Division III · Midwest Conference
Lake Forest College Men's Cross Country
Lake Forest, IL · the Foresters · Lake Forest College overview
13
Roster
2024–25 season
$32k
Team budget
40th percentile in Division III
$2,482
Per roster spot
median $3,124
3
Coaches
1 head · 2 assistant
59%
Admitted
upper half for selectivity
Lake Forest College fields a men's cross country team in the Midwest Conference (NCAA Division III). In 2024–25 the roster carried 13 players, about the median of 12, with 1 head coach and 2 assistants. Team expenses were $32,268, below the median of $37k — $2,482 per roster spot, lower half of Division III men's cross country programs. The school reports no athletic aid for men's teams — Division III programs do not offer athletic scholarships.
Among Division III men's cross country programs
Where this program sits against its 217 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#130Team budgetof 217 · Division III#140Spend per playerof 217 · Division III#94Roster sizeof 217 · Division III
Team budgets across the division
this programevery Division III men's cross country program
Roster sizes
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The program
- Roster13 2024–25 season
- Coaching staff1 head, 2 assistant
- Team expenses$32,268 for the year
- Operating expenses$13,168 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$2,482 division median $3,124
- Athletic aid, men's teamsNone school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$0 across men's teams
- Recruiting spend, men's$59,845 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Patrick Austin head coach | Head Coach | not on file |
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Recruiting timing
- Coaches may first contact youany time
- Your own emailsAny time the rule limits what coaches send back
- High-school cross country players241,565 2024-25
- Division III roster spots3,158 217 programs
- Odds of a spot1 in 76 1.3% of high-school players hold a Division III roster spot
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About the school
What an athlete asks first — each panel opens the full picture.Campus
Full picture →1,796undergraduates · 1,818 students in all
Women 57% Men 43%
- Setting
- Suburb
- Type
- Private · Liberal arts college
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →59%admitted · of 4,811 applicants
SAT middle 50%1170 – 1365
ACT middle 50%28 – 31
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 70%
Men's Cross Country
Full picture →13on the roster · 2024–25 season
- Team expenses
- $32,268 $2,482 per roster spot · lower half of Division III
- Coaches
- 1 head · 2 assistant
- Athletic aid, men's teams
- None
- Recruiting spend, men's
- $59,845
Cost
Full picture →$29,894net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $54,202
Campus safety
Full picture →2.36violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 0 burglaries · 9 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 0 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →18%of bachelor's degrees in business · 18 fields · Bachelor's, Master's
Research Lake Forest College
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Men's Cross Country program13 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions59% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$29,894 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsBusiness · 18%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusSuburb · 1,796Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety2.36 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loyola University Chicago Division I · Atlantic 10 Conference | 19 | — | — | 962 | 81% | |
| North Park University Division III · College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin | 20 | — | — | — | 73% | |
| Dominican University (Illinois) Division III · Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference | 24 | 6 | $31k | — | 80% | |
| Concordia University Chicago Division III · Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference | 24 | 8 | $49k | — | 93% | |
| Elmhurst University Division III · College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin | 25 | — | — | — | 76% | |
| Carthage College Division III · College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin | 26 | — | — | — | 84% | |
| University of Wisconsin-Parkside Division II · Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | 28 | — | — | — | 73% | |
| University of Illinois Chicago Division I · Missouri Valley Conference | 28 | — | — | 967 | 79% | |
| DePaul University Division I · BIG EAST Conference | 28 | — | — | 984 | 74% | |
| Roosevelt University Division II · Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | 28 | — | — | — | 94% | |
| Wheaton College (Illinois) Division III · College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin | 30 | — | — | — | 90% | |
| Illinois Institute of Technology Division III · Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference | 31 | 8 | $17k | — | 55% |
Other men's cross country programs in the Midwest Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cornell College | 23 | $58k | $2,518 | — | vs | |
| Grinnell College | 24 | $55k | $2,271 | — | vs | |
| Knox College | 8 | $48k | $6,045 | — | vs | |
| Ripon College | 13 | $46k | $3,536 | — | vs | |
| Lake Forest College | 13 | $32k | $2,482 | — | vs | |
| Monmouth College (Illinois) | 7 | $17k | $2,449 | — | vs | |
| Beloit College | — | — | — | — | vs | |
| Illinois College | — | — | — | — | vs | |
| Lawrence University | — | — | — | — | vs | |
| Luther College | — | — | — | — | vs |
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