Division I · Southwestern Athletic Conf.
Grambling State University Men's Cross Country
Grambling, LA · the Tigers · Grambling State University overview
990
APR
98% of players retained
24%
Admitted
top quarter for selectivity
Grambling State University fields a men's cross country team in the Southwestern Athletic Conf. (NCAA Division I). The team's multi-year Academic Progress Rate is 990, about the median of 990, with 98% of players retained year to year. The school gave $2,385,514 in athletic aid across its men's teams, about $8,580 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 Rate990 multi-year; 1000 latest
- Players retained98% year to year
- Eligible93% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, men's teams$2,385,514 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$8,580 across men's teams
- Recruiting spend, men's$41,119 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Alonzo Banks 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 →4,279undergraduates · 5,114 students in all
Women 66% Men 34%
- Setting
- Town
- Type
- Public · Master's university
- Affiliation
- None
- HBCU
- Yes
Getting in
Full picture →24%admitted · of 24,521 applicants
SAT middle 50%860 – 1150
ACT middle 50%15 – 19
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 32%
Men's Cross Country
Full picture →Academic Progress Rate990
98% of players kept year to year
- Athletic aid, men's teams
- $2,385,514
- Recruiting spend, men's
- $41,119
Cost
Full picture →$19,092net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $7,683 in-state · $16,706 out
Campus safety
Full picture →0.91violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 13 burglaries · 8 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 3 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →16%of bachelor's degrees in business · 19 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
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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 divisionAdmissions24% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$19,092 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsBusiness · 16%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusTown · 4,279Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety0.91 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Louisiana Tech University Division I · Sun Belt Conference | 4 | — | — | 978 | 73% | |
| University of Louisiana Monroe Division I · Sun Belt Conference | 37 | — | — | 1000 | 75% | |
| Northwestern State University Division I · Southland Conference | 58 | — | — | 1000 | 94% | |
| Centenary College (Louisiana) Division III · Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference | 59 | — | — | — | 54% | |
| Southern Arkansas University Division II · Great American Conference | 61 | — | — | — | 67% | |
| University of Arkansas, Monticello Division II · Great American Conference | 90 | 6 | $18k | — | — | |
| East Texas Baptist University Division III · American Southwest Conference | 97 | — | — | — | 60% | |
| Alcorn State University Division I · Southwestern Athletic Conf. | 102 | — | — | 998 | 25% | |
| Ouachita Baptist University Division II · Great American Conference | 112 | 29 | $432k | — | 69% | |
| LeTourneau University Division III · Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference | 117 | 16 | $47k | — | 41% | |
| University of Arkansas, Pine Bluff Division I · Southwestern Athletic Conf. | 125 | — | — | 998 | 58% | |
| Stephen F. Austin State University Division I · Southland Conference | 129 | — | — | 948 | 88% |
Other men's cross country programs in the Southwestern Athletic Conf.
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prairie View A&M University room for 7 | 10 | $141k | $14,077 | 986 | vs | |
| Bethune-Cookman University room for 3 | 14 | $117k | $8,325 | 943 | vs | |
| Grambling State University | — | — | — | 990 | vs | |
| Alabama A&M University | — | — | — | — | vs | |
| Alabama State University | — | — | — | 995 | vs | |
| Alcorn State University | — | — | — | 998 | vs | |
| Jackson State University | — | — | — | 1000 | vs | |
| Mississippi Valley State University | — | — | — | 982 | vs | |
| Southern University, Baton Rouge | — | — | — | 906 | vs | |
| Texas Southern University | — | — | — | 964 | vs | |
| University of Arkansas, Pine Bluff | — | — | — | 998 | vs |
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