Division III · United East Conference
Lancaster Bible College Men's Cross Country
Lancaster, PA · the Chargers · Lancaster Bible College overview
9
Roster
2024–25 season
$22k
Team budget
22nd percentile in Division III
$2,466
Per roster spot
median $3,124
4
Coaches
1 head · 3 assistant
95%
Admitted
bottom quarter for selectivity
Lancaster Bible College fields a men's cross country team in the United East Conference (NCAA Division III). In 2024–25 the roster carried 9 players, below the median of 12, with 1 head coach and 3 assistants. Team expenses were $22,194, well below the median of $37k — $2,466 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).
#170Team budgetof 217 · Division III#142Spend per playerof 217 · Division III#140Roster sizeof 217 · Division III
Team budgets across the division
this programevery Division III men's cross country program
Roster sizes
this programevery Division III roster
The program
- Roster9 2024–25 season
- Coaching staff1 head, 3 assistant
- Team expenses$22,194 for the year
- Operating expenses$6,102 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$2,466 division median $3,124
- Athletic aid, men's teamsNone school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$0 across men's teams
- Recruiting spend, men's$7,874 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Melissa Baughman 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
General NCAA rule for Division III; 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 →1,778undergraduates · 2,455 students in all
Women 50% Men 50%
- Setting
- Suburb
- Type
- Private · Master's university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →95%admitted · of 395 applicants
SAT middle 50%1080 – 1270
ACT middle 50%21 – 23
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 71%
Men's Cross Country
Full picture →9on the roster · 2024–25 season
- Team expenses
- $22,194 $2,466 per roster spot · bottom quarter of Division III
- Coaches
- 1 head · 3 assistant
- Athletic aid, men's teams
- None
- Recruiting spend, men's
- $7,874
Cost
Full picture →$22,872net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $29,990
Campus safety
Full picture →0.13violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 0 burglaries · 0 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 0 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →34%of bachelor's degrees in theology · 12 fields · Associate's, Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research Lancaster Bible College
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 program9 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions95% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$22,872 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsTheology · 34%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusSuburb · 1,778Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety0.13 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Franklin & Marshall College Division III · Centennial Conference | 3 | 14 | $42k | — | 32% | |
| Elizabethtown College Division III · Landmark Conference | 17 | — | — | — | 77% | |
| Lebanon Valley College Division III · Middle Atlantic Conferences | 21 | 25 | $47k | — | 75% | |
| Alvernia University Division III · Middle Atlantic Conferences | 25 | — | — | — | 62% | |
| York College (Pennsylvania) Division III · Middle Atlantic Conferences | 25 | 23 | $35k | — | 94% | |
| Penn State Harrisburg Division III · United East Conference | 26 | 8 | $6k | — | 96% | |
| Penn State Berks College Division III · United East Conference | 26 | 7 | $16k | — | 97% | |
| Lincoln University (Pennsylvania) Division II · Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association | 27 | — | — | — | 78% | |
| Albright College Division III · Middle Atlantic Conferences | 28 | 5 | $6k | — | 86% | |
| Messiah University Division III · Middle Atlantic Conferences | 37 | — | — | — | 78% | |
| West Chester University of Pennsylvania Division II · Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference | 37 | — | — | — | 79% | |
| Immaculata University Division III · Atlantic East Conference | 38 | 12 | $14k | — | 78% |
Other men's cross country programs in the United East Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gallaudet University | 8 | $36k | $4,553 | — | vs | |
| Cairn University | 11 | $25k | $2,292 | — | vs | |
| Lancaster Bible College | 9 | $22k | $2,466 | — | vs | |
| Penn State University, Abington | 7 | $22k | $3,113 | — | vs | |
| Pennsylvania College of Technology | 12 | $20k | $1,667 | — | vs | |
| Penn State Berks College | 7 | $16k | $2,311 | — | vs | |
| Notre Dame of Maryland University | 5 | $8k | $1,693 | — | vs | |
| University of Valley Forge | 8 | $8k | $996 | — | vs | |
| Penn State Harrisburg | 8 | $6k | $810 | — | vs | |
| Penn State Brandywine | 7 | $6k | $789 | — | vs | |
| Keystone College | — | — | — | — | vs | |
| St. Mary's College of Maryland | — | — | — | — | vs |
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