Division I · Big 12 Conference
Kansas State University Men's Cross Country
Manhattan, KS · the Wildcats · Kansas State University overview
986
APR
99% of players retained
79%
Admitted
lower half for selectivity
Kansas State University fields a men's cross country team in the Big 12 Conference (NCAA Division I). The team's multi-year Academic Progress Rate is 986, about the median of 990, with 99% of players retained year to year. The school gave $5,398,485 in athletic aid across its men's teams, about $20,295 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 Rate986 multi-year; 1000 latest
- Players retained99% year to year
- Eligible99% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, men's teams$5,398,485 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$20,295 across men's teams
- Recruiting spend, men's$1,520,250 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Kate Bucknam 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 →15,113undergraduates · 19,745 students in all
Women 53% Men 47%
- Setting
- City
- Type
- Public · Research university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →79%admitted · of 13,437 applicants
SAT middle 50%1040 – 1260
ACT middle 50%20 – 27
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 70%
Men's Cross Country
Full picture →Academic Progress Rate986
99% of players kept year to year
- Athletic aid, men's teams
- $5,398,485
- Recruiting spend, men's
- $1,520,250
Cost
Full picture →$18,745net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $10,942 in-state · $27,816 out
Campus safety
Full picture →0.84violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 0 burglaries · 37 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 0 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →22%of bachelor's degrees in business · 27 fields · Associate's, Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research Kansas 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 divisionAdmissions79% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$18,745 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsBusiness · 22%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusCity · 15,113Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety0.84 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washburn University Division II · Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association | 48 | — | — | — | — | |
| Emporia State University Division II · Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association | 58 | — | — | — | 98% | |
| University of Kansas Division I · Big 12 Conference | 73 | — | — | 980 | 88% | |
| Missouri Western State University Division II · Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association | 104 | — | — | — | — | |
| University of Missouri-Kansas City Division I · The Summit League | 108 | — | — | 988 | 75% | |
| Rockhurst University Division II · Great Lakes Valley Conference | 108 | 30 | $158k | — | 69% | |
| Wichita State University Division I · American Conference | 109 | — | — | 992 | 95% | |
| University of Nebraska-Lincoln Division I · Big Ten Conference | 113 | — | — | 998 | 77% | |
| Newman University Division II · Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association | 113 | 9 | $169k | — | 48% | |
| Nebraska Wesleyan University Division III · American Rivers Conference | 114 | — | — | — | 84% | |
| Northwest Missouri State University Division II · Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association | 121 | — | — | — | 86% | |
| Creighton University Division I · BIG EAST Conference | 147 | — | — | 990 | 72% |
Other men's cross country programs in the Big 12 Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kansas State University | — | — | — | 986 | vs | |
| Arizona State University | — | — | — | 994 | vs | |
| Baylor University | — | — | — | 1000 | vs | |
| Brigham Young University | — | — | — | 995 | vs | |
| Iowa State University | — | — | — | 985 | vs | |
| Oklahoma State University | — | — | — | 981 | vs | |
| Texas Christian University | — | — | — | — | vs | |
| Texas Tech University | — | — | — | 967 | vs | |
| University of Arizona | — | — | — | 1000 | vs | |
| University of Cincinnati | — | — | — | 1000 | vs | |
| University of Colorado Boulder | — | — | — | 956 | vs | |
| University of Houston | — | — | — | 986 | vs | |
| University of Kansas | — | — | — | 980 | vs |
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