Division I · Conference USA
Kennesaw State University Men's Cross Country
Kennesaw, GA · the Owls · Kennesaw State University overview
985
APR
94% of players retained
69%
Admitted
upper half for selectivity
Kennesaw State University fields a men's cross country team in the Conference USA (NCAA Division I). The team's multi-year Academic Progress Rate is 985, about the median of 990, with 94% of players retained year to year. The school gave $4,333,815 in athletic aid across its men's teams, about $14,398 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 Rate985 multi-year
- Players retained94% year to year
- Eligible95% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, men's teams$4,333,815 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$14,398 across men's teams
- Recruiting spend, men's$478,941 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Adam Bray 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 →40,509undergraduates · 45,069 students in all
Women 51% Men 49%
- Setting
- Suburb
- Type
- Public · Research university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →69%admitted · of 23,138 applicants
SAT middle 50%1020 – 1220
ACT middle 50%19 – 25
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 48%
Men's Cross Country
Full picture →Academic Progress Rate985
94% of players kept year to year
- Athletic aid, men's teams
- $4,333,815
- Recruiting spend, men's
- $478,941
Cost
Full picture →$17,566net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $5,786 in-state · $17,040 out
Campus safety
Full picture →0.43violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 14 burglaries · 41 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 6 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →18%of bachelor's degrees in business · 24 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research Kennesaw 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 divisionAdmissions69% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$17,566 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsBusiness · 18%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusSuburb · 40,509Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety0.43 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oglethorpe University Division III · Southern Athletic Association | 18 | — | — | — | 60% | |
| Georgia Institute of Technology Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference | 21 | — | — | 991 | 16% | |
| Clark Atlanta University Division II · Southern Intercol. Ath. Conf. | 22 | 10 | $88k | — | 65% | |
| Morehouse College Division II · Southern Intercol. Ath. Conf. | 22 | — | — | — | 51% | |
| Emory University Division III · University Athletic Association | 23 | — | — | — | 11% | |
| Clayton State University Division II · Peach Belt Conference | 34 | 11 | $44k | — | 71% | |
| Shorter University Division II · Conference Carolinas | 38 | — | — | — | 97% | |
| Berry College Division III · Southern Athletic Association | 39 | 20 | $79k | — | 62% | |
| University of West Georgia Division I · United Athletic Conference | 44 | — | — | — | 49% | |
| Jacksonville State University Division I · Conference USA | 69 | 19 | $256k | 980 | 76% | |
| University of Georgia Division I · Southeastern Conference | 69 | — | — | 981 | 37% | |
| Piedmont University Division III · Collegiate Conference of the South | 70 | — | — | — | 93% |
Other men's cross country programs in the Conference USA
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jacksonville State University 2 over cap | 19 | $256k | $13,489 | 980 | vs | |
| New Mexico State University room for 3 | 14 | $215k | $15,389 | 949 | vs | |
| Kennesaw State University | — | — | — | 985 | vs | |
| Florida International University | — | — | — | 997 | vs | |
| Liberty University | — | — | — | 997 | vs | |
| Middle Tennessee State University | — | — | — | 1000 | vs | |
| Sam Houston State University | — | — | — | 959 | vs | |
| Western Kentucky University | — | — | — | 988 | vs |
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