | |
| University of Miami (Florida) | — | — | — | 1000 | vs | |
| University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill | — | — | — | 975 | vs | |
| University of Notre Dame | — | — | — | 1000 | vs | |
| University of Pittsburgh | — | — | — | 1000 | vs | |
| University of Virginia | — | — | — | 995 | vs | |
| Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University | — | — | — | 993 | vs | |
| Wake Forest University | — | — | — | 981 | vs |
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