Division I · Mid-Eastern Athletic Conf.
Morgan State University Men's Cross Country
Baltimore, MD · the Bears · Morgan State University overview
962
APR
96% of players retained
83%
Admitted
lower half for selectivity
Morgan State University fields a men's cross country team in the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conf. (NCAA Division I). The team's multi-year Academic Progress Rate is 962, about the median of 990, with 96% of players retained year to year. The school gave $4,230,944 in athletic aid across its men's teams, about $17,411 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 Rate962 multi-year; 923 latest
- Players retained96% year to year
- Eligible89% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, men's teams$4,230,944 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$17,411 across men's teams
- Recruiting spend, men's$70,486 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Neville Hodge head coach | Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Janice Smythe | Associate Head Coach - Cross Country / Track & Field | 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 →8,300undergraduates · 9,808 students in all
Women 62% Men 38%
- Setting
- City
- Type
- Public · Research university
- Affiliation
- None
- HBCU
- Yes
Getting in
Full picture →83%admitted · of 22,741 applicants
SAT middle 50%860 – 1080
ACT middle 50%17 – 21
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 42%
Men's Cross Country
Full picture →Academic Progress Rate962
96% of players kept year to year
- Athletic aid, men's teams
- $4,230,944
- Recruiting spend, men's
- $70,486
Cost
Full picture →$15,350net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $8,118 in-state · $21,331 out
Campus safety
Full picture →1.33violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 25 burglaries · 12 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 6 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →21%of bachelor's degrees in business · 21 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research Morgan 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 divisionAdmissions83% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$15,350 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsBusiness · 21%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusCity · 8,300Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety1.33 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Notre Dame of Maryland University Division III · United East Conference | 2 | 5 | $8k | — | 86% | |
| Loyola University Maryland Division I · Patriot League | 2 | 15 | $62k | 998 | 76% | |
| Johns Hopkins University Division III · Centennial Conference | 2 | — | — | — | 8% | |
| Coppin State University Division I · Mid-Eastern Athletic Conf. | 5 | — | — | 942 | 50% | |
| Goucher College Division III · Landmark Conference | 5 | — | — | — | 73% | |
| University of Maryland, Baltimore County Division I · America East Conference | 9 | — | — | 981 | 74% | |
| Stevenson University Division III · Middle Atlantic Conferences | 12 | 12 | $20k | — | 83% | |
| Bowie State University Division II · Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association | 24 | 14 | $10k | — | 84% | |
| U.S. Naval Academy Division I · Patriot League | 26 | — | — | 1000 | 9% | |
| McDaniel College Division III · Centennial Conference | 28 | 17 | $85k | — | 84% | |
| Catholic University Division III · Landmark Conference | 36 | — | — | — | 84% | |
| Howard University Division I · Mid-Eastern Athletic Conf. | 37 | — | — | 947 | 35% |
Other men's cross country programs in the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conf.
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Carolina Central University room for 9 | 8 | $92k | $11,446 | 966 | vs | |
| Morgan State University | — | — | — | 962 | vs | |
| Coppin State University | — | — | — | 942 | vs | |
| Delaware State University | — | — | — | 975 | vs | |
| Howard University | — | — | — | 947 | vs | |
| Norfolk State University | — | — | — | 973 | vs | |
| South Carolina State University | — | — | — | 967 | vs | |
| University of Maryland Eastern Shore | — | — | — | 935 | vs |
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