Division I · Patriot League
Lafayette College Men's Cross Country
Easton, PA · the Leopards · Lafayette College overview
983
APR
98% of players retained
31%
Admitted
top quarter for selectivity
Lafayette College fields a men's cross country team in the Patriot League (NCAA Division I). The team's multi-year Academic Progress Rate is 983, about the median of 990, with 98% of players retained year to year. The school gave $7,604,160 in athletic aid across its men's teams, about $20,116 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 Rate983 multi-year
- Players retained98% year to year
- Eligible94% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, men's teams$7,604,160 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$20,116 across men's teams
- Recruiting spend, men's$329,067 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Michele Curcio head coach | Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Anthony Dentino | Associate Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Colin Abert | Volunteer Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
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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 →2,764undergraduates · 2,764 students in all
Women 49% Men 51%
- Setting
- Suburb
- Type
- Private · Liberal arts college
- Affiliation
- Presbyterian Church (USA)
Getting in
Full picture →31%admitted · of 9,874 applicants
SAT middle 50%1340 – 1490
ACT middle 50%30 – 33
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 88%
Men's Cross Country
Full picture →Academic Progress Rate983
98% of players kept year to year
- Athletic aid, men's teams
- $7,604,160
- Recruiting spend, men's
- $329,067
Cost
Full picture →$34,728net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $61,824
Campus safety
Full picture →2.16violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 8 burglaries · 13 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 0 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →30%of bachelor's degrees in social sciences · 15 fields · Bachelor'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 divisionAdmissions31% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$34,728 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsSocial sciences · 30%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusSuburb · 2,764Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety2.16 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moravian University Division III · Landmark Conference | 10 | — | — | — | 54% | |
| Lehigh University Division I · Patriot League | 11 | — | — | 1000 | 29% | |
| DeSales University Division III · Middle Atlantic Conferences | 14 | 22 | $103k | — | 79% | |
| Muhlenberg College Division III · Centennial Conference | 17 | — | — | — | 64% | |
| East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania Division II · Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference | 21 | — | — | — | 93% | |
| Delaware Valley University Division III · Middle Atlantic Conferences | 28 | 9 | $25k | — | 92% | |
| Kutztown University of Pennsylvania Division II · Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference | 33 | — | — | — | 95% | |
| Gwynedd Mercy University Division III · Atlantic East Conference | 35 | — | — | — | 94% | |
| Ursinus College Division III · Centennial Conference | 37 | — | — | — | 87% | |
| The College of New Jersey Division III · New Jersey Athletic Conference | 37 | — | — | — | 62% | |
| Princeton University Division I · The Ivy League | 38 | — | — | 975 | 4% | |
| Rider University Division I · Metro Conference | 38 | — | — | 986 | 79% |
Other men's cross country programs in the Patriot League
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loyola University Maryland room for 2 | 15 | $62k | $4,126 | 998 | vs | |
| Lafayette College | — | — | — | 983 | vs | |
| American University | — | — | — | 987 | vs | |
| Boston University | — | — | — | 1000 | vs | |
| Bucknell University | — | — | — | 1000 | vs | |
| Colgate University | — | — | — | 1000 | vs | |
| College of the Holy Cross | — | — | — | 1000 | vs | |
| Lehigh University | — | — | — | 1000 | vs | |
| U.S. Military Academy | — | — | — | 994 | vs | |
| U.S. Naval Academy | — | — | — | 1000 | vs |
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