Division I · Big South Conference
High Point University Men's Cross Country
High Point, NC · the Panthers · High Point University overview
989
APR
96% of players retained
77%
Admitted
lower half for selectivity
High Point University fields a men's cross country team in the Big South Conference (NCAA Division I). The team's multi-year Academic Progress Rate is 989, about the median of 990, with 96% of players retained year to year. The school gave $5,171,585 in athletic aid across its men's teams, about $14,860 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 Rate989 multi-year; 917 latest
- Players retained96% year to year
- Eligible98% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, men's teams$5,171,585 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$14,860 across men's teams
- Recruiting spend, men's$322,718 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Mike Esposito 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 →5,006undergraduates · 6,052 students in all
Women 57% Men 43%
- Setting
- City
- Type
- Private · Baccalaureate college
- Affiliation
- United Methodist
Getting in
Full picture →77%admitted · of 15,625 applicants
SAT middle 50%1110 – 1300
ACT middle 50%23 – 31
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 69%
Men's Cross Country
Full picture →Academic Progress Rate989
96% of players kept year to year
- Athletic aid, men's teams
- $5,171,585
- Recruiting spend, men's
- $322,718
Cost
Full picture →$43,578net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $44,208
Campus safety
Full picture →3.42violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 8 burglaries · 42 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 5 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →40%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 divisionAdmissions77% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$43,578 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsBusiness · 40%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusCity · 5,006Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety3.42 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Guilford College Division III · Old Dominion Athletic Conf. | 10 | — | — | — | 84% | |
| The University of North Carolina at Greensboro Division I · Southern Conference | 12 | — | — | 992 | 90% | |
| Greensboro College Division III · USA South Athletic Conference | 13 | 2 | $7k | — | 92% | |
| North Carolina A&T State University Division I · Coastal Athletic Association | 14 | — | — | 1000 | 46% | |
| Winston-Salem State University Division II · Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association | 15 | 5 | $36k | — | 69% | |
| Wake Forest University Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference | 19 | — | — | 981 | 22% | |
| Elon University Division I · Coastal Athletic Association | 29 | 16 | $272k | 1000 | 67% | |
| Catawba College Division II · South Atlantic Conference | 34 | — | — | — | 78% | |
| Livingstone College Division II · Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association | 34 | — | — | — | 74% | |
| Pfeiffer University Division III · USA South Athletic Conference | 37 | — | — | — | 95% | |
| Averett University Division III · Old Dominion Athletic Conf. | 53 | — | — | — | 48% | |
| University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference | 53 | — | — | 975 | 19% |
Other men's cross country programs in the Big South Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Radford University room for 5 | 12 | $164k | $13,678 | 946 | vs | |
| Presbyterian College room for 6 | 11 | $92k | $8,371 | 1000 | vs | |
| Gardner-Webb University room for 7 | 10 | $62k | $6,187 | 994 | vs | |
| High Point University | — | — | — | 989 | vs | |
| Charleston Southern University | — | — | — | 975 | vs | |
| Longwood University | — | — | — | 987 | vs | |
| University of North Carolina Asheville | — | — | — | 985 | vs | |
| University of South Carolina Upstate | — | — | — | 973 | vs | |
| Winthrop University | — | — | — | 962 | vs |
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