Division I · The Ivy League
Harvard University Men's Cross Country
Boston, MA · the Crimson · Harvard University overview
991
APR
97% of players retained
3%
Admitted
top 10% for selectivity
Harvard University fields a men's cross country team in the The Ivy League (NCAA Division I). The team's multi-year Academic Progress Rate is 991, about the median of 990, with 97% of players retained year to year. The school reports no athletic aid for men's teams.
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 Rate991 multi-year; 985 latest
- Players retained97% year to year
- Eligible100% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, men's teamsNone school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$0 across men's teams
- Recruiting spend, men's$1,373,131 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Jason Saretsky head coach | Head Coach | not on file |
| Alex Gibby | Associate Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Isabella Pietrasiewicz | Assistant Coach – Men's and Women's Distance / Middle Distance | 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 →9,095undergraduates · 30,386 students in all
Women 54% Men 46%
- Setting
- City
- Type
- Private · Research university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →3%admitted · of 56,937 applicants
SAT middle 50%1500 – 1580
ACT middle 50%34 – 36
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 97%
Men's Cross Country
Full picture →Academic Progress Rate991
97% of players kept year to year
- Athletic aid, men's teams
- None
- Recruiting spend, men's
- $1,373,131
Cost
Full picture →$17,900net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $59,076
Campus safety
Full picture →1.04violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 53 burglaries · 50 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 10 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →31%of bachelor's degrees in social sciences · 21 fields · Associate's, Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
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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 divisionAdmissions3% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$17,900 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsSocial sciences · 31%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusCity · 9,095Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety1.04 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lesley University Division III · North Atlantic Conference | 0 | — | — | — | 94% | |
| Massachusetts Institute of Technology Division III · New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference | 2 | 30 | $57k | — | 5% | |
| Boston University Division I · Patriot League | 2 | — | — | 1000 | 11% | |
| Tufts University Division III · New England Small College Athletic Conference | 2 | — | — | — | 10% | |
| Emmanuel College (Massachusetts) Division III · Great Northeast Athletic Conference | 2 | — | — | — | 81% | |
| Northeastern University Division I · Coastal Athletic Association | 3 | — | — | 987 | 6% | |
| Wentworth Institute of Technology Division III · Conference of New England | 3 | 15 | $66k | — | 85% | |
| Emerson College Division III · New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference | 3 | 9 | $21k | — | 47% | |
| Suffolk University Division III · Conference of New England | 3 | — | — | — | 85% | |
| Boston College Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference | 4 | — | — | 1000 | 16% | |
| Bentley University Division II · Northeast 10 Conference | 5 | — | — | — | 48% | |
| University of Massachusetts Boston Division III · Little East Conference | 6 | — | — | — | 83% |
Other men's cross country programs in the The Ivy League
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brown University 2 over cap | 19 | $160k | $8,437 | 985 | vs | |
| Harvard University | — | — | — | 991 | vs | |
| Columbia University-Barnard College | — | — | — | 1000 | vs | |
| Cornell University | — | — | — | 961 | vs | |
| Dartmouth College | — | — | — | 1000 | vs | |
| Princeton University | — | — | — | 975 | vs | |
| University of Pennsylvania | — | — | — | 994 | vs | |
| Yale University | — | — | — | 984 | vs |
Every The Ivy League men's cross country program · Men's Cross Country budgets ranked